Understanding the journey of biopolymeric nanoformulations for oral drug delivery: Conventional to advanced treatment approaches

A Sharma, N Jangra, D Dheer, SK Jha, G Gupta… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
The oral route of drug administration offers a convenient, cost-efficient, and non-invasive
means of administering medications. Nevertheless, as newly developed active …

Recent advances in polysaccharide-based drug delivery systems for cancer therapy: a comprehensive review

CY Hsu, OQB Allela, AM Hussein… - Artificial Cells …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer has a high rate of incidence and mortality throughout the world. Although several
conventional approaches have been developed for the treatment of cancer, such as surgery …

Characterization of a novel sulfated-rhamnoglucuronan isolated from Korean seaweed Ulva pertusa and its efficacy for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in …

SU Son, HJ Suh, KS Shin - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to isolate Ulva pertusa polysaccharide (UPP), which elicits anti-
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) effects, from the Korea seaweed U. pertusa and identify its …

Hydrothermal extraction of ulvans from Ulva spp. in a biorefinery approach

P Rodríguez-Iglesias, KL Baltrusch… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
A simple cascade process based on the hydrothermal fractionation of Ulva spp. biomass
was proposed. Considering the overall extraction yields (50%), ulvan recovery (23%), and …

Recent biotechnological applications of value-added bioactive compounds from microalgae and seaweeds

SN Eladl, AM Elnabawy, EG Eltanahy - Botanical Studies, 2024 - Springer
Microalgae and seaweed have been consumed as food for several decades to combat
starvation and food shortages worldwide. The most famous edible microalgae species are …

Characterization of ulvan polysaccharide extracted from Ulva pertusa and its effect on thermal, rheological, and gelling properties of rice flour

S Kraithong, X Ke, S Lee, N Bunyameen, W Kuang… - Food Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Three ulvan fractions (UPs 1–3) were extracted from Ulva pertusa via hot-water
extraction. UP1 exhibited a molecular weight of 729,151 Da, while UPs 2 and 3 ranged from …

Exploring algal diversity for enhanced nutrition: Implications for human health and sustainability

M Maghimaa, S Sagadevan, I Fatimah, JA Lett, S Garg - Algal Research, 2025 - Elsevier
There has been a high demand for sustainable and nutrient-rich protein sources due to the
increase in global population. In the search of protein source, algae have emerged as a …

[HTML][HTML] Multivariate optimization of ulvan extraction applying response surface methodology: The case of Ulva lactuca L. from Orbetello lagoon

B Zonfrillo, M Bellumori, I Digiglio, M Innocenti… - Carbohydrate …, 2025 - Elsevier
The polysaccharide ulvan has great potential for various industrial applications due to its
unique composition and biochemical properties. The study aimed to optimize the extraction …

Acidogenic fermentation of Ulva in a fed-batch reactor system: tubular versus foliose biomass

J Lawrence, A Oliva, JD Murphy, PNL Lens - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2025 - Elsevier
The present study proposes a biorefinery of the macroalgae Ulva, focusing on evaluating
two different morphologies of the species (foliose and tubular) during acidogenic …