Polymeric nanoparticles for delivery of natural bioactive agents: recent advances and challenges

M Elmowafy, K Shalaby, MH Elkomy, OA Alsaidan… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, several natural bioactive agents have been widely utilized in the
treatment and prevention of many diseases owing to their unique and versatile therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Nanosystems for the encapsulation of natural products: The case of chitosan biopolymer as a matrix

A Detsi, E Kavetsou, I Kostopoulou, I Pitterou… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a cationic natural polysaccharide, which has emerged as an increasingly
interesting biomaterialover the past few years. It constitutes a novel perspective in drug …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of iron nanoparticles using Trigonella foenum-graecum seed extract for photocatalytic methyl orange dye degradation and antibacterial …

IA Radini, N Hasan, MA Malik, Z Khan - Journal of Photochemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Trigonella foenum-graecum is the source of various biological and chemical constituents
with a wide area of applications, especially in the treatment/prevention of diabetes and other …

Synthesis and in vitro antifungal efficacy of Cu–chitosan nanoparticles against pathogenic fungi of tomato

V Saharan, G Sharma, M Yadav, MK Choudhary… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cu–chitosan nanoparticles were synthesized and evaluated for their growth promotory and
antifungal efficacy in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill). Physico-chemical characterization …

Synthesis of chitosan based nanoparticles and their in vitro evaluation against phytopathogenic fungi

V Saharan, A Mehrotra, R Khatik, P Rawal… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The main aim of present study was to prepare chitosan, chitosan-saponin and Cu-chitosan
nanoparticles to evaluate their in vitro antifungal activities. Various nanoparticles were …

Memecylon edule leaf extract mediated green synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles

T Elavazhagan, KD Arunachalam - International journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
We used an aqueous leaf extract of Memecylon edule (Melastomataceae) to synthesize
silver and gold nanoparticles. To our knowledge, this is the first report where M. edule leaf …

Chitosan nanoparticles: a survey of preparation methods

A Grenha - Journal of drug targeting, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The application of macromolecules in therapy is frequently hindered by stability and/or
permeation issues. These limitations have been addressed by the pharmaceutical industry …

Salicylic acid functionalized chitosan nanoparticle: a sustainable biostimulant for plant

RV Kumaraswamy, S Kumari, RC Choudhary… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, salicylic acid-chitosan nanoparticles (SA-CS NPs) are reported as a
biostimulant for promoting plant defense and growth in maize. SA-CS NPs were …

Interests of chitosan nanoparticles ionically cross-linked with tripolyphosphate for biomedical applications

L Bugnicourt, C Ladavière - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
The process of ionic gelation is one of the easiest ways to develop chitosan nanoparticles
reported so far in the literature. Its success is mainly due to its one-shot synthesis, and to the …

Curcumin-loaded biocompatible thermoresponsive polymeric nanoparticles for cancer drug delivery

NS Re**old, M Muthunarayanan, VV Divyarani… - Journal of colloid and …, 2011 - Elsevier
This study aims at the formulation of curcumin with biodegradable thermoresponsive
chitosan-g-poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) nanoparticles (TRC-NPs) for cancer drug delivery. The …