Chitosan coated magnetic cellulose nanowhisker as a drug delivery system for potential colorectal cancer treatment.

• Main Authors: Yusefi, Mostafa, Shameli, Kamyar, Lee-Kiun, Michiele Soon, Teow, Sin-Yeang, Moeini, Hassan, Ali, Roshafima Rasit, Kia, Pooneh, Jie, Chia Jing
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105467/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123388

Polysaccharide-based magnetic nanocomposites can eminently illuminate several attractive features as anticancer drug carriers. In this study, rice straw-based cellulose nanowhisker (CNW) was used as solid support for Fe3O4 nanofillers to synthesize magnetic CNW. Then, cross-linked chitosan-coated ma...