This review discusses different forms of nanomaterials generated from chitosan and its
derivatives for controlled drug delivery. Nanomaterials are drug carriers with multiple …

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) affects not only local diseases in the GIT but also various
systemic diseases. Factors that can affect the health and disease of both GIT and the human …

This review focuses on the attachment of polymer brushes to polymeric biomaterial
substrates by chemical surface modification methods for biomedical applications. In the first …

The coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19 has a global impact on the lives and livelihoods of
people. It is characterized by a widespread infection by the severe acute respiratory …

Inhalation therapy has been reported as the most effective treatment for respiratory bacterial
infections due to the increasing relevance of drug bioavailability. Drug delivery systems …

Chitosan (CS) is a natural biopolymer that has gained great interest in many research fields
due to its promising biocompatibility, biodegradability, and favorable mechanical properties …

Mucus covers all wet epithelia and acts as a protective barrier. In the airways of the lungs,
the viscoelastic mucus meshwork entraps and clears inhaled materials and efficiently …

Chitin is a major structural polysaccharide after cellulose and exists as the most abundant
polymer in nature. Chitin is a nitrogen-containing homopolymer of β-(1, 4) linked N …

Mucus is a complex hydrogel that acts as a protective barrier in various parts of the human
body. Both composition and structural properties play a crucial role in maintaining barrier …

Elimination of pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infections is challenging to
accomplish with antibiotic therapies, mainly due to resistance mechanisms. Quorum sensing …