Small-intestine-specific delivery of antidiabetic extracts from withania coagulans using polysaccharide-based enteric-coated nanoparticles

• Main Authors: Sampathkumar, Kaarunya, Riyajan, Siriporn, Tan, Chiew Kei, Demokritou, Philip, Chudapongse, Nuannoi, Loo, Joachim Say Chye
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Chitosan; Delivery System
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139324
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Withania coagulans is an Indian medicinal herb, the natural extracts of which are purported to have health-benefiting properties. In this study, the extract was encapsulated in nature-derived polymers with the aim of enhancing its bioavailability. The aqueous extract obtained from the plant W. coagu...