Polysaccharide-based nanomedicines targeting lung cancer

AA Bhat, G Gupta, KS Alharbi, O Afzal, ASA Altamimi… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
A primary illness that accounts for a significant portion of fatalities worldwide is cancer.
Among the main malignancies, lung cancer is recognised as the most chronic kind of cancer …

Chitosan‐based nanoscale systems for doxorubicin delivery: Exploring biomedical application in cancer therapy

M Ashrafizadeh, K Hushmandi… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Green chemistry has been a growing multidisciplinary field in recent years showing great
promise in biomedical applications, especially for cancer therapy. Chitosan (CS) is an …

Biopolymers and their derivatives: Key components of advanced biomedical technologies

IA Duceac, S Coseri - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
In the biomedical field, researchers are always looking for novel materials with improved
qualities that may be used in a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical …

A review of the antiviral activity of Chitosan, including patented applications and its potential use against COVID‐19

N Jaber, M Al‐Remawi, F Al‐Akayleh… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Chitosan is an abundant organic polysaccharide, which can be relatively easily obtained by
chemical modification of animal or fungal source materials. Chitosan and its derivatives …

Functionalized chitosan for cancer nano drug delivery

Y Zaiki, A Iskandar, TW Wong - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a biotechnological derivative of chitin receiving a widespread pharmaceutical
and biomedical applications. It can be used to encapsulate and deliver cancer therapeutics …

Lipid nanoparticles as delivery vehicles for inhaled therapeutics

EWX Leong, R Ge - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have emerged as a powerful non-viral carrier for drug delivery.
With the prevalence of respiratory diseases, particularly highlighted by the current COVID-19 …

A review on the potential uses of deep eutectic solvents in chitin and chitosan related processes

N Özel, M Elibol - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) as well as closely related deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have been the
most promising discoveries in the “Green Chemistry” world in recent years as types of …

Chitosan nanoparticle-based system: A new insight into the promising controlled release system for lung cancer treatment

C Yee Kuen, MJ Masarudin - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer has been recognized as one of the most often diagnosed and perhaps most
lethal cancer diseases worldwide. Conventional chemotherapy for lung cancer-related …

Insect chitin-based nanomaterials for innovative cosmetics and cosmeceuticals

M Triunfo, E Tafi, A Guarnieri, C Scieuzo, T Hahn… - Cosmetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitin and its derivatives are attracting great interest in cosmetic and cosmeceutical fields,
thanks to their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, as well as their biocompatibility and …

Approaches in animal proteins and natural polysaccharides application for food packaging: Edible film production and quality estimation

A Lisitsyn, A Semenova, V Nasonova, E Polishchuk… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural biopolymers are an interesting resource for edible films production, as they are
environmentally friendly packaging materials. The possibilities of the application of main …