Cellulose Amphiphilic Materials: Chemistry, Process and Applications

Pharmaceutics

Ahmed Salama¹  Anna Borriello²  Vincenzo Guarino²  Simona Zuppolini²  Iriczalli Cruz-Maya² 

[1] Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Center, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza P.O. Box 12622, Egypt;Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy, Mostra d’Oltremare, Pad. 20, 80125 Naples, Italy;

关键词: biopolymers;    polysaccharides;    drug delivery;    antibacterial inhibition;   

DOI  :  10.3390/pharmaceutics14020386

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In the last decade, amphiphilic cellulose (AC) is emerging as attractive biomaterial for different therapeutic use, due to its unique chemical and physical properties. Using it as alternative to synthetic polymers, AC opens up new avenues to prepare new bio-sustainable materials with low impact in the cellular environment. Herein, most recent methods to synthesize and processing AC materials from different sources—i.e., cellulose nanofibers, bacterial cellulose, cellulose derivatives—will be discussed. By an accurate optimization of morphology and surface chemistry, it is possible to develop innovative amphiphilic platforms, promising for a wide range of biomedical applications, from drug delivery to molecular/particle adsorption.

【 授权许可】

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