Chitosan-decorated nanoparticles for drug delivery

ML Del Prado-Audelo, IH Caballero-Florán… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural polymer extensively applied in the cosmetic, textile, food, and
agricultural industries. Chitosan possesses biocompatibility, biodegradability, and …

Advanced vapour sensing materials: Existing and latent to acoustic wave sensors for VOCs detection as the potential exhaled breath biomarkers for lung cancer

NLL Hekiem, AAM Ralib, FB Ahmad, AN Nordin… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and has a significant impact on public
health across society. Among all types of cancer, lung cancer is typically silent and it is …

Characterization of chitosan with different degree of deacetylation and equal viscosity in dissolved and solid state–Insights by various complimentary methods

J Weißpflog, D Vehlow, M Müller, B Kohn… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, chitosan has attracted considerable interest in many fields due to its
sufficient charge density under biological, non-hazardous conditions. Since chitosan …

Spherical chitosan/gelatin hydrogel particles for removal of multiple heavy metal ions from wastewater

S Perumal, R Atchudan, DH Yoon, J Joo… - Industrial & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
This article describes a simple preparation of chitosan/gelatin (CG) spherical hydrogel
particles for the effective removal of multiple heavy metal ions. The CG hydrogel particles …

Natural deep eutectic solvents as green plasticizers for chitosan thermoplastic production with controlled/desired mechanical and barrier properties

AC Galvis-Sanchez, MCR Castro, K Biernacki… - Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a worldwide interest in replacing oil-based synthetic plastics by biodegradable and
nontoxic materials in food packaging. In this context, chitosan (Chit), and Natural Deep …

Magnetic graphene oxide/chitin nanocomposites for efficient adsorption of methylene blue and crystal violet from aqueous solutions

D Gautam, S Hooda - Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 2020 - ACS Publications
The present study is focused on the synthesis of prominent magnetic graphene oxide/chitin
nanocomposites, which behaves as an adsorbent for organic dyes under visible light. The …

Technology optimization of chitosan production from Aspergillus niger biomass and its functional activities

KM Abdel-Gawad, AF Hifney, MA Fawzy, M Gomaa - Food Hydrocolloids, 2017 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for chitosan production from fungi as it provides superior
physico-chemical properties over traditional crustacean sources. Chitosan was recovered …

Biomaterials based on chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol as a drug delivery system with wound-healing effects

SP Gherman, G Biliuță, A Bele, AM Ipate, RI Baron… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
The excellent biological properties of chitosan (CS) together with the increased oxygen
permeability of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were the prerequisites for the creation of a wound …

Isolation and characterization of chitosan from Ugandan edible mushrooms, Nile perch scales and banana weevils for biomedical applications

K Ssekatawa, DK Byarugaba, EM Wampande… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Of recent, immense attention has been given to chitosan in the biomedical field due to its
valuable biochemical and physiological properties. Traditionally, the chief source of chitosan …

Effect of glutaraldehyde-chitosan crosslinked graphene oxide on high temperature properties of SBS modified asphalt

J Huang, Y Liu, Y Muhammad, JQ Li, Y Ye, J Li… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Composite material using glutaraldehyde (GA) cross-linked chitosan (CTS) and graphene
oxide (GO-CTS-GA) was designed applying electrostatic interaction strategy under strong …