Recent advances in chitosan and its derivatives in cancer treatment

J Ding, Y Guo - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer has become a main public health issue globally. The conventional treatment
measures for cancer include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Among the various …

Acetylated polysaccharides: Synthesis, physicochemical properties, bioactivities, and food applications

X Wang, Z Wang, M Shen, C Yi, Q Yu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Polysaccharides are biomacromolecular widely applied in the food industry, as gelling
agents, thickeners and health supplements. As hydrophobic groups, acetyls provide …

Chitosan/zein bilayer films with one-way water barrier characteristic: Physical, structural and thermal properties

L Zhang, K Li, D Yu, JM Regenstein, J Dong… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan (C) and zein (Z) were used to develop bilayer films with a characteristic one-way
water barrier using a layer-by-layer (LBL) casting method. The effects of mass ratios (C: Z 1 …

Gelatin/chitosan films incorporated with curcumin based on photodynamic inactivation technology for antibacterial food packaging

F Wang, R Wang, Y Pan, M Du, Y Zhao, H Liu - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is a new type of non-thermal sterilization technology that
combines visible light with photosensitizers to generate a bioactive effect against foodborne …

Chitosan-gelatin films cross-linked with dialdehyde cellulose nanocrystals as potential materials for wound dressings

K Wegrzynowska-Drzymalska, DT Mlynarczyk… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, thin chitosan-gelatin biofilms cross-linked with dialdehyde cellulose
nanocrystals for dressing materials were received. Two types of dialdehyde cellulose …

Preparation, characterization and antibacterial property analysis of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and chitosan nanoparticles fine-tuned starch film

Z Deng, Z Wu, X Tan, F Deng, Y Chen, Y Chen… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
To improve the mechanical and antibacterial properties of traditional starch-based film,
herein, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and chitosan nanoparticles (CS NPs) were …

Triple-induced gardenia fruit extract-enriched gelatin/polysaccharides microgels for O/W emulsions, and food 3D printing

Z Ouyang, J Zhu, Y Cheng, L Chen, Y Yang, L Ma… - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Gardenia fruit extract like gardenia blue is untable under light exposure and its application
need expansion. Gardenia blue was proposed to be stabilized in triple-induced microgels …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges, opportunities, and future prospects of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for colon targeting: A comprehensive review

S Kurl, A Kumar, N Mittal, D Singh, P Bassi… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides have attracted considerable attention as potential vehicles for drug delivery
because of their unique and versatile characteristics. The biodegradability, biocompatibility …

Recent advances in gelatine and chitosan complex material for practical food preservation application

H Wang, F Ding, L Ma, Y Zhang - International Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Both gelatine and chitosan are safe, odourless, edible, biodegradable, biocompatible, cost‐
efficient and commercially available biopolymers, which promotes the possibility of forming …

Functional modification of gelatin-based biodegradable composite films: a review

L Lou, H Chen - Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
As one of the raw materials of biodegradable food packaging, gelatin is an environmentally
friendly substitute for traditional plastic packaging. In this review both sources and extraction …