In addition to proteins and nucleic acids, polysaccharides are an important type of
biomacromolecule widely distributed in plants, animals, and microorganisms …

Humankind is facing a climate and energy crisis which demands global and prompt actions
to minimize the negative impacts on the environment and on the lives of millions of people …

Polymers from natural sources are widely used as excipients in the formulation of
pharmaceutical dosage forms. The objective of this study was to extract and further …

BACKGROUND The increased use of synthetic packaging films has led to a high ecological
problem due to their total non‐biodegradability. Thus, there is a vital need to develop …

The thermal and the structural properties of chitosan coated polyethylene (PE) films were
studied. The coating process did not significantly influence the thermal stability and the PE …

Controlled drug delivery systems offer numerous advantages. This research evaluates
Opuntia leaf mucilage grafted with polyacrylamide (OPM-g-PAM) as a promising controlled …

Semi-synthetic biopolymer complexes (SSBCs) have potential as nano-carriers for oral drug
delivery due to their exceptional properties obtained by merging the properties of synthetic …

In this study, sago starch was modified in order to enhance its physicochemical properties.
Carboxymethylation was used to introduce a carboxymethyl group into a starch compound …

The present investigation deals with the development of controlled release tablets of
salbutamol sulphate using graft copolymers (St-g-PMMA and Ast-g-PMMA) of starch and …

Polysaccharides obtained from gums and mucilages are extensively used natural materials
for conventional and novel dosage forms. Many natural gums are studied for use in novel …