Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Alzheimer's disease and its pharmaceutical potential

L Gao, Y Zhang, K Sterling, W Song - Translational neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Synaptic abnormalities are a cardinal feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that are known to
arise as the disease progresses. A growing body of evidence suggests that pathological …

Biopolymers based aerogels: A review on revolutionary solutions for smart therapeutics delivery

HPSA Khalil, EB Yahya, F Jummaat, AS Adnan… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymers-based aerogels have gained the attention of many scientists in medical and
pharmaceutical applications. Biopolymers-based aerogels are utilized extensively in the …

Hydrogels as drug delivery systems: A review of current characterization and evaluation techniques

M Vigata, C Meinert, DW Hutmacher, N Bock - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Owing to their tunable properties, controllable degradation, and ability to protect labile
drugs, hydrogels are increasingly investigated as local drug delivery systems. However, a …

Design principles of food gels

Y Cao, R Mezzenga - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
Naturally sourced gels from food biopolymers have advanced in recent decades to compare
favourably in performance and breadth of application to their synthetic counterparts. Here …

Encapsulation and delivery of bioactive compounds using spray and freeze-drying techniques: A review

A Rezvankhah, Z Emam-Djomeh, G Askari - Drying Technology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
There are various bioactive components exist in plants, fruits, and vegetable origins that
have many beneficial health effects (mainly antioxidant). However, they suffer from low …

Encapsulation, protection, and delivery of bioactive proteins and peptides using nanoparticle and microparticle systems: A review

DJ McClements - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
There are many examples of bioactive proteins and peptides that would benefit from oral
delivery through functional foods, supplements, or medical foods, including hormones …

Advances in the preparation of hydrogel for wastewater treatment: A concise review

V Sinha, S Chakma - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are being investigated recently for wastewater treatment. These polymeric
networks permit their functional group alterations imparting high binding affinity for different …

[HTML][HTML] Alginate-based materials for enzyme encapsulation

Y Weng, G Yang, Y Li, L Xu, X Chen, H Song… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enzymes are widely used in industry due to their high efficiency and selectivity. However,
their low stability during certain industrial processes can result in a significant loss of …

Advanced technologies for the extraction of marine brown algal polysaccharides

A Dobrinčić, S Balbino, Z Zorić, S Pedisić… - Marine drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the years, brown algae bioactive polysaccharides laminarin, alginate and fucoidan
have been isolated and used in functional foods, cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical …

Encapsulation of bioactive compounds by “extrusion” technologies: A review

OP Bamidele, MN Emmambux - Critical Reviews in Food Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This review described and explains the encapsulation of bioactive compounds by extrusion
technologies. Bioactive compounds have many health benefits, but several drawbacks such …