[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-based nanostructured biomaterials: Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications

M Ul-Islam, KF Alabbosh, S Manan, S Khan… - Advanced Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan is obtained from chitin, which is abundantly found in crustaceans and obtained
through various methods. The demineralization, deproteinization, discoloration, and …

Chitosan: sources, processing and modification techniques

A Pellis, GM Guebitz, GS Nyanhongo - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, a copolymer of glucosamine and N-acetyl glucosamine, is derived from chitin.
Chitin is found in cell walls of crustaceans, fungi, insects and in some algae …

[PDF][PDF] Silk hydrogel for tissue engineering: a review

KKR Ealla, VP Veeraraghavan, NR Ravula… - The Journal of …, 2022 - thejcdp.com
Aim: This review aims to explore the importance of silk hydrogel and its potential in tissue
engineering (TE). Background: Tissue engineering is a procedure that incorporates cells …

Breaking the clean room barrier: exploring low-cost alternatives for microfluidic devices

CF Rodríguez, V Andrade-Pérez, MC Vargas… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microfluidics is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses both science and engineering,
which aims to design and fabricate devices capable of manipulating extremely low volumes …

Application of silk-fibroin-based hydrogels in tissue engineering

Y Lyu, Y Liu, H He, H Wang - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silk fibroin (SF) is an excellent protein-based biomaterial produced by the degumming and
purification of silk from cocoons of the Bombyx mori through alkali or enzymatic treatments …

Chitosan reduced in-situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles on paper towards fabricating highly sensitive, stable uniform SERS substrates for sensing applications

SK Srivastava, GS Oggu, A Rayaprolu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful surface-sensitive
technique for molecular analysis. Its use is limited due to high cost, non-flexible rigid …

Tuning hydrophobicity of paper substrates for effective colorimetric detection of glucose and nucleic acids

S Sudarsan, P Shetty, R Chinnappan… - Analytical and Bioanalytical …, 2023 - Springer
This study investigated the colorimetric response of standard glucose, serum glucose, and
nucleic acid assays on various paper surfaces with different wettability, including …

Nano-functionalized paper-based IoT enabled devices for point-of-care testing: a review

V Kishnani, S Park, UT Nakate, K Mondal… - Biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Over the last few years, the microfluidics phenomenon coupled with the Internet of Things
(IoT) using innovative nano-functional materials has been recognized as a sustainable and …

Assessment of urinary biomarkers for infectious diseases using lateral flow assays: A comprehensive overview

AA Patil, P Kaushik, RD Jain… - ACS Infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Screening of biomarkers is a powerful approach for providing a holistic view of the disease
spectrum and facilitating the diagnosis and prognosis of the state of infectious diseases …

Smartphone-integrated paper-based biosensor for sensitive fluorometric ethanol quantification

M Santhosh, T Park - Microchimica Acta, 2023 - Springer
The development of fluorometric paper-based analytical devices (fPADs) integrated with
smartphone for fluorometric quantification of ethanol in an instrument-free and portable …