Biomedical applications of chitosan/silk fibroin composites: A review

X Xing, Y Han, H Cheng - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have been used in the biomedical fields for decades, mainly derived from
animals and plants with high similarities with biomacromolecules in the human body. As an …

Computational methods for adsorption study in wastewater treatment

A Malloum, KA Adegoke, JO Ighalo, J Conradie… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Computation methods or molecular simulations can be used to identify materials with high
adsorption capacity for wastewater treatment rapidly. They can also provide complementary …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular simulation-based insights into dye pollutant adsorption: A perspective review

I Salahshoori, Q Wang, MAL Nobre… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Growing concerns about environmental pollution have highlighted the need for efficient and
sustainable methods to remove dye contamination from various ecosystems. In this context …

Dyeing of Silk with Natural Lac Dye from Laccifer lacca Kerr. and Evaluation of Antibacterial and UV-Protective Properties

KL Do, M Su, A Mushtaq, F Zhao - Fibers and Polymers, 2023 - Springer
Insect-based colorants have been utilized for textile dyeing since antiquity due to their color
variation and easy availability. In the past few years, the ancient sources of colorants have …

Silk textiles dyeing by plant-derived colorant in the presence of chitosan and shellac

P Brudzyńska, A Sionkowska, M Grisel - Fibers and Polymers, 2023 - Springer
The research aimed to dye silk satin textiles with a plant-derived colorant in the presence of
additives of natural origins, such as chitosan and shellac, to investigate whether they can …

Functionalization of silk with chitosan and Rubia cordifolia L. dye extract for enhanced antimicrobial and ultraviolet protective properties

KL Do, M Su, A Mushtaq, T Ahsan… - Textile Research …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Natural dyes have attained the interest of scientists over the last decade due to their
functional activities in addition to their primary role of color impartation on textile materials …

Complementary experimental/docking approach for determining chitosan and carboxymethylchitosan ability for the formation of active polymer-β-galactosidase …

YN Franco, M Mesa - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
The spontaneous aggregation of chitosan and carboxymethylchitosan polymers can be
advantageous for the enzyme confinement on these colloidal systems during immobilization …

Progress in Multiscale Modeling of Silk Materials

HDA Brough, D Cheneler, JG Hardy - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
As a result of their hierarchical structure and biological processing, silk fibers rank among
nature's most remarkable materials. The biocompatibility of silk-based materials and the …

[PDF][PDF] Ethnomedicinal, pharmacological and commercial perspectives of Laccifer lacca body exudate (LBE)

M Yusuf, M Aijaz, N Keserwani… - Letters in Applied …, 2022 - nanobioletters.com
Nature-derived products have been serving humanity from ancient times in many aspects
such as food (honey & wax products from bees), textiles (silk from silkworms), and various …

Comparative Analysis of Electrospun Silk Fibroin/Chitosan Sandwich-Structured Scaffolds for Osteo Regeneration: Evaluating Mechanical Properties, Biological …

R Murugapandian, SG Mohan, S TM, NA Nambi Raj… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
An intensive idea of bone tissue engineering is to design regenerative nanofibrous scaffolds
that could afford a natural extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment with the ability to …