Recent advances in exploiting carrageenans as a versatile functional material for promising biomedical applications

F Liu, G Duan, H Yang - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Carrageenans are a group of biopolymers widely found in red seaweeds. Commercial
carrageenans have been traditionally used as emulsifiers, stabilizers, and thickening and …

Natural polysaccharide-based biodegradable polymeric platforms for transdermal drug delivery system: A critical analysis

S Noreen, JX Ma, M Saeed, F Pervaiz, MF Hanif… - Drug Delivery and …, 2022 - Springer
Natural biodegradable polymers generally include polysaccharides (starch, alginate,
chitin/chitosan, hyaluronic acid derivatives, etc.) and proteins (collagen, gelatin, fibrin, etc.) …

Emerging advances in fluorescence imaging and phototherapy of arthritis

X Wang, J Dai, C Shao, T Goto… - Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Arthritis is a chronic disease whose etiology is difficult to pinpoint, and the difficulty of arthritis
detection and subsequent treatment causes enormous distress to patients. In recent years …

Algal polysaccharides‐based nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery applications

S Zhang, SA Qamar, M Junaid, B Munir, Q Badar… - Starch …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A huge variety of polysaccharides can be obtained from algal biomass having several
attractive properties such as cost‐effectiveness, non‐toxicity, biodegradability, abundant …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan hydrogels cross-linked with trimesic acid for the delivery of 5-fluorouracil in cancer therapy

S Emani, A Vangala, F Buonocore, N Yarandi… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan exhibits unique properties making it a suitable material for drug delivery.
Considering the rising popularity of hydrogels in this field, this work offers a comprehensive …

Optimizing lornoxicam-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) and (polyethylene glycol) nanoparticles for transdermal delivery: ex vivo/in vivo inflammation evaluation

R Qaiser, F Pervaiz, S Noreen, H Hanan… - …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: This study focused on develo** a topical gel incorporating lornoxicam-loaded poly
(lactic-co-glycolic acid) and polyethylene glycol (PLGA-PEG) blend nanoparticles to mitigate …

High mobility group box 1 cytokine targeted topical delivery of resveratrol embedded nanoemulgel for the management of atopic dermatitis

S Nene, G Devabattula, G Vambhurkar… - Drug Delivery and …, 2024 - Springer
Resveratrol is a polyphenolic compound showing anti-inflammatory activity by inhibition of
high mobility group box 1 cytokine responsible for the activation of nuclear factor-κB …

New ferulic acid and amino acid derivatives with increased cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical potential

E Janus, LR Pinheiro, A Nowak, E Kucharska… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ferulic acid (FA) has been widely used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry due to
its, inter alia, antioxidant, antiaging and anti-inflammatory effects This compound added to …

Reduction in Pathogenic Biofilms by the Photoactive Composite of Bacterial Cellulose and Nanochitosan Dots under Blue and Green Light

DZ Zmejkoski, NM Zdravković… - Journal of Functional …, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, nanochitosan dots (ChiDs) were synthesized using gamma rays and
encapsulated in bacterial cellulose (BC) polymer matrix for antibiofilm potential in …

pH-sensitive docetaxel-loaded chitosan/thiolated hyaluronic acid polymeric nanoparticles for colorectal cancer

S Noreen, F Pervaiz, M Ijaz, MF Hanif, JR Hamza… - …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: This study aimed to develop and evaluate pH-sensitive docetaxel-loaded thiolated
hyaluronic acid (HA-SH) nanoparticles (NPs) for targeted treatment of colon cancer …