Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a methacrylate or acrylate modified polysaccharide; or a single-chain polysaccharide methacrylate or acrylate-based nanoparticle, having a surface tension measured by Du Noüy Ring method equal to or lower than 63 mN/m, as oil-in-water emulsion stabilizer; and an oil-in-water emulsion stabilizer composition, and an oil-in-water emulsion containing them. It also relates to processes for their preparation, and their uses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-dispersible single-chain dextran methacrylate or acrylate based nanoconjugate, which comprises a water-dispersible single-chain dextran methacrylate or acrylate based nanoparticle and one or more hydrophilic active ingredients, and having: a particle size from 3 nm to 50 nm, a zeta potential from ?25 mV to +20 mV, a percentage of intra-molecular crosslinking from 3% to 45% molar % of the total amount of monomer units present in the dextran methacrylate or acrylate chain, and a drug loading from 20% to 40% by weight of the drug in relation to the total weight of the nanoconjugate. It also relates to processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and their use in therapy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a copolymer having the following formula (II): wherein: A1 is a linker, preferably an enzyme cleavable peptide sequence, and y is 0 or 1; AA is a residue of a hydrophobic amino acid; x is an integer comprised between 17 and 270; n is an integer comprised between 5 and 170; and m is an integer comprised between 0 and 80; optionally in the presence of a co-surfactant, as surfactant for the stabilization of an emulsion at a pH between 4 and 6.5.