The application of chitosan as a carrier for fertilizer: A review

RS Riseh, MG Vazvani, JF Kennedy - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The smart combination of agriculture and other sciences can greatly reduce the limits of
fertilizer use. Chitosan is a linear amino polysaccharide with a rigid structure which has …

Nanoconjugation and encapsulation strategies for improving drug delivery and therapeutic efficacy of poorly water-soluble drugs

TTD Tran, PHL Tran - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nanoconjugations have been demonstrated to be a dominant strategy for drug delivery and
biomedical applications. In this review, we intend to describe several strategies for drug …

[HTML][HTML] Absorbable hemostatic hydrogels comprising composites of sacrificial templates and honeycomb-like nanofibrous mats of chitosan

EE Leonhardt, N Kang, MA Hamad, KL Wooley… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The development of hemostatic technologies that suit a diverse range of emergency
scenarios is a critical initiative, and there is an increasing interest in the development of …

Chitosan nanoparticles efficiently enhance the dispersibility, stability and selective antibacterial activity of insoluble isoflavonoids

Y Wu, H Gao, J Liu, H Liang - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural isoflavonoids have attracted much attention in the treatment of oral bacterial
infections and other diseases due to their excellent antibacterial activity and safety …

Chitosan-hydroxypropyl methylcellulose tioconazole films: A promising alternative dosage form for the treatment of vaginal candidiasis

NL Calvo, LA Svetaz, VA Alvarez, AD Quiroga… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vaginal candidiasis is considered a frequent opportunistic mucosal infection and the second
most common cause of vaginitis after bacterial vaginosis. In this work, different vaginal films …

Recent developments in improving the emulsifying properties of chitosan

Y Yang, VK Gupta, H Amiri, J Pan, M Aghbashlo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is one of the valuable products obtained from crustacean waste. The unique
characteristics of chitosan (antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory) …

Promising Chitosan-Coated Alginate-Tween 80 Nanoparticles as Rifampicin Coadministered Ascorbic Acid Delivery Carrier Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

IR Scolari, PL Páez, ME Sánchez-Borzone… - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2019 - Springer
The aim of this study was to design a nanocarrier system for inhalation delivery of rifampicin
(RIF) in combination with ascorbic acid (ASC), namely constituted of sodium alginate coated …

Chitosan-graft-poly (methyl methacrylate) amphiphilic nanoparticles: Self-association and physicochemical characterization

I Schlachet, J Trousil, D Rak, KD Knudsen… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, we synthesized and characterized the self-assembly behavior of a chitosan-poly
(methyl methacrylate) graft copolymer and the properties of the formed nanoparticles by …

Preparation, characterization and antibacterial investigation of water-soluble curcumin-chitooligosaccharide complexes

X Zhai, Y Guo, M Shang, Z Guo, D Ren… - Carbohydrate …, 2025 - Elsevier
Curcumin has a wide range of application prospects, with various bioactivities in the food
industry and in the biomedical field. However, curcumin has poor water solubility and is …

Unraveling Chitosan-Wood Fiber Noncovalent Interactions (NCIs) for Sustainable Composite Design

C Zhong, R Wang, Z Zhang, H Xie… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Trees are abundant in resources, and functionalization can endow wood with diverse
properties, expanding its application potential. Chitosan is frequently utilized for …