There has been a significant increase in the development of edible films and coatings in
recent times, and this is expected to have a significant impact on the quality of fruit and …

Over the last few decades, chitosan has become a good candidate for tissue engineering
applications. Derived from chitin, chitosan is a unique natural polysaccharide with …

During this study, different amounts of black chokeberry (Aronia Melanocarpa) pomace
extract were mixed with chitosan to prepare colorimetric pH indicator films. The monomeric …

As a result of its ability to target certain drugs and/or peptides to the colonic region for the
treatment of several diseases while avoiding systemic absorption and potential side effects …

Three different types of sulfur nanoparticles (SNP) were prepared and used to prepare
functional chitosan/SNP composite films. The composite films were characterized by …

Chitosan films incorporated with thyme oil for potential applications of wound dressing were
successfully prepared by solvent casting method. The water vapor permeability, oxygen …

Chitosan is a well-known polysaccharide abundantly published during the last decades.
This heteropolymer, composed of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose and 2-amino-2 …

Durable chitosan-based coating material used as a barrier for slow-release fertilizers in the
agricultural soil. This approach decreases the intense usage of fertilizer and works on their …

Colon-targeted drug delivery systems is an active area of research that is designed to
selectively release the drug in the colonic environment to enhance the oral delivery of active …

The coating of fertilizers by polymers is one of the most efficient tools for their slow and
control release into soil. This strategy avoids excessive use of the fertilizers and increases …