Customizing nano-chitosan for sustainable drug delivery

M Saeedi, O Vahidi, MR Moghbeli, S Ahmadi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural polymer with acceptable biocompatibility, biodegradability, and
mechanical stability; hence, it has been widely appraised for drug and gene delivery …

Green metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for biomedical applications

N Rabiee, M Atarod, M Tavakolizadeh, S Asgari… - Microporous and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), known as highly ordered crystalline hybrid
structures, are the products of coordination polymerization of transition metals and organic …

Silver and gold nanoparticles for antimicrobial purposes against multi-drug resistance bacteria

N Rabiee, S Ahmadi, O Akhavan, R Luque - Materials, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Several pieces of research have been done on transition metal nanoparticles and their
nanocomplexes as research on their physical and chemical properties and their relationship …

Carotenoids from fungi and microalgae: A review on their recent production, extraction, and developments

C Liu, B Hu, Y Cheng, Y Guo, W Yao, H Qian - Bioresource Technology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The demand for carotenoids from natural sources obtained by biological extraction methods
is increasing with the development of biotechnology and the continued awareness of food …

Carotenoids in human skin in vivo: Antioxidant and photo-protectant role against external and internal stressors

ME Darvin, J Lademann, J von Hagen, SB Lohan… - Antioxidants, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The antioxidant system of the human body plays a crucial role in maintaining redox
homeostasis and has an important protective function. Carotenoids have pronounced …

Innovative extraction technologies of bioactive compounds from plant by-products for textile colorants and antimicrobial agents

TL Nguyen, A Ora, ST Häkkinen, A Ritala… - Biomass conversion and …, 2024‏ - Springer
The agriculture and horticulture industries generate many by-products while processing
commodities, leading to significant environmental and societal dilemmas. Bioactive …

Bioactive hybrid metal-organic framework (MOF)-based nanosensors for optical detection of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen

N Rabiee, Y Fatahi, S Ahmadi, N Abbariki… - Science of The Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Fast, efficient, and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen is pivotal to control the
spread and reduce the mortality of COVID-19. Nevertheless, the sensitivity of available …

Crystalline polysaccharides: a review

F Seidi, MK Yazdi, M Jouyandeh, S Habibzadeh… - Carbohydrate …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The biodegradability and mechanical properties of polysaccharides are dependent on their
architecture (linear or branched) as well as their crystallinity (size of crystals and crystallinity …

Nano-delivery systems for food bioactive compounds in cancer: Prevention, therapy, and clinical applications

IRS Vieira, CA Conte-Junior - Critical Reviews in Food Science …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Bioactive compounds represent a broad class of dietary metabolites derived from fruits and
vegetables, such as polyphenols, carotenoids and glucosinolates with potential for cancer …

Alginate gel-based carriers for encapsulation of carotenoids: on challenges and applications

M Milivojević, A Popović, I Pajić-Lijaković, I Šoštarić… - Gels, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Sodium alginate is one of the most interesting and the most investigated and applied
biopolymers due to its advantageous properties. Among them, easy, simple, mild, rapid, non …