Alginate as a promising biopolymer in drug delivery and wound healing: A review of the state-of-the-art

MAS Abourehab, RR Rajendran, A Singh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biopolymeric nanoparticulate systems hold favorable carrier properties for active delivery.
The enhancement in the research interest in alginate formulations in biomedical and …

Nanochitin and nanochitosan: Chitin nanostructure engineering with multiscale properties for biomedical and environmental applications

S Lee, LT Hao, J Park, DX Oh… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanochitin and nanochitosan (with random‐copolymer‐based multiscale architectures of
glucosamine and N‐acetylglucosamine units) have recently attracted immense attention for …

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 …

Recent advances on chitosan as an adjuvant for vaccine delivery

I Dmour, N Islam - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is a natural polymer derived from chitin that has wide applications in drugs,
vaccines, and antigen delivery. The distinctive mucoadhesive, biocompatibility …

Developments in vaccine adjuvants

FZ Firdaus, M Skwarczynski, I Toth - Vaccine Design: Methods and …, 2022 - Springer
Vaccines, including subunit, recombinant, and conjugate vaccines, require the use of an
immunostimulator/adjuvant for maximum efficacy. Adjuvants not only enhance the strength …

Chitosan-based nanomaterial as immune adjuvant and delivery carrier for vaccines

X Gong, Y Gao, J Shu, C Zhang, K Zhao - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the support of modern biotechnology, vaccine technology continues to iterate. The
safety and efficacy of vaccines are some of the most important areas of development in the …

[HTML][HTML] Saloplastics and the polyelectrolyte complex continuum: Advances, challenges and prospects

JK Bediako, ESM Mouele, Y El Ouardi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyelectrolytes (PEs) are macromolecules that possess repeating units of ionizable groups
in addition to counterions. Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) emanate from the entropy …

Chemical conjugation strategies for the development of protein-based subunit nanovaccines

L Lu, VT Duong, AO Shalash, M Skwarczynski, I Toth - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The production of subunit nanovaccines relies heavily on the development of a vaccine
delivery system that is safe and efficient at delivering antigens to the target site …

Nanotechnologies for intranasal drug delivery: an update of literature

R Lombardo, T Musumeci, C Carbone… - Pharmaceutical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Scientific research has focused its attention on finding an alternative route to systemic oral
and parenteral administration, to overcome their usual drawbacks, such as hepatic first-pass …

Polymer-based nanosystems—A versatile delivery approach

AG Niculescu, AM Grumezescu - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polymer-based nanoparticles of tailored size, morphology, and surface properties have
attracted increasing attention as carriers for drugs, biomolecules, and genes. By protecting …