Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano) materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, S Iravani… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural biopolymers, polymeric organic molecules produced by living organisms and/or
renewable resources, are considered greener, sustainable, and eco-friendly materials …

Recent advances in heavy metal removal by chitosan based adsorbents

U Upadhyay, I Sreedhar, SA Singh, CM Patel… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a low cost polymer, has been used in many studies for adsorption of heavy metal
ions. This review covers the performance of all those adsorbents which were derived from …

Recent progressions in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of chitosan nanoparticles: A comprehensive review

EM Khalaf, NA Abood, RZ Atta… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the most common approaches in the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of
diseases are along with undeniable limitations. Thus, the ever-increasing need for using …

Facile fabrication of ternary MWCNTs/ZnO/Chitosan nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and antibacterial activity

M Malekkiani, A Heshmati Jannat Magham, F Ravari… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Developing a cheap, stable and effective photocatalyst is necessary for remediation of
persistent organic pollutants. To address this challenge, we proposed a unique interfacial …

A review on chitosan/metal oxide nanocomposites for applications in environmental remediation

R Jiang, HY Zhu, X Zang, YQ Fu, ST Jiang, JB Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
A cleaner and safer environment is one of the most important requirements in the future. It
has become increasingly urgent and important to fabricate novel environmentally–friendly …

Hydrogel nanocomposite adsorbents and photocatalysts for sustainable water purification

N Kumar, R Gusain, S Pandey… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels have been employed for water purification applications, but their performance
and strength are unsatisfactory for widespread adoption. Recently, hydrogel …

Innovative antimicrobial chitosan/ZnO/Ag NPs/citronella essential oil nanocomposite—Potential coating for grapes

L Motelica, D Ficai, A Ficai, RD Truşcă, CI Ilie… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
New packaging materials based on biopolymers are gaining increasing attention due to
many advantages like biodegradability or existence of renewable sources. Grouping more …

Wound healing strategies based on nanoparticles incorporated in hydrogel wound patches

P Dam, M Celik, M Ustun, S Saha, C Saha, EA Kacar… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The intricate, tightly controlled mechanism of wound healing that is a vital physiological
mechanism is essential to maintaining the skin's natural barrier function. Numerous studies …

A review on Chitosan's uses as biomaterial: Tissue engineering, drug delivery systems and cancer treatment

R de Sousa Victor, A Marcelo da Cunha Santos… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan, derived from chitin, is a biopolymer consisting of arbitrarily distributed β-(1-4)-
linked D-glucosamine and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine that exhibits outstanding properties …

Development of PVA/Chitosan-g-Poly (N-vinyl imidazole)/TiO2/curcumin nanofibers as high-performance wound dressing

H Motasadizadeh, S Azizi, A Shaabani… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, electrospun Poly (vinyl alcohol)/Chitosan-g-Poly (N-vinyl imidazole)(PVA/CS-g-
PNVIM) wound dressing containing Titanium dioxide/Curcumin (CUR) was prepared as a …