Conventional drug delivery system generally deals with the issues involving repeated
dosing and systemic toxicities. Since few decades, hydrogels have played a significant role …

Chitosan is a natural polycationic linear polysaccharide derived from chitin. The low
solubility of chitosan in neutral and alkaline solution limits its application. Nevertheless …

The greatest obstacle to using drugs to treat brain tumors is the blood‐brain barrier (BBB),
making it difficult for conventional drug molecules to enter the brain. Therefore, how to safely …

Traditional intravenous chemotherapy is relative to many systemic side effects, including
myelosuppression, liver or kidney dysfunction, and neurotoxicity. As an alternative method …

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a cyanine compound that displays fluorescent properties in the
near infrared region. This dye is employed for numerous indications but nowadays its major …

Recently, the potential application of deferoxamine (DFO) in several iron dysregulation
diseases has been highlighted. However, DFO presents significant limitations in clinical use …

A series of hydrogels based on chitosan polyamine and nitrosalicylaldehyde were prepared
via dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC), by imination and transimination reactions towards …

Chitosan nanoparticles are well-known delivery systems widely used as polymeric carriers
in the field of nanomedicine. Chitosan is a carbohydrate of natural origin: it is a …

Underutilized marine resources (eg, algae, fish, and shellfish processing by-products), as
sustainable alternatives to livestock protein and interesting sources of bioactive compounds …

Liquid formulations have a well-established role in therapeutic embolisation of blood
vessels with the widespread use of cyanoacrylate glues, precipitating polymer suspensions …