Current trends in advanced alginate-based wound dressings for chronic wounds

A Barbu, B Neamtu, M Zăhan, GM Iancu… - Journal of personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic wounds represent a major public health issue, with an extremely high cost
worldwide. In healthy individuals, the wound healing process takes place in different stages …

Agricultural and industrial waste-derived mesoporous silica nanoparticles: A review on chemical synthesis route

NAA Razak, NH Othman, MSM Shayuti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the amount of agricultural and industrial wastes being generated is
increasing rapidly. This leads to numerous disposals, governance, and environmental …

Improvement of Recycled Aggregates Properties by Means of CO2 Uptake

M Sereng, A Djerbi, OO Metalssi, P Dangla… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Concrete from deconstruction can have a second life in the form of recycled concrete
aggregates (RCAs). They unfortunately have poor properties (high porosity and water …

Potential innovation against Alzheimer's disorder: A tricomponent combination of natural antioxidants (vitamin E, quercetin, and basil oil) and the development of its …

C Karthika, AP Appu, R Akter, MH Rahman… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Alzheimer's disorder (AD) is very difficult to manage and treat. The complexity of the brain,
the blood–brain barrier influencing a multitude of parameters/biomarkers, as well as …

Coal fly ash: An emerging material for water remediation

NB Singh, A Agarwal, A De, P Singh - International Journal of Coal …, 2022 - Springer
Coal fly ash (CFA) is a byproduct of thermal power plant and collected from flue gases by
separator. Composition of CFA depends on the type of coal used and it has both crystalline …

Turning agricultural wastes into biomaterials: Assessing the sustainability of scenarios of circular valorization of corn cob in a life-cycle perspective

E Santolini, M Bovo, A Barbaresi, D Torreggiani… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Circular economy plays a key role in increasing the sustainability of the agricultural sector,
given the countless possibilities of transforming crop residues and recycling precious …

Porous silica synthesis out of coal fly ash with no residue generation and complete silicon separation

T Ju, S Han, F Meng, L Lin, J Li, K Chen… - Frontiers of Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Ordered mesoporous silica materials exhibit enormous potential in industrial production.
Since coal fly ash (CFA) is abundant in Si, it has become a green and promising way to …

End-of-use fly ash as an effective reinforcing filler in green polymer composites

AC Patsidis, M Souliotis - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study is to use fly ash powder in an environmentally friendly matrix, in a novel
way, addressing environmental and disposal problems. Fly ash/epoxy composites were …

Improvement of pavement subgrade by adding cement and fly ash to natural desert sand

TS Amhadi, GJ Assaf - Infrastructures, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil characteristics are paramount to design pavements and to assess the economic viability
of a road. In the desert, such as that found in southern Libya, the very poor quality of soils …

Mini-review: potential of diatom-derived silica for biomedical applications

A Sardo, I Orefice, S Balzano, L Barra, G Romano - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diatoms are unicellular eukaryotic microalgae widely distributed in aquatic environments,
possessing a porous silica cell wall known as frustule. Diatom frustules are considered as a …