Recent advances in extraction, modification, and application of chitosan in packaging industry

N Oladzadabbasabadi, AM Nafchi, F Ariffin… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Current environmental concerns fostered a strong interest in extracting polymers from
renewable feedstocks. Chitosan, a second most abundant polysaccharide after cellulose …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable adsorptive removal of antibiotic residues by chitosan composites: An insight into current developments and future recommendations

EM Abd El-Monaem, AS Eltaweil, HM Elshishini… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
During COVID-19 crisis, water pollution caused by pharmaceutical residuals have
enormously aggravated since millions of patients worldwide are consuming tons of drugs …

A review of chitosan and its derivatives in bone tissue engineering

R LogithKumar, A KeshavNarayan, S Dhivya… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Critical-sized bone defects treated with biomaterials offer an efficient alternative to traditional
methods involving surgical reconstruction, allografts, and metal implants. Chitosan, a natural …

[HTML][HTML] Encapsulation of essential oils via nanoprecipitation process: Overview, progress, challenges and prospects

N Lammari, O Louaer, AH Meniai, A Elaissari - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Essential oils are of paramount importance in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural, and
food areas thanks to their crucial properties. However, stability and bioactivity determine the …

Cationic chitosan derivatives as potential antifungals: A review of structural optimization and applications

Y Qin, P Li, Z Guo - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing resistance of pathogen fungi poses a global public concern. There are
several limitations in current antifungals, including few available fungicides, severe toxicity …

Nanocellulose‐based antibacterial materials

J Li, R Cha, K Mou, X Zhao, K Long… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, nanocellulose‐based antimicrobial materials have attracted a great deal of
attention due to their unique and potentially useful features. In this review, several …

Physicochemical characterization of chitosan nanoparticles and nanocapsules incorporated with lime essential oil and their antibacterial activity against food-borne …

ME Sotelo-Boyás, ZN Correa-Pacheco… - Lwt, 2017 - Elsevier
Lime oil has recognized fungicidal and antibacterial properties. Nanoparticles and
nanocapsules are structures that have been developed to overcome the high volatility of …

A novel electrochemical immunosensor for ultrasensitive detection of CA125 in ovarian cancer

PS Pakchin, M Fathi, H Ghanbari, R Saber… - Biosensors and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the current study, we report on the design and development of a novel electrochemical
immunosensor for the detection of cancer antigen 125 (CA125) oncomarker …

Reducing bacterial infections and biofilm formation using nanoparticles and nanostructured antibacterial surfaces

G Mi, D Shi, M Wang, TJ Webster - Advanced Healthcare …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With the rapid spreading of resistance among common bacterial pathogens, bacterial
infections, especially antibiotic‐resistant bacterial infections, have drawn much attention …

A high performance fully bio-based epoxy thermoset from a syringaldehyde-derived epoxy monomer cured by furan-derived amine

H Nabipour, X Wang, L Song, Y Hu - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With the growing awareness of global warming and depletion of petroleum resources, the
development of bio-based epoxy thermosets as an alternative to petroleum-based diglycidyl …