Poloxamer: A versatile tri-block copolymer for biomedical applications

P Zarrintaj, JD Ramsey, A Samadi, Z Atoufi, MK Yazdi… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Poloxamers, also called Pluronic, belong to a unique class of synthetic tri-block copolymers
containing central hydrophobic chains of poly (propylene oxide) sandwiched between two …

Advances in the therapeutic delivery and applications of functionalized Pluronics: A critical review

P Singla, S Garg, J McClements, O Jamieson… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Pluronic (PEO-PPO-PEO) block copolymers can form nano-sized micelles with a
structure composed of a hydrophobic PPO core and hydrophilic PEO shell layer. Pluronics …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in nanotechnology applications of bio-based packaging

N Chausali, J Saxena, R Prasad - Journal of Agriculture and Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has reached to almost every sector and amazed the world by offering
various potential applications in these sectors. Since nanostructure materials have been …

Fabrication of zein and rhamnolipid complex nanoparticles to enhance the stability and in vitro release of curcumin

L Dai, R Li, Y Wei, C Sun, L Mao, Y Gao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, zein/rhamnolipid complex nanoparticles were successfully fabricated by anti-
solvent co-precipitation method to deliver curcumin (Cur). The results showed that the mean …

Resveratrol encapsulation in core-shell biopolymer nanoparticles: Impact on antioxidant and anticancer activities

X Huang, Y Dai, J Cai, N Zhong, H Xiao… - Food …, 2017 - Elsevier
Zein/pectin core-shell nanoparticles with average diameter of about 235 nm and
polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.24 were developed to encapsulate, protect and deliver …

Zein/soluble soybean polysaccharide composite nanoparticles for encapsulation and oral delivery of lutein

H Li, Y Yuan, J Zhu, T Wang, D Wang, Y Xu - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, zein/soluble soybean polysaccharide (SSPS) composite nanoparticles were
fabricated using a facile antisolvent precipitation method to encapsulate lutein. The ternary …

Pectin coating improves physicochemical properties of caseinate/zein nanoparticles as oral delivery vehicles for curcumin

C Chang, T Wang, Q Hu, M Zhou, J Xue, Y Luo - Food Hydrocolloids, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, pectin was applied as a carbohydrate-based coating to improve
physicochemical stability of sodium caseinate/zein (CZ) complex protein nanoparticles …

Development of protein-polysaccharide-surfactant ternary complex particles as delivery vehicles for curcumin

L Dai, Y Wei, C Sun, L Mao, DJ McClements, Y Gao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, protein/polysaccharide/surfactant complexes were prepared by anti-solvent co-
precipitation using zein, propylene glycol alginate (PGA), and either rhamnolipid or lecithin …

Fabrication, characterization, stability and re-dispersibility of curcumin-loaded gliadin-rhamnolipid composite nanoparticles using pH-driven method

S Chen, Y Ma, L Dai, W Liao, L Zhang, J Liu, Y Gao - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work was to investigate the fabrication, characterization, physical and
chemical stability, and re-dispersibility of curcumin-loaded gliadin-rhamnolipid composite …

Curcumin encapsulation in zein-rhamnolipid composite nanoparticles using a pH-driven method

L Dai, H Zhou, Y Wei, Y Gao, DJ McClements - Food Hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
Zein is widely used to encapsulate non-polar bioactives due to its ability to form protein
nanoparticles with hydrophobic interiors. In this study, a simple pH-driven method, which …