Biofunctionalization of natural fiber-reinforced biocomposites for biomedical applications

TD Tavares, JC Antunes, F Ferreira, HP Felgueiras - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the last ten years, environmental consciousness has increased worldwide, leading to the
development of eco-friendly materials to replace synthetic ones. Natural fibers are extracted …

Dendrimers: amazing platforms for bioactive molecule delivery systems

C Sandoval-Yañez, C Castro Rodriguez - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Today, dendrimers are the main nanoparticle applied to drug delivery systems. The
physicochemical characteristics of dendrimers and their versatility structural modification …

Extraction, Dyeing, and Antibacterial Properties of Crataegus Elbursensis Fruit Natural Dye on Wool Yarn

S Safapour, M Sadeghi-Kiakhani… - Fibers and …, 2018 - Springer
Fruits obtained from shrubs of the Crataegus elbursensis (C. elbursensis) plant demonstrate
significant antioxidant and antibacterial properties. In this study, natural dye was sono …

Chitosan-cyanuric chloride hybrid as an efficient novel bio-mordant for improvement of cochineal natural dye absorption on wool yarns

S Safapour, M Sadeghi-Kiakhani… - The Journal of the …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study presents an ecological and economical method for dyeing and durable
antibacterial finishing of wool with cochineal natural dye. Wool yarn was treated with …

A cleaner and eco-benign process for wool dyeing with madder, Rubia tinctorum L., root natural dye

L Mehrparvar, S Safapour, M Sadeghi-Kiakhani… - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
In this study, an alternative cleaner process over traditional metallic mordanting process for
wool dyeing with madder, Rubia tinctorum L., root natural dye was presented. Wool surface …

Chitosan-polypropylene imine dendrimer hybrid: a new ecological biomordant for cochineal dyeing of wool

L Mehrparvar, S Safapour, M Sadeghi-Kiakhani… - Environmental …, 2016 - Springer
The classical use of synthetic dyes is causing issues of environmental pollution and heath
risk. As a consequence natural dyes are gaining interest, but the use of natural dyes still …

Dual-mode adsorption of cochineal natural dye on wool fibers: Kinetic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic studies

S Mirnezhad, S Safapour, M Sadeghi-Kiakhani - Fibers and Polymers, 2017 - Springer
The dual-mode adsorption model was used to investigate the adsorption behavior of
cochineal natural dye on wool fibers. Kinetic, thermodynamic, and equilibrium …

Grafting of chitosan-acrylamide hybrid on the wool: characterization, reactive dyeing, antioxidant and antibacterial studies

M Sadeghi-Kiakhani, S Safapour… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents a new approach to enhance reactive dye uptake and functional finishing
of wool yarns via simple grafting with synthesized chitosan-acrylamide (Ch-Ac) hybrid. To …

Effect of ultra violet (UV) irradiation as an environmentally friendly pre-treatment on dyeing characteristic and colorimetric analysis of wool

M Sadeghi-Kiakhani, S Safapour, F Sabzi… - Fibers and …, 2020 - Springer
Low-energy UV lamps were used for the pretreatment of wool yarns and its effects were
investigated in terms of surface morphology, tensile strength, and percentage dye uptake …

Synthesis of disperse dyes derived from 4-amino-N-decyl-1, 8-naphthalimide and their dyeing properties on polyester fabrics

US Ameuru, MK Yakubu, KA Bello, PO Nkeonye… - Dyes and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel series of amphiphilic monoazo dyes were synthesized using 4-amino-N-decyl-1, 8-
naphthalimide by coupling with different substituted anilines and naphthalenes in …