Polysaccharide nanoparticles: From fabrication to applications

A Plucinski, Z Lyu, BVKJ Schmidt - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polysaccharides have attracted considerable attention in a broad range of applications in
recent years, which is due to their remarkable features such as biocompatibility …

pH‐responsive polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery

N Deirram, C Zhang, SS Kermaniyan… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive nanoparticles have the potential to improve the delivery of therapeutics
to a specific cell or region within the body. There are many stimuli that have shown potential …

The newest achievements in synthesis, immobilization and practical applications of antibacterial nanoparticles

M Moritz, M Geszke-Moritz - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is emerging as a new interdisciplinary field combining biology, chemistry,
physics and material science. The review describes recent developments in the synthesis …

Acid-degradable polymers for drug delivery: a decade of innovation

S Binauld, MH Stenzel - Chemical communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers that start degrading under acidic conditions are increasingly investigated as a
pathway to trigger the release of drugs once the drug carrier reached the slightly acidic …

Tumor microenvironment-based stimuli-responsive nanoparticles for controlled release of drugs in cancer therapy

W Zhou, Y Jia, Y Liu, Y Chen, P Zhao - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the development of nanomedicine technology, stimuli-responsive nanocarriers play an
increasingly important role in antitumor therapy. Compared with the normal physiological …

Acetalated dextran: a tunable and acid-labile biopolymer with facile synthesis and a range of applications

EM Bachelder, EN Pino, KM Ainslie - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Acetalated dextran (Ac-DEX) is a tunable acid-labile biopolymer with facile synthesis, aptly
designed for the formulation of microparticles for vaccines and immune modulation …

Polymeric nanoparticles in development for treatment of pulmonary infectious diseases

YH Lim, KM Tiemann, DA Hunstad… - Wiley …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Serious lung infections, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, and chronic obstructive cystic
fibrosis‐related bacterial diseases, are increasingly difficult to treat and can be life …

TEMPO-oxidized nanofibrillated cellulose as potential carrier for sustained antibacterial delivery

AT Thodikayil, A Yadav, P Hariprasad… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Designing a suitable, cost-effective nanocarrier with an ability to capture and deliver
antibiotics for restricting microbial spread remains an unmet need. A simple two-stepped …

Polysaccharide-based formulations as potential carriers for pulmonary delivery–a review of their properties and fates

SA Valente, LM Silva, GR Lopes, B Sarmento… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides can be elite carriers for therapeutic molecules due to their versatility and
low probability to trigger toxicity and immunogenic responses. Local and systemic therapies …

Colloid particle formulations for antimicrobial applications

AF Halbus, TS Horozov, VN Paunov - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Colloidal particles are being extensively studied in various antimicrobial applications due to
their small size to volume ratio and ability to exhibit a wide spectrum of antibacterial …