Seaweeds comprise ca. 12,000 species. Global annual harvest is ca. 30.13 million metric
tonnes,(valued ca. $11.7 billion USD in 2016) for various commercial applications. The …

Alginate is a linear polysaccharide with a modifiable structure and abundant functional
groups, offers immense potential for tailoring diverse alginate-based materials to meet the …

Biopolymers have attracted considerable interest for the development of drug delivery
systems (DDSs) owing to their biocompatibility, nontoxicity, renewability, and mild …

The study was conducted to determine effects of sodium alginate on sperm during
cryopreservation. Each ejaculate (n= 20) of five buffalo bulls (3–5 years) were divided into …

The hemocompatibility of vascular grafts made from poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is
insufficient due to the rapid adhesion and activation of blood platelets that occur upon …

One straightforward strategy to modify certain surface properties without altering polymer
bulk properties is by using nonthermal plasma technologies, such as corona, dielectric …

Background: Biopolymers based materials (polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, and nucleic
acids) are one of the basic resources in bio-engineering sciences because of desirable …

The antifogging polyglycerol fatty acid esters (PGFE)/polyethylene (PE) film with
polyethylene wax emulsions (WE1) as a dispersant was fabricated using twin‐screw …

Polymeric biomaterials are widely used in medical applications owing to their low cost,
processability and sufficient toughness. Surface modification by creating a thin film of …

A commercial formulation of styrene‐acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) sheets were surface‐
modified by using non‐thermal radiofrequency and microwave plasma treatments. In order …