Shellac is a physically refined form of lac resin, a natural biopolymer of animal origin
obtained from tiny insects feeding on the sap of specific host trees. Shellac, in its basic form …

Background The promising applications of polymers have recently attracted increasing
interest in the food industry, prompting the development and utilization of novel polymers …

Poor solubility often leads to low drug efficacy. Encapsulation of water‐insoluble drugs in
polymeric nanoparticles offers a solution. However, low drug loading remains a critical …

Nanomaterials such as silver nanoparticles and graphene‐based composites are known to
exhibit biocidal activities. However, interactions with surrounding medium or supporting …

Ketamine in sub-anaesthetic doses is an analgesic adjuvant with a morphine-sparing effect.
Co-administration of a strong opioid with an analgesic adjuvant such as ketamine is a …

Polymeric material plays an important role as a matrix former in the modulation of drug
release of antimicrobial-loaded in situ forming gel (ISG) for efficient periodontitis treatment …

As an edible coating substrate, the detection of shellac resin has always been an intractable
problem. In this paper, an authentication method of shellac resin in shellac-based edible …

The generation of novel all‐natural biopolymeric microcapsules fabricated using natural
biopolymers, protein (gelatin) and resin (shellac), is reported. These novel microcapsules …

A strategy based on electrospray ionisation (ESI) in negative mode coupled with quadrupole-
time of flight (Q-ToF) detection techniques was adopted to characterise some samples of …

Shellac is a natural varnish still known as one of the most elegant finishes for furniture and
musical instruments, and currently used for restoration and refinishing of wooden antiques …