Targeted gastrointestinal delivery of nutraceuticals with polysaccharide-based coatings

• Main Authors: Sampathkumar, Kaarunya, Loo, Joachim Say Chye
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Bioavailability; Chitosan; Delivery Systems; Encapsulation; Nanoaprticles
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155037
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Oral delivery is one of the facile methods for the administration of active ingredients (AI) like nutraceuticals and drugs. However, its intrinsic disadvantages include poor absorption and bioavailability, degradation of the AI during transit through the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT), and a lack of...