Many by-products that are harmful to the environment and human health are generated
during food processing. However, these wastes are often potential resources with high …

Polysaccharides and proteins are important macromolecules for developing hydrogels
devoted to biomedical applications. Chemical hydrogels offer chemical, mechanical, and …

Over the last years, chitosan has demonstrated unparalleled characteristics for regenerative
medicine applications. Beside excellent antimicrobial and wound healing properties, this …

Polysaccharides and polyphenols coexist in many plant-based food products. Polyphenol–
polysaccharide interactions may affect the physicochemical, functional, and physiological …

Chitosan is obtained from alkaline deacetylation of chitin, and acetamide groups are
transformed into primary amino groups during the deacetylation. The diverse biological …

Abstract Chitosan (CS), a bio-renewable natural material, has the potential to be utilized as
a biopolymer for food packaging films (PFs)/coatings. However, its low solubility in dilute …

Polysaccharides, as one of the most prominent natural biopolymers, display numerous
biological activities and industrial applications. Nevertheless, some polysaccharides lack …

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the grafting of phenolic acid onto
chitosan in order to enhance the bioactivity and widen the application of chitosan. Here, we …

Chitosan, the only positively charged polysaccharide in the world, is very attractive for food,
medicinal and pharmaceutical applications because of its promising properties, including …

Four phenolic acid-grafted-chitosan conjugates were prepared with different phenolic acids
including gallic acid (GLA), caffeic acid (CA), gentisate acid (GTA) and sinapic acid (SA) …