Background Bioactive compounds possess plenty of health benefits, but they are chemically
unstable and susceptible to oxidative degradation. The application of pure bioactive …

Carotenoids retain plenty of health benefits and attracting much attention recently, but they
have less resistance to processing stresses, easily oxidized and chemically unstable …

One of the recent trends in the food industry is application of natural antioxidant/
antimicrobial agents. In this study, essential oil of clove buds was extracted and …

Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) hydrogels have gained great attention in the last
decades, mainly due to their biomedical applications. This review aims to give an overview …

In this study, oregano essential oil (OEO) has been encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles
by a two-step method, ie, oil-in-water emulsion and ionic gelation of chitosan with sodium …

In this study, garlic essential oil (GEO) has been encapsulated in chitosan nanoparticles
(NPCH) with sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP). Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) …

For administration of therapeutic agents, the oral route is favored since it is comfortable to
patients and also requires a reduced cost. Recently, a considerable amount of work has …

The promising potential of biomaterials for biomedical applications has spurred conducting
intensive studies in this field. Cellulose derivatives are biocompatible polymers with …

The paper focuses on the synthesis of chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs) by ionic gelation
between chitosan (CS) and sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) and subsequently its use as filler …

Bacterial cellulose and gelatin were successfully used to develop a hydrogel composite
material. Hydrogel was synthesized by copolymerization between bacterial cellulose and …