A review on chitosan and chitosan-based bionanocomposites: Promising material for combatting global issues and its applications

M Azmana, S Mahmood, AR Hilles, A Rahman… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last few years, several attempts have been made to replace petrochemical products
with renewable and biodegradable components. The most challenging part of this approach …

Chitosan-decorated nanoparticles for drug delivery

ML Del Prado-Audelo, IH Caballero-Florán… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural polymer extensively applied in the cosmetic, textile, food, and
agricultural industries. Chitosan possesses biocompatibility, biodegradability, and …

Stable smart packaging betalain-based from red prickly pear covalently linked into cellulose/alginate blend films

A Halloub, M Raji, H Essabir, S Nekhlaoui… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Smart materials based on biomaterials have been shown growing interest by researchers.
This paper investigated pH-indicator film with less leaching containing betalain molecule …

Synthesis, characterization and application of cross-linked chitosan/oxalic acid hydrogels to improve azo dye (Reactive Red 195) adsorption

J Pérez-Calderón, MV Santos, N Zaritzky - Reactive and Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cross-linked oxalic acid/chitosan hydrogels (ChOxb) were synthesized, characterized and
tested for the adsorption of azo-dyes (Reactive Red 195 RR195) in contaminated …

Magnetic chitosan/calcium alginate double-network hydrogel beads: Preparation, adsorption of anionic and cationic surfactants, and reuse in the removal of …

DA Demirezen, DD Yılmaz, YŞ Yıldız - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Robust and reusable magnetic chitosan/calcium alginate double-network hydrogel beads
(CSMAB) with an environmentally benign biocomposite material synthesis approach were …

Chitosan centered bionanocomposites for medical specialty and curative applications: a review

M Ahmad, K Manzoor, S Singh, S Ikram - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The polyfunctional nature of chitosan enables its application not only in polymer technology
but also shows their importance in the field of nanotechnology for the fabrication of the wide …

Ionic and covalent crosslinking in chitosan-succinic acid membranes: Effect on physicochemical properties

F Gabriele, A Donnadio, M Casciola, R Germani… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, chitosan-succinic acid membranes were prepared by casting method and the
physicochemical and mechanical properties of non-neutralized and neutralized with NaOH …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly synthesized PVA/chitosan/oxalic acid nanocomposite hydrogels embedding silver nanoparticles as antibacterial materials

I Popescu, M Constantin, IM Pelin, DM Suflet, DL Ichim… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
PVA/chitosan (PVA/CS) composite hydrogels incorporating silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)
were prepared by double-cross-linked procedures: freeze–thawing and electrostatic …

Chitosan-based buccal mucoadhesive patches to enhance the systemic bioavailability of tizanidine

MD Arpa, NÜ Okur, MK Gök, S Özgümüş… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tizanidine hydrochloride (TZN) is a muscle relaxant used to treat a variety of disorders such
as painful muscle spasms and chronic spasticity. TZN has low oral bioavailability due to …

Inducing sustained release and improving oral bioavailability of curcumin via chitosan derivatives-coated liposomes

MP Tian, RX Song, T Wang, MJ Sun, Y Liu… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Liposomes (LPs), a delivery vehicle for stabilizing drugs, the characteristics of being easy to
aggregate and fuse limit its application. Polymer coating is a promising way to tackle these …