Zein-based nanofibres for drug delivery: Classes and current applications

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 21, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 3199-3207

  Zhang, Yong ^a,b   Cui, Lili ^c   Chen, Yan ^a   Zhang, Heng ^a   Zhong, Jian ^d   Sun, Yanan ^a   Shi, Nianqiu ^a,e   Li, Chunlei ^b   Kong, Wei ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Shijiazhuang Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd   (China)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e JILIN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biomedical application; Biopolymer; Immunogenicity; Zein

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHLOROFORM; CITRIC ACID; EXCIPIENT; GLYCEROL; HYALURONIC ACID; METHANOL; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NANOCARRIER; NANOFIBER; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLYSORBATE 40; POVIDONE; QUANTUM DOT; RIBOFLAVIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ZEIN; BIOMATERIAL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG RELEASE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSPINNING; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; NANOPHARMACEUTICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; SURFACE TENSION; WOUND HEALING; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; NANOMEDICINE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NANOFIBERS; NANOMEDICINE; ZEIN;

EID: 84938584584     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: 18734286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1381612821666150531170448     Document Type: Article

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