Recent advances in food-packing, pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of zein and zein-based materials

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 22438-22470

  Corradini, Elisângela ^a   Curti, Priscila S ^a   Meniqueti, Adriano B ^b   Martins, Alessandro F ^a,c   Rubira, Adley F ^c   Muniz, Edvani Curti ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomedical application; Colloidal particles of zein; Drug delivery; Food packing; Zein; Zein hydrolysates applied for reducing blood pressure; Zein based materials

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DRUG CARRIER; MICROSPHERE; NANOFIBER; NUTRACEUTICAL; POLYMER; ZEIN; DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIORESORBABLE SCAFFOLD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BONE REGENERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROSPINNING; FILM; FOOD PACKAGING; GERMINATION; HUMAN; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WATER ABSORPTION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; TRENDS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ZEA MAYS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; ZEIN;

EID: 84919360133     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151222438     Document Type: Review

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