The need to replace renewable polymers such as marine-based resources with non-
biodegradable, plastic polymers has increased due to environmental issues. Carrageenan …

Hydrogels are three‐dimensional water hungry networks that are currently the focus of
intense scientific investigations owing to their potential applications in biomedicine …

Carbohydrates, one of the most important compounds in living organisms, perform
numerous roles, including those associated with the extracellular matrix, energy-related …

Medical devices are becoming more and more significant in our daily life. For implantable
medical devices, good biocompatibility is required for further use in vivo. Thus, surface …

Highly-branched cyclic dextrin (HBCD) is a novel dextrin with promising applications in
functional foods. In this study, the influence of HBCD on physiochemical properties of κ …

Combining non-toxic biomaterials to obtain high effective hybrids is a promising approach in
medicine and drug delivery. This study aims to combine the biomaterial with different …

The rise of obesity and associated fatal diseases has taken a massive toll worldwide.
Despite the existing pharmaceuticals and bariatric surgeries, these approaches manifest …

Natural polysaccharides have immense features that enable them to be prime candidates for
development of biodegradable, biocompatible and stimuli responsive double network (DN) …

A novel nanohybrid polysaccharide hydrogel was prepared using octenyl succinic
anhydride/β-cyclodextrin nanoparticles (OS-β-CD NPs) crosslinked with polyvinyl alcohol …

Materials that modify their chemical or physical characteristics in reaction to diverse stimuli,
such as moisture, heat, water, or pH, are commonly known as smart materials or stimuli …