Chitosan (CS) is a linear polysaccharide which is achieved by deacetylation of chitin, which
is the second most plentiful compound in nature, after cellulose. It is a linear copolymer of β …

The biomedical, biotech, and food industries all use polysaccharides as vital biomolecules
with a variety of applications. Polysaccharides have a great deal of potential as biomaterials …

Chitosan macro-and micro/nano-gels have gained increasing attention in recent years,
especially in the biomedical field, given the well-documented low toxicity, degradability, and …

In this study, novel green in situ quaternary-ammonium-functionalized magnetic chitosan
microspheres (IQMCM) were synthesised. The resulting adsorbent was characterised by …

Nanoparticles prepared through the ionotropic gelation of chitosan with tripolyphosphate
(TPP) have been extensively studied as vehicles for drug and gene delivery. Though a …

The complexation of polyelectrolytes with other oppositely charged structures gives rise to a
great variety of functional materials with potential applications in a wide spectrum of …

Grape extract is reportedly rich in phenolic compounds that possess strong antioxidant
activities. Encapsulation of such extracts in nanoparticles (NPs) is an effective way to …

The phenolic substances in sugarcane juice seriously affect the color value of sugar
products, and gallic acid is one of the main phenolic substances. To develop a new …

The use of nanoparticles (NPs) represents a useful strategy for peptide antibiotic delivery to
mucosal membranes by either prolonging drug residence time at the target site …

Intranasal delivery is an alternative administration route to deliver levodopa (L-Dopa) to the
brain. This drug delivery route offers high drug permeability across the nasal epithelium and …