Recent advances in biopolymer-based hydrogels and their potential biomedical applications

DK Patel, E Jung, S Priya, SY Won, SS Han - Carbohydrate polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are three-dimensional networks of polymer chains containing large amounts of
water in their structure. Hydrogels have received significant attention in biomedical …

Delivery of natural products via polysaccharide-based nanocarriers for cancer therapy: a review on recent advances and future challenges

Y Jiang, C Yan, M Li, S Chen, Z Chen, L Yang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer, caused by uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells, has long been a global
public health issue. For decades, natural products have been proven to be an essential …

Resveratrol-loaded sulfated Hericium erinaceus β-glucan-chitosan nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and synergistic anti-inflammatory effects

Z Zhang, M Ge, D Wu, W Li, W Chen, P Liu… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Resveratrol (RES) is a natural polyphenol with excellent biological activity. But the poor
stability and bioavailability of RES severely limit its application. Thus, the resveratrol-loaded …

Protein-Based Grafting Modification in the Food Industry: Technology, Applications and Prospects

X Wang, Z Liu, X Liu, W Ma, L Li, Y Wang - Trends in Food Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Proteins, as essential macromolecules in biological systems, offer versatile
applications in the food industry due to their unique functional properties. Scope and …

A comprehensive review of conventional and stimuli-responsive delivery systems for bioactive peptides: from food to biomedical applications

S Wang, X Wang, Y Luo, Y Liang - Advanced Composites and Hybrid …, 2025 - Springer
Bioactive peptides have garnered significant attention for their health benefits and
therapeutic potential across food and biomedical industries. However, their application is …

Chitosan surface modification modulates the mucoadhesive, permeation and anti-angiogenic properties of gellan gum/bevacizumab nanoparticles

SG Carvalho, FF Haddad, AM Dos Santos… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bevacizumab (BVZ) was the first monoclonal antibody approved by the FDA and has shown
an essential advance in the antitumor therapy of colorectal cancer (CRC), however, the …

The current and promising oral delivery methods for protein-and peptide-based drugs

M Nicze, M Borówka, A Dec, A Niemiec… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Drugs based on peptides and proteins (PPs) have been widely used in medicine, beginning
with insulin therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus over a century ago. Although the oral …

The carrier function and inhibition effect on benign prostatic hyperplasia of a glucan from Epimedium brevicornu Maxim

L Yan, B Huang, X Wang, Y Jiang, J Liu, X Jia… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Epimedium, a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used as a dietary supplement,
contains polysaccharides and flavonoids as its main bioactive ingredients. In this study, a …

Investigation of cellular uptake and transport capacity of Cordyceps sinensis exopolysaccharide‑selenium nanoparticles with different particle sizes in Caco-2 cell …

X Zhang, Y **ao, Q Huang - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cordyceps sinensis exopolysaccharide‑selenium nanoparticles (EPS-SeNPs) were
successfully constructed, characterized, and its Se release kinetics and mechanism were …

Effect of hydroxyethyl starch on drug stability and release of semaglutide in PLGA microspheres

H Zeng, J Song, Y Li, C Guo, Y Zhang, T Yin… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The degradation of peptide drugs limits the application of peptide drug microspheres.
Structural changes of peptides at the water–oil interface and the destruction of their spatial …