[HTML][HTML] Natural polymer-based hydrogels: From polymer to biomedical applications

L Zhao, Y Zhou, J Zhang, H Liang, X Chen, H Tan - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels prepared from natural polymer have attracted extensive attention in biomedical
fields such as drug delivery, wound healing, and regenerative medicine due to their good …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable biomaterials based on cellulose, chitin and chitosan composites-A review

M Kostag, OA El Seoud - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this review we describe recent advances of biocomposites consisting of cellulose, chitin,
and chitosan. These polysaccharides are very important because they are abundant and …

Advances in green solvents for production of polysaccharide‐based packaging films: Insights of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents

J Yu, X Liu, S Xu, P Shao, J Li, Z Chen… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The problems with plastic materials and the good film‐forming properties of polysaccharides
motivated research in the development of polysaccharide‐based films. In the last 5 years …

Applications of ionic liquids in starch chemistry: A review

F Ren, J Wang, F **e, K Zan, S Wang, S Wang - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, the utilization of starch to replace synthetic polymers for the manufacture of green
materials has gained extensive interest, due to its renewability, biodegradability, abundance …

Valorization of chitin derived N-acetyl-D-glucosamine into high valuable N-containing 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran using pyridinium-based ionic liquids

H Zang, J Lou, S Jiao, H Li, Y Du, J Wang - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitin and its derivatives contain biologically fixed nitrogen elements, which can provide
nitrogen sources for N-containing chemicals. Herein, a series of pyridinium-based ionic …

Chitosan membranes from acetic acid and imidazolium ionic liquids: Effect of imidazolium structure on membrane properties

H Zhang, M Kong, Q Jiang, K Hu, M Ouyang… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mixed solvent systems of an acetic acid aqueous solution with different imidazolium ionic
liquids were developed for successful chitosan dissolution at room temperature, then …

Synthesis and application of functionalized ionic liquids-based imidazolium as solvent for cotton fibre cellulose dissolution

K Aghmih, A Bouftou, M El Bouchti, A Boukhriss… - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
Cotton fibre dissolution has been investigated using ionic liquids having a functionalized
imidazolium cation. Two ionic liquids, 3-butyric acid-1-methyl imidazolium chloride …

Chitin-glucan complex–Based biopolymeric structures using biocompatible ionic liquids

IC Ferreira, D Araújo, P Voisin, VD Alves… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work explores the novelty of dissolving chitin-glucan complex (CGC), from two fungal
strains, Komagataella pastoris (CGC P) and Aspergillus niger (CGC KZ)(KiOnutrime-CG™) …

1-(Carboxymethyl) pyridinium chloride as an acidic ionic liquid for rice straw effective pretreatment

A Abdolmaleki, SS Nabavizadeh, M Badbedast - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, a suitable pretreatment based on an acidic ionic liquid was employed for superior
enzymatic hydrolysis of rice straw, which is regarded as an inexpensive, easily accessible …

Chemoenzymatic Production and Engineering of Chitooligosaccharides and N-acetyl Glucosamine for Refining Biological Activities

M Kumar, M Rajput, T Soni, V Vivekanand… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chitooligosaccharides (COS) and N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) are currently of enormous
relevance to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetics, food, and agriculture industries due …