Applications of cellulose and chitin/chitosan derivatives and composites as antibacterial materials: current state and perspectives

S Khattak, F Wahid, LP Liu, SR Jia, LQ Chu… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
The bacterial infections have always a serious problem to public health. Scientists are
developing new antibacterial materials to overcome this problem. Polysaccharides are …

Recent advancements in MOF/biomass and Bio-MOF multifunctional materials: a review

J Liu, Y Li, Z Lou - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derivatives have delivered perfect answers in
detection, separation, solving water and electromagnetic pollution and improving catalysis …

Parametric optimization by Box–Behnken design for synthesis of magnetic chitosan-benzil/ZnO/Fe3O4 nanocomposite and textile dye removal

A Reghioua, D Barkat, AH Jawad… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research work, a new magnetic Schiff's base-chitosan-Benzil/zinc oxide/Fe 3 O 4
nanocomposite (Cs-Bz/ZnO/Fe 3 O 4) was developed to be a promising and recoverable …

An insight into the effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the structural, thermal, mechanical properties and antimicrobial activity of Cs/PVA composite

AM Hezma, A Rajeh, MA Mannaa - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2019 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by a sol-gel method and characterized by XRD,
SEM, TEM and EDX. A series of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol (Cs/PVA) blend films doped …

Antimicrobial and biodegradable chitosan/cellulose acetate phthalate/ZnO nano composite films with optimal oxygen permeability and hydrophobicity for extending …

MP Indumathi, KS Sarojini, GR Rajarajeswari - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Film-forming biopolymers possessing antimicrobial activity and biodegradability are of great
interest on account of their potential use in food packaging applications. The present study …

Preparation of chitosan coated zinc oxide nanocomposite for enhanced antibacterial and photocatalytic activity: as a bionanocomposite

D Bharathi, R Ranjithkumar, B Chandarshekar… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The surface coating of metal oxide nanoparticles using biopolymer chitosan has evolved to
become an important area of polymer nanotechnology. Herein, we report the preparation of …

Facile synthesis and characterization of chitosan/zinc oxide nanocomposite for enhanced antibacterial and photocatalytic activity

G Madhan, AA Begam, LV Varsha… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this report, chitosan/zinc oxide (CS/ZnO) nanocomposite was synthesized using Sida
acuta and assessed their antibacterial and photocatalytic properties. The formation of …

Methods for improving the properties of zinc for the application of biodegradable vascular stents

S Chen, T Du, H Zhang, J Qi, Y Zhang, Y Mu… - Biomaterials Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodegradable stents can support vessels for an extended period, maintain vascular
patency, and progressively degrade once vascular remodeling is completed, thereby …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of cross-linked chitosan-metal oxide nanocomposite for methyl orange dye removal from unary and complex effluent matrices

G Priyadarshi, NP Raval, MH Trivedi - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Textile/Dyeing industries have been considered as one of the intense water-consuming
units, resulting in the generation of a large volume of dye (s) contaminated effluent posing a …

A journey to the world of fascinating ZnO nanocomposites made of chitosan, starch, cellulose, and other biopolymers: Progress in recent achievements in eco-friendly …

S Mallakpour, F Sirous, CM Hussain - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Green chemistry or in other words “green world” is referred to a sustainable environment
using biocompatible, biodegradable, renewable, economical, and simple materials, and …