Formulation of microbial inoculants by encapsulation in natural polysaccharides: focus on beneficial properties of carrier additives and derivatives

N Vassilev, M Vassileva, V Martos… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In the last 10–15 years, the wide application of bioformulated plant beneficial
microorganisms is accepted as an effective alternative of chemical agro-products. Two main …

Polysaccharides as safer release systems for agrochemicals

EVR Campos, JL de Oliveira, LF Fraceto… - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2015 - Springer
Agrochemicals are used to improve the production of crops. Conventional formulations of
agrochemicals can contaminate the environment, in particular in the case of intensive …

Seaweed based sustainable films and composites for food and pharmaceutical applications: A review

HPSA Khalil, CK Saurabh, YY Tye, TK Lai… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Various studies have been focused on seaweeds derived polysaccharides based
composites because of its renewability and sustainability for food packaging and …

“On the fly” continuous generation of alginate fibers using a microfluidic device

SJ Shin, JY Park, JY Lee, H Park, YD Park, KB Lee… - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we introduce a new continuous production technique of calcium alginate fibers
with a microfluidic platform similar to a spider in nature. We have used a poly …

Surface modification of cotton fabrics for antibacterial application by coating with AgNPs–alginate composite

MK Zahran, HB Ahmed, MH El-Rafie - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
In recent years nano-sized particles have been focused on bacteriostasis. We investigated
antimicrobial activities by applying AgNPs–alginate composite on cotton fabric, using a …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic-assisted fabrication of starch/MWCNT-glucose nanocomposites for drug delivery

S Mallakpour - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The principal focus of this investigation is to prepare starch nanocomposite (NC) films
containing multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and apply these NCs for drug delivery …

Magnetic/pH-sensitive κ-carrageenan/sodium alginate hydrogel nanocomposite beads: preparation, swelling behavior, and drug delivery

GR Mahdavinia, Z Rahmani, S Karami… - Journal of Biomaterials …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This work describes the preparation of magnetic and pH-sensitive beads based on κ-
carrageenan and sodium alginate for use as drug-targeting carriers. Physical cross-linking …

Starch modified alginate nanoparticles for drug delivery application

D Thomas, N Mathew, MS Nath - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have been widely studied as vehicles that have gained much interest in
the encapsulation and delivery of drugs and bioactive molecules. In this study, we …

Alginate-based composite sponge containing silver nanoparticles synthesized in situ

SY Seo, GH Lee, SG Lee, SY Jung, JO Lim… - Carbohydrate …, 2012 - Elsevier
Silver-based biomaterials have been developed in a variety of bactericidal applications,
especially for wound dressings. In this study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized …

Comparative study of nanohydroxyapatite microspheres for medical applications

AYP Mateus, CC Barrias, C Ribeiro… - … Research Part A: An …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study concerns the preparation, physical, and in vitro characterization of two different
types of hydroxyapatite (HA) microspheres, which are intended to be used as drug‐delivery …