Zein in controlled drug delivery and tissue engineering

R Paliwal, S Palakurthi - Journal of Controlled Release, 2014 - Elsevier
Controlled delivery of a bioactive to specific organ, cellular and sub-cellular level is a
desired feature of a drug carrier system. In order to achieve this goal, formulation scientists …

Zein as a versatile biopolymer: Different shapes for different biomedical applications

S Tortorella, M Maturi, VV Buratti, G Vozzolo… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, the interest regarding the use of proteins as renewable resources has
deeply intensified. The strongest impact of these biomaterials is clear in the field of smart …

Recent progress in the application of plant-based colloidal drug delivery systems in the pharmaceutical sciences

K Mohammadi, MA Sani, M Azizi-Lalabadi… - Advances in colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential for utilizing plant-derived components, such as plant proteins,
polysaccharides, lipids, and phospholipids, to create targeted drug delivery systems has …

Design and characterization of ellagic acid-loaded zein nanoparticles and their effect on the antioxidant and antibacterial activities

W de Souza Tavares, GR Pena, M Martin-Pastor… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ellagic acid (EA) has demonstrated remarkable antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The
corn protein zein is a natural biopolymer whose biological and functional properties …

Design, fabrication and biomedical applications of zein-based nano/micro-carrier systems

Y Zhang, L Cui, F Li, N Shi, C Li, X Yu, Y Chen… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nano/micro-carrier systems have shown promising application in the biomedical field as
various delivery carriers. The composite material and fabrication method determine their …

High internal phase Pickering emulsions stabilized by egg yolk low density lipoprotein for delivery of curcumin

Z Li, Y Wang, Y Luo - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2022 - Elsevier
Egg yolk low density lipoprotein (LDL) was used to prepare high internal phase Pickering
emulsions (HIPEs) and its role as a stabilizer was comprehensively studied in this work. LDL …

Preparation and characterization of insulin-loaded zein/carboxymethylated short-chain amylose complex nanoparticles

N Ji, Y Hong, Z Gu, L Cheng, Z Li… - Journal of agricultural and …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this work, we use antisolvent precipitation to prepare zein/carboxymethylated short-chain
amylose (CSA) complex nanoparticles for insulin encapsulation, showing that insulin-loaded …

Zein-based micro-and nano-constructs and biologically therapeutic cues with multi-functionalities for oral drug delivery systems

A Raza, U Hayat, M Bilal, HMN Iqbal… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
The selection of polymer with biologically tunable functionalities is a key point for its suitable
application. Natural polymers (especially proteins) are preferred over synthetic counterparts …

[HTML][HTML] Avocado seed extract encapsulated in zein nanoparticles as a functional ingredient

T Chuacharoen, C Polprasert, CM Sabliov - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nano-delivery of natural compounds has gained increasing attention in the food and
pharmaceutical ingredients industry. Avocado seed was extracted by a total lipid extraction …

Chitosan-zein nano-in-microparticles capable of mediating in vivo transgene expression following oral delivery

E Farris, DM Brown, AE Ramer-Tait… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
The oral route is an attractive delivery route for the administration of DNA-based
therapeutics, specifically for applications in gene therapy and DNA vaccination. However …