Anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal applications of cellulose and its derivatives: Novel formulations

Document Type : Mini-Review

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1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

2 Islamic Azad University, Science and Research, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/mnba.2024.440922.1056

Abstract

Cellulose as the most abundant biopolymer has shown a variety of pharmaceutical and nutritional applications. Modification and functionalization of this herbal and bacterial biopolymer are employed to increase its bioavailability and biodegradability features. This polymer has desirable biocompatibility in physiological conditions, which has led to its application in food packaging and biomedical formulation. Various antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anticancer effects have been reported for micro or nanoformulations of functionalized celluloses or cellulose derivatives with therapeutic agents. Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC), and bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) can be employed as micro and nanoforms of cellulose in biomedical fields. In this mini-review, novel formulations of these micro and nanomaterials of cellulose and its derivatives have been evaluated according to recent advances.

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Anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal applications of cellulose and its derivatives: Novel formulations

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© 2024 by the MNBA. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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  • Receive Date: 31 January 2024
  • Revise Date: 24 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 25 March 2024

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