Seafood waste: a source for preparation of commercially employable chitin/chitosan materials

M Yadav, P Goswami, K Paritosh, M Kumar… - Bioresources and …, 2019 - Springer
Modern seafood processing practices result in amassment of a large volume of waste
products, ie, skin, head, tails, shells, scales, backbones, etc. These waste products may …

An overview of chitin or chitosan/nano ceramic composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

S Deepthi, J Venkatesan, SK Kim… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chitin and chitosan based nanocomposite scaffolds have been widely used for bone tissue
engineering. These chitin and chitosan based scaffolds were reinforced with …

ZnO nanostructures for tissue engineering applications

M Laurenti, V Cauda - Nanomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on the most recent applications of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures for
tissue engineering. ZnO is one of the most investigated metal oxides, thanks to its …

Synthesis, characterization, in vitro biocompatibility and antibacterial properties study of nanocomposite materials based on hydroxyapatite-biphasic ZnO micro-and …

A Turlybekuly, AD Pogrebnjak, LF Sukhodub… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper presents the results of studies of biocompatibility and antibacterial properties of
multiphase nanocomposite materials based on HA-Alg-ZnO (hydroxyapatite‑sodium …

Nano zinc oxide and nano bioactive glass reinforced chitosan/poly (vinyl alcohol) scaffolds for bone tissue engineering application

PN Christy, SK Basha, VS Kumari - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study was to develop a hybrid chitosan-based bionanocomposite for potential
bone tissue engineering applications. Chitosan (C)/Poly (vinyl alcohol)(P)/nano bioactive …

Biodegradable polymer matrix nanocomposites for bone tissue engineering

MS Hasnain, SA Ahmad, N Chaudhary… - … materials in orthopedics, 2019 - Elsevier
The prevalence of bone disorder is continually increasing worldwide. Tissue engineering
and regenerative medicines are being used in research as an alternative for tissue …

A review on the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of doped hydroxyapatite and its composites for biomedical applications

R Ghosh, S Das, SP Mallick, Z Beyene - Materials Today Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite is known as a bioactive, biocompatible, and osteoconductive material
chemically similar to the mineral component of bone and teeth. Nano-hydroxyapatite has …

Organically modified clay supported chitosan/hydroxyapatite-zinc oxide nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical and biological properties for the application in …

A Bhowmick, SL Banerjee, N Pramanik, P Jana… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to design biomimetic organically modified montmorillonite clay
(OMMT) supported chitosan/hydroxyapatite-zinc oxide (CTS/HAP-ZnO) nanocomposites …

Effect of zinc oxide addition on antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of hydroxyapatite: A potential nanocomposite for biomedical applications

Z Beyene, R Ghosh - Materials Today Communications, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacterial infections and biofilm formations are the main problems associated with implants.
Hence, the aims of this study are to develop nanocomposite biomaterials having different …

Antimicrobial and biocompatible fluorescent hydroxyapatite-chitosan nanocomposite films for biomedical applications

S Banerjee, B Bagchi, S Bhandary, A Kool… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of fluorescent erbium doped hydroxyapatite (eHAp)-chitosan
nanocomposite film is reported. Nanocrystalline eHAp has been synthesized by …