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Natural Polymers-Based Materials: A Contribution to a Greener Future by Silva, Ana C Q, Silvestre, Armando J D, Vilela, Carla, Freire, Carmen S R

“…Natural polymers have emerged as promising candidates for the sustainable development of materials in areas ranging from food packaging and biomedicine to…”
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Spherical Cellulose Micro and Nanoparticles: A Review of Recent Developments and Applications by Carvalho, João P. F., Silva, Ana C. Q., Silvestre, Armando J. D., Freire, Carmen S. R., Vilela, Carla

“…Cellulose, the most abundant natural polymer, is a versatile polysaccharide that is being exploited to manufacture innovative blends, composites, and hybrid…”
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Cellulose and protein nanofibrils: Singular biobased nanostructures for the design of sustainable advanced materials by Silva, Ana C Q, Silvestre, Armando J D, Vilela, Carla, Freire, Carmen S R

“…Polysaccharides and proteins are extensively used for the design of advanced sustainable materials. Owing to the high aspect ratio and specific surface area,…”
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Nanocellulose-Based Patches Loaded with Hyaluronic Acid and Diclofenac towards Aphthous Stomatitis Treatment by Carvalho, João P F, Silva, Ana C Q, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena, Pinto, Ricardo J B, Silvestre, Armando J D, Vilela, Carla, Freire, Carmen S R

“…Nanostructured patches composed of bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), hyaluronic acid (HA) and diclofenac (DCF) were developed, envisioning the treatment of…”
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Conductive polysaccharides-based proton-exchange membranes for fuel cell applications: The case of bacterial cellulose and fucoidan by Vilela, Carla, Silva, Ana C.Q., Domingues, Eddy M., Gonçalves, Gil, Martins, Manuel A., Figueiredo, Filipe M.L., Santos, Sónia A.O., Freire, Carmen S.R.

“…•Fully bio-based membranes composed of bacterial cellulose (BC) and fucoidan.•Nanostructured membranes with thermal-oxidative stability in the range…”
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Trilayered nanocellulose-based patches loaded with acyclovir and hyaluronic acid for the treatment of herpetic lesions by Silva, Ana C.Q., Mendes, Maria, Vitorino, Carla, Montejo, Unai, Alonso-Varona, Ana, Silvestre, Armando J.D., Vilela, Carla, Freire, Carmen S.R.

“…This study focuses on the preparation of layered bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) patches for drug delivery and wound healing in the context of herpes labialis…”
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Dissolvable Carboxymethylcellulose Microneedles for Noninvasive and Rapid Administration of Diclofenac Sodium by Silva, Ana C. Q., Pereira, Bárbara, Lameirinhas, Nicole S., Costa, Paulo C., Almeida, Isabel F., Dias‐Pereira, Patrícia, Correia‐Sá, Inês, Oliveira, Helena, Silvestre, Armando J. D., Vilela, Carla, Freire, Carmen S. R.

“…The aim of this study is to prepare dissolvable biopolymeric microneedle (MN) patches composed solely of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), a water‐soluble…”
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