Controlled drug delivery systems: current status and future directions

S Adepu, S Ramakrishna - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The drug delivery system enables the release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient to
achieve a desired therapeutic response. Conventional drug delivery systems (tablets …

Current trends and challenges in cancer management and therapy using designer nanomaterials

PN Navya, A Kaphle, SP Srinivas, SK Bhargava… - Nano convergence, 2019 - Springer
Nanotechnology has the potential to circumvent several drawbacks of conventional
therapeutic formulations. In fact, significant strides have been made towards the application …

pH‐sensitive polymers: Classification and some fine potential applications

F Ofridam, M Tarhini, N Lebaz… - Polymers for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive materials in general and pH‐responsive polymers in particular have
gained increasing interest during the last two decades. Their unique properties, which arise …

Nanochitin and nanochitosan: Chitin nanostructure engineering with multiscale properties for biomedical and environmental applications

S Lee, LT Hao, J Park, DX Oh… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanochitin and nanochitosan (with random‐copolymer‐based multiscale architectures of
glucosamine and N‐acetylglucosamine units) have recently attracted immense attention for …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-based drug delivery systems: Conventional drug delivery routes, recent developments and future prospects

A Sultana, M Zare, V Thomas, TSS Kumar… - Medicine in Drug …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drug delivery can be defined as the group of approaches a drug or pharmacologically active
agent can be transported to the target cell to treat disease or health issue. Conventional …

Chitosan-modified PLGA nanoparticles for control-released drug delivery

B Lu, X Lv, Y Le - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (PLGA NPs) are well recognized as an ideal drug
delivery carrier for their biocompatibility and biodegradability. In order to overcome the …

Chitosan-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems: a review on two decades of research

S Naskar, K Kuotsu, S Sharma - Journal of drug targeting, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan (CS) is one of the most functional natural biopolymer widely used in the
pharmaceutical field due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability. These privileges lead …

A review on Chitosan's uses as biomaterial: Tissue engineering, drug delivery systems and cancer treatment

R de Sousa Victor, A Marcelo da Cunha Santos… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, derived from chitin, is a biopolymer consisting of arbitrarily distributed β-(1-4)-
linked D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine that exhibits outstanding properties …

Revolutionizing anticancer drug delivery: Exploring the potential of tamoxifen-loaded nanoformulations

A Sani, M Pourmadadi, M Shaghaghi… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tamoxifen (TAM), as a hydrophobic drug, is a selective estrogen modulator (SERM) applied
to hormone therapy for breast cancer (BC). Although it is effective and affordable in BC …

Chitosan-based nanoparticles for tumor-targeted drug delivery

M Prabaharan - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) have immense potential as drug-delivery carriers for cancer therapy
due to their unique physicochemical properties. These particles can improve the …