Chitosan modifications for adsorption of pollutants–A review

IO Saheed, W Da Oh, FBM Suah - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent times, research interest into the development of biodegradable, cost-effective and
environmental friendly adsorbents with favourable properties for adsorption of pollutants is a …

Electrospun polymer nanofibers with antimicrobial activity

I Maliszewska, T Czapka - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, nanofibers with antimicrobial activity are of great importance due to the
widespread antibiotic resistance of many pathogens. Electrospinning is a versatile method …

Chitosan based materials in cosmetic applications: A review

K Kulka, A Sionkowska - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review provides a report on the properties and recent advances in the application of
chitosan and chitosan-based materials in cosmetics. Chitosan is a polysaccharide that can …

Stability of chitosan—a challenge for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

E Szymańska, K Winnicka - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Chitosan—one of the natural multifunctional polymers—due to its unique and versatile
biological properties is regarded as a useful compound in medical and pharmaceutical …

Recent modifications of chitosan for adsorption applications: a critical and systematic review

GZ Kyzas, DN Bikiaris - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is considered to be one of the most promising and applicable materials in
adsorption applications. The existence of amino and hydroxyl groups in its molecules …

Honey/Chitosan Nanofiber Wound Dressing Enriched with Allium sativum and Cleome droserifolia: Enhanced Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Activity

WA Sarhan, HME Azzazy… - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Two natural extracts were loaded within fabricated honey, poly (vinyl alcohol), chitosan
nanofibers (HPCS) to develop biocompatible antimicrobial nanofibrous wound dressing …

The Green Synthesis of MgO Nano‐Flowers Using Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Rosemary) and the Antibacterial Activities against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Y Abdallah, SO Ogunyemi, A Abdelazez… - BioMed Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the use of herbs in the agriculture and food industry has increased significantly. In
particular, Rosmarinus officinalis L. extracts have been reported to have strong antibacterial …

Cost-effective phosphorus removal from aqueous solution by a chitosan/lanthanum hydrogel bead: Material development, characterization of uptake process and …

KY Koh, Z Chen, S Zhang, JP Chen - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Excessive phosphorus is one of the main reasons leading to eutrophication that causes
severe ecosystem imbalance and negative human health impacts. In this study, several …

Effective adsorption of Orange G dye using chitosan cross-linked by glutaraldehyde and reinforced with quartz sand

A Amjlef, S Farsad, A Chaoui, AB Hamou… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, quartz sand (QS) incorporated into a crosslinked chitosan-glutaraldehyde
matrix (QS@ Ch-Glu) was prepared and employed as an efficient adsorbent for the …

Potential use of propolis-loaded quaternized chitosan/pectin hydrogel films as wound dressings: Preparation, characterization, antibacterial evaluation, and in vitro …

O Phonrachom, P Charoensuk, K Kiti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Quaternized chitosan (QCS) was blended with pectin (Pec) to improve water solubility and
antibacterial activity of the hydrogel films. Propolis was also loaded into hydrogel films to …