Quercetin-Crosslinked Chitosan Films for Controlled Release of Antimicrobial Drugs.

Natural polymer-based films, due to their favorable biological and mechanical properties, have demonstrated great potential as coatings for biomedical applications. Among them, chitosan films have been widely studied both as coating materials and as controlled drug release systems. Crosslinkers are often used to tune chitosan's crosslinking degree and thus to control the drug release kinetics.

Characterization and Application of Pomegranate Epicarp Extracts as Functional Ingredients in a Typical Brazilian Pastry Product.

Currently, there is a clear tendency to incorporate natural ingredients into food and pharmaceutical formulations. Besides being well-accepted by consumers, these ingredients have less adverse side effects than their artificial counterparts. The pomegranate processing industry produces large quantities of by-products that are discarded as bio-residues, despite containing bioactive compounds.