Zein-Based Nanocarriers: Advances in Oral Drug Delivery

Oral administration remains the preferred drug delivery route but faces formidable gastrointestinal barriers, including enzymatic degradation, solubility limitations, and poor epithelial absorption. Zein-based nanocarriers (ZBNs), derived from maize prolamin, provide a transformative platform to add...

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Published in:	Pharmaceutics
Main Authors:	Yuxin Liu, Dongyu An, Xiangjian Meng, Shiming Deng, Guijin Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Subjects:	zein nanocarriers oral delivery gastrointestinal barriers protein
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/17/7/944