Chitosan: A review on properties, biological activities and recent progress in biomedical applications

A Harugade, AP Sherje, A Pethe - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a naturally occurring amino polysaccharide obtained by deacetylation of chitin
and is second most commonly used natural polymer. Its non-toxic, biocompatibility and …

A review on selected pharmacological activities of Curcuma longa L.

B Jyotirmayee, G Mahalik - International Journal of Food Properties, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Spices have long been a part of human diets and commerce. Since the birth of human
civilization, medicinal plants have yielded a wealth of information on treating and preventing …

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 …

Comparative analysis of phyto-fabricated chitosan, copper oxide, and chitosan-based CuO nanoparticles: antibacterial potential against Acinetobacter baumannii …

MH Sarfraz, M Zubair, B Aslam, A Ashraf… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to provide a comparative analysis of chitosan (CH), copper oxide
(CuO), and chitosan-based copper oxide (CH-CuO) nanoparticles for their application in the …

[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 …

Herbal approach for treatment of cancer using curcumin as an anticancer agent: A review on novel drug delivery systems

U Hani, BHJ Gowda, A Siddiqua, S Wahab… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The polyphenol compound curcumin originates from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa Linn.
The anti-cancer effects of curcumin and its analogues are described in extensive detail and …

Progress in nanomedicine-based drug delivery in designing of chitosan nanoparticles for cancer therapy

MZ Ahmad, M Rizwanullah, J Ahmad… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is among the most dreadful fatal diseases globally, and the efficacy of recent
chemotherapeutic approaches is limited due to many related drawbacks. The major …

Chitosan nanoparticles and based composites as a biocompatible vehicle for drug delivery: a review

R Pathak, S Bhatt, VD Punetha, M Punetha - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The shellfish processing industry is one of the largest growing industries across the globe
with a market size of around USD 62B. However, it also leads to a significant environmental …

Ameliorative effect of chitosan nanoparticles against carbon tetrachloride-induced nephrotoxicity in Wistar rats

YA Nomier, S Alshahrani, M Elsabahy… - Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Context Chitosan is a biocompatible polysaccharide that has been widely exploited in
biomedical and drug delivery applications. Objective This study explores the renoprotective …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based nanoparticles with optimized parameters for targeted delivery of a specific anticancer drug—a comprehensive review

J Kurczewska - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a positively charged polysaccharide obtained through chitin deacetylation. It
belongs to a group of biodegradable, bioavailable, and non-toxic materials of natural origin; …