Current research into the role of engineered nanoparticles in drug delivery systems (DDSs)
for medical purposes has developed numerous fascinating nanocarriers. This paper reviews …

Alginate-based nanocarriers are propitious vehicles used for the delivery of bioactive
compounds (bioactives). In this area, calcium alginate and sodium alginate are the most …

Environmental biotechnology is the use of biotechnology to develop and regulate biological
systems for the remediation of environmental contamination. Nature has gifted ample …

Naturally occurring polymers, particularly of the polysaccharide type, have been used
pharmaceutically for the delivery of a wide variety of therapeutic agents. Chitosan, the …

Various researchers are currently working on nanotechnology especially in medicine and
further more specifically in drug delivery. Wide ranges of materials are under examination …

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

Despite the extensive research on therapeutic delivery, many problems still exist on how to
develop a proper platform (a carrier) that can deliver drugs/nucleic acids to specific sites of …

Nanoparticulate drug/gene carriers have gained much attention in the past decades
because of their versatile and tunable properties. However, efficacy of the therapeutic …

Nanocarriers are defined as structures and devices that are constructed using
nanomaterials which add functionality to the encapsulants. Being small in size and having a …

Naturally occurring polymers such as alginate (AL) and chitosan (CS) are widely used in
biomedical and pharmaceutical fields in various forms such as nanoparticles, capsules, and …