Recent advances in chitosan-based applications—a review

C Thambiliyagodage, M Jayanetti, A Mendis… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known
and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …

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 …

Standardized assays for determining the catalytic activity and kinetics of peroxidase-like nanozymes

B Jiang, D Duan, L Gao, M Zhou, K Fan, Y Tang, J **… - Nature protocols, 2018 - nature.com
Nanozymes are nanomaterials exhibiting intrinsic enzyme-like characteristics that have
increasingly attracted attention, owing to their high catalytic activity, low cost and high …

Chitosan nanoparticles preparation and applications

K Divya, MS Jisha - Environmental chemistry letters, 2018 - Springer
Shell fish processing industry is very common in coastal areas. While processing, only the
meat is taken, the head and shells are discarded as waste. On an average, the sea food …

An innovative green synthesis approach of chitosan nanoparticles and their inhibitory activity against phytopathogenic Botrytis cinerea on strawberry leaves

NEA El-Naggar, WEIA Saber, AM Zweil, SI Bashir - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Green synthesis is a newly emerging field of nanobiotechnology that offers economic and
environmental advantages over traditional chemical and physical protocols. Nontoxic, eco …

A review of the preparation, characterization, and applications of chitosan nanoparticles in nanomedicine

R Jha, RA Mayanovic - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a fibrous compound derived from chitin, which is the second most abundant
natural polysaccharide and is produced by crustaceans, including crabs, shrimps, and …

Nanoparticle–cartilage interaction: pathology-based intra-articular drug delivery for osteoarthritis therapy

X Li, B Dai, J Guo, L Zheng, Q Guo, J Peng, J Xu… - Nano-micro letters, 2021 - Springer
Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent chronic and debilitating joint disease, resulting in huge
medical and socioeconomic burdens. Intra-articular administration of agents is clinically …

Drug carrier for photodynamic cancer therapy

TA Debele, S Peng, HC Tsai - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive combinatorial therapeutic modality using
light, photosensitizer (PS), and oxygen used for the treatment of cancer and other diseases …

Chitosan nanoparticles improve physiological and biochemical responses of Salvia abrotanoides (Kar.) under drought stress

S Attaran Dowom, Z Karimian, M Mostafaei Dehnavi… - BMC Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Background The use of organic nanoparticles to improve drought resistance and water
demand characteristics in plants seems to be a promising eco-friendly strategy for water …

Chitosan nanoparticles as oral drug carriers

OR Guadarrama-Escobar… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of nanoparticles as drug delivery systems has increased in importance in the last
decades. Despite the disadvantages of difficulty swallowing, gastric irritation, low solubility …