Search Results - "Carbohydrate polymers"

Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano)materials for sustainable water treatment: A review by Nasrollahzadeh, Mahmoud, Sajjadi, Mohaddeseh, Iravani, Siavash, Varma, Rajender S.

“…[Display omitted] •Advancements in water treatment by polysaccharide-derived (nano)catalysts, are described.•Summary of synthetic procedures for realizing…”
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Polysaccharides, Protein and Lipid -Based Natural Edible Films in Food Packaging: A Review by Mohamed, Salah A.A., El-Sakhawy, Mohamed, El-Sakhawy, Mohamed Abdel-Monem

“…•Natural Edible Films in Food Packaging.•Polysaccharide-Based Edible Films.•Animal, Plant and Marine origin polysaccharides. Polysaccharides, such as pectin,…”
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Hyaluronic acid—Based wound dressings: A review by Graça, Mariana F.P., Miguel, Sónia P., Cabral, Cátia S.D., Correia, Ilídio J.

“…[Display omitted] •HA is a biocompatible and biodegradable ECM compound that encourage the wound healing.•HA-based wound dressings present excellent…”
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Wound healing and antimicrobial effect of active secondary metabolites in chitosan-based wound dressings: A review by Moeini, Arash, Pedram, Parisa, Makvandi, Pooyan, Malinconico, Mario, Gomez d'Ayala, Giovanna

“…•Chitosan is one of the most promising biopolymers applied in wound dressings.•Different methods are used for production chitosan-based wound dressing…”
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Cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibrils based hydrogels for biomedical applications by Du, Haishun, Liu, Wei, Zhang, Miaomiao, Si, Chuanling, Zhang, Xinyu, Li, Bin

“…•Preparation of CNCs and CNFs was briefly introduced.•Fabrication of CNCs and CNFs based hydrogels was elaborated.•Emerging methods such as 3D printing were…”
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Egg-box model-based gelation of alginate and pectin: A review by Cao, Lianqi, Lu, Wei, Mata, Analucia, Nishinari, Katsuyoshi, Fang, Yapeng

“…[Display omitted] •Chemical structure affected the gelation of alginate and pectin in a different way•pH, temperature and co-solute can significantly influence…”
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Bacterial cellulose production, properties and applications with different culture methods – A review by Wang, Jing, Tavakoli, Javad, Tang, Youhong

“…•Comprehensively review 3 common BC production methods, i.e., static culture; agitated culture; bioreactor.•Detailed discuss BC production methods with their…”
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Alginate-based composite materials for wound dressing application:A mini review by Varaprasad, Kokkarachedu, Jayaramudu, Tippabattini, Kanikireddy, Vimala, Toro, Claudio, Sadiku, Emmanuel Rotimi

“…[Display omitted] •This review aims to present the importance of sodium alginate-based materials in wound dressing applications.•Presently available forms of…”
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A comprehensive review of techniques for natural fibers as reinforcement in composites: Preparation, processing and characterization by M.R., Sanjay, Siengchin, Suchart, Parameswaranpillai, Jyotishkumar, Jawaid, Mohammad, Pruncu, Catalin Iulian, Khan, Anish

“…[Display omitted] •Environmental concerns have fortified scientists to produce novel composites.•This review presents the commonly used processing techniques…”
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Recent advances in cellulose and its derivatives for oilfield applications by Liu, Kun, Du, Haishun, Zheng, Ting, Liu, Huayu, Zhang, Meng, Zhang, Rui, Li, Haiming, Xie, Hongxiang, Zhang, Xinyu, Ma, Mingguo, Si, Chuanling

“…[Display omitted] •Properties and preparation of cellulose and its derivatives were introduced.•Application progress of cellulose and its derivatives in…”
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Biological activities and pharmaceutical applications of polysaccharide from natural resources: A review by Yu, Yue, Shen, Mingyue, Song, Qianqian, Xie, Jianhua

