Chitosan-based nanoparticles (chitosan-based nanocomposites; chitosan nanoparticles;
ChNPs) are promising materials that are receiving a lot of attention in the last decades …

There has been an increasing demand for the development of nanocarriers targeting
multiple diseases with a broad range of properties. Due to their tiny size, giant surface area …

Nanotechnology-based development of drug delivery systems is an attractive area of
research in formulation driven R&D laboratories that makes administration of new and …

Epithelial surfaces protect exposed tissues in the body against intrusion of foreign materials,
including xenobiotics, pollen and microbiota. The relative permeability of the various …

The topical route is the most appropriate route for the targeted delivery of drugs to skin
tissues for the treatment of local skin diseases; however, the stratum corneum (SC), the …

Polymeric nanocapsules have extensive application potential in medical, biological, and
pharmaceutical fields, and, therefore, much research has been dedicated to their production …

In recent years, polymeric materials have been used in a wide range of applications in a
variety of fields. In particular, in the field of bioengineering, the use of natural biomaterials …

The hair follicle is not only a critical penetration route in percutaneous absorption but also
has been recognized to be a target for hair follicle-associated disorders, such as …

Particularly, chitosan (Cs) loaded with drug cannot pass through the colonic region, often
leading in the bursting drug release in the stomach due to its solubility in gastric contents …

The extracellular matrix (ECM) consists of a complex combination of proteins, proteoglycans,
and other biomolecules. ECM-based materials have been demonstrated to have high …