Chitin, a fascinating biopolymer found in living organisms, fulfills current demands of
availability, sustainability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, functionality, and renewability …

Alginate is an important natural biopolymer and has been widely used in the food,
biomedical, and chemical industries. Ca 2+-induced gelation is one of the most important …

One of the most favored trends in modern agriculture is biological control. However, many
reports show that survival of biocontrol bacteria is poor in host plants. Providing biocontrol …

Sustaining the vital functions of cells outside the organism requires strictly defined
parameters. In order to ensure their optimal growth and development, it is necessary to …

In a matter of decades, nanomaterials from biomass, exemplified by nanocellulose, have
rapidly transitioned from once being a subject of curiosity to an area of fervent research and …

Hydrogels are three-dimensional crosslinked structures with physicochemical properties
similar to the extracellular matrix (ECM). By changing the hydrogel's material type …

Chitosan (CS) as the only polycation coming from renewable resources is endowed with
intrinsic valuable properties, such as: biocompatibility, biodegradability, low cost, easy …

Advances in polymers have made significant contribution in diverse application oriented
fields. Multidisciplinary applicability of polymers generates a range of strategies, which is …

Chitin is a value-oriented mucopolysaccharide natural source that found its application in
various biomedical fields. The primary source of chitin mass production is the tons and tons …

Since many nutrients are highly sensitive, they cannot be absorbed and utilized efficiently by
the body. Using nano-delivery systems to encapsulate nutrients is an effective method of …