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ArticleBiopolymers2025

Effect of Surface Properties of Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles in the Skin-Diffusion Rate.

Luciana Ramírez, David Corral, Itandehui Betanzo, Deyanira Rodarte, Kanchan Chauhan, Rafael Vazquez-Duhalt

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Article in Biopolymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Luciana RamírezSchool of Medicine, Centro de Estudios Universidad Xochicalco, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
David CorralSchool of Medicine, Centro de Estudios Universidad Xochicalco, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Itandehui BetanzoCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Deyanira RodarteLaboratory of Histology, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Kanchan ChauhanCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Rafael Vazquez-DuhaltCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1612-2996

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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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Abstract

Skin diseases may cause rash, inflammation, itchiness, and other important skin changes, including dysplasia. Some skin conditions may be due to genetic and lifestyle factors and immune-mediated factors. The current skin disease treatment can include oral medication, topical cream, or ointments. Nanotechnology is revolutionizing the drug delivery systems, increasing the time life of active therapeutic compounds and improving the treatment efficiency. This work hypothesizes that varying the surface properties of chitosan nanoparticles (Ch-NPs) can modulate their diffusion through dermal tissue. Thus, Ch-NPs were synthesized, and their surface was modified with polyethylene glycol, oxalic acid, and linoleic acid for transdermal therapy. The different Ch-NPs were labeled with a fluorophore, and the dermal diffusion was measured on human skin by histological preparations and fluorescent microscopy. The surface properties of nanoparticles were shown to play an essential role in skin diffusion rate. Surface modification with a lipophilic moiety such as linoleic fatty acid showed a diffusion rate of 7.23 mm

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ChitosanNanoparticlesSkinAdministration, CutaneousDiffusionDrug Delivery SystemsHumansLinoleic AcidPolyethylene GlycolsSkin AbsorptionSurface PropertiesChitosanLinoleic AcidPolyethylene Glycolschitosan nanoparticledrug deliverynanoparticle surfaceskin diseasestransdermal administration

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PMCPMC11831719

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