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 …

Applications of chitosan-alginate-based nanoparticles—An up-to-date review

AG Niculescu, AM Grumezescu - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan and alginate are two of the most studied natural polymers that have attracted
interest for multiple uses in their nano form. The biomedical field is one of the domains …

Sodium alginate based drug delivery in management of breast cancer

MAJ Shaikh, KS Alharbi, WH Almalki, SS Imam… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among women, breast cancer (B· C.) is a common form of cancer that can strike either
developed or developing countries. In addition to pregnancy-related variables, hormone …

Alginate-based hydrogels as drug delivery vehicles in cancer treatment and their applications in wound dressing and 3D bioprinting

F Abasalizadeh, SV Moghaddam, E Alizadeh… - Journal of biological …, 2020 - Springer
Hydrogels are a three-dimensional and crosslinked network of hydrophilic polymers. They
can absorb a large amount of water or biological fluids, which leads to their swelling while …

A review of magnet systems for targeted drug delivery

YL Liu, D Chen, P Shang, DC Yin - Journal of Controlled Release, 2019 - Elsevier
Magnetic drug targeting is a method by which magnetic drug carriers in the body are
manipulated by external magnetic fields to reach the target area. This method is potentially …

Curcumin delivery mediated by bio-based nanoparticles: a review

M Moballegh Nasery, B Abadi, D Poormoghadam… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Todays, nano-pharmaceutics is emerging as an important field of science to develop and
improve efficacy of different drugs. Although nutraceuticals are currently being utilized in the …

A simple magnetic nanoparticles-based viral RNA extraction method for efficient detection of SARS-CoV-2

Z Zhao, H Cui, W Song, X Ru, W Zhou, X Yu - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originating from
Wuhan, China, draws worldwide concerns due to its long incubation period and strong …

[HTML][HTML] Nanosystems for the encapsulation of natural products: The case of chitosan biopolymer as a matrix

A Detsi, E Kavetsou, I Kostopoulou, I Pitterou… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a cationic natural polysaccharide, which has emerged as an increasingly
interesting biomaterialover the past few years. It constitutes a novel perspective in drug …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharide-based nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy: A review

Y Zeng, Y Xiang, R Sheng, H Tomás, J Rodrigues… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer immunotherapy is an effective antitumor approach through activating immune
systems to eradicate tumors by immunotherapeutics. However, direct administration of …

An up‐to‐date review on alginate nanoparticles and nanofibers for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

A Dodero, S Alberti, G Gaggero… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alginate is a naturally occurring polysaccharide commonly derived from brown algae cell
walls which possesses unique features that make it extremely promising for several …