Natural polymers-based materials: A contribution to a greener future

ACQ Silva, AJD Silvestre, C Vilela, CSR Freire - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural polymers have emerged as promising candidates for the sustainable development
of materials in areas ranging from food packaging and biomedicine to energy storage and …

Nanocelluloses as new generation materials: Natural resources, structure-related properties, engineering nanostructures, and technical challenges

A Barhoum, VK Rastogi, BK Mahur, A Rastogi… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Valorization of cellulosic biomass by processing it into functional nanoscale building blocks
enables more sustainable use of resources and an expansion of its potential applications …

Functional cellulose-based beads for drug delivery: Preparation, functionalization, and applications

B El Allaoui, H Benzeid, N Zari, R Bouhfid - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
In pharmaceutical technology, maintaining and controlling the rate of drug release is
essential to ensure optimal therapeutic effects, consistent dosage, sustained release, and …

Antimicrobial activity of composites-based on biopolymers

M Bustamante-Torres, B Arcentales-Vera… - Macromol, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microorganisms have developed a resistance against some of the most conventional
antibiotics. These microorganisms can be self-assembled, forming a microbial biofilm. A …

Hydrogel Bioinks of Alginate and Curcumin-Loaded Cellulose Ester-Based Particles for the Biofabrication of Drug-Releasing Living Tissue Analogs

JPF Carvalho, MC Teixeira… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
3D bioprinting is a versatile technique that allows the fabrication of living tissue analogs
through the layer-by-layer deposition of cell-laden biomaterials, viz. bioinks. In this work …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocarriers for anticancer drugs: Challenges and perspectives

AI Alqosaibi - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second most common cause of death globally, surpassed only by
cardiovascular disease. One of the hallmarks of cancer is uncontrolled cell division and …

Preparation of cellulose-based chromatographic medium for biological separation: A review

T Yao, J Song, Y Gan, L Qiao, K Du - Journal of Chromatography A, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellulose is a kind of renewable linear polysaccharide with good safety, hydrophilicity,
biocompatibility and biodegradability and has become a commonly used chromatographic …

Biotechnological innovations in nanocellulose production from waste biomass with a focus on pineapple waste

PK Sarangi, RK Srivastava, UK Sahoo, AK Singh… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
New materials' synthesis and utilization have shown many critical challenges in healthcare
and other industrial sectors as most of these materials are directly or indirectly developed …

Miscanthus and Sorghum as sustainable biomass sources for nanocellulose production

M Babicka, M Woźniak, M Bartkowiak… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In view of the concept of circular economy and the zero waste approach agricultural
residues can be viewed as sustainable and viable biomass resources for nanocellulose …

A Review on Hydrogen Generation by Photo‐, Electro‐, and Photoelectro‐Catalysts Based on Chitosan, Chitin, Cellulose, and Carbon Materials Obtained from These …

S Keshipour, M Hadidi… - Advances in Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biopolymer‐based catalysts like chitosan, chitin, and cellulose offer sustainability and high
efficiency both as the catalyst or catalyst support in a broad range of applications, especially …