Zinc oxide nanoparticles: A comprehensive review on its synthesis, anticancer and drug delivery applications as well as health risks

TA Singh, J Das, PC Sil - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) emerged as an excellent candidate in
the field of optical, electrical, food packaging and particularly in biomedical research …

[HTML][HTML] Modification of starch: A review on the application of “green” solvents and controlled functionalization

Y Fan, F Picchioni - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Starch is a polysaccharide widely present in nature and characterized by a wide range of
applications. This often implies the necessity for various novel properties with respect to …

Curcumin delivery mediated by bio-based nanoparticles: a review

M Moballegh Nasery, B Abadi, D Poormoghadam… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Todays, nano-pharmaceutics is emerging as an important field of science to develop and
improve efficacy of different drugs. Although nutraceuticals are currently being utilized in the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of natural polysaccharides for drug delivery applications: Special focus on cellulose, starch and glycogen

V Gopinath, S Saravanan, AR Al-Maleki… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides are renewable with a high degree of biocompatibility,
biodegradability, and ability to mimic the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) …

Fabrication of smart stimuli-responsive mesoporous organosilica nano-vehicles for targeted pesticide delivery

Y Liang, Y Gao, W Wang, H Dong, R Tang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is highly desirable to construct stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for improving pesticides
targeting and preventing the pesticides premature release. In this work, a novel redox and α …

A review of small molecules and drug delivery applications using gold and iron nanoparticles

H Jahangirian, K Kalantari, Z Izadiyan… - International journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Conventional cancer treatment techniques show several limitations including low or no
specificity and consequently a low efficacy in discriminating between cancer cells and …

Folic acid functionalized nanoparticles as pharmaceutical carriers in drug delivery systems

A Narmani, M Rezvani, B Farhood… - Drug development …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional chemotherapeutic approaches in cancer therapy such as surgery,
chemotherapy, and radiotherapy have several disadvantages due to their nontargeted …

Pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of native and modified starch: a review

MAVT Garcia, CF Garcia, AAG Faraco - Starch‐Stärke, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Starch is a natural, renewable, and biodegradable polymer produced by many plants as a
source of stored energy. The structural and functional diversity of starches makes them …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends in bio-waste mediated metal/metal oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery

BHJ Gowda, MG Ahmed, S Chinnam, K Paul… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have received much attention in biomedical applications due to their unique
physicochemical properties. The metal/metal oxide nanoparticles are involved in various …

Natural polymeric nanobiocomposites for anti-cancer drug delivery therapeutics: A recent update

A Mondal, AK Nayak, P Chakraborty, S Banerjee… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the most common lethal diseases and the leading cause of mortality
worldwide. Effective cancer treatment is a global problem, and subsequent advancements in …