Chitosan for gene delivery: Methods for improvement and applications

D Chuan, T Jin, R Fan, L Zhou, G Guo - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gene therapy is a promising strategy for treating challenging diseases. The successful
delivery of genes is a critical step for gene therapy. However, concerns about …

Ursolic acid liposomes with chitosan modification: Promising antitumor drug delivery and efficacy

M Wang, T Zhao, Y Liu, Q Wang, S Xing, L Li… - Materials science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
There are tremendous challenges on antitumor and its therapeutic drugs, and preparation of
highly efficient nano-vehicles represents one of the novel topics in antitumor pharmaceutical …

[HTML][HTML] The use of chitosan-coated flexible liposomes as a remarkable carrier to enhance the antitumor efficacy of 5-fluorouracil against colorectal cancer

A Alomrani, M Badran, GI Harisa, M ALshehry… - Saudi pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Surface-coated nanocarriers have been extensively used to enhance the delivery of
anticancer drugs and improve their therapeutic index. In this study, chitosan (CS)-coated …

[HTML][HTML] Carboxymethyl-hexanoyl chitosan: A promising candidate for hydrophobic and hydrophilic drug delivery

BN Kumara, NG Gurudatt, KS Prasad - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymers are versatile materials that are used in a plethora of biomedical
applications owing to their biocompatible nature, degradability, non-toxicity, and low cost …

pH-Sensitive carboxymethyl chitosan-modified cationic liposomes for sorafenib and siRNA co-delivery

Y Yao, Z Su, Y Liang, N Zhang - International journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Combination of chemotherapeutic drug and small interfering RNA (siRNA) can affect
multiple disease pathways and has been proven effective in suppressing tumor progression …

Potential of polymer stabilized nano-liposomes to enhance antimicrobial activity of nisin Z against foodborne pathogens

T Niaz, S Shabbir, T Noor, A Rahman, H Bokhari… - Lwt, 2018 - Elsevier
The scientific and industrial interest in antimicrobial nano-carriers has significantly increased
in recent years due to post-processing contamination. Liposomes are considered as …

Hydrophobic drug-loaded PEGylated magnetic liposomes for drug-controlled release

A Hardiansyah, MC Yang, TY Liu, CY Kuo… - Nanoscale research …, 2017 - Springer
Less targeted and limited solubility of hydrophobic-based drug are one of the serious
obstacles in drug delivery system. Thus, new strategies to enhance the solubility of …

Chitosan grafted monomethyl fumaric acid as a potential food preservative

I Khan, S Ullah, DH Oh - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study aims at in vitro antibacterial and antioxidant activity evaluation of chitosan
modified with monomethyl fumaric acid (MFA) using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) …

Development of antimicrobial edible coating based on modified chitosan for the improvement of strawberries shelf life

I Khan, CN Tango, R Chelliah, DH Oh - Food science and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Edible antimicrobial coating produced from chitosan (CS) and its derivative was applied to
improve the shelf life of fresh strawberries at 10° C. Fruits treated with coating solution was …

Magnetic graphene-based nanosheets with pluronic F127-Chitosan biopolymers encapsulated α-mangosteen drugs for breast cancer cells therapy

A Hardiansyah, A Randy, RT Dewi, M Angelina… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, multifunctional chitosan-pluronic F127 with magnetic reduced graphene oxide
(MRGO) nanocomposites were developed through the immobilization of chitosan and an …