Recent advances in mechanical properties of biopolymer composites: a review

KK Sadasivuni, P Saha, J Adhikari… - Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, biopolymers are getting wide attention with the perspective of develo**
high‐performance biocomposites with low environmental impact owing to their unique and …

Gelatin-based nanoparticles as drug and gene delivery systems: Reviewing three decades of research

AO Elzoghby - Journal of Controlled Release, 2013 - Elsevier
Gelatin is one of the most versatile natural biopolymers widely used in pharmaceutical
industries due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, low cost and numerous available …

Layer-by-layer nanoarchitectonics: invention, innovation, and evolution

K Ariga, Y Yamauchi, G Rydzek, Q Ji… - Chemistry …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Materials fabrication with nanoscale structural precision based on bottom-up-type self-
assembly has become more important in various current disciplines in chemistry including …

Fabrication and application of complex microcapsules: A review

MG Bah, HM Bilal, J Wang - Soft matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of new functional materials requires cutting-edge technologies for
incorporating different functional materials without reducing their functionality …

Chitosan films and blends for packaging material

LAM van den Broek, RJI Knoop, FHJ Kappen… - Carbohydrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
An increased interest for hygiene in everyday life as well as in food, feed and medical issues
lead to a strong interest in films and blends to prevent the growth and accumulation of …

Mucus-penetrating nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery to mucosal tissues

SK Lai, YY Wang, J Hanes - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Mucus is a viscoelastic and adhesive gel that protects the lung airways, gastrointestinal (GI)
tract, vagina, eye and other mucosal surfaces. Most foreign particulates, including …

Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes form tough, self-healing, and rebuildable hydrogels.

F Luo, TL Sun, T Nakajima, T Kurokawa… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2015 - europepmc.org
A series of tough polyion complex hydrogels is synthesized by sequential
homopolymerization of cationic and anionic monomers. Owing to the reversible interpolymer …

Nanostructured materials for applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering

M Goldberg, R Langer, X Jia - Journal of Biomaterials Science …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Research in the areas of drug delivery and tissue engineering has witnessed tremendous
progress in recent years due to their unlimited potential to improve human health …

Polysaccharides as building blocks for nanotherapeutics

S Mizrahy, D Peer - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of polysaccharides as building blocks in the development of nano-sized drug
delivery systems is rapidly growing. This can be attributed to the outstanding virtues of …

Formation, stability and properties of multilayer emulsions for application in the food industry

D Guzey, DJ McClements - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2006 - Elsevier
The formation of multilayered interfaces around oil droplets in oil-in-water emulsions
provides food technologists with a novel means of improving the quality and stability of many …