Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, MF Sheikh, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to
shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the …

Pickering emulsion catalysis: interfacial chemistry, catalyst design, challenges, and perspectives

L Ni, C Yu, Q Wei, D Liu, J Qiu - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pickering emulsions are particle‐stabilized surfactant‐free dispersions composed of two
immiscible liquid phases, and emerge as attractive catalysis platform to surpass traditional …

Recent advances of characterization techniques for the formation, physical properties and stability of Pickering emulsion

LE Low, SP Siva, YK Ho, ES Chan, BT Tey - Advances in colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, there have been increasing demand for the application of Pickering emulsions in
various industries due to its combined advantage in terms of cost, quality and sustainability …

Recent advances on cellulose nanocrystals for Pickering emulsions: Development and challenge

H Dai, J Wu, H Zhang, Y Chen, L Ma, H Huang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Pickering emulsions stabilized by solid particles have captured a growing
interest recently due to their outstanding stability. Among various solid stabilizers, cellulose …

Polysaccharides/Halloysite nanotubes for smart bionanocomposite materials

V Bertolino, G Cavallaro, S Milioto, G Lazzara - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Biopolymers as alternative to fossils-derived polymers are attracting the interest of
researcher in material science. Besides the economic advantages, the sustainability makes …

Chitosan-based smart hybrid materials: A physico-chemical perspective

G Cavallaro, S Micciulla, L Chiappisi… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Chitosan is one of the most studied cationic polysaccharides. Due to its unique
characteristics of being water soluble, biocompatible, biodegradable, and non-toxic, this …

Food hydrocolloids: Functional, nutraceutical and novel applications for delivery of bioactive compounds

M Manzoor, J Singh, JD Bandral, A Gani… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the consumers' understanding of the relation between diet and health has
bought a profound change in their dietary pattern and lifestyle transformation. They aspire …

Halloysite nanotube-based pesticide formulations with enhanced rain erosion resistance, foliar adhesion, and insecticidal effect

L Chen, J Huang, J Chen, Q Shi, T Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The incorporation of green and sustainable nanomaterials in pesticide formation is an
effective method to lower the use of conventional pesticides without adverse effects on …

Halloysite/keratin nanocomposite for human hair photoprotection coating

G Cavallaro, S Milioto, S Konnova… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We propose a novel keratin treatment of human hair by its aqueous mixtures with natural
halloysite clay nanotubes. The loaded clay nanotubes together with free keratin produce …

Hydroxypropyl cellulose films filled with halloysite nanotubes/wax hybrid microspheres

L Lisuzzo, MR Caruso, G Cavallaro… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The design of novel nanocomposite films based on hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and
wax/halloysite hybrid microspheres has been reported. In particular, we first prepared …