Customizing nano-chitosan for sustainable drug delivery

M Saeedi, O Vahidi, MR Moghbeli, S Ahmadi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural polymer with acceptable biocompatibility, biodegradability, and
mechanical stability; hence, it has been widely appraised for drug and gene delivery …

Chitosan derivatives and their application in biomedicine

W Wang, Q Meng, Q Li, J Liu, M Zhou, Z Jin… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a product of the deacetylation of chitin, which is widely found in nature. Chitosan
is insoluble in water and most organic solvents, which seriously limits both its application …

Multiple roles of chitosan in mucosal drug delivery: an updated review

P Mura, F Maestrelli, M Cirri, N Mennini - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan (CS) is a linear polysaccharide obtained by the deacetylation of chitin, which, after
cellulose, is the second biopolymer most abundant in nature, being the primary component …

Competitive adsorption of Pb (II), Cd (II) and Cu (II) onto chitosan-pyromellitic dianhydride modified biochar

J Deng, Y Liu, S Liu, G Zeng, X Tan, B Huang… - Journal of colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel engineered biochar prepared through modification with chitosan and
pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) was investigated as an adsorbent for the removal of heavy …

Recent biomedical approaches for chitosan based materials as drug delivery nanocarriers

AT Iacob, FG Lupascu, M Apotrosoaei, IM Vasincu… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, drug delivery systems (DDSs) based on nanotechnology have been
attracting substantial interest in the pharmaceutical field, especially those developed based …

Chitosan-based oral colon-specific delivery systems for polyphenols: recent advances and emerging trends

S Chen, H Zhu, Y Luo - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Oral colon-targeted delivery systems (OCDSs) have attracted great attention in the delivery
of active compounds targeted to the colon for the treatment of colon and non-colon diseases …

Pectin based multi-particulate carriers for colon-specific delivery of therapeutic agents

S Das - International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2021 - Elsevier
In case of colon-specific delivery of therapeutic agents through oral route, microbial/enzyme-
triggered release approach has several advantages over other approaches due to unique …

Therapeutic applications of sustainable new chitosan derivatives and its nanocomposites: Fabrication and characterization

NG Kandile, MES Ahmed, MI Mohamed… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is a biologically active biopolymer used in different medical applications due
to its biodegradability, biocompatibility, and nontoxicity. Nanotechnology is an exciting and …

New sustainable antimicrobial chitosan hydrogels based on sulfonamides and its nanocomposites: Fabrication and characterization

NG Kandile, RA Elzamly, MI Mohamed, HT Zaky… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (Ch), a linear cationic biopolymer, has broad medical applications. In this paper,
new sustainable hydrogels (Ch-3, Ch-5 a, Ch-5 b) based on chitosan/sulfonamide …

Guar gum succinate-sodium alginate beads as a pH-sensitive carrier for colon-specific drug delivery

DS Seeli, S Dhivya, N Selvamurugan… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Guar gum succinate− sodium alginate (GGS-SA) beads cross-linked with barium ions were
prepared and characterized as a pH sensitive carrier for colon-specific drug delivery. The …