[HTML][HTML] Chitosan nanoparticles-insight into properties, functionalization and applications in drug delivery and theranostics

J Jhaveri, Z Raichura, T Khan, M Momin, A Omri - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology-based development of drug delivery systems is an attractive area of
research in formulation driven R&D laboratories that makes administration of new and …

Targeted cancer therapy through antibody fragments-decorated nanomedicines

A Alibakhshi, FA Kahaki, S Ahangarzadeh… - Journal of Controlled …, 2017 - Elsevier
Active targeting in cancer nanomedicine, for improved delivery of agents and diagnose, has
been reviewed as a successful way for facilitating active uptake of theranostic agents by the …

Hybrid hydrogel composed of carboxymethylcellulose–silver nanoparticles–doxorubicin for anticancer and antibacterial therapies against melanoma skin cancer cells

NSV Capanema, IC Carvalho… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Malignant melanoma is the utmost severe form of skin cancer, causing the vast majority of
deaths related to skin cancer in humans. Although melanoma is treatable at its early stages …

[HTML][HTML] Developments in carbohydrate-based cancer therapeutics

F Hossain, PR Andreana - Pharmaceuticals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells of diverse origins express extracellular tumor-specific carbohydrate antigens
(TACAs) because of aberrant glycosylation. Overexpressed TACAs on the surface of tumor …

Polyphenol-loaded nano-carriers for breast cancer therapy: a comprehensive review

AA Bhat, G Gupta, M Afzal, R Thapa, H Ali… - BioNanoScience, 2024 - Springer
Breast cancer remains a significant global health challenge, demanding innovative
therapeutic approaches. Polyphenols, a class of natural compounds widely distributed in …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharides—Naturally occurring immune modulators

EJ Murphy, GW Fehrenbach, IZ Abidin, C Buckley… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The prevention of disease and infection requires immune systems that operate effectively.
This is accomplished by the elimination of infections and abnormal cells. Immune or …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable production and pharmaceutical applications of β-glucan from microbial sources

EJ Murphy, E Rezoagli, C Collins, SK Saha… - Microbiological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract β-glucans are a large class of complex polysaccharides found in abundant sources.
Our dietary sources of β-glucans are cereals that include oats and barley, and non-cereal …

Carboxymethylcellulose based self-healing hydrogel with coupled DOX as Camptothecin loading carrier for synergetic colon cancer treatment

L Yin, K Zhang, W Sun, Y Zhang, Y Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The self-healing hydrogels have important applications in biomedication as drug release
carrier. In this research, the Doxorubicin (DOX) was coupled onto oxidized …

Sodium alginate/xanthan-based nanocomposite hydrogels containing 5-fluorouracil: Characterization and cancer cell death studies in presence of halloysite …

S Zolfagharian, P Zahedi, MS Ardestani… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work was aimed to synthesize 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-loaded sodium alginate
(SA)/xanthan gum (Xan) hydrogels containing sulfuric acid-treated halloysite nanotube …

[HTML][HTML] Bioengineered carboxymethyl cellulose-doxorubicin prodrug hydrogels for topical chemotherapy of melanoma skin cancer

NSV Capanema, AAP Mansur, SM Carvalho… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer with high rates of mortality. Despite
encouraging advances demonstrated by anticancer drug carriers in recent years …