Over the years, the scientific importance of nanoparticles for biomedical applications has
increased. The high stability and biocompatibility, together with the low toxicity of the …

Tailoring of chitosan through the involvement of its amino, acetamido, and hydroxy groups
can give derivatives of enhanced solubility and remarkable anticancer activity. The general …

Chitosan is a biodegradable and biocompatible natural polymer that has been extensively
explored in recent decades. The Food and Drug Administration has approved chitosan for …

Cancer accounted for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) worldwide in 2008.(1)
Almost 13 million cancer cases are newly diagnosed every year, and deaths are projected to …

Nanoparticles as drug delivery system have received much attention in recent years,
especially for cancer treatment. In addition to improving the pharmacokinetics of the loaded …

Doxorubicin is a widely used chemotherapy agent. Despite its utility, several adverse side
effects, especially its irreversible cardiotoxicity and reversible nephrotoxicity, have prompted …

Chitosan (CS) is one of the most successfully developed biodegradable polymers. Among
the numerous polymers developed to formulate polymeric nanoparticles, CS has fascinated …

Chitosan nanoparticles are good drug carriers because of their good biocompatibility and
biodegradability, and can be readily modified. As a new drug delivery system, they have …

Chitosan (CS) is one of the most functional natural biopolymer widely used in the
pharmaceutical field due to its biocompatibility and biodegradability. These privileges lead …

Gene therapy, as a revolutionary treatment, has been gaining more and more attention. The
key to gene therapy is the selection of suitable vectors for protection of exogenous nucleic …