Chitosan nanomaterials have become a hot topic in biomedicine due to exerting
antimicrobial effects with interestingly high levels of biodegradability and biocompatibility …

Hydrogels are three-dimensional porous polymeric networks prepared by physical or
chemical cross-linking of hydrophilic molecules, which can be made into smart materials …

Sliver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were loaded on chitosan (CS) and incorporated into polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) to develop novel active food packaging films. AgNPs were fabricated by liquid …

Hydrogels are a unique class of three dimensional cross-linked polymeric networks that can
hold a large fraction of aqueous solvents and biological fluids within their structures …

New technologies rely on the development of new materials, and these may simply be the
innovative combination of known components. The structural combination of a polymer …

Metals, such as copper and silver, can be extremely toxic to bacteria at exceptionally low
concentrations. Because of this biocidal activity, metals have been widely used as …

Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

The application of mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs) containing controllable amount of
different ions, with the aim to impart antibacterial activity, as well as stimulation of …

The rise of bacterial resistance to current antibiotics poses a threat to humanity and
reinforces the need for new-generation nanomaterials with antibacterial properties and …

Due to their unique structures and properties, three-dimensional hydrogels and
nanostructured particles have been widely studied and shown a very high potential for …