Antimicrobial actions and applications of chitosan

CL Ke, FS Deng, CY Chuang, CH Lin - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a naturally originating product that can be applied in many areas due to its
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and nontoxic properties. The broad-spectrum …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of metallic nanoparticles in cancer: Current status and future perspectives

R Khursheed, K Dua, S Vishwas, M Gulati… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current advancements in nanotechnology are as an outcome of the development of
engineered nanoparticles. Various metallic nanoparticles have been extensively explored …

Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries

GP Udayakumar, S Muthusamy, B Selvaganesh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymers have occupied an indispensable role in almost all types of industries for their
immense physical and mechanical characteristics, mainly in food, packaging …

Biopolymer based nanomaterials in drug delivery systems: A review

J Jacob, JT Haponiuk, S Thomas, S Gopi - Materials today chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Drug delivery systems (DDS) are used to achieve a higher therapeutic effects of a
pharmaceutical drug or natural compound in a specific diseased site with minimal …

Chitosan on the surface of nanoparticles for enhanced drug delivery: A comprehensive review

MH Elkomy, AA Ali, HM Eid - Journal of Controlled Release, 2022 - Elsevier
The ability of chitosan (CTS) to promote mucoadhesion, trigger positive/negative surface
interactions, and open tight junctions has inspired researchers to coat lipid-based and …

Chitosan-based nanocarriers for encapsulation and delivery of curcumin: A review

Q Hu, Y Luo - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
To overcome the poor aqueous solubility and bioavailability of curcumin, emphasize its
functional features, and broaden its applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries …

Nanoclay-based drug delivery systems and their therapeutic potentials

N Khatoon, MQ Chu, CH Zhou - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Safe, therapeutically effective, and patient-compliant drug delivery systems are needed to
design novel tools and strategies to combat the deadliest of diseases such as cancer, SARS …

Development of chitosan/halloysite/graphitic‑carbon nitride nanovehicle for targeted delivery of quercetin to enhance its limitation in cancer therapy: An in vitro …

M Sabzini, M Pourmadadi, F Yazdian… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although quercetin (QC) has valuable advantages, its low water solubility and poor
permeability have limited its utilization as an anticancer drug. In this study, hydrogel …

The synthesis and characterization of targeted delivery curcumin using chitosan-magnetite-reduced graphene oxide as nano-carrier

S Kazemi, M Pourmadadi, F Yazdian… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
To achieve targeted treatment with fewer adverse effects against fatal cancer diseases, the
use of nanoparticles as therapeutic agents or drug carriers has been proved to be very …

Surface modified halloysite nanotubes: A flexible interface for biological, environmental and catalytic applications

M Tharmavaram, G Pandey, D Rawtani - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) are clay minerals that possess unique chemical
composition and a tubular structure due to which, they have recently emerged as a potential …