Nowadays, probiotic bacteria are extensively used as health-related components in novel
foods with the aim of added-value for the food industry. Ingested probiotic bacteria must …

Traffic accidents and falling objects are responsible for most spinal cord injuries (SCIs). SCI
is characterized by high disability and tends to occur among the young, seriously affecting …

A novel biocompatible polysaccharide‐based self‐healing hydrogel, CEC‐l‐OSA‐l‐ADH
hydrogel (“l” means “linked‐by”), is developed by exploiting the dynamic reaction of N …

Conductive materials including graphene, metal and conjugated polymers, combined with
self-healing hydrogels are attracting increasing attention in biosensors and bioelectrodes. In …

Current programmed death‐1 ligand (PD‐L1)‐based therapy focuses on local tumors.
However, circulating exosomal PD‐L1 possesses inherent anti‐PD‐L1 blockade resistance …

Nisin, a bacteriocin, was immobilized into palmitoylated alginate-based films or in activated
alginate beads. Sterile beef muscle slices or ground beef were inoculated with …

Alginate dialdehyde (ADA) biopolymers possessing a degree of oxidation of either 10 or
50%(10-ADA and 50-ADA, respectively) were characterized using FTIR, XPS and SEC. The …

A variety of approaches have been studied to overcome the problems encountered with
using antibiotics, which are ineffective in treating Helicobacter pylori infections. In our study …

Antibacterial peptides, magainin I and nisin were covalently bound to stainless steel
surfaces. Several procedures of surface functionalisation processes have been investigated …

Biomedical industries are attempting to utilize natural materials, as they are bio-compatible,
non-toxic, and show bioactive properties, like antimicrobial activity. In this study, natural …