Metal-based nanostructures/PLGA nanocomposites: antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity, and their biomedical applications

EN Zare, R Jamaledin, P Naserzadeh… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Among the different synthetic polymers developed for biomedical applications, poly (lactic-
co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) has attracted considerable attention because of its excellent …

The interaction of bacteria with engineered nanostructured polymeric materials: a review

I Armentano, CR Arciola, E Fortunati… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In spite of
great advances in biomaterials research and development, a significant proportion of …

Implantable electronic medicine enabled by bioresorbable microneedles for wireless electrotherapy and drug delivery

Y Huang, H Li, T Hu, J Li, CK Yiu, J Zhou, J Li… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
A combined treatment using medication and electrostimulation increases its effectiveness in
comparison with one treatment alone. However, the organic integration of two strategies in …

Nano-biocomposite films with modified cellulose nanocrystals and synthesized silver nanoparticles

E Fortunati, S Rinaldi, M Peltzer, N Bloise, L Visai… - Carbohydrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ternary nano-biocomposite films based on poly (lactic acid)(PLA) with modified cellulose
nanocrystals (s-CNC) and synthesized silver nanoparticles (Ag) have been prepared and …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocomposites based on biodegradable polymers

I Armentano, D Puglia, F Luzi, CR Arciola, F Morena… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
In the present review paper, our main results on nanocomposites based on biodegradable
polymers (on a time scale from 2010 to 2018) are reported. We mainly focused our attention …

Biocompatible alginate silica supported silver nanoparticles composite films for wound dressing with antibiofilm activity

V Ambrogi, D Pietrella, A Donnadio, L Latterini… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alginate films containing pyrogenic silica supported silver nanoparticles were prepared as
potential wound dressings. First silica supported silver nanoparticles (CAB-O-SIL-Ag) were …

Polymer materials for respiratory protection: processing, end use, and testing methods

I Armentano, M Barbanera, E Carota… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The COVID-19 occurrence is causing a global request for effective measures aimed at
mitigating the infection spread. Facemasks have been identified as an essential device for …

PLGA biodegradable nanoparticles containing perphenazine or chlorpromazine hydrochloride: effect of formulation and release

M Halayqa, U Domańska - International journal of molecular sciences, 2014 - mdpi.com
In our study, poly (dl-lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA) nanoparticles loaded with perphenazine
(PPH) and chlorpromazine hydrochloride (CPZ-HCl) were formulated by emulsion solvent …

Metal nanoparticles embedded in cellulose nanocrystal based films: material properties and post-use analysis

E Lizundia, U Goikuria, JL Vilas, F Cristofaro… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The dispersion of nanoparticles having different size-, shape-, and composition-dependent
properties is an exciting approach to design and synthesize multifunctional materials and …

Characterization and disintegrability under composting conditions of PLA-based nanocomposite films with thymol and silver nanoparticles

M Ramos, E Fortunati, M Peltzer, A Jimenez… - … degradation and stability, 2016 - Elsevier
Active nanocomposite films based on poly (lactic acid)(PLA), thymol and silver nanoparticles
(Ag-NPs) were prepared and characterized. PLA films containing 6 and 8 wt% thymol and 1 …