Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials

MS Ganewatta, Z Wang, C Tang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

Advances of peptides for antibacterial applications

Y Yan, Y Li, Z Zhang, X Wang, Y Niu, S Zhang… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, peptide antibacterial products with unique antibacterial
mechanisms have attracted widespread interest. They can effectively reduce the probability …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the untapped potentials of antimicrobial materials in the construction sector

SK Kirthika, G Goel, A Matthews, S Goel - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbes can influence the durability of civil engineering structures. Damage caused by
microbes (known as biodeterioration) results in compromised structural integrity causing …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose as sustainable biomaterials for drug delivery

S Das, B Ghosh, K Sarkar - Sensors International, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose (NC) has lately appeared as a member of the major promising “green”
materials, garnering great attentiveness due to it's unique features. Several new materials …

A review of properties of nanocellulose, its synthesis, and potential in biomedical applications

A Randhawa, SD Dutta, K Ganguly, TV Patil, DK Patel… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cellulose is the most venerable and essential natural polymer on the planet and is drawing
greater attention in the form of nanocellulose, considered an innovative and influential …

Antioxidant and antimicrobial applications of biopolymers: A review

S Sivakanthan, S Rajendran, A Gamage… - Food Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biopolymers have generated mounting interest among researchers and industrialists over
the recent past. Rising consciousness on the use of eco-friendly materials as green …

Research progress in preparation, properties, and applications of medical protective fiber materials

X Su, C Jia, H Xiang, M Zhu - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
A variety of public health events seriously threaten human life and health, especially the
outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 has caused a serious impact on human production …

Nanocellulose in drug delivery and antimicrobially active materials

K Kupnik, M Primožič, V Kokol, M Leitgeb - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanocellulose (NC) has also attracted a great deal of attention in drug
delivery systems due to its unique physical properties, specific surface area, low risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterization of thiazolium chitosan derivative with enhanced antimicrobial properties and its use as component of chitosan based films

C Muñoz-Nuñez, R Cuervo-Rodríguez… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, chemical modification of chitosan using cationic thiazolium groups was
investigated with the aim to improve water solubility and antimicrobial properties of chitosan …