[HTML][HTML] Alginate and alginate composites for biomedical applications

RA Raus, WMFW Nawawi, RR Nasaruddin - Asian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alginate is an edible heteropolysaccharide that abundantly available in the brown seaweed
and the capsule of bacteria such as Azotobacter sp. and Pseudomonas sp. Owing to …

Electrospun polymer nanofibers with antimicrobial activity

I Maliszewska, T Czapka - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, nanofibers with antimicrobial activity are of great importance due to the
widespread antibiotic resistance of many pathogens. Electrospinning is a versatile method …

Alginate based polymeric systems for drug delivery, antibacterial/microbial, and wound dressing applications

V Hegde, UT Uthappa, T Altalhi, HY Jung… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alginates are anionic, hydrophilic polysaccharides that are derived from brown seaweeds
and bacteria. The chemical structure contains β-D-mannuronic acid (M) and α-L-guluronic …

Development of active food packaging via incorporation of biopolymeric nanocarriers containing essential oils

A Rehman, SM Jafari, RM Aadil, E Assadpour… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Essential oils (EOs) have received much attention owing to their
remarkable biological activities and health promoting benefits, but they are easily oxidized …

Antimicrobial synthetic and natural polymeric nanofibers as wound dressing: a review

S Parham, AZ Kharazi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since ancient times, wound dressings have experienced many significant improvements.
Evolution began using natural materials to merely cover wounds and advanced to used …

An overview of electrospun membranes loaded with bioactive molecules for improving the wound healing process

SP Miguel, RS Sequeira, AF Moreira… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays, despite the intensive research performed in the area of skin tissue engineering,
the treatment of skin lesions remains a big challenge for healthcare professionals. In fact …

[HTML][HTML] Using zeolite/polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate nanocomposite beads for removal of some heavy metals from wastewater

H Isawi - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Functionalized Polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate (PVA/SA) beads were synthesized via
blending Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with sodium alginate (SA) and the glutaraldehyde was …

Reinforced ZnONPs/rosemary essential oil-incorporated zein electrospun nanofibers by κ-carrageenan

S Amjadi, H Almasi, M Ghorbani, S Ramazani - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the reinforced ZnONPs/rosemary essential oil-incorporated zein nanofibers
with κ-carrageenan (Z/KC/ZnONPs/RE) were fabricated using the electrospinning technique …

Recent advances in novel materials and techniques for developing transparent wound dressings

M Kuddushi, AA Shah, C Ayranci… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Optically transparent wound dressings offer a range of potential applications in biomedical
fields, as they allow for the monitoring of wound-healing progress without having to replace …

Novel lavender oil and silver nanoparticles simultaneously loaded onto polyurethane nanofibers for wound-healing applications

HS Sofi, T Akram, AH Tamboli, A Majeed… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Synthetic polymers, especially those with biocompatible and biodegradable characteristics,
may offer effective alternatives for the treatment of severe wounds and burn injuries. Ideally …