Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly has attracted much interest because of its ability to provide
nanoscale control over film characteristics and because of a wide choice of available …

Nature provides concepts and materials with interesting functionalities to be implemented in
innovative and sustainable materials. In this review, it is illustrated how the combination of …

This work describes a hemostatic membrane system (or surface coating) based on spray-
assisted layer-by-layer electrostatic assemblies of oppositely charged polyphosphate …

Recently, catechol-containing polymers have been extensively developed as promising
materials for surgical tissue adhesives, wound dressing, drug delivery depots, and tissue …

Nowadays, polyelectrolytes play an essential role in the development of new materials.
Their use allows creating new properties of materials and surfaces and vary them in a wide …

Polyelectrolyte gels are an important class of polymer gels and a versatile platform with
charged polymer networks with ionisable groups. They have drawn significant recent …

Chitosan and hyaluronic acid are the most attractive natural polysaccharides used for tissue
regeneration, herein innovative orthopedic coatings were constructed by dip-coating …

Marine mussels have attracted attention in the last years due to their incredible ability to stick
to various organic and inorganic substrates in harsh environments. This capacity has been …

The objective of this research was to obtain and characterize chitosan (CS) based matrices
conceived as folic acid (FA) dried reservoir that could find application as food coating upon …

Abstract Layer-by-Layer (LbL) technique is the simplest and inexpensive method for
preparartion of nano-dimensional thin films for tailoring material behavior having wide range …