The role of nanochitin in biologically-active matrices for tissue engineering-where do we stand?

S Olza, AM Salaberria, A Alonso-Varona… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Our regard to the use of chitin as a material has drastically changed since its discovery, 210
years ago. From an intractable material because of its insolubility in common solvents, it …

Present status and application prospects of green chitin nanowhiskers: A comprehensive review

J Zhang, FM Said, NFS Daud, Z Jing - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Petrochemical resources are non-renewable, which has impeded the development of
synthetic polymers. The poor degradability of synthetic polymers poses substantial …

[HTML][HTML] Ph-sensitive drug delivery system based on chitin nanowhiskers–sodium alginate polyelectrolyte complex

NV Dubashynskaya, VA Petrova, DP Romanov… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), based on partially deacetylated chitin nanowhiskers
(CNWs) and anionic polysaccharides, are characterized by their variability of properties …

[HTML][HTML] Production of Biomodified Bleached Kraft Pulp by Catalytic Conversion Using Penicillium verruculosum Enzymes: Composition, Properties, Structure, and …

AR Shevchenko, IV Tyshkunova, DG Chukhchin… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global development of the bioeconomy is impossible without technologies for
comprehensive processing of plant renewable resources. The use of proven pretreatment …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of chitin-architected spatiotemporal three-dimensional culture microenvironments on human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells

S Zhu, J Xuan, Y Shentu, K Kida, M Kobayashi… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has been explored for the clinical treatment of
various diseases. However, the current two-dimensional (2D) culture method lacks a natural …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing polysaccharides/aloe vera–based hydrogels for tumor spheroid formation

P Preda, AM Enciu, C Tanase, M Dudau, L Albulescu… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
In vitro tumor spheroids have proven to be useful 3D tumor culture models for drug testing,
and determining the molecular mechanism of tumor progression and cellular interactions …