[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of silk-fibroin hydrogels for cell and drug delivery applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

AP Madappura, S Madduri - Computational and Structural Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogel scaffolds hold great promise for developing novel treatment strategies in the field
of regenerative medicine. Within this context, silk fibroin (SF) has proven to be a versatile …

Fabrication of gelatin-incorporated nanoporous chitosan-based membranes for potential water desalination applications

T Sarwar, ZA Raza, MA Nazeer, A Khan - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology has extensively been used in diverse phenomena such as
separation, purification and controlled transportation. Herein, gelatin-incorporated porous …

Advances in chitosan-based blends as potential drug delivery systems: A review

MJ Saadh, CY Hsu, MA Mustafa, AF Mutee… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
During the last decades, the ever-increasing incidence of diseases has led to high rates of
mortality throughout the world. On the other hand, the inability and deficiencies of …

Properties of an active film based on chitosan/silk fibroin loaded with an essential oil microemulsion and its application in preservation of strawberries

X Chen, X Hu, J Zhang - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to enhance the weak antibacterial activity of silk fibroin (SF) by creating a
composite edible coating film. The film was composed of chitosan (CS), SF, and a 3%(v/v) …

Effect of cinnamaldehyde–tannic acid-zinc acetate nanoparticles and aldehyde crosslinking on properties of chitosan films and their application for beef preservation

C Qiu, B Chen, W Yin, DJ McClements, Z Jin, H Ji - Food Hydrocolloids, 2025 - Elsevier
Pure chitosan films are relatively fragile and tend to dissolve when they come into contact
with water, which limits their application in food preservation. In this study, cinnamaldehyde …

Chitosan-based film incorporated with silver-loaded organo-bentonite or organo-bentonite: Synthesis and characterization for potential food packaging material

M Gülpınar, F Tomul, Y Arslan, HN Tran - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biopolymer–clay composite films were synthesized and characterized for food packaging
material. The synthesis was conducted in two stages. Cetrimonium bromide-modified …

Chitosan-incorporated poly (hydroxybutyrate) porous electrospun scaffold for potential biomedical applications

ZA Raza, AR Naeem, R Shafi, S Abid - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
Herein, we report the fabrication of bio-based poly (hydroxybutyrate)(PHB)/chitosan blend
electrospun fibers followed by surface chemical and structural analyses. The native PHB …

Cryo-Milled β-Glucan Nanoparticles for Oral Drug Delivery

G Chen, Y Liu, D Svirskis, H Li, M Ying, W Lu, J Wen - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog effective against a number of cancers. However, it has
an oral bioavailability of less than 10%, due to its high hydrophilicity and low permeability …

Doped carbon dots reinforced flexible nanocomposite active polymer film for antibacterial and antioxidant activities

SA Althawab, T Alsulami, H Alzahrani… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing nanoparticles in packaging materials has proven to be an effective method for
enhancing the longevity and security of food products. Carbon dots (CDs) have a wide …

One-pot synthesis of ion-imprinted three-dimensional porous material based on graphene oxide for the selective adsorption of copper (II)

Z Xu, L Li, J Li, P Deng - … of Environmental Science and Health, Part …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic polymers with predetermined selectivity
for a given analyte. One major problem associated with MIPs is the inaccessibility of a large …