Chitosan-based materials: Preparation, modification and application

J Wang, S Zhuang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer with a modifiable structure and abundant function groups,
moreover, it can be processed into various shapes and sizes, making it suitable for various …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial actions and applications of chitosan

CL Ke, FS Deng, CY Chuang, CH Lin - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a naturally originating product that can be applied in many areas due to its
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and nontoxic properties. The broad-spectrum …

Recent advances in heavy metal removal by chitosan based adsorbents

U Upadhyay, I Sreedhar, SA Singh, CM Patel… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan, a low cost polymer, has been used in many studies for adsorption of heavy metal
ions. This review covers the performance of all those adsorbents which were derived from …

Chitosan-based nanocomposites as coatings and packaging materials for the postharvest improvement of agricultural product: A review

RS Riseh, M Vatankhah, M Hassanisaadi… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
The perishability nature of harvested fruits and vegetables, along with the effect of
environmental factors, storage conditions, and transportation, reduce the products' quality …

[HTML][HTML] Chitin and chitosan: prospective biomedical applications in drug delivery, cancer treatment, and wound healing

P Baharlouei, A Rahman - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitin and its derivative chitosan are highly abundant polymers in nature, appearing in both
the shells and exoskeletons of various marine and non-marine species. Since they possess …

[HTML][HTML] Magneto-hydrothermal triple-convection in a W-shaped porous cavity containing oxytactic bacteria

N Biswas, DK Mandal, NK Manna, AC Benim - scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Bioconvective heat and mass transport phenomena have recently been the subject of
interest in diverse fields of applications pertaining to the motion of fluids and their …

Enhanced energy and mass transport dynamics in a thermo-magneto-bioconvective porous system containing oxytactic bacteria and nanoparticles: cleaner energy …

N Biswas, DK Mandal, NK Manna, AC Benim - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In many industries as well as medical science, process intensification dealing with proper
mixing is dictated by the thermo-fluidic transport process, and mass transfer rate. Modeling …

Role of surface undulation during mixed bioconvective nanofluid flow in porous media in presence of oxytactic bacteria and magnetic fields

DK Mandal, N Biswas, NK Manna, RSR Gorla… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transport phenomena involving thermo-bioconvection have become an interesting field of
research due to their novel application in various fields of engineering, bio-energy systems …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of chitosan-alginate-based nanoparticles—An up-to-date review

AG Niculescu, AM Grumezescu - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan and alginate are two of the most studied natural polymers that have attracted
interest for multiple uses in their nano form. The biomedical field is one of the domains …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of nanofillers on the functional properties of biopolymer-based films: A review

E Jamróz, P Kulawik, P Kopel - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Waste from non-degradable plastics is becoming an increasingly serious problem.
Therefore, more and more research focuses on the development of materials with …