[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial polymers in the nano-world

M Álvarez-Paino, A Muñoz-Bonilla… - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Infections are one of the main concerns of our era due to antibiotic-resistant infections and
the increasing costs in the health-care sector. Within this context, antimicrobial polymers …

[HTML][HTML] Inclusion and functionalization of polymers with cyclodextrins: current applications and future prospects

C Folch-Cano, M Yazdani-Pedram, C Olea-Azar - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
The numerous hydroxyl groups available in cyclodextrins are active sites that can form
different types of linkages. They can be crosslinked with one another, or they can be …

Drug release and kinetic models of anticancer drug (BTZ) from a pH-responsive alginate polydopamine hydrogel: Towards cancer chemotherapy

AI Rezk, FO Obiweluozor, G Choukrani, CH Park… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A pH-sensitive polymeric carrier was developed in this study for local delivery of anticancer
drug bortezomib (BTZ) to cancer cells. Our strategy is based on the conjugation of BTZ to …

Synthesis of photoluminescent glycodendrimer with terminal β-cyclodextrin molecules as a biocompatible pH-sensitive carrier for doxorubicin delivery

M Pooresmaeil, H Namazi, R Salehi - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present research, we prepared new glycodendrimer containing β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)
in three steps. At first, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) synthesized through pyrolysis of the …

Layer-by-layer assembled thin films and microcapsules of nanocrystalline cellulose for hydrophobic drug delivery

V Mohanta, G Madras, S Patil - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014 - ACS Publications
A layer-by-layer (LbL) approach has been employed for the fabrication of multilayer thin
films and microcapsules having nanofibrous morphology using nanocrystalline cellulose …

Citric acid cross-linked β-cyclodextrins: A review of preparation and environmental/biomedical application

Y He, Y Zheng, C Liu, H Zhang, J Shen - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
The β-cyclodextrins (β-CD) are biocompatible macrocyclic candidates for the preparation of
various composites with enhanced functions. While nontoxic and biodegradable citric acid …

A comprehensive review on the advancement of transition metals incorporated on functional magnetic nanocomposites for the catalytic reduction and photocatalytic …

I Ahmad, MA Aftab, A Fatima, SD Mekkey… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present era, the escalation of environmental pollution has become manifold due to
diverse anthropogenic activities. Among the myriad challenges confronting humanity today …

Bioactivity reinforced surface patch bound collagen-pectin hydrogel

H Goel, N Gupta, D Santhiya, N Dey, HB Bohidar… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this report, we discuss the design of a novel collagen/pectin (CP) hybrid composite
hydrogel (CPBG) containing in-situ mineralized bioactive glass (BG) particles to simulate an …

Rational design of bone extracellular matrix mimicking tri-layered composite nanofibers for bone tissue regeneration

AI Rezk, AR Unnithan, CH Park, CS Kim - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Multilayer nanofibrous scaffolds are gaining great attention in biomedical fields especially as
tissue regeneration materials as well as drug delivery devices. Herein, we report the unique …

Mesoporous systems for poorly soluble drugs–recent trends

J Riikonen, W Xu, VP Lehto - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2018 - Elsevier
When poor aqueous solubility of active pharmaceutical ingredients is encountered during a
drug formulation process, the toolbox typically utilized contains pharmaceutical salts, co …