The perishability nature of harvested fruits and vegetables, along with the effect of
environmental factors, storage conditions, and transportation, reduce the products' quality …

The incorporation of nanotechnology as a means for nanopesticides is in the early stage of
development. The main idea behind this incorporation is to lower the indiscriminate use of …

Biopolymeric nanoparticulate systems hold favorable carrier properties for active delivery.
The enhancement in the research interest in alginate formulations in biomedical and …

Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary research field. In recent past efforts have been made
to improve agricultural yield through exhaustive research in nanotechnology. The green …

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 …

Chitosan is a biodegradable and biocompatible polysaccharide obtained by partial
deacetylation of chitin. This polymer has been gaining increasing popularity due to its …

Pesticides and fertilizers are widely used to enhance agriculture yields, although the fraction
of the pesticides applied in the field that reaches the targets is less than 0.1%. Such …

The smart combination of agriculture and other sciences can greatly reduce the limits of
fertilizer use. Chitosan is a linear amino polysaccharide with a rigid structure which has …

Over the years, brown algae bioactive polysaccharides laminarin, alginate and fucoidan
have been isolated and used in functional foods, cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical …

Chitosan is a cationic polysaccharide that is usually obtained by alkaline deacetylation of
chitin poly (N-acetylglucosamine). It is biocompatible, biodegradable, mucoadhesive, and …