Recent advances in chitosan-based applications—a review

C Thambiliyagodage, M Jayanetti, A Mendis… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan derived from chitin has gathered much interest as a biopolymer due to its known
and possible broad applications. Chitin is a nitrogen-enriched polymer abundantly present …

Functional silver nanoparticles synthesis from sustainable point of view: 2000 to 2023‒A review on game changing materials

KMF Hasan, L Xiaoyi, Z Shaoqin, PG Horváth, M Bak… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The green and facile synthesis of metallic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is getting
tremendous attention for exploring superior applications because of their small dimensions …

Eco-friendly mycogenic synthesis of ZnO and CuO nanoparticles for in vitro antibacterial, antibiofilm, and antifungal applications

AA Mohamed, M Abu-Elghait, NE Ahmed… - Biological trace element …, 2021 - Springer
Mycogenic synthesis of medically applied zinc oxide (ZnO) and copper oxide (CuO)
nanoparticles (NPs) were exploited using Penicillium chrysogenum. The biogenesis and …

Antibacterial activities of hexadecanoic acid methyl ester and green‐synthesized silver nanoparticles against multidrug‐resistant bacteria

MT Shaaban, MF Ghaly… - Journal of basic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Antibacterial drug resistance is considered one of the biggest threats to human health
worldwide, and the overuse of antibiotics accelerates this problem. Multidrug‐resistant …

Recent advances of chitosan-based polymers in biomedical applications and environmental protection

S Fatullayeva, D Tagiyev, N Zeynalov… - Journal of Polymer …, 2022 - Springer
Interest in polymer-based biomaterials such as chitosan and its modifications and also the
methods of their application in various fields of science is uninterruptedly growing. Owing to …

Sustainable synthesis of novel green-based nanoparticles for therapeutic interventions and environmental remediation

S Singh, H Tiwari, A Verma, P Gupta… - ACS Synthetic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The advancement in nanotechnology has completely revolutionized various fields, including
pharmaceutical sciences, and streamlined the potential therapeutic of many diseases that …

Green synthesis of antibacterial and cytotoxic silver nanoparticles by Piper nigrum seed extract and development of antibacterial silver based chitosan nanocomposite

P Kanniah, P Chelliah, JR Thangapandi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, we have used seed extract of P. nigrum as an effective reducing agent
for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and silver based chitosan nanocomposite …

An updated review on silver nanoparticles in biomedicine

O Gherasim, RA Puiu, AC Bîrcă, AC Burdușel… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) represent one of the most explored categories of
nanomaterials for new and improved biomaterials and biotechnologies, with impressive use …

Synthesis and characterization of chitosan/silver nanocomposite using rutin for antibacterial, antioxidant and photocatalytic applications

CN Nandana, M Christeena, D Bharathi - Journal of Cluster Science, 2021 - Springer
The present study reports an eco-friendly synthesis of chitosan/silver (CS/Ag)
nanocomposite using rutin by a bio-inspired method. The formation of brown color and UV …

Graphene oxide decorated with cellulose and copper nanoparticle as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of malachite green

H Khawaja, E Zahir, MA Asghar, MA Asghar - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the graphene oxide surface was modified by grafting of nanocellulose and
copper nanoparticles to promote the surface charge and adsorption efficiency for malachite …