Quaternary ammonium salts of chitosan. A critical overview on the synthesis and properties generated by quaternization

BI Andreica, X Cheng, L Marin - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The quaternary ammonium salts of chitosan are water soluble derivatives which keep the
promise for real life applications in a large realm of biomedical fields, such as antimicrobial …

Chitosan-based colloidal polyelectrolyte complexes for drug delivery: a review

D Wu, L Zhu, Y Li, X Zhang, S Xu, G Yang… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) as safe drug delivery carriers, are spontaneously formed
by mixing the oppositely charged polyelectrolyte solutions in water without using organic …

Chitosan-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems: a review on two decades of research

S Naskar, K Kuotsu, S Sharma - Journal of drug targeting, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan (CS) is one of the most functional natural biopolymer widely used in the
pharmaceutical field due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability. These privileges lead …

Microneedle technologies for (trans) dermal drug and vaccine delivery

K Van Der Maaden, W Jiskoot, J Bouwstra - Journal of controlled release, 2012 - Elsevier
Microneedles have been used for the dermal and transdermal delivery of a broad range of
drugs, such as small molecular weight drugs, oligonucleotides, DNA, peptides, proteins and …

Nanoparticles and vaccine development

M Kheirollahpour, M Mehrabi… - Pharmaceutical …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
In spite of the progress of conventional vaccines, improvements are required due to
concerns about the low immunogenicity of the toxicity, instability, and the need for multiple …

Recent advances on chitosan as an adjuvant for vaccine delivery

I Dmour, N Islam - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is a natural polymer derived from chitin that has wide applications in drugs,
vaccines, and antigen delivery. The distinctive mucoadhesive, biocompatibility …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterials for nanoparticle vaccine delivery systems

P Sahdev, LJ Ochyl, JJ Moon - Pharmaceutical research, 2014 - Springer
Subunit vaccination benefits from improved safety over attenuated or inactivated vaccines,
but their limited capability to elicit long-lasting, concerted cellular and humoral immune …

The potential of hyaluronic acid in immunoprotection and immunomodulation: Chemistry, processing and function

F Zamboni, S Vieira, RL Reis, JM Oliveira… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a glycosaminoglycan that is found in extracellular tissue in many
parts of the body. It is a material of increasing importance to biomaterials science and is …

Adjuvants and delivery systems based on polymeric nanoparticles for mucosal vaccines

Z Jin, S Gao, X Cui, D Sun, K Zhao - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Most pathogens enter the body through mucosal surfaces. Therefore, vaccination through
the mucosal route can greatly enhance the mucosal immune response. Vaccination via the …

Immunostimulatory polymers as adjuvants, immunotherapies, and delivery systems

AM Weiss, S Hossainy, SJ Rowan, JA Hubbell… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Activating innate immunity in a controlled manner is necessary for the development of next-
generation therapeutics. Adjuvants, or molecules that modulate the immune response, are …