Chitosan nanoparticles as a promising tool in nanomedicine with particular emphasis on oncological treatment

J Sharifi-Rad, C Quispe, M Butnariu, LS Rotariu… - Cancer cell …, 2021 - Springer
The study describes the current state of knowledge on nanotechnology and its utilization in
medicine. The focus in this manuscript was on the properties, usage safety, and potentially …

Nanoclay-based drug delivery systems and their therapeutic potentials

N Khatoon, MQ Chu, CH Zhou - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Safe, therapeutically effective, and patient-compliant drug delivery systems are needed to
design novel tools and strategies to combat the deadliest of diseases such as cancer, SARS …

Comparison of cytotoxicity evaluation of anticancer drugs between real-time cell analysis and CCK-8 method

L Cai, X Qin, Z Xu, Y Song, H Jiang, Y Wu, H Ruan… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Critical cytotoxicity evaluation of pharmaceuticals is necessary for the clinical practice of
chemotherapy. To quantitatively evaluate cell viability, currently there are two main types of …

Past, present and future perspectives on halloysite clay minerals

M Massaro, R Noto, S Riela - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), clay minerals belonging to the kaolin groups, are emerging
nanomaterials which have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their …

Preparation of curcumin-chitosan composite film with high antioxidant and antibacterial capacity: Improving the solubility of curcumin by encapsulation of biopolymers

H Li, Y Jiang, J Yang, R Pang, Y Chen, L Mo, Q Jiang… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Curcumin is a kind of natural antioxidant antibacterial agent, but the poor water solubility
and stability limit its application in the field of food packaging. To solve this problem …

Halloysite nanotubes filled with MgO for paper reinforcement and deacidification

L Lisuzzo, G Cavallaro, S Milioto, G Lazzara - Applied Clay Science, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel material for the deacidification and protection of paper has been designed by using
MgO filled halloysite nanotubes (Hal). The ability of MgO loaded nanotubes to control the …

Covalently modified halloysite clay nanotubes: synthesis, properties, biological and medical applications

M Massaro, G Lazzara, S Milioto, R Noto… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Halloysite (HNT) is a promising natural nanosized tubular clay mineral that has many
important uses in different industrial fields. It is naturally occurring, biocompatible, and …

Emerging role of nanoclays in cancer research, diagnosis, and therapy

D Peixoto, I Pereira, M Pereira-Silva, F Veiga… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases, and its effective diagnosis and treatment
remains challenging; therefore, progress in earlier detection and improved therapeutics are …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocomposites based on halloysite nanotubes and sulphated galactan from red seaweed Gloiopeltis: Properties and delivery capacity of sodium diclofenac

G Cavallaro, G Lazzara, S Milioto - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
We developed novel composite films based on biocompatible components, such as
halloysite clay nanotubes and sulphated galactan (Funori) from red seaweed Gloiopeltis …

Synthesis of CdS-modified chitosan quantum dots for the drug delivery of Sesamol

HN Abdelhamid, HM El-Bery, AA Metwally… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural products continued to be the treasure trove for the discovery of anticancer drugs.
The activity of certain natural products significantly increased with the use of novel drug …