In the golden age of pharmaceutical nanocarriers, we are witnessing a maturation stage of
the original concepts and ideas. There is no doubt that nanoformulations are extremely …

In the last decades, the discovery of metabolites from marine resources showing biological
activity has increased significantly. Among marine resources, seaweed is a valuable source …

The oral delivery of bioactive peptides and proteins is prevented by the intestinal epithelial
barrier, in which intercellular tight junction complexes block the uptake of macromolecules …

The incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing along with the expansion of industrial
food processing and food additive consumption. The intestinal epithelial barrier, with its …

As nanocarriers (NCs) can improve the solubility of drugs, prevent their degradation by
gastrointestinal (GI) enzymes and promote their transport across the mucus gel layer and …

Background Aiming at the enhancement of food products' nutritional and health value, the
incorporation of nutraceuticals has attracted increasing interest in the last years. However …

Corneal alkali burn (AB) injury is the most common sight-threatening injury that is highly
associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and cell deficiency …

Micro and nanoscale drug carriers must navigate through a plethora of dynamic biological
systems prior to reaching their tissue or disease targets. The biological obstacles to drug …

Multifunctional nanoplatforms combined with photodynamic therapy (PDT) and anticancer
drugs have shown great promising in cancer therapy. However, their efficacy is limited by …

The use of marine-origin polysaccharides has increased in recent research because they
are abundant, cheap, biocompatible, and biodegradable. These features motivate their …