Application of functionalized chitosan in food: A review

Y Chen, Y Liu, Q Dong, C Xu, S Deng, Y Kang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental and sustainability issues have received increasing attention in recent years.
As a natural biopolymer, chitosan has been developed as a sustainable alternative to …

Recent advances in biodegradable polymers–properties, applications and future prospects

C Mukherjee, D Varghese, JS Krishna… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymers with biodegradable properties are termed as the future “green materials”
possessing a shorter lifetime compared to synthetic polymeric materials. Though naturally …

Recent progressions in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of chitosan nanoparticles: A comprehensive review

EM Khalaf, NA Abood, RZ Atta… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the most common approaches in the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of
diseases are along with undeniable limitations. Thus, the ever-increasing need for using …

[HTML][HTML] Alginate-based materials for enzyme encapsulation

Y Weng, G Yang, Y Li, L Xu, X Chen, H Song… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enzymes are widely used in industry due to their high efficiency and selectivity. However,
their low stability during certain industrial processes can result in a significant loss of …

A comprehensive review of chitosan applications in paper science and technologies

MR Gal, M Rahmaninia, MA Hubbe - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Using environmentally friendly biomaterials in different aspects of human life has been
considered extensively. In this respect, different biomaterials have been identified and …

Chitosan: sources, processing and modification techniques

A Pellis, GM Guebitz, GS Nyanhongo - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, a copolymer of glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine, is derived from chitin.
Chitin is found in cell walls of crustaceans, fungi, insects and in some algae …

Chitosan nanocarriers containing essential oils as a green strategy to improve the functional properties of chitosan: A review

Y Yang, M Aghbashlo, VK Gupta, H Amiri, J Pan… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large amounts of agricultural waste, especially marine product waste, are produced
annually. These wastes can be used to produce compounds with high-added value …

Biomaterials and encapsulation techniques for probiotics: Current status and future prospects in biomedical applications

Q Sun, S Yin, Y He, Y Cao, C Jiang - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Probiotics have garnered significant attention in recent years due to their potential
advantages in diverse biomedical applications, such as acting as antimicrobial agents …

Encapsulation and controlled delivery of curcumin by self-assembled cyclodextrin succinate/chitosan nanoparticles

H Xu, Q Ma, C Qiu, J Wang, Z **, Y Hu - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Low aqueous dispersibility and poor stability severely restrict the bioaccessibility of
curcumin in health-related products. Constructing highly effective delivery carriers is …

Hyaluronic acid-based nanodelivery systems for food bioactive compounds

C Tan, X Yao, SM Jafari, B Sun, J Wang - Trends in Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polysaccharide that is available as a food
additive and dietary supplement. As HA can specifically bind multiple receptors (eg, cluster …