Chitosan nanocomposites for water treatment by fixed-bed continuous flow column adsorption: A review

AL Taka, MJ Klink, XY Mbianda, EB Naidoo - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, access to clean water sources worldwide and particularly in Southern Africa is
inadequate because of its pollution by organic, inorganic, and microorganism contaminants …

Chitosan-based polymer nanocomposites for environmental remediation of mercury pollution

MC Goci, A Leudjo Taka, L Martin, MJ Klink - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mercury is a well-known heavy metal pollutant of global importance, typically found in
effluents (lakes, oceans, and sewage) and released into the atmosphere. It is highly toxic to …

Chitin and chitosan: origin, properties, and applications

S Kumari, R Kishor - Handbook of chitin and chitosan, 2020 - Elsevier
Today, chitosan has numerous applications in different fields, such as in the food, cosmetics,
biomedical, and pharmaceutical industries. There are numerous natural sources of chitosan …

[PDF][PDF] Chitosan & its derivatives: a review in recent innovations

S Ahmed, S Ikram - International Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2015 - academia.edu
Chitosan a natural polymer available and easy to produce in countless parts of the world; is
a material that can significantly improve the standard of living in developing countries where …

Physical, mechanical, and biological performance of chitosan-based nanocomposite coating deposited on the polycaprolactone-based 3D printed scaffold: potential …

FM Najafabadi, S Karbasi, SZ Benisi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, coating on composite scaffolds has attracted many researchers' attention to
improve scaffolds' properties. In this research, a 3D printed scaffold was fabricated from …

Chitosan: a multipurpose polymer in food industry

U Shahbaz, S Basharat, U Javed, A Bibi, XB Yu - Polymer Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Chitin is one of Earth's most abundant biopolymers, but its solubility limits its uses and
applications. The deacetylation of chitin leads to chitosan. Chitin and chitosan are the most …

The effect of nanocellulose on mechanical and physical properties of chitosan-based biocomposites

H Talebi, FA Ghasemi, A Ashori - Journal of Elastomers & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The effect of two types of nanocellulose on the mechanical properties of chitosan (CH) film
was examined in terms of elongation, tensile strength, and dynamic-mechanical properties …

Antimicrobial activity of chitosan-carbon nanotube hydrogels

J Venkatesan, R Jayakumar, A Mohandas, I Bhatnagar… - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
In the present study, we have prepared chitosan-carbon nanotube (Chitosan-CNT)
hydrogels by the freeze-lyophilization method and examined their antimicrobial activity …

Study the effect of acetic acid on structural, optical and mechanical properties of PVA/chitosan/MWCNT films

M Abdolrahimi, M Seifi, MH Ramezanzadeh - Chinese Journal of Physics, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/chitosan/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) films were
successfully prepared by using solution-casting method. Structural properties were studied …

Chitosan/carbon nanotube hybrids: recent progress and achievements for industrial applications

S Mallakpour, E Azadi, CM Hussain - New Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Chitosan, a versatile and bio-based amino polysaccharide, plays its role well in various
areas owing to the biocompatibility as well as biodegradability. It is an attractive candidate …