ReviewPolymers2022
Zein Microparticles and Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems.
Review in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Plant-Derived Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery: A Unified Framework Integrating Extracellular Vesicles, Engineered Phytocarriers, Hybrid Platforms, and Bioinspired Systems.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Antibacterial properties of polydopamine-modified ZnO nanoparticles composite films for oral therapeutic applications.Discover nano · 2026Article
- Influence of zein-coated magnesium oxide nanoparticle reinforcement on the flexural strength of polymeric denture base resins.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Article
- Preparation and Characterization of Zein-Phosphate Nanoparticles by Nanoprecipitation Method with Potential Use as Fertilizer.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Production and processing of zein nanoparticles as structural colorants.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Zein Nanoparticles Loaded withNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Production of Hydrophobic Microparticles at Safe-To-Inject Sizes for Intravascular Administration.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Safety of Zein Nanoparticles on Human Innate Immunity and Inflammation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Drug Delivery Systems of Betulin and Its Derivatives: An Overview.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Zein-Based Nanoparticles as Active Platforms for Sustainable Applications: Recent Advances and Perspectives.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Zein/Polysaccharide Nanoscale Electrostatic Complexes: Preparation, Drug Encapsulation and Antibacterial Properties.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Enhanced Antimicrobial Properties of Polymeric Denture Materials Modified with Zein-Coated Inorganic Nanoparticles.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Article
- Research advances in Zein-based nano-delivery systems.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Enhanced oral bioavailability of cannabidiol by flexible zein nanoparticles:Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Zein-Based Nanoparticles Improve the Therapeutic Efficacy of a TrkB Agonist toward Alzheimer's Disease.ACS chemical neuroscience · 2023Article
- Contemporary Aspects of Designing Marine Polysaccharide Microparticles as Drug Carriers for Biomedical Application.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Zein as an Effective Carrier for Hesperidin Delivery Systems with Improved Prebiotic Potential.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles Loaded with Flavonoids: A Promising Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
Zein is a natural, biocompatible, and biodegradable polymer widely used in the pharmaceutical, biomedical, and packaging fields because of its low water vapor permeability, antibacterial activity, and hydrophobicity. It is a vegetal protein extracted from renewable resources (it is the major storage protein from corn). There has been growing attention to producing zein-based drug delivery systems in the recent years. Being a hydrophobic biopolymer, it is used in the controlled and targeted delivery of active principles. This review examines the present-day landscape of zein-based microparticles and nanoparticles, focusing on the different techniques used to obtain particles, the optimization of process parameters, advantages, disadvantages, and final applications.
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