Biopolymer based nanomaterials in drug delivery systems: A review

J Jacob, JT Haponiuk, S Thomas, S Gopi - Materials today chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Drug delivery systems (DDS) are used to achieve a higher therapeutic effects of a
pharmaceutical drug or natural compound in a specific diseased site with minimal …

Curcumin-based nanotechnology approaches and therapeutics in restoration of autoimmune diseases

N Rahiman, YV Markina, P Kesharwani… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Autoimmune diseases usually arise as a result of an aberrant immune system attack on
normal tissues of the body, which leads to a cascade of inflammatory reactions. The immune …

Advantages of biopolymers over synthetic polymers: social, economic, and environmental aspects

NSK Gowthaman, HN Lim, TR Sreeraj… - Biopolymers and their …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric materials have been thriving in global industries over the past 5 decades because
of their adaptability, durability, and price, so much so that now we cannot imagine a product …

Antibacterial wound dressing electrospun nanofibrous material from polyvinyl alcohol, honey and Curcumin longa extract

MA Shahid, A Ali, MN Uddin, S Miah… - Journal of Industrial …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In the recent years, the medical sector is getting increasingly interested in the wound
dressing materials that contain medicinal herb instead of metal nanoparticles to impart …

An updated and comprehensive review on the potential health effects of curcumin-encapsulated micro/nanoparticles

AK Rashwan, N Karim, Y Xu, NAN Hanafy… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Curcumin (CUR) is a natural hydrophobic compound, which is available in turmeric rhizome.
It has several bioactivities including antioxidant, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, cardioprotective …

Bionanocomposite films based on potato, tapioca starch and chitosan reinforced with cellulose nanofiber isolated from turmeric spent

S Gopi, A Amalraj, S Jude, S Thomas, Q Guo - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this research was to enhance the physicochemical properties of potato starch
(PS), tapioca starch (TS) and chitosan (CS) based bionanocomposite films by incorporating …

Lipid-based nanocarrier-mediated targeted delivery of celecoxib attenuate severity of ulcerative colitis

RK Mishra, A Ahmad, A Kumar, A Vyawahare… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic mucosal inflammatory condition that adversely affects colon
and rectum. Celecoxib is a selective inhibitor of inducible cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and is …

Chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposites with cellulose nanofibers from ginger rhizomes and its antimicrobial activities

J Jacob, G Peter, S Thomas, JT Haponiuk… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The agro-industrial waste obtained after the isolation of bio-constituents from ginger is
available in abundance. In the present study, the effective isolation of ginger nanofibers …

Curcuminoids from Curcuma Longa: New adjuvants for the treatment of crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?

F Cunha Neto, LT Marton, SV de Marqui… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) result from an overreaction of the bowel to
multifactorial stimuli leading to discomfort, pain, and it is associated with high morbidity and …

Development of nanofibrous scaffolds containing polylactic acid modified with turmeric and hydroxyapatite/vivianite nanoparticles for wound dressing applications

A Hamed, S Ashraf, MS Mostafa, M Khalaf… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Damaging the outer layer of the body (the skin) has been a common issue for decades.
Fabrication of nanofibrous membranes via the electrospinning technique for the sake of …