Polysaccharides and proteins are important macromolecules for developing hydrogels
devoted to biomedical applications. Chemical hydrogels offer chemical, mechanical, and …

Among the various dosage forms, oral medicine has extensive benefits including ease of
administration and patients' compliance, over injectable, suppositories, ocular and nasal …

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 …

Chitosan microparticles are frequently used for the encapsulation of ingredients, owing to
their pH-responsive, renewable, biocompatible and antimicrobial properties. Herein, pH …

The design of carriers for insulin delivery has recently attracted major research attentions in
the biomedical field. In general, the release of drug from polymers is driven via a variety of …

It is imperative to develop a wound dressing that can effectively treat bacterial infection in the
wound location and speed up wound healing. In this study, chitosan (CS) microspheres with …

Chitosan is an abundant natural cationic polysaccharide with excellent biodegradability,
bioadhesion, and biocompatibility. Chitosan is extensively researched for various particulate …

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic endocrine disease, affecting more than 400 million people
around the world. Patients with poorly controlled blood glucose levels are liable to suffer …

Microcapsules are promising drug carriers for disease treatment. Specifically, for drug
delivery in the stomach, a key point is to enable retention of the carriers regardless of gastric …

The selection of sacrificial support materials is important in the fabrication of complex
freeform structures. In this study, a dual droplet-based, freeform 3D printing method for …