Ions-induced gelation of alginate: Mechanisms and applications

C Hu, W Lu, A Mata, K Nishinari, Y Fang - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alginate is an important natural biopolymer and has been widely used in the food,
biomedical, and chemical industries. Ca 2+-induced gelation is one of the most important …

Cyclodextrin-based nanosponges: Overview and opportunities

G Utzeri, PMC Matias, D Murtinho… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nanosponges are solid cross-linked polymeric nano-sized porous structures. This broad
concept involves, among others, metal organic frameworks and hydrogels. The focus of this …

New insights in topical drug delivery for skin disorders: from a nanotechnological perspective

N Raina, R Rani, VK Thakur, M Gupta - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Skin, the largest organ in humans, is an efficient route for the delivery of drugs as it
circumvents several disadvantages of the oral and parenteral routes. These advantages of …

The ascension of nanosponges as a drug delivery carrier: preparation, characterization, and applications

K Tiwari, S Bhattacharya - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2022 - Springer
Nanosponges are nanosized drug carriers with a three-dimensional structure created by
crosslinking polymers. They have the advantage of being able to hold a wide range of drugs …

Nanosponges for drug delivery and cancer therapy: Recent advances

S Iravani, RS Varma - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanosponges with three-dimensional (3D) porous structures, narrow size distribution, and
high entrapment efficiency are widely engineered for cancer therapy and drug delivery …

Nanosponges as an emerging platform for cancer treatment and diagnosis

BHJ Gowda, MG Ahmed, MAA Almoyad… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanosponges are unique sponge‐like carrier systems with numerous cavities and a mesh‐
like network throughout their surface. They are categorized into three types based on the …

Alginate as promising natural polymer for pharmaceutical, food, and biomedical applications

D Kothale, U Verma, N Dewangan, P Jana… - Current drug …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Alginates are biopolymers usually obtained from brown seaweed, brown algae (Ochrophyta,
Phaeophyceae), and bacteria (Azatobacter vineland and Pseudomonas species) belonging …

Introduction of maltodextrin nanosponges as green extraction phases: Magnetic solid phase extraction of fluoroquinolones

MR Bayatloo, N Salehpour, A Alavi, S Nojavan - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, for the first time, fully green maltodextrin nanosponges (MDNSs) as
extraction phases for the preparation of magnetic sorbents were introduced. All of the raw …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-formulated siRNA-based therapeutic approaches for cancer therapy

D Jain, SK Prajapati, A Jain, R Singhal - Nano Trends, 2023 - Elsevier
RNAi is a remarkable treatment strategy to knock down gene overexpression in a variety of
disorders, including cancers. RNAi processes allow siRNAs to detect and degrade a …

Versatile applications of nanosponges in biomedical field: a glimpse on SARS-CoV-2 management

A Girigoswami, K Girigoswami - BioNanoScience, 2022 - Springer
Nanotechnology has a versatile use in the field of disease therapy, targeted drug delivery,
biosensing, and environmental protection. The cross-linked nanosponges are one of the …