Folate-Modified Chitosan 5-Flourouraci Nanoparticles-Embedded Calcium Alginate Beads for Colon Targeted Delivery

• Main Authors: Shafi Ullah (Author), Asif Nawaz (Author), Arshad Farid (Author), Muhammad Shahid Latif (Author), Muhammad Fareed (Author), Shakira Ghazanfar (Author), Charis M. Galanakis (Author), Abdulhakeem S. Alamri (Author), Majid Alhomrani (Author), Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gel beads are formed when alginate acid reacts with divalent cations, particularly Ca²⁺. As a result of this feature, it is one of the best materials for making gel beads. Furthermore, it swells only slightly at acidic pH, resulting in stable alginate acid beads, but swells an...