Farnaz Dabbagh Moghaddam, Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare, Mahnaz Hassanpour, Francesca Romana Bertani, Azam Serajian, Seyedeh Farnaz Ziaei, Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos, Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany, Pooyan Makvandi, Siavash Iravani, Yi Xu
Cancer, a global health challenge of utmost severity, necessitates innovative approaches beyond conventional treatments (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy). Unfortunately, these approaches frequently fail to achieve comprehensive cancer control, characterized by inefficacy, non-specific drug distribution, and the emergence of adverse side effects. Nanoscale systems based on natural polymers like chitosan have garnered significant attention as promising platforms for cancer diagnosis and therapy owing to chitosan's inherent biocompatibility, biodegradability, nontoxicity, and ease of functionalization...
April 15, 2024: Carbohydrate Polymers