Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials

BL Tardy, BD Mattos, CG Otoni, M Beaumont… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …

Chitosan nanoparticles preparation and applications

K Divya, MS Jisha - Environmental chemistry letters, 2018 - Springer
Shell fish processing industry is very common in coastal areas. While processing, only the
meat is taken, the head and shells are discarded as waste. On an average, the sea food …

Chitosan nanoparticles: a versatile platform for biomedical applications

SM Bashir, G Ahmed Rather, A Patrício, Z Haq… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a biodegradable and biocompatible natural polymer that has been extensively
explored in recent decades. The Food and Drug Administration has approved chitosan for …

Crosslinking biopolymers for biomedical applications

N Reddy, R Reddy, Q Jiang - Trends in biotechnology, 2015 - cell.com
Biomaterials made from proteins, polysaccharides, and synthetic biopolymers are preferred
but lack the mechanical properties and stability in aqueous environments necessary for …

Ionotropic gelation method in the synthesis of nanoparticles/microparticles for biomedical purposes

S Pedroso‐Santana, N Fleitas‐Salazar - Polymer International, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The encapsulation of drugs inside polymeric nanoparticles/microparticles is a strategy
currently employed in the search for new and more effective therapies. The use of …

Biodegradable polymer nanogels for drug/nucleic acid delivery

Y Li, D Maciel, J Rodrigues, X Shi, H Tomás - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Despite the extensive research on therapeutic delivery, many problems still exist on how to
develop a proper platform (a carrier) that can deliver drugs/nucleic acids to specific sites of …

Chitosan-based nanoparticles against viral infections

H Boroumand, F Badie, S Mazaheri… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Viral infections, in addition to damaging host cells, can compromise the host immune
system, leading to frequent relapse or long-term persistence. Viruses have the capacity to …

Recent progress in biochar-supported photocatalysts: synthesis, role of biochar, and applications

MM Mian, G Liu - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Incorporating photocatalytic nanoparticles with biochar templates can produce biochar-
supported photocatalysts (BSPs) and combine the advantages of biochar with catalytic …

Designing biopolymer microgels to encapsulate, protect and deliver bioactive components: Physicochemical aspects

DJ McClements - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Biopolymer microgels have considerable potential for their ability to encapsulate, protect,
and release bioactive components. Biopolymer microgels are small particles (typically 100 …

Ampicillin-resistant bacterial pathogens targeted chitosan nano-drug delivery system (CS-AMP-P-ZnO) for combinational antibacterial treatment

A Sathiyaseelan, K Saravanakumar, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drug-resistant microorganisms are defeated using combinational drug delivery systems
based on biopolymer chitosan (CS) and metal nanoparticles. Hence, PEGylated zinc oxide …