Quaternary ammonium salts of chitosan. A critical overview on the synthesis and properties generated by quaternization

BI Andreica, X Cheng, L Marin - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The quaternary ammonium salts of chitosan are water soluble derivatives which keep the
promise for real life applications in a large realm of biomedical fields, such as antimicrobial …

Chitosan-based delivery systems for protein therapeutics and antigens

M Amidi, E Mastrobattista, W Jiskoot… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2010 - Elsevier
Therapeutic peptides/proteins and protein-based antigens are chemically and structurally
labile compounds, which are almost exclusively administered by parenteral injections …

Polysaccharide-based component and their relevance in edible film/coating: A review

N Kumar - Nutrition & Food Science, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of functional properties of the
polysaccharide-based component and their application in developing edible film and …

Trimethyl chitosan and its applications in drug delivery

VK Mourya, NN Inamdar - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2009 - Springer
Chitosan, a polymer obtained by deacetylation of chitin is widely studied for its
pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical applications. Recommendations about uses of this …

N, N, N-Trimethyl chitosan: An advanced polymer with myriad of opportunities in nanomedicine

AD Kulkarni, HM Patel, SJ Surana, YH Vanjari… - Carbohydrate …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract N, N, N-trimethyl chitosan (TMC), a quaternized hydrophilic derivative of chitosan
(CHT), outperformed the well-known solubility issues raised by CHT. The excellent …

Codelivery of STAT3 and PD-L1 siRNA by hyaluronate-TAT trimethyl/thiolated chitosan nanoparticles suppresses cancer progression in tumor-bearing mice

S Bastaki, S Aravindhan, NA Saheb, MA Kashani… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy methods using potential tumor microenvironment modulators have elicited
durable therapeutic responses in cancer treatment. Immune checkpoint molecule …

Chitosan derivatives with dual-antibacterial functional groups for antimicrobial finishing of cotton fabrics

X Fu, Y Shen, X Jiang, D Huang, Y Yan - Carbohydrate polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
The three water-soluble chitosan derivatives bearing double functional groups were
synthesized with 2, 3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride and benzaldehyde as …

Quaternization of N-aryl chitosan derivatives: synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial activity

W Sajomsang, S Tantayanon, V Tangpasuthadol… - Carbohydrate …, 2009 - Elsevier
Chemical modification of chitosan by introducing quaternary ammonium moieties into the
polymer backbone renders excellent antimicrobial activity to the adducts. In the present …

Silencing of HIF-1α/CD73 axis by siRNA-loaded TAT-chitosan-spion nanoparticles robustly blocks cancer cell progression

F Hajizadeh, SM Ardebili, MB Moornani… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Induction of Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) as a direct consequence of oxygen
deficiency in tumor tissues is a potent stimulus of CD73 (ecto-5′-nucleotidase) expression …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of N-trimethyl chitosan/alginate complexes and curcumin release

AF Martins, PVA Bueno, EAMS Almeida… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
N-trimethyl chitosan of two quaternization degrees, DQ= 20 and 80mol% and labeled as
TMC20 and TMC80, were synthesized and characterized by 1H NMR. Polyelectrolyte …