Glycans, carbohydrate molecules in the realm of biology, are present as biomedically
important glycoconjugates and a characteristic aspect is that their structures in many …

Xanthan gum, a microbial exopolysaccharide produced commercially by a gram-negative
bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. It is a branched heteropolysaccharide, comprising of …

Hydrothermal carbonization is an important thermochemical conversion process that can be
used as an energy-efficient alternative to enhance the dewaterability of sewage sludge and …

Metallic biomaterials are engineered systems designed to provide internal support to
biological tissues and they are being used largely in joint replacements, dental implants …

Swift developments in nanotechnology have prominently encouraged innovative discoveries
across many fields. Carbon-based nanomaterials have emerged as promising platforms for …

Bacteriophage particles are the most abundant biological entities on our planet, infecting
specific bacterial hosts in every known environment and being major drivers of bacterial …

Ageing population and a multitude of neurological and cardiovascular illnesses that cannot
be mitigated by medication alone have resulted in a significant growth in the number of …

Water is essential for all living organisms, for animals as well as for plants and micro-
organisms. For these latter, the presence of water or a humid environment with a high air …

Strategies that confine antibacterial and/or antifouling property to the surface of the implant,
by modifying the surface chemistry and morphology or by encapsulating the material in an …

Bacterial extracellular polysaccharides have been shown to mediate many of the cell‐to‐cell
and cell‐to‐surface interactions that are required for the formation, cohesion and …