Ionic liquid‐based polymer nanocomposites for sensors, energy, biomedicine, and environmental applications: roadmap to the future

K Mishra, N Devi, SS Siwal, Q Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Current interest toward ionic liquids (ILs) stems from some of their novel characteristics, like
low vapor pressure, thermal stability, and nonflammability, integrated through high ionic …

Biocompatible ionic liquids: fundamental behaviours and applications

JM Gomes, SS Silva, RL Reis - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocompatible ionic liquids (Bio-ILs) are an eco-and bio-friendly family of ionic liquids (ILs)
useful in applications ranging from the electrochemical to the biomedical fields. The most …

Chitosan and its oligosaccharides, a promising option for sustainable crop production-a review

KBM Ahmed, MMA Khan, H Siddiqui, A Jahan - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan in both native and degraded form (oligosaccharides) acts as a growth promoter
and generate responses associated with both primary and secondary metabolism in plants …

Borrowing from nature: biopolymers and biocomposites as smart wound care materials

G Suarato, R Bertorelli, A Athanassiou - Bioengineering and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Wound repair is a complex and tightly regulated physiological process, involving