The design of functional foods has grown recently as an answer to rising consumers'
concerns and demands for natural, nutritional and healthy food products …

Viral infections affect three to five million patients annually. While commonly used antivirals
often show limited efficacy and serious adverse effects, herbal extracts have been in use for …

The focus of this review is to provide an overview of the chitosan based nanoparticles for
various non-parenteral applications and also to put a spotlight on current research including …

Due to its advantagessuch as ionic crosslinking, pH responsiveness, excellent
biocompatibility, biodegradability and low price, alginate has become one of the most …

Chitosan and alginate are two of the most studied natural polymers that have attracted
interest for multiple uses in their nano form. The biomedical field is one of the domains …

Targeted delivery of drug molecules to diseased sites is a great challenge in pharmaceutical
and biomedical sciences. Fabrication of drug delivery systems (DDS) to target and/or …

Antioxidants interact with free radicals, terminating the adverse chain reactions and
converting them to harmless products. Antioxidants thus minimize the oxidative stress and …

Carbohydrate polymers with unique chemical composition, molecular weight and functional
chemical groups show multiple potentials in drug delivery. Most carbohydrate polymers such …

Recent advancements in the synthesis, properties, and applications of chitosan as the
second after cellulose available biopolymer in nature were discussed in this review. A …

Nanotechnology refers to the control, manipulation, study and manufacture of structures and
devices at the nanometer size range. The small size, customized surface, improved solubility …