“…•Interest in natural polysaccharides is increasing rapidly.•Various biological activities of polysaccharides were summarized.•Application of polysaccharides in…”
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Chitosan nanoparticles loaded with clove essential oil: Characterization, antioxidant and antibacterial activities by Hadidi, Milad, Pouramin, Shiva, Adinepour, Fateme, Haghani, Shaghayegh, Jafari, Seid Mahdi

“…[Display omitted] •Clove essential oil (CEO) was encapsulated into chitosan nanoparticles.•FTIR, X-ray diffraction and DSC confirmed the successful loading of…”
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Recent advances in heavy metal removal by chitosan based adsorbents by Upadhyay, Utkarsh, Sreedhar, I., Singh, Satyapaul A., Patel, Chetan M., Anitha, K.L.

“…•Cross-linking can increase stability of chitosan but may decrease adsorption capacity.•Complexation is the main mechanism via which chitosan functions as an…”
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Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review by Hamedi, Hamid, Moradi, Sara, Hudson, Samuel M., Tonelli, Alan E.

“…Advanced development of chitosan hydrogels has led to new drug delivery systems that can release their active ingredients in response to environmental stimuli…”
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Alginate hydrogels for bone tissue engineering, from injectables to bioprinting: A review by Hernández-González, Aurora C., Téllez-Jurado, Lucía, Rodríguez-Lorenzo, Luis M.

“…[Display omitted] •Ionic gelling ability is a key parameter for alginate’s injectable biomaterials.•Alginate properties can be tuned by chemical modification…”
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Chitosan: A review of molecular structure, bioactivities and interactions with the human body and micro-organisms by Kou, Shijie (Gabriel), Peters, Linda, Mucalo, Michael

“…Chitosan has many desirable attributes e.g. antimicrobial properties and promoting wound healing, and is used in various applications. This article first…”
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Sodium alginate reinforced polyacrylamide/xanthan gum double network ionic hydrogels for stress sensing and self-powered wearable device applications by Li, Tuo, Wei, Huige, Zhang, Yingying, Wan, Tong, Cui, Dapeng, Zhao, Shixiang, Zhang, Teng, Ji, Yanxiu, Algadi, Hassan, Guo, Zhanhu, Chu, Liqiang, Cheng, Bowen

“…Strong and ductile sodium alginate (SA) reinforced polyacrylamide (PAM)/xanthan gum (XG) double network ionic hydrogels were constructed for stress sensing and…”
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Chitosan-based nanoparticles against bacterial infections by Rashki, Somaye, Asgarpour, Kasra, Tarrahimofrad, Hossein, Hashemipour, Maryam, Ebrahimi, Mohammad Saeid, Fathizadeh, Hadis, Khorshidi, Ahmad, Khan, Haroon, Marzhoseyni, Zeynab, Salavati-Niasari, Masoud, Mirzaei, Hamed

“…•Bacterial infections in serious burns have been a constant threat to human health throughout history.•Chitosan has significant antibacterial activity against…”
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Chitosan-based hydrogels: From preparation to biomedical applications by Pellá, Michelly C.G., Lima-Tenório, Michele K., Tenório-Neto, Ernandes T., Guilherme, Marcos R., Muniz, Edvani C., Rubira, Adley F.

“…•Recent works based on hydrogels were reviewed.•A summary of the approaches for synthesis of chitosan-based hydrogels was given.•It was provided descriptions…”
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Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide modulates gut microbiota and immune cell function to inhibit inflammation and tumorigenesis in colon by Guo, Cuiling, Guo, Dandan, Fang, Liu, Sang, Tingting, Wu, Jianjun, Guo, Chengjie, Wang, Yujie, Wang, Ying, Chen, Chaojie, Chen, Jiajun, Chen, Rong, Wang, Xingya

“…This study investigated the effects of water-soluble polysaccharide extracted from the sporoderm-removed spores of Ganoderma lucidum (GLP) against…”
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