Fabrication of zein/quaternized chitosan nanoparticles for the encapsulation and protection of curcumin

Abstract

In this article, we report the successful assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) from a water-soluble chitosan (CS) derivative (<italic>N</italic>-(2-hydroxyl)propyl-3-trimethyl ammonium chitosan chloride, HTCC) and zein <italic>via</italic> a low-energy phase separation method.