[HTML][HTML] High value valorization of lignin as environmental benign antimicrobial

M Chen, Y Li, H Liu, D Zhang, QS Shi, XQ Zhong… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin is a natural aromatic polymer of p-hydroxyphenylpropanoids with various biological
activities. Noticeably, plants have made use of lignin as biocides to defend themselves from …

Recent advances in lignin-derived mesoporous carbon based-on template methods

X Zhao, P Gao, B Shen, X Wang, T Yue… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass resources are considered one of the most promising renewable materials to
replace fossil resources. In an effort to foster sustainable development, many recent …

Multi-responsive chitosan-based hydrogels for controlled release of vincristine

B Farasati Far, M Omrani, MR Naimi Jamal… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
As medical research progresses, the derivation and development of biological materials
such as hydrogels have steadily gained more interest. The biocompatibility and non-toxicity …

Lignins as promising renewable biopolymers and bioactive compounds for high-performance materials

C Vasile, M Baican - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The recycling of biomass into high-value-added materials requires important developments
in research and technology to create a sustainable circular economy. Lignin, as a …

Transforming lignin into renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials: A review

R Patel, P Dhar, A Babaei-Ghazvini… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin, Lignin is a valuable carbon-rich feedstock and a by-product of the lignocellulosic
biorefinery and paper industry. Despite being widely available, it is an under-utilized …

Recent advances in synthesis and degradation of lignin and lignin nanoparticles and their emerging applications in nanotechnology

VK Yadav, N Gupta, P Kumar, MG Dashti, V Tirth… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lignin is an important commercially produced polymeric material. It is used extensively in
both industrial and agricultural activities. Recently, it has drawn much attention from the …

Lignin, the lignification process, and advanced, lignin-based materials

M Balk, P Sofia, AT Neffe, N Tirelli - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
At a time when environmental considerations are increasingly pushing for the application of
circular economy concepts in materials science, lignin stands out as an under-used but …

Stimuli‐responsive silk fibroin for on‐demand drug delivery

X Lin, L Cai, X Cao, Y Zhao - Smart Medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive “smart” hydrogel biomaterials have attracted great attention in the
biomedical field, especially in designing novel on‐demand drug delivery systems. As a …

Role of lignin-based nanoparticles in anticancer drug delivery and bioimaging: An up-to-date review

DA Ali, MM Mehanna - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin, an aromatic biopolymer, is the second most abundant naturally occurring one after
cellulose that has drawn a great deal of interest over the years for its potential uses owing to …

Folic Acid-Decorated pH-Responsive Nanoniosomes With Enhanced Endocytosis for Breast Cancer Therapy: In Vitro Studies

T Rezaei, M Rezaei, S Karimifard… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women and the second leading cause
of cancer death in women after lung cancer. The purpose of this study is a targeted delivery …