Recent developments in natural biopolymer based drug delivery systems

T Fazal, BN Murtaza, M Shah, S Iqbal, M Rehman… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted delivery of drug molecules to diseased sites is a great challenge in pharmaceutical
and biomedical sciences. Fabrication of drug delivery systems (DDS) to target and/or …

Adsorption of dyes and heavy metal ions by chitosan composites: A review

WSW Ngah, LC Teong, MAKM Hanafiah - Carbohydrate polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
Various adsorbents have been used to remove different types of dyes and heavy metal ions
from wastewater especially those that are harmful to mankind. Activated carbons, plant or …

Drug transport mechanisms and in vitro release kinetics of vancomycin encapsulated chitosan-alginate polyelectrolyte microparticles as a controlled drug delivery …

JM Unagolla, AC Jayasuriya - European Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, chitosan-alginate polyelectrolyte microparticles containing the antibiotic,
vancomycin chloride were prepared using the ionotropic gelation (coacervation) technique …

Physical and mechanical properties of alginate based composite gels

T Ramdhan, SH Ching, S Prakash… - Trends in food science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Alginate has become one of the most important natural ingredients widely used
in encapsulation and controlled-release systems for food ingredients, bioactive compounds …

Carboxymethyl konjac glucomannan-chitosan complex nanogels stabilized double emulsions incorporated into alginate hydrogel beads for the encapsulation …

X Ding, Y Xu, Y Wang, L Xie, S Liang, D Li, Y Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed (W 1/O/W 2) double emulsions encapsulated by calcium-
alginate hydrogel beads system (ACGs) for intestinal-targeted delivery of probiotics …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of chitosan/alginate/lovastatin nanoparticles and investigation of their toxic effects in vitro and in vivo

H Thai, C Thuy Nguyen, L Thi Thach, M Thi Tran… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In this study, chitosan and alginate were selected to prepare alginate/chitosan nanoparticles
to load the drug lovastatin by the ionic gelation method. The synthesized nanoparticles …

Calcium alginate-carboxymethyl cellulose beads for colon-targeted drug delivery

T Agarwal, SNGH Narayana, K Pal, K Pramanik… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present study delineates preparation, characterization and application of calcium
alginate (CA)-carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) beads for colon-specific oral drug delivery …

Thermoresponsive chitosan–agarose hydrogel for skin regeneration

SP Miguel, MP Ribeiro, H Brancal, P Coutinho… - Carbohydrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
Healing enhancement and pain control are critical issues on wound management. So far,
different wound dressings have been developed. Among them, hydrogels are the most …

pH-responsive eco-friendly chitosan modified cenosphere/alginate composite hydrogel beads as carrier for controlled release of Imidacloprid towards sustainable …

A Singh, AK Kar, D Singh, R Verma, N Shraogi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficacious pesticide formulations having prolonged activity with minimal environmental risks
is imperative for sustainable agriculture. Control release formulation is a prudent approach …

Dual-layered pH-sensitive alginate/chitosan/kappa-carrageenan microbeads for colon-targeted release of 5-fluorouracil

X Sun, C Liu, AM Omer, LY Yang, X Ouyang - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A new pH-sensitive drug carrier based on alginate (Alg), chitosan (Cs), and kappa-
carrageenan (kC) marine biopolymers was developed, comprising a dual-layered …