Challenges and recent progress in oral drug delivery systems for biopharmaceuticals

B Homayun, X Lin, HJ Choi - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Routes of drug administration and the corresponding physicochemical characteristics of a
given route play significant roles in therapeutic efficacy and short term/long term biological …

Current progress of biopolymer-based flame retardant

MNAM Taib, P Antov, V Savov, W Fatriasari… - Polymer Degradation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to thermal and flame/fire sensitivity of biopolymers especially in plant-based biopolymer
fillers, it is extremely and necessary to improve the reaction to flame. The bio-polymers …

Robust hemostatic bandages based on nanoclay electrospun membranes

Y Cui, Z Huang, L Lei, Q Li, J Jiang, Q Zeng… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Death from acute hemorrhage is a major problem in military conflicts, traffic accidents, and
surgical procedures, et al. Achieving rapid effective hemostasis for pre-hospital care is …

Nanoencapsulation, nano-guard for pesticides: a new window for safe application

MD Nuruzzaman, MM Rahman, Y Liu… - Journal of agricultural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The application of nanotechnology in pesticide delivery is relatively new and in the early
stages of development. This technology aims to reduce the indiscriminate use of …

Halloysite clay nanotubes for loading and sustained release of functional compounds

Y Lvov, W Wang, L Zhang, R Fakhrullin - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Halloysite is an alumosilicate tubular clay with a diameter of 50 nm, an inner lumen of 15 nm
and a length of 600–900 nm. It is a natural biocompatible nanomaterial available in …

Properties and applications of halloysite nanotubes: recent research advances and future prospects

P Yuan, D Tan, F Annabi-Bergaya - Applied Clay Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Halloysite is a natural nanosized tubular clay mineral that has many potentially important
uses in different industrial fields. In this paper, the key structural characteristics and …

Hydrogel applications for adsorption of contaminants in water and wastewater treatment

V Van Tran, D Park, YC Lee - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
During the last decade, hydrogels have been used as potential adsorbents for removal of
contaminants from aqueous solution. To improve the adsorption efficiency, there are …

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 …

Halloysite nanotubes: Natural, environmental-friendly and low-cost nanomaterials for high-performance humidity sensor

Z Duan, Q Zhao, S Wang, Q Huang, Z Yuan… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Benefiting from the development of nanomaterials synthesis technology, the performance of
many electronic devices, including humidity sensors, has been improved greatly. However …

Potential use of smart coatings for corrosion protection of metals and alloys: A review

AA Nazeer, M Madkour - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of a new environmentally safe coating for corrosion protection of
metallic surfaces attracted great interest in material science through the past few years …