[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 …

PLGA's plight and the role of stealth surface modification strategies in its use for intravenous particulate drug delivery

VV Sheffey, EB Siew, EEL Tanner… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous human disorders can benefit from targeted, intravenous (IV) drug delivery.
Polymeric nanoparticles have been designed to undergo systemic circulation and deliver …

Wound dressing based on electrospun PVA/chitosan/starch nanofibrous mats: Fabrication, antibacterial and cytocompatibility evaluation and in vitro healing assay

H Adeli, MT Khorasani, M Parvazinia - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibrous mats based on biopolymers have been widely investigated for
tissue engineering in recent years, primarily due to remarkable morphological similarity to …

Dual-modified starch micelles as a promising nanocarrier for doxorubicin

L Yun, K Li, C Liu, L Deng, J Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural amphiphilic polymer micelles have garnered considerable research attention as
nanocarriers for delivering drugs. The objective of this study was to explore the possibility of …

Amphiphilic heterograft copolymers bearing biocompatible/biodegradable grafts

AS Glaive, CL Cœur, JM Guigner, C Amiel, G Volet - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The amphiphilic heterograft copolymers bearing biocompatible/biodegradable grafts [poly (2-
methyl-2-oxazoline-co-2-pentyl-2-oxazoline)-g-poly (dl-lactic acid)/poly (2-ethyl-2 …

Effect of natural and synthetic surfactants on polysaccharide nanoparticles: Hydrophobic drug loading, release, and cytotoxic studies

JN Putro, S Ismadji, C Gunarto, FE Soetaredjo… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of Triton X-100 and saponin, a natural surfactant extracted from Sapindus rarak
on the modification of cellulose and starch nanoparticles were investigated during …

A pH-responsive cetuximab-conjugated DMAKO-20 nano-delivery system for overcoming K-ras mutations and drug resistance in colorectal carcinoma

H Song, H Li, X Shen, K Liu, H Feng, J Cui, W Wei… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Cetuximab (Cet) and oxaliplatin (OXA) are used as first-line drugs for patients with colorectal
carcinoma (CRC). In fact, the heterogeneity of CRC, mainly caused by K-ras mutations and …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement methodology toward determination of structure-property relationships in acrylic hydrogels with starch and nanogold designed for biomedical …

A Drabczyk, S Kudłacik-Kramarczyk, B Tyliszczak… - Measurement, 2020 - Elsevier
This work describes measurement methodology on acrylic acid-based hydrogels with
nanogold and starch, including evaluation of pro-inflammatory activity and cytotoxicity by …

Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose-block-Poly(ε-caprolactone) Copolymers as Nanocarriers of Lipophilic Drugs

A Lu, E Petit, Y Wang, F Su, S Li - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
A series of amphiphilic diblock copolymers with different hydrophilic and hydrophobic block
lengths were synthesized by reductive amination of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) …

[HTML][HTML] Polyvinyl pyrrolidone/starch/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite: A promising approach for controlled release of doxorubicin in cancer therapy

BK Borji, M Pourmadadi, A Tajiki, M Abdouss… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2024 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective and widely used cancer chemotherapy drug, though its
use is extremely dangerous due to side effects such as cardiotoxicity resulting from high …