[HTML][HTML] Removal of amoxicillin through different methods, emphasizing removal by biopolymers and its derivatives. An overview

FL Aranda, BL Rivas - Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society, 2022 - SciELO Chile
Although pharmaceutical compounds such as antibiotics have been of great help to animals
and humans, the excessive use of them have become a global problem due to the …

Ultrafiltration membranes with three water-soluble polyelectrolyte copolymers to remove ciprofloxacin from aqueous systems

DA Palacio, BL Rivas, BF Urbano - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Water pollution is a serious problem throughout the world, and antibiotics released into the
aquatic environment produce harmful effects on the ecosystem and human health. In this …

Antibiotics removal using a chitosan-based polyelectrolyte in conjunction with ultrafiltration membranes

DA Palacio, Y Becerra, BF Urbano, BL Rivas - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The emergence of antibiotics as pollutants in the environment is one of the worldwide
concerns because the bacterial strains generate a threat to the aquatic ecosystem and …

Application of nanocomposite polyelectrolytes for the removal of antibiotics as emerging pollutants in water

DA Palacio, BF Urbano, BL Rivas - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, nanocomposite polyelectrolytes (NCPs) based on alkylated chitosan
macromonomers, ionic monomers, and 2D nanofillers of montmorillonite clay types were …

Recent Advances of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Skin-Wound Dressings

W Guo, X Ding, H Zhang, Z Liu, Y Han, Q Wei… - Gels, 2024 - mdpi.com
The management of wound healing represents a significant clinical challenge due to the
complicated processes involved. Chitosan has remarkable properties that effectively prevent …

Tetracycline removal by polyelectrolyte copolymers in conjunction with ultrafiltration membranes through liquid-phase polymer-based retention

DA Palacio, LM Leiton, BF Urbano, BL Rivas - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we used a liquid-phase polymer-based retention technique assisted by
polyelectrolyte copolymers containing quaternary ammonium and sulfonate groups that are …

Water-soluble polymers with the ability to remove amoxicillin as emerging pollutant from water

DA Palacio, BF Urbano, BL Rivas - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
The release of pharmaceutical products, especially antibiotics, into natural waters has
become one of the main environmental concerns in recent years. Amoxicillin (AMX) is widely …

Spectroscopic study of self-assembly of anti-hepatitis C virus sofosbuvir drug with bio-polymeric nanoparticles for improving the drug release effect

S Shawky, NM El-Shafai, IM El-Mehasseb… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Self-assembly of Sofosbuvir drug (SOF) anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) with bio-polymeric
nanoparticles such as chitosan nanoparticles (Cs NPs) and polyvinyl alcohol nanoparticles …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogels based on chitosan and chitosan derivatives for biomedical applications

KB Rufato, JP Galdino, KS Ody… - … -smart materials for …, 2018 - intechopen.com
Chitosan (CS) is a polymer obtained from chitin, being this, after the cellulose, the most
abundant polysaccharide. The fact of (i) CS being obtained from renewable sources;(ii) CS …

Preparation of alkylated chitosan-based polyelectrolyte hydrogels: The effect of monomer charge on polymerization

DA Palacio, BF Urbano, M Palencia, BL Rivas - European Polymer Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to study the effect of the loading of monomers (cationic,
anionic and ampholytes) in the preparation of polyelectrolyte hydrogels (PEHG) based on …