Degradable polymeric bio (nano) materials and their biomedical applications: A comprehensive overview and recent updates

K Kuperkar, LI Atanase, A Bahadur, IC Crivei… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Degradable polymers (both biomacromolecules and several synthetic polymers) for
biomedical applications have been promising very much in the recent past due to their low …

Ultrasound-assisted heating extraction of pectin from grapefruit peel: Optimization and comparison with the conventional method

W Wang, X Ma, Y Xu, Y Cao, Z Jiang, T Ding, X Ye… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The extraction of pectin from grapefruit peel by ultrasound-assisted heating extraction
(UAHE) was investigated using response surface methodology and compared with the …

Designing gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA)‐based bioinks for visible light stereolithographic 3D biofabrication

H Kumar, K Sakthivel, MGA Mohamed… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinks play a key role in determining the capability of the biofabricatoin processes and the
resolution of the printed constructs. Excellent biocompatibility, tunable physical properties …

Preparation and properties of oxidized starch with high degree of oxidation

YR Zhang, XL Wang, GM Zhao, YZ Wang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
A highly efficient method for preparing oxidized starches with a high degree of oxidation
(DO) was developed, using CuSO4 and H2O2 respectively as a catalyst and an oxidant. The …

[HTML][HTML] Viscometric study of chitosan solutions in acetic acid/sodium acetate and acetic acid/sodium chloride

CN Costa, VG Teixeira, MC Delpech, JVS Souza… - Carbohydrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
A viscometric study was carried out at 25° C to assess the physical–chemical behavior in
solution and the mean viscometric molar mass (M¯ v) of chitosan solutions with different …

Preparation, characterization and hydrolytic degradation of PLA/PCL co-mingled nanofibrous mats prepared via dual-jet electrospinning

R Scaffaro, F Lopresti, L Botta - European Polymer Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
PLA/PCL co-mingled nanofibrous mats were prepared via multi-jet electrospinning. The
concentration of PLA and PCL in the co-mingled mats were controlled by changing the flow …

[HTML][HTML] PLA based biocomposites reinforced with Posidonia oceanica leaves

R Scaffaro, F Lopresti, L Botta - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Biocomposites can valorize some natural products related to natural processes or crop and
waste industries. In this work, leaves of Posidonia oceanica (PO), dominant sea grass in the …

Reprocessing of PLA/graphene nanoplatelets nanocomposites

L Botta, R Scaffaro, F Sutera, MC Mistretta - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
This work reports a study on the effect of multiple reprocessing on the properties of poly
(lactic acid)(PLA) filled with graphene nanoplatelets (GnP) compared to the melt …

Sodium alginate solutions: Correlation between rheological properties and spinnability

A Dodero, S Vicini, M Alloisio, M Castellano - Journal of materials science, 2019 - Springer
In the present work, different sodium alginates were used to prepare nanofibrous mats by
means of electrospinning technique. Firstly, a molecular characterization of each sample …

Structure, molecular conformation, and immunomodulatory activity of four polysaccharide fractions from Lignosus rhinocerotis sclerotia

T Hu, Q Huang, K Wong, H Yang - International Journal of Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Four polysaccharide fractions, LRP-1, LRP-2, LRP-3 and LRP-4 were extracted
stepwise from Lignosus rhinocerotis sclerotia with distilled water at 25, 95, 120° C and 1.0 M …