Polymeric materials have been used in a range of pharmaceutical and biotechnology
products for more than 40 years. These materials have evolved from their earlier use as …

Abstract Valorization of Fruit and Vegetable Wastes (FVW) is challenging owing to logistic-
related problems, as well as to their perishable nature and heterogeneity, among other …

There has been an increasing demand for the development of nanocarriers targeting
multiple diseases with a broad range of properties. Due to their tiny size, giant surface area …

Hydrogels are three-dimensional, hydrophilic, polymeric networks, with chemical or physical
cross-links, capable of imbibing large amounts of water or biological fluids. Among the …

Pullulan, an α-glucan polysaccharide, is colorless, odorless, non-toxic, non-carcinogenic,
highly biocompatible, edible and biodegradable in nature. The long chains of …

The last decade of research in the physical sciences has seen a dramatic increase in the
study of nanoscale materials. Today,“nanoscience” has emerged as a multidisciplinary …

Pullulan is an imperative natural polymer produced commercially by yeast like fungus
Aureobasidium pullulans. It is non-toxic, non-immunogenic, non-carcinogenic and non …

Nanoparticulate drug/gene carriers have gained much attention in the past decades
because of their versatile and tunable properties. However, efficacy of the therapeutic …

Nanoparticles have received enormous attention as a promising tool to enhance target-
specific drug delivery and diagnosis. Various in vitro and in vivo techniques are used to …

Most of the administered anti-cancer drugs are hydrophobic in nature and are known to
have poor water solubility, short residence time, rapid clearance from the body and systemic …