Since its first discovery in the late 1960s, schizophyllan attracted much attention from both
academia and industry. Schizophyllan is an exopolysaccharide elaborated by the …

A simple one-pot method for in situ synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), within
polyvinyl alcohol/gum acacia (PVA–GA) hydrogel matrix, by gamma radiation-induced cross …

Polymeric carbohydrates have been reported to modulate inflammatory responses in vitro
and in vivo. Previous reports suggest that certain carbohydrate polymers, such as (1→ 3)-β …

Synthetic hectorite clay Laponite RD/XLG is composed of disk-shaped nanoparticles that
acquire dissimilar charges when suspended in an aqueous medium. Owing to their property …

A new process of formation of chitosan physical hydrogels in aqueous solution, without any
organic solvent or cross-linking additive, was studied. The three conditions required for the …

In biofilms, flocs and similar multispecies microbial communities, exopolysaccharides
(EPSs) are always present, frequently as the major component other than water. The EPSs …

This paper concerns the viscoelastic properties and the resulting structure of colloidal
systems with short-range attractions in the regime where the volume fraction f is small …

To avoid the confusion of the concept of a gel frequently encountered in daily markets of
food, cosmetics, and other industrial products, the definition of a gel is revisited. Recent …

The formation of chitosan physical hydrogels without any external cross-linking agent was
studied. This gelation took place in an acetic acid-water-propanediol solution. Static light …

A versatile scheme to produce a multiple aromatic ether-linked phthalonitrile has been
developed and applied to the preparation of two unique resin systems. The oligomeric …