Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles by nanoprecipitation and their ability as a drug nanocarrier

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Ana Guadalupe Luque-Alcaraz · Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo

Jaime Lizardi‐Mendoza · Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo

Francisco M. Goycoolea · University of Münster

Inocencio Higuera‐Ciapara · Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco

Waldo Argüelles‐Monal · Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo

Abstract

This study was aimed to understand the physical processes underlying nanoprecipitation of chitosan, their influence on the characteristics of nanoparticles and to assess their capacity as drug nanocarrier.

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Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

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Published in: RSC Advances

Volume 6, Issue 64, pp. 59250-59256

DOI: 10.1039/c6ra06563e

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Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles by nanoprecipitation and their ability as a drug nanocarrier

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