Non-ionic surfactants for stabilization of polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical uses

H Cortés, H Hernández-Parra, SA Bernal-Chávez… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Surfactants are essential in the manufacture of polymeric nanoparticles by emulsion
formation methods and to preserve the stability of carriers in liquid media. The deposition of …

A review on membrane fabrication: Structure, properties and performance relationship

BS Lalia, V Kochkodan, R Hashaikeh, N Hilal - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
In this review, polymeric membrane fabrication techniques for pressure driven membrane
processes and membrane distillation are discussed. The fabrication technique, properties of …

Polysulfone functionalized membranes: Properties and challenges

OS Serbanescu, SI Voicu, VK Thakur - Materials today chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the most important polymers for membranes manufacturing is Polysulfone because of
its remarkable properties, like chemical stability, mechanical and thermal properties, and …

Combined effect of microstructure, surface energy, and adhesion force on the friction of PVA/ferrite spinel nanocomposites

MA Darwish, TI Zubar, OD Kanafyev, D Zhou… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanocomposite films based on spinel ferrite (Mg0. 8Zn0. 2Fe1. 5Al0. 5O4) in a PVA matrix
were obtained. An increase in the spinel concentration to 10 wt.% caused an avalanche-like …

Highly transparent PVA/nanolignin composite films with excellent UV shielding, antibacterial and antioxidant performance

W Yang, H Ding, G Qi, C Li, P Xu, T Zheng… - Reactive and Functional …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present work, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanocomposite films containing various
contents of lignin nanoparticles (LNP)(1, 2 and 3 wt%) were formulated by a simple solvent …

Effect of cellulose nanocrystals and lignin nanoparticles on mechanical, antioxidant and water vapour barrier properties of glutaraldehyde crosslinked PVA films

W Yang, G Qi, JM Kenny, D Puglia, P Ma - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this work, PVA nanocomposite films containing cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and different
amounts of lignin nanoparticles (LNP), prepared via a facile solvent cast method, were …

Electrospun curcumin-loaded fibers with potential biomedical applications

XZ Sun, GR Williams, XX Hou, LM Zhu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers loaded with curcumin or its β-cyclodextrin (CD) inclusion
complex were successfully prepared using an electrospinning process. The influence of …

Simple fabrication of PVA/PEG blend doped with methyl blue dye with superior optical limiting performance: enhanced luminescence property, structural, and …

MI Mohammed, IS Yahia, S Abd El-Mongy - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using the casting technique, films of 90 wt% PVA/10 wt% PEG blend doped with numerous
concentrations of methyl blue dye (MYB) were prepared. The effect of methyl blue dye on the …

Introduction to membranes

MK Purkait, MK Sinha, P Mondal, R Singh - Interface science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this chapter, membranes are introduced, along with their definitions, fundamentals, and
mechanisms of operation. Also, the problems associated with membranes and their …

Development and modification of PVA–alginate as a suitable immobilization matrix

NAM Zain, MS Suhaimi, A Idris - Process Biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
This study reports the immobilization of invertase in the PVA–alginate matrix via a modified
method. The PVA–alginate modified method involved the treatment of immobilized beads in …