Chitosan modifications for adsorption of pollutants–A review

IO Saheed, W Da Oh, FBM Suah - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent times, research interest into the development of biodegradable, cost-effective and
environmental friendly adsorbents with favourable properties for adsorption of pollutants is a …

Chitosan microencapsulation of rhizobacteria for biological control of plant pests and diseases: Recent advances and applications

RS Riseh, E Tamanadar, N Hajabdollahi, M Vatankhah… - Rhizosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a candidate polymer for the encapsulation of probiotic bacteria for agricultural
purposes. The attractive features of chitosan include its biocompatibility with other materials …

Clarithromycin-loaded ocular chitosan nanoparticle: formulation, optimization, characterization, ocular irritation, and antimicrobial activity

M Bin-Jumah, SJ Gilani, MA Jahangir… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The topically administered drugs through conventional delivery systems have low
bioavailability. Henceforth, the present study was designed to prepare and optimize …

[HTML][HTML] Silver nanoparticles on chitosan/silica nanofibers: Characterization and antibacterial activity

M Zienkiewicz-Strzałka, A Deryło-Marczewska… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
A simple, low-cost, and reproducible method for creating materials with even silver
nanoparticles (AgNP) dispersion was established. Chitosan nanofibers with silica phase …

Sustainable, flexible, and biocompatible enhanced piezoelectric chitosan thin film for compliant piezosensors for human health

G de Marzo, VM Mastronardi, L Algieri… - Advanced Electronic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The necessity to continuously and seamlessly monitor human health is calling for compliant,
comfortable, and safe wearables. The employment of piezoelectric biopolymers in form of …

Green routes for the development of chitin/chitosan sustainable hydrogels

M Maddaloni, I Vassalini, I Alessandri - Sustainable Chemistry, 2020 - mdpi.com
The eco-sustainable use of materials derived from agricultural and food processing waste
will represent one of the most stimulating challenges shortly. Chitin and chitosan are two …

Synthesis of chitosan-based polymeric dyes as colorimetric pH-sensing materials: Potential for food and biomedical applications

J Chalitangkoon, P Monvisade - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract pH-sensitive polymeric dyes were fabricated by grafting phenol red (PR) and rosolic
acid (RA) onto chitosan (CS) by a facile method. Successful grafting was confirmed by 1 H …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing films based on chitosan containing citric acid/choline chloride deep eutectic solvent

MA Smirnov, AL Nikolaeva, NV Bobrova, VK Vorobiov… - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
Plasticized chitosan films with high content (67–82 wt%) of natural deep eutectic solvent
(NADES) based on citric acid and choline chloride were prepared by solution casting …

Mechanical amorphization of chitosan with different molecular weights

E Podgorbunskikh, T Kuskov, D Rychkov, O Lomovskii… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mechanical amorphization of three chitosan samples with high, medium, and low molecular
weight was studied. It is shown that there are no significant differences between the course …

Green chemistry principles for nano-and micro-sized hydrogel synthesis

S Trombino, R Sole, ML Di Gioia, D Procopio, F Curcio… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing demand for drug carriers and green-technology-based tissue engineering
materials has enabled the fabrication of different types of micro-and nano-assemblies …