Chitosan: A review on properties, biological activities and recent progress in biomedical applications

A Harugade, AP Sherje, A Pethe - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a naturally occurring amino polysaccharide obtained by deacetylation of chitin
and is second most commonly used natural polymer. Its non-toxic, biocompatibility and …

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 …

Current advances in chitosan nanoparticles based drug delivery and targeting

U Garg, S Chauhan, U Nagaich… - Advanced …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nanoparticles (NPs) have been found to be potential targeted and controlled release drug
delivery systems. Various drugs can be loaded in the NPs to achieve targeted delivery …

Drug delivery applications of chitin and chitosan: a review

R Parhi - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
Polymers are used in drug delivery devices for drug encapsulation and release. Natural
polymers often have advantages such as biocompatibility, biodegradability and biologically …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan nanoparticles-based cancer drug delivery: Application and challenges

B Sachdeva, P Sachdeva, A Negi, S Ghosh, S Han… - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer consisting of N-acetylglucosamine units and
is primarily derived from the shells of marine crustaceans and the cell walls of organisms …

Molecular mechanisms of chitosan interactions with fungi and plants

F Lopez-Moya, M Suarez-Fernandez… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a versatile compound with multiple biotechnological applications. This polymer
inhibits clinically important human fungal pathogens under the same carbon and nitrogen …

Nanoparticle-based drug delivery system: the magic bullet for the treatment of chronic pulmonary diseases

S Pramanik, S Mohanto, R Manne… - Molecular …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chronic pulmonary diseases encompass different persistent and lethal diseases, including
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), cystic …

Phytochemical delivery through nanocarriers: A review

R Ahmad, S Srivastava, S Ghosh, SK Khare - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent times, phytochemicals encapsulated or conjugated with nanocarriers for delivery to
the specific sites have gained considerable research interest. Phytochemicals are mostly …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan nanoparticle toxicity: A comprehensive literature review of in vivo and in vitro assessments for medical applications

LH Zoe, SR David, R Rajabalaya - Toxicology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Topic definition This literature review aims to update the current knowledge on toxicity of
chitosan nanoparticles, compare the recent findings and identify the gaps with knowledge …

Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles by ionotropic gelation technique: Effects of formulation parameters and in vitro characterization

SA Algharib, A Dawood, K Zhou, D Chen, C Li… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitosan (CS) nanoparticles (NPs) prepared by ionotropic gelation technique are
one of the forcefully studied nanosystems used for drug delivery. Though, a deficiency of …