Recent advances in chitosan-based applications—a review

C Thambiliyagodage, M Jayanetti, A Mendis… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known
and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …

Recent developments in functionalized polymer nanoparticles for efficient drug delivery system

S Sur, A Rathore, V Dave, KR Reddy… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2019 - Elsevier
To overcome the shortcomings of conventional dosage forms, targeted and modified drug
delivery system came into existence. This was the time when a novel drug delivery system …

Biopolymeric nanoparticles–multifunctional materials of the future

AA Vodyashkin, P Kezimana, AA Vetcher… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology plays an important role in biological research, especially in the
development of delivery systems with lower toxicity and greater efficiency. These include not …

Ionotropic gelation of chitosan flat structures and potential applications

P Sacco, S Pedroso-Santana, Y Kumar, N Joly… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The capability of some polymers, such as chitosan, to form low cost gels under mild
conditions is of great application interest. Ionotropic gelation of chitosan has been used …

Thymoquinone, as a novel therapeutic candidate of cancers

B Almajali, HAN Al-Jamal, WRW Taib, I Ismail… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
To date, natural products are widely used as pharmaceutical agents for many human
diseases and cancers. One of the most popular natural products that have been studied for …

Ophthalmic nano-bioconjugates: critical challenges and technological advances

SN Sanap, AC Bisen, S Agrawal, A Kedar… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Ophthalmic disease can cause permanent loss of vision and blindness. Easy-to-administer
topical and systemic treatments are preferred for treating sight-threatening disorders. Typical …

Antimicrobial, Aflatoxin B1 Inhibitory and Lipid Oxidation Suppressing Potential of Anethole-Based Chitosan Nanoemulsion as Novel Preservative for Protection of …

AK Chaudhari, VK Singh, S Das, Deepika… - Food and Bioprocess …, 2020 - Springer
Aflatoxins (AFs) are the most frequent contaminants of maize and maize-based products,
and its consumption can cause severe adverse effects to humans and animals. The efficacy …

Synthesis and characterization of nickel oxide/cobalt oxide nanocomposite for effective degradation of methylene blue and their comparative electrochemical study as …

S Yadav, J Yadav, M Kumar, K Saini - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we have synthesized a nanocomposite of nickel oxide (NiO) and cobalt oxide
(Co 3 O 4) using l-ascorbic acid which is named A (NC). Herein, A stands for l-ascorbic acid …

Green synthesis of silymarin–chitosan nanoparticles as a new nano formulation with enhanced anti-fibrotic effects against liver fibrosis

AS Abdullah, IETE Sayed, AMA El-Torgoman… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Silymarin (SIL) has long been utilized to treat a variety of liver illnesses, but
due to its poor water solubility and low membrane permeability, it has a low oral …

Chitosan-based nanogels: synthesis and toxicity profile for drug delivery to articular joints

S Manivong, A Garcia Ac, SA Patten, JC Fernandes… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
One important challenge in treating avascular-degraded cartilage is the development of new
drugs for both pain management and joint preservation. Considerable efforts have been …