Natural polymers-humic acid and lignin based hydrogels: In agriculture, environment and energy storage

D Kumar, RK Gupta - Industrial Crops and Products, 2024 - Elsevier
The gradual depletion of fossil resources has intensified the search for sustainable
alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. Among the remarkable natural polymers, humic …

Eco-sustainable design of humic acids-doped ZnO nanoparticles for UVA/light photocatalytic degradation of LLDPE and PLA plastics

P Amato, M Muscetta, V Venezia, M Cocca… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mismanagement of plastics is associated with high levels of waste and release into the
environment, where they can persist for long times due to the low degradation rate …

Photocuring and gelatin-based antibacterial hydrogel for skin care

M Wang, F Yang, H Luo, Y Jiang, K Zhuang… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of moisturizing, antibacterial, and biocompatible multifunctional hydrogels
is essential to protect skin and promote skin defects recovery. Gelatin has admired potential …

Exploiting bioderived humic acids: A molecular combination with ZnO nanoparticles leads to nanostructured hybrid interfaces with enhanced pro-oxidant and …

V Venezia, M Verrillo, N Gallucci, R Di Girolamo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The waste-to-wealth strategy is encouraging the design of a plethora of new value-added
materials, by exploiting the chemical and biological richness of biowastes. Humic Acids (HA) …

Waste to Wealth Approach: Improved Antimicrobial Properties in Bioactive Hydrogels through Humic Substance–Gelatin Chemical Conjugation

V Venezia, M Verrillo, PR Avallone, B Silvestri… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploring opportunities for biowaste valorization, herein, humic substances (HS) were
combined with gelatin, a hydrophilic biocompatible and bioavailable polymer, to obtain 3D …

The art of biodegradable polymer design for the treatments against osteomyelitis

D Senthilkumar, TM Don, YJ Liao, CY Kuo - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Osteomyelitis arises from the incomplete treatment of the external wounds in the healing
process, while bacterial infections persist within the bone marrow, leading to abscess …

Thermorheological Behavior of κ-Carrageenan Hydrogels Modified with Xanthan Gum

PR Avallone, S Russo Spena, S Acierno, MG Esposito… - Fluids, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrocolloids are long-chain biopolymers that can form viscous solutions or gels when
dissolved in water. They are employed as rheological modifiers in various manufacturing …

Elastomeric protein bioactive eutectogels for topical drug delivery

ML Picchio, MS Orellano, MA Motta… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Therapeutic deep eutectic solvents (THEDES) are an emerging family of eutectic mixtures
gaining increasing interest in the biomedical space. The immobilization of THEDES into …

Skin‐Inspired All‐Natural Biogel for Bioadhesive Interface

L Lan, J **, H Li, C Wang, G Li, J Song… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Natural material‐based hydrogels are considered ideal candidates for constructing robust
bio‐interfaces due to their environmentally sustainable nature and biocompatibility …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of biochemical properties on the gelation of EPS extracted from aerobic granules

A Bou-Sarkis, E Paul, Y Bessiere, N Derlon… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) extracted from aerobic granular sludge
are a promising source of gel-forming biopolymers. Gaining insights on the charge …