ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2021
Chitosan Nanoparticles for Antiviral Drug Delivery: A Novel Route for COVID-19 Treatment.
Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Carbapenemase-mediated resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates: molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial potential of chitosan nanoparticles.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Chitosan nanoparticles: Green synthesis, biological activities, and sustainable frontiers in targeted drug delivery and cancer nanomedicine - A comprehensive review.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- Efficient Delivery of SARS-CoV-2 Plasmid DNA in HEK-293T Cells Using Chitosan Nanoparticles.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hydroxychloroquine-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles Induce Anticancer Activity in A549 Lung Cancer Cells: Design, BSA Binding, Molecular Docking, Mechanistic, and Biological Evaluation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Chitosan Hydrogels Cross-Linked with Trimesic Acid for the Delivery of 5-Fluorouracil in Cancer Therapy.Pharmaceutics · 2023Article
- Inhibition of H3N2 Influenza Virus Induced Apoptosis by Selenium Nanoparticles with Chitosan through ROS-Mediated Signaling Pathways.ACS omega · 2023Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Chitosan has been investigated in several biological fields, including drug and gene delivery, tissue engineering antiviral and immunological adjuvant methods. It's a cationic copolymer of N-acetyl glucosamine and D-glucosamine with different molecular chain lengths, compositions, and sequences than N-acetyl glucosamine and D-glucosamine. It is biocompatible and cyto-compatible, as well as recyclable and bioresorbable. As effective drug delivery methods, chitosan nanoparticles are shaped into several pathways. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of its antiviral application as a nanocarrier for antiviral medications, highlighting the benefits, limitations, and downsides. In this review, we will report the most recent COVID-19 vaccination advances. It will also be discussed what the future holds for chitosan nanoparticles in the treatment of coronaviruses.
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