Antitumor effect of therapeutic HPV DNA vaccines with chitosan-based nanodelivery systems [PDF]
, 2014 Cervical cancer is the second-most-common cause of malignancies in women worldwide, and the oncogenic activity of the human papilloma virus types (HPV) E7 protein has a crucial role in anogenital tumors.
Atyabi, F. +8 more
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Nanoparticles of Chitosan Loaded Ciprofloxacin: Fabrication and Antimicrobial Activity [PDF]
Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2017 Purpose: Chitosan is a natural mucoadhesive polymer with antibacterial activity. In the present study, chitosan (CS) nanoparticles were investigated as a vehicle for delivery of antibiotic, ciprofloxacin hydrochloride. Methods: Ionotropic gelation method
Zahra Sobhani +3 more
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Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity of chitosan-alginate nanoparticles: a targeted therapy for cutaneous pathogens. [PDF]
, 2013 Advances in nanotechnology have demonstrated potential application of nanoparticles (NPs) for effective and targeted drug delivery. Here we investigated the antimicrobial and immunological properties and the feasibility of using NPs to deliver ...
Blecher-Paz, Karin +10 more
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Alginate-coated chitosan nanoparticles for pH-dependent release of tamoxifen citrate
Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 2022 Chitosan-based nano-sized particles increase the penetration of the drug through the narrow junction into the bloodstream and target the specific site.
Muhammad Khurram Waqas +5 more
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SOLID STATE MORPHOLOGY AND SIZE TUNING OF NANOSTRUCTURED PLATINUM USING MACROMOLECULAR COMPLEXES [PDF]
, 2015 Indexación: Web of Science; Scielo.The macromolecular complexes Chitosan●(PtCl2)n and PSP-co-4-PVP●(PtCl2)n, were prepared from the respective polymer and PtCl2 in metal:polymer molar ratios 1:1 and 1:5. Pyrolisis of the macromolecular complexes Chitosan●
BAEZ, RODRIGO +3 more
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Nanostructured Chitosan-Based Biomaterials for Sustained and Colon-Specific Resveratrol Release [PDF]
, 2019 In the present work, we demonstrate the preparation of chitosan-based composites as vehicles of the natural occurring multi-drug resveratrol (RES). Such systems are endowed with potential therapeutic effects on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ...
Benito Hernández, Elena María +5 more
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Chitosan Nanoparticles as Oral Drug Carriers
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 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, and poor bioavailability, oral administration stands out as the most widely used route for therapeutic treatments, though it may not always be the most effective route.
Omar Rodrigo Guadarrama-Escobar +10 more
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Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Background Mitochondrial complex ΙΙ has a unique biological role owing to its participation in both the citric acid cycle and the electron transport chain.
Eman M. Ragab +3 more
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Nanorods of Well-Defined Length and Monodisperse Cross-Section Obtained from Electrostatic Complexation of Nanoparticles with a Semiflexible Biopolymer [PDF]
, 2012 We show by combining small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) that anionic silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) assemble into well-defined 1D cluster when mixed with a dilute solution of semiflexible chitosan ...
Boué, François +4 more
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Preparation and Characterization of Blank and Nerolidol-Loaded Chitosan–Alginate Nanoparticles
Nanomaterials, 2022 Recently, there has been a growing interest in using natural products as treatment alternatives in several diseases. Nerolidol is a natural product which has been shown to have protective effects in several conditions.
Rahaf M. Ahmad +5 more
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