Biobased Nanomaterials─ The Role of Interfacial Interactions for Advanced Materials

M Osterberg, KA Henn, M Farooq… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review presents recent advances regarding biomass-based nanomaterials, focusing on
their surface interactions. Plant biomass-based nanoparticles, like nanocellulose and lignin …

Fiber‐based biopolymer processing as a route toward sustainability

C Li, J Wu, H Shi, Z Xia, JK Sahoo, J Yeo… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Some of the most abundant biomass on earth is sequestered in fibrous biopolymers like
cellulose, chitin, and silk. These types of natural materials offer unique and striking …

Protein nanoparticles: promising platforms for drug delivery applications

A Jain, SK Singh, SK Arya, SC Kundu… - … Biomaterials Science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The development of drug delivery systems using nanoparticles as carriers for small and
large therapeutic molecules remains a rapidly growing area of research. The advantages of …

Thermoplastic moulding of regenerated silk

C Guo, C Li, HV Vu, P Hanna, A Lechtig, Y Qiu, X Mu… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
Early insights into the unique structure and properties of native silk suggested that β-sheet
nanocrystallites in silk would degrade prior to melting when subjected to thermal processing …

Silk fibroin as a functional biomaterial for drug and gene delivery

MA Tomeh, R Hadianamrei, X Zhao - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Silk is a natural polymer with unique physicochemical and mechanical properties which
makes it a desirable biomaterial for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Silk fibroin …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of hyaluronic acid-tyramine/silk-fibroin composite hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering and delivery of anti-inflammatory and anabolic drugs

R Ziadlou, S Rotman, A Teuschl, E Salzer… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Injury of articular cartilage leads to an imbalance in tissue homeostasis, and due to the poor
self-healing capacity of cartilage the affected tissue often exhibits osteoarthritic changes. In …

Design of biodegradable, climate-specific packaging materials that sense food spoilage and extend shelf life

Y Han, S Wang, Y Cao, GP Singh, SI Loh… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The AgriFood systems in tropical climates are under strain due to a rapid increase in human
population and extreme environmental conditions that limit the efficacy of packaging …

Sericin based nanoformulations: A comprehensive review on molecular mechanisms of interaction with organisms to biological applications

G Das, HS Shin, EVR Campos, LF Fraceto… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The advances in products based on nanotechnology have directed extensive
research on low-cost, biologically compatible, and easily degradable materials. Main body …

Production of curcumin-loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles for cancer therapy

MG Montalbán, JM Coburn, AA Lozano-Pérez… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Curcumin, extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, has been widely used in medicine
for centuries due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial effects …

Silk fibroin nanoparticles for celecoxib and curcumin delivery: ROS-scavenging and anti-inflammatory activities in an in vitro model of osteoarthritis

B Crivelli, E Bari, S Perteghella, L Catenacci… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper aims at demonstrating silk fibroin nanoparticles (SFNs) promote anti-
inflammatory properties of celecoxib (CXB) or curcumin (CUR), and could be exploited for …