[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial plant compounds, extracts and essential oils: An updated review on their effects and putative mechanisms of action

FJ Álvarez-Martínez, E Barrajón-Catalán… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose a global health threat. Traditional antibiotics
can lose their effectiveness, and the development of novel effective antimicrobials has …

[HTML][HTML] Modification approaches of plant-based proteins to improve their techno-functionality and use in food products

MN Nasrabadi, AS Doost, R Mezzenga - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant-based proteins have recently attracted particular interest owing to their sustainable
origins, economical costs and health benefits compared to animal-based counterparts …

Recent advances in wet adhesives: Adhesion mechanism, design principle and applications

C Cui, W Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Achieving strong adhesion between the interfaces of similar and dissimilar materials is
highly desirable in various fields. However, the adhesion of common adhesives is …

Green tea derivative driven smart hydrogels with desired functions for chronic diabetic wound treatment

X Zhao, D Pei, Y Yang, K Xu, J Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Current treatments for chronic diabetic wounds remain unsatisfactory due to the lack of ideal
wound dressings that can integrate matching mechanical strength, fast self‐healability, facile …

Self‐assembling peptide‐based hydrogels for wound tissue repair

T Guan, J Li, C Chen, Y Liu - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wound healing is a long‐term, multistage biological process that includes hemostasis,
inflammation, proliferation, and tissue remodeling and requires intelligent designs to provide …

Antibiotic‐free antibacterial strategies enabled by nanomaterials: progress and perspectives

Y Wang, Y Yang, Y Shi, H Song, C Yu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial infection is one of the top ten leading causes of death globally and the worst killer
in low‐income countries. The overuse of antibiotics leads to ever‐increasing antibiotic …

Sustaining protein nutrition through plant-based foods

S Langyan, P Yadava, FN Khan, ZA Dar, R Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Proteins are essential components of the human diet. Dietary proteins could be derived from
animals and plants. Animal protein, although higher in demand, is generally considered less …

Mussel-inspired hydrogels: from design principles to promising applications

C Zhang, B Wu, Y Zhou, F Zhou, W Liu… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Mussel-inspired chemistry, owing to its unique and versatile functions to manipulate
dynamic molecular-scale interactions, has emerged as a powerful tool for the rational design …

Natural polymer-based antimicrobial hydrogels without synthetic antibiotics as wound dressings

Y Zhong, H Xiao, F Seidi, Y Jin - Biomacromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Wound healing is usually accompanied by bacterial infection. The excessive use of synthetic
antibiotics leads to drug resistance, posing a significant threat to human health. Hydrogel …

Injectable chitosan hydrogels tailored with antibacterial and antioxidant dual functions for regenerative wound healing

Y Zhong, F Seidi, Y Wang, L Zheng, Y Jin, H Xiao - Carbohydrate polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, an injectable self-healing hydrogel with inherent antibacterial activity was fabricated
based on the dynamic covalent bond formation between boronic acid and catechol groups …