Sodium alginate—Natural microencapsulation material of polymeric microparticles

OD Frent, LG Vicas, N Duteanu, CM Morgovan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
From the multitude of materials currently available on the market that can be used in the
development of microparticles, sodium alginate has become one of the most studied natural …

Harnessing polymer-derived drug delivery systems for combating inflammatory bowel disease

Y Pu, X Fan, Z Zhang, Z Guo, Q Pan, W Gao… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
The inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is incurable, chronic, recrudescent disorders in the
inflamed intestines. Current clinic treatments are challenged by systemic exposure-induced …

Alginate microparticles as oral colon drug delivery device: A review

L Agüero, D Zaldivar-Silva, L Peña, ML Dias - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
The increase in the research interest on alginate microparticles in pharmaceutical and
biomedical areas confirms its potential use as an effective matrix for drug and cell delivery …

Microencapsulation of a probiotic and prebiotic in alginate-chitosan capsules improves survival in simulated gastro-intestinal conditions

M Chávarri, I Marañón, R Ares, FC Ibáñez… - International journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Chitosan was used as a coating material to improve encapsulation of a probiotic and
prebiotic in calcium alginate beads. Chitosan-coated alginate microspheres were produced …

Understanding lignin aggregation processes. A case study: budesonide entrapment and stimuli controlled release from lignin nanoparticles

MH Sipponen, H Lange, M Ago… - … sustainable chemistry & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of lignin nanoprecipitation and subsequent self-assembly was elucidated
by studying generation of lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) from aqueous ethanol. LNP formation …

Designing biopolymer microgels to encapsulate, protect and deliver bioactive components: Physicochemical aspects

DJ McClements - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Biopolymer microgels have considerable potential for their ability to encapsulate, protect,
and release bioactive components. Biopolymer microgels are small particles (typically 100 …

Bioresponsive drug delivery systems in intestinal inflammation: State-of-the-art and future perspectives

NG Kotla, S Rana, G Sivaraman, O Sunnapu… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oral colon-specific delivery systems emerged as the main therapeutic cargos by making a
significant impact in the field of modern medicine for local drug delivery in intestinal …

Hydrogels based on gellan gum in cell delivery and drug delivery

M Das, TK Giri - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Gellan gum is a green biopolymer widely used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food
industries as suspending, stabilizing, and thickening agent. It is able to form hydrogels with …

Chitosan-modified PLGA nanoparticles with versatile surface for improved drug delivery

Y Wang, P Li, L Kong - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2013 - Springer
Shortage of functional groups on surface of poly (lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA)-based drug
delivery carriers always hampers its wide applications such as passive targeting and …

Drug delivery strategies in the therapy of inflammatory bowel disease

C Lautenschläger, C Schmidt, D Fischer… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2014 - Elsevier
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a frequently occurring disease in young people, which
is characterized by a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The therapy of IBD is …