[HTML][HTML] Biomass vs inorganic and plastic-based aerogels: Structural design, functional tailoring, resource-efficient applications and sustainability analysis

G Wei, J Zhang, M Usuelli, X Zhang, B Liu… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly efficient utilization of bioresources and natural organic wastes has attracted great
attention, due to the high-speed consumption and shortage of energy in modern society …

Development, application and future trends of starch-based delivery systems for nutraceuticals: A review

C Sun, Z Wei, C Xue, L Yang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
As a natural biopolymer, starch is ideally adapted as an encapsulant material for
nutraceutical delivery systems due to its unique nature of extensive sources, versatility and …

Use of red onion skin (Allium cepa L.) in the production of bioactive extract and application in water-absorbing cryogels based on corn starch

EP da Cruz, ET Jansen, L de Vasconcelos Costa… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Onion skin is biomass commonly discarded in the environment, rich in bioactive compounds
with antioxidant and antimicrobial potential; thus, we propose valorizing this residue using …

Exploring the versatility of aerogels: broad applications in biomedical engineering, astronautics, energy storage, biosensing, and current progress

NR Khan, T Sharmin, AB Rashid - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Aerogels are unique and extremely porous substances with fascinating characteristics such
as ultra-low density, extraordinary surface area, and excellent thermal insulation …

Oleogels based on germinated and non-germinated wheat starches and orange essential oil: Application as a hydrogenated vegetable fat replacement in bread

FT da Silva, FN Dos Santos, LM Fonseca… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to produce oleogels based on non-germinated and germinated wheat
starches with orange essential oil, apply them to replace hydrogenated vegetable fat in …

Antibacterial aerogels with nano‑silver reduced in situ by carboxymethyl cellulose for fresh meat preservation

J Yang, X Zhang, L Chen, X Zhou, X Fan, Y Hu… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) was used as a reinforcing agent, citric acid (CA) as a cross-linking
agent, and CMC@ AgNPs as antibacterial nanomaterials, in which CMC@ AgNPs were …

Bioadsorbent nanocellulose aerogel efficiency impregnated with spent coffee grounds

A Ahmad, KM Omar, AA Alahmadi, WY Rizg… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to growing environmental concerns for better waste management, this study proposes
developing a composite aerogel using cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and spent coffee grounds …

Aerogels based on corn starch as carriers for pinhão coat extract (Araucaria angustifolia) rich in phenolic compounds for active packaging

LM Fonseca, FT da Silva, GP Bruni, CD Borges… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to produce renewable aerogels from native and anionic corn
starches loaded with pinhão coat extract (PCE) with water absorbent capacity, antioxidant …

Hydrogel properties of non-conventional starches from guabiju, pinhão, and uvaia seeds

JS Dos Santos, B Biduski, R Colussi, VZ Pinto… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The physicochemical properties of starch vary depending on the botanical sources, thereby
influencing the gelatinisation/retrogradation properties and subsequently affecting the …

Absorbent bioactive aerogels based on germinated wheat starch and grape skin extract

FT Silva, LM Fonseca, GP Bruni, RL Crizel… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to produce water-absorbent bioactive aerogels using biodegradable raw
materials, wheat starch and poly ethylene oxide (PEO), and derived from agro-industrial …