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Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-6403.jtrr-17-1840
Anamarija RoginaCorresponding author
Up till now, chitosan has confirmed its versatile application in skin, cartilage and bone tissue engineering, as well as in drug delivery applications. This study is focused on enzymatic degradation of porous chitosan structures usually designed for mentioned purposes. In vitro degradation was monit…
May 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4829.jen-18-2043
Palanivel RameshthangamCorresponding author
Disposal of chitin wastes from crustacean shell can cause environmental and health hazards. Chitin is a well known abundant natural polymer extracted after deproteinization and demineralization of the shell wastes of shrimp, crab, lobster, and krill. Extraction of chitin and its derivatives from was…
Jan 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-12-183
Supriya D. MahajanCorresponding author
Gold nanorods (GNRs) are plasmonic nanostructures by virtue of their size-dependent optical properties, offer a bionanotechnology platform in areas of bioimaging, drug delivery etc for disease diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. GNRs are more sensitive to changes in local environments, and offer stro…
Nov 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-12-119
Bipul NathCorresponding author
The purpose of the research is to evaluate Sterculiaurens gum as a carrier for oral colon targeted drug delivery system. Sterculia gum has been reported to have wide pharmaceutical applications such as tablet binder, disintegrant, gelling agent and as a controlled release polymer, but it has not bee…