Open Access<p>Biocompatibility, Cytotoxicity, Antimicrobial and Epigenetic Effects of Novel Chitosan-Based Quercetin Nanohydrogel in Human Cancer Cells</p>
Author(s) -
Sepideh Abbaszadeh,
Marzieh Rashidipour,
Peyman Khosravi,
Soroosh Shahryarhesami,
Behnam Ashrafi,
Mozhgan Kaviani,
Mostafa Moradi Sarabi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s263013
Subject(s) - chitosan , quercetin , cytotoxicity , zeta potential , nuclear chemistry , biocompatibility , antimicrobial , chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , materials science , antioxidant , nanotechnology , biochemistry , in vitro , organic chemistry , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , engineering
Previous studies have reported that quercetin (Q) has a potential antibacterial and anticancer activity. However, its application is limited by many important factors including high hydrophobicity and low absorption.