Pullulan in biomedical research and development-A review

RS Singh, N Kaur, M Hassan, JF Kennedy - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pullulan is an imperative microbial exo-polymer commercially produced by yeast like fungus
Aureobasidium pullulans. Its structure contains maltosyl repeating units which comprises …

Bioinspired hydrogels as platforms for life-science applications: Challenges and opportunities

M Bercea - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels, as interconnected networks (polymer mesh; physically, chemically, or dynamic
crosslinked networks) incorporating a high amount of water, present structural …

Highly efficient removal of antibiotic from biomedical wastewater using Fenton-like catalyst magnetic pullulan hydrogels

S Cheng, C Zhang, J Li, X Pan, X Zhai, Y Jiao, Y Li… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanoparticles that can be employed as Fenton-like catalysts Fenton-like catalysts
are attractive materials for degrading antibiotics. In this study, we facilely prepared novel …

[HTML][HTML] Direct ink writing of aloe vera/cellulose nanofibrils bio-hydrogels

H Baniasadi, R Ajdary, J Trifol, OJ Rojas… - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Direct-ink-writing (DIW) of hydrogels has become an attractive research area due to
its capability to fabricate intricate, complex, and highly customizable structures at ambient …

Pullulan dialdehyde crosslinked gelatin hydrogels with high strength for biomedical applications

L Zhang, J Liu, X Zheng, A Zhang, X Zhang… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Herein the construction of a strong gelatin hydrogel is presented by using pullulan
dialdehyde (PDA) as a macromolecular crosslinker. The resultant PDA crosslinked gelatin …

[HTML][HTML] Ascorbic acid-loaded polyvinyl alcohol/cellulose nanofibril hydrogels as precursors for 3D printed materials

H Baniasadi, Z Madani, R Ajdary, OJ Rojas… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We proposed a simple method to process hydrogels containing polyvinyl alcohol and
cellulose nanofibrils (PVA/CNF) to prepare volumetric architectures by direct ink writing …

Characterization and film-forming mechanism of egg white/pullulan blend film

K Han, Y Liu, Y Liu, X Huang, L Sheng - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Edible films based on pullulan (Pu) and egg white (EW) were prepared in this study. As the
egg white proportion increased, the mechanical properties of the blend films initially …

[HTML][HTML] Pullulan hydrogels as drug release platforms in biomedicine

MO Teixeira, E Marinho, C Silva, JC Antunes… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is increasingly urgent to develop new therapeutic systems to combat the spreading and
evolution of various pathologies globally. Nonspecific therapies and/or insufficient …

Hemostatic cryogels based on oxidized pullulan/dopamine with potential use as wound dressings

RI Baron, IA Duceac, S Morariu, AC Bostănaru-Iliescu… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impetus for research into hydrogels based on selectively oxidized polysaccharides has
been stimulated by the diversity of potential biomedical applications. Towards the …

Anti-freezing multifunctional conductive hydrogels: from structure design to flexible electronic devices

C Xu, K Yang, G Zhu, CJ Ou, J Jiang… - Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The remarkable flexibility, versatility, and biocompatibility of hydrogel-based flexible
materials have attracted extensive research interest. However, conventional hydrogels face …