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| Title |
Preparation, characterization, and potential application of chitosan, chitosan derivatives, and chitosan metal nanoparticles in pharmaceutical drug delivery
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| Published in |
Drug Design, Development and Therapy, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/dddt.s99651 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tarek A Ahmed, Bader M Aljaeid |
| Abstract |
Naturally occurring polymers, particularly of the polysaccharide type, have been used pharmaceutically for the delivery of a wide variety of therapeutic agents. Chitosan, the second abundant naturally occurring polysaccharide next to cellulose, is a biocompatible and biodegradable mucoadhesive polymer that has been extensively used in the preparation of micro-as well as nanoparticles. The prepared particles have been exploited as a potential carrier for different therapeutic agents such as peptides, proteins, vaccines, DNA, and drugs for parenteral and nonparenteral administration. Therapeutic agent-loaded chitosan micro- or nanoparticles were found to be more stable, permeable, and bioactive. In this review, we are highlighting the different methods of preparation and characterization of chitosan micro- and nanoparticles, while reviewing the pharmaceutical applications of these particles in drug delivery. Moreover, the roles of chitosan derivatives and chitosan metal nanoparticles in drug delivery have been illustrated. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 901 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 899 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 133 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 130 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 99 | 11% |
| Researcher | 71 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 46 | 5% |
| Other | 120 | 13% |
| Unknown | 302 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 122 | 14% |
| Chemistry | 93 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 74 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 64 | 7% |
| Engineering | 48 | 5% |
| Other | 154 | 17% |
| Unknown | 346 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 October 2022.
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#7,786,691
of 25,394,764 outputs
Outputs from Drug Design, Development and Therapy
#525
of 2,270 outputs
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#113,311
of 399,860 outputs
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#24
of 81 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 2,270 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.1. This one has done well, scoring higher than 76% of its peers.
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