Nanocrystalline cellulose, an environmental friendly nanoparticle for pharmaceutical application – a quick study

• Main Authors: Song, Yee Kai, Chew, Irene Mei Leng, Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw, Tan, Khang Wei
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57649/1/57649.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57649/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) is probably the most abundant nano material can be found in nature. It offers not only substantial environmental advantage due to its intrinsic biocompatibility and biodegradability, but also outstanding aspect ratio, tension modulus, bioavailability and permeability....