Current and emerging applications of saccharide-modified chitosan: a critical review

HKS Panahi, M Dehhaghi, H Amiri, GJ Guillemin… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin, as the main component of the exoskeleton of Arthropoda, is a highly available natural
polymer that can be processed into various value-added products. Its most important …

Fundamental properties of smart hydrogels for tissue engineering applications: A review

MUA Khan, GM Stojanović, MFB Abdullah… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering is an advanced and potential biomedical approach to treat patients
suffering from lost or failed an organ or tissue to repair and regenerate damaged tissues that …

Biodegradable composites from poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) with carbon nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and performances

R Venkatesan, S Surya, S Suganthi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of composites for food packaging that have good mechanical and
antimicrobial characteristics is still a major challenge. In applications like food packaging …

Update on chitosan-based hydrogels: Preparation, characterization, and its antimicrobial and antibiofilm applications

K Thirupathi, CJ Raorane, V Ramkumar, S Ulagesan… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a prominent biopolymer in research for of its physicochemical properties and
uses. Each year, the number of publications based on chitosan and its derivatives increases …

Valorization of dragon fruit waste to value-added bioproducts and formulations: A review

M Tripathi, D Diwan, AC Shukla, J Gaffey… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Owing to the increasing worldwide population explosion, managing waste generated from
the food sector has become a cross-cutting issue globally, leading to environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in chitin-based nanoparticle use in biodegradable polymers: A review

M Yanat, K Schroën - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin-based nanoparticles are polysaccharide materials that can be produced from a waste
stream of the seafood industry: crustacean shells. These nanoparticles have received …

From waste to plate: Exploring the impact of food waste valorisation on achieving zero hunger

RD Tchonkouang, H Onyeaka, T Miri - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hunger (811 million people, 2020) and food waste (931 million tonnes annually, 2020) are
long-standing interconnected challenges that have plagued humankind for centuries. Food …

Marine shell-based biorefinery: A sustainable solution for aquaculture waste valorization

M Kiehbadroudinezhad, H Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Fossil-derived products contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Transitioning
from fossil-based to bio-based products is an effective solution to this problem. There has …

Synthesis and characterization of chitosan nanofibers for wound healing and drug delivery application

V Kumar, N Sharma, P Janghu, R Pasrija… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan has emerged as a biodegradable, absorbable, non-toxic, biocompatible
biopolymer for wound healing and drug delivery applications. Chitosan can be converted to …

N-acetyl-d-glucosamine-based oligosaccharides from chitin: enzymatic production, characterization and biological activities

Y Liu, Z Qin, C Wang, Z Jiang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer, possesses diverse applications in the food,
agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries due to its functional properties. However, the …