An overview of proton exchange membranes for fuel cells: Materials and manufacturing

S Ahmad, T Nawaz, A Ali, MF Orhan, A Samreen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their efficient and cleaner operation nature, proton exchange membrane fuel cells
are considered energy conversion devices for various applications including transportation …

Antimicrobial actions and applications of chitosan

CL Ke, FS Deng, CY Chuang, CH Lin - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a naturally originating product that can be applied in many areas due to its
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and nontoxic properties. The broad-spectrum …

Chitosan scaffolds: Expanding horizons in biomedical applications

AD Gholap, S Rojekar, HS Kapare… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a natural polysaccharide from chitin, shows promise as a biomaterial for various
biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, antibacterial activity …

Polymeric micelles in cancer therapy: State of the art

B Ghosh, S Biswas - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, polymeric micelles have been extensively utilized in pre-clinical studies for
delivering poorly soluble chemotherapeutic agents in cancer. Polymeric micelles are formed …

Microfluidic nanoparticles for drug delivery

Y Liu, G Yang, Y Hui, S Ranaweera, CX Zhao - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted tremendous interest in drug delivery in the past decades.
Microfluidics offers a promising strategy for making NPs for drug delivery due to its capability …

[HTML][HTML] Biopolymer chitosan: Potential sources, extraction methods, and emerging applications

F Hisham, MHM Akmal, F Ahmad, K Ahmad… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Food manufacturing generates a considerable amount of leftovers. Garbage disposal could
cause environmental and ecological issues. Nevertheless, it is often possible to convert …

Development of polymeric nanoparticles for blood–brain barrier transfer—strategies and challenges

W Zhang, A Mehta, Z Tong, L Esser… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and brain cancers are difficult to
treat with current drugs as their delivery efficacy to the brain is severely hampered by the …

Applications of chitosan in food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, cosmetics, agriculture, textiles, pulp and paper, biotechnology, and environmental chemistry

N Morin-Crini, E Lichtfouse, G Torri, G Crini - Environmental Chemistry …, 2019 - Springer
Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained from chitin, one of the most abundant and renewable
materials on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the exoskeletons of …

Chitosan-based Schiff bases: Promising materials for biomedical and industrial applications

V Pawariya, S De, J Dutta - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
There is plenty of scope for modifying chitosan, an only polycationic natural polysaccharide,
owing to its reactive functional groups, namely hydroxyl and amino groups. Although …

Advances in chitosan-based wound dressings: Modifications, fabrications, applications and prospects

M Ji, J Li, Y Wang, F Li, J Man, J Li, C Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the field of medical research, the development of safe and effective wound dressings is a
continuous goal. Chitosan (CS) is highly sought after because of its unique biocompatibility …