An overview of hydrogels and their role in transdermal drug delivery

A Ahsan, WX Tian, MA Farooq… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels are basically three-dimensional network structures which are formulated from
specific natural and synthetic polymers. They have the ability to absorb and carry sufficient …

A new era of chitin synthesis and dissolution using deep eutectic solvents-comparison with ionic liquids

R Sulthan, A Reghunadhan, S Sambhudevan - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin is a value-oriented mucopolysaccharide natural source that found its application in
various biomedical fields. The primary source of chitin mass production is the tons and tons …

Spent Brewer's yeast as a source of insoluble β-glucans

I Avramia, S Amariei - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the brewing process, the consumption of resources and the amount of waste generated
are high and due to a lot of organic compounds in waste-water, the capacity of natural …

Yeast glucan particles: An express train for oral targeted drug delivery systems

F Yang, S Shang, M Qi, Y Xiang, L Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an emerging drug delivery vehicle, yeast glucan particles (YGPs) derived from yeast cells
could be specifically taken up by macrophages. Therefore, these vehicles could rely on the …

Yeast cell-derived delivery systems for bioactives

C Tan, M Huang, DJ McClements, B Sun… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Yeast cells are an emerging bioinspired delivery carriers owing to the great
potential in encapsulation of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic compounds, protection from …

Biotechnological potential of yeast cell wall: An overview

FM Jofre, SS Queiroz, DA Sanchez… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The yeast cell wall is a complex structure whose main function is to protect the cell from
physical and chemical damage, providing it with rigidity. It is composed of a matrix of …

Hydrogels based on seafood chitin: From extraction to the development

J Zhang, FM Said, Z Jing - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin is extensively applied in vast applications due to its excellent biological properties,
such as biodegradable and non-toxic. About 50% of waste generated during seafood …

[HTML][HTML] Rg3-loaded P407/CS/HA hydrogel inhibits UVB-induced oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in HaCaT cells

C Ding, X Peng, J Yang, K Chen, X Liu, Y Zhao… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
UVB radiation can damage human skin, whereas Ginsenoside Rg3, the active ingredient in
red ginseng that is processed from ginseng (Panax ginseng CA Meyer), could inhibit UVB …

Efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into N-acetyl glucosamine using alkali as a recyclable pretreatment reagent

A Zhang, C Wang, J Chen, G Wei, N Zhou, G Li… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, an alkali freeze–thaw pretreatment protocol was investigated to efficiently
enhance enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) at high …

Chitin-glucan complex hydrogels: physical-chemical characterization, stability, in vitro drug permeation, and biological assessment in primary cells

D Araújo, T Rodrigues, C Roma-Rodrigues, VD Alves… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitin-glucan complex (CGC) hydrogels were fabricated by coagulation of the biopolymer
from an aqueous alkaline solution, and their morphology, swelling behavior, mechanical …