Right from the early days, polymer materials have been discovered as being beneficial for
various applications but a poor understanding of these materials greatly handicapped their …

Skin is the largest epithelial surface of the human body, with a surface area of 2 m2 for the
average adult human. Being an external organ, it is susceptible to more than 3000 potential …

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a biopolymer with high water retention capacity, skin permeability,
and biocompatibility, becoming one of the most suitable delivery systems of plant phenolic …

The growing demand for bio-based materials is gaining traction in biomedical fields like
tissue engineering and drug delivery (Khan et al. in Inorg. Chem. Commun. 134, 2021) …

Background: Nowadays, the use of over-the-counter drugs such as acetaminophen (APAP)
may cause severe liver injury, which can occur not only in high doses but also in therapeutic …

Biopolymers and their nano‐structured analogs play a vital role in hindering an issue of
feedstock lack and in generating an eco‐friendly environment. A fast‐evolving …

In recent years, nanomaterial science has gained a lot of attention to produce innovative
materials with several unique applications; moreover, approaches for nanomaterial …

The macromolecules known as polymers are made up of repetitive monomer units with a
similar internal structure. Natural polymers have emerged as promising candidates for the …

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a biopolymer with high water retention capacity, skin permeability,
and biocompatibility, becoming one of the most suitable delivery systems of plant phenolic …

Low oil recovery and high water cut are common problems encountered. Polymer injection
is widely used because of its simple technology operation and high recovery rate …