Hydroxyapatite can combine with polysaccharide originating biomaterials with special
applications in the biomedical field. In this review, the synthesis of (nano) composites is …

Biosorption has great potential in removing toxic effluents from wastewater, especially heavy
metal ions such as cobalt, lead, copper, mercury, cadmium, nickel and other ions …

The reaction of β-cyclodextrin with suitable bifunctional cross-linkers (such as carboxylic
acids dianhydrides) provides 3D nanoporous polymers referred to as cyclodextrin …

Solvent sorption in polymers is of general interest for a wide variety of applications. It is well
known that solvent sorption in polymers depends on both solvent diffusion and the slow …

The present study aimed to assemble protein fibril–polysaccharide hydrogels as
nutraceutical delivery vehicles. Turbidity titrations confirmed that complexations between …

A three-dimensional mathematical model for sorption/desorption by a cylindrical polymeric
matrix with dispersed drug is proposed. The model is based on a system of partial …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious infection that usually attacks not only the lungs, but also
brain and spine. More than twenty drugs have been developed for the treatment of TB, but …

Chloride ingress into concrete is a major cause for material degradation, such as cracking
due to corrosion-induced steel reinforcement expansion. Corresponding transport …

Finding a bioactive hybrid material with the potential for a controlled drug release has been
one of the major targets of tissue engineering in the recent years. In this line, the present …

This paper focusses on the mathematical modeling of the ascorbic acid (antioxidant) release
from a pectin edible film (packaging) to an agar hydrogel (food). The proposed model …