Wound healing and antimicrobial effect of active secondary metabolites in chitosan-based wound dressings: A review

A Moeini, P Pedram, P Makvandi, M Malinconico… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wound healing can lead to complex clinical problems, hence finding an efficient approach to
enhance the healing process is necessary. An ideal wound dressing should treat wounds at …

Formulation of secondary compounds as additives of biopolymer-based food packaging: A review

A Moeini, N Germann, M Malinconico… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Biopolymers can be considered a valid alternative to synthetic polymers in the
food packaging industry since their biodegradability, biocompatibility, easy renewability, and …

Edible polymers and secondary bioactive compounds for food packaging applications: Antimicrobial, mechanical, and gas barrier properties

A Moeini, P Pedram, E Fattahi, P Cerruti, G Santagata - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Edible polymers such as polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids are biodegradable and
biocompatible materials applied as a thin layer to the surface of food or inside the package …

Nanotechnology development for formulating essential oils in wound dressing materials to promote the wound-healing process: a review

I De Luca, P Pedram, A Moeini, P Cerruti, G Peluso… - Applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wound healing refers to the replacement of damaged tissue through strongly coordinated
cellular events. The patient's condition and different types of wounds complicate the already …

Chitosan based composite scaffolds in skin wound repair: A review

A Biswal, SS Purohit, SK Swain - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) is one of the abundant natural polymers which is suitable for wound healing
due to its biodegradable, biocompatible, bioadhesive and antimicrobial behaviour. Present …

Adsorption of arsenic onto films based on chitosan and chitosan/nano-iron oxide

GA Kloster, M Valiente, NE Marcovich… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Films made from neat chitosan and chitosan with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were
tested as adsorbents of arsenate ions. Sorption equilibrium and sorption kinetics studies are …

Chitosan nanoparticles making their way to clinical practice: A feasibility study on their topical use for acne treatment

H Abd-Allah, RTA Abdel-Aziz, M Nasr - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the popularity of chitosan as a biodegradable polymer used in a variety of
applications, clinical trials involving chitosan or its nanoparticles are still scarce. Moreover …

Synthesis, characterization, and performance evaluation of ion-imprinted crosslinked chitosan (with sodium tripolyphosphate) for cadmium biosorption

A Babakhani, M Sartaj - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examined the removal of cadmium from aqueous solution using novel Cd (II)-
imprinted chitosan hydrogel beads crosslinked by sodium tripolyphosphate. The synthesis of …

Bionanocomposites films applied as active and smart food packaging: a review

A Naskar, I Sanyal, N Nahar, DD Ghosh… - Polymer Engineering …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Food packaging is used worldwide and is a common technique for protecting food safety
and quality while increasing shelf life. Environmental issues caused by using polymers in …

Vegetable wastes derived polysaccharides as natural eco-friendly plasticizers of sodium alginate

P Di Donato, V Taurisano, A Poli, GG d'Ayala… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, lemon and fennel wastes were recovered and used as secondary-raw
polysaccharide sources. These polysaccharides were exploited as natural plasticizers of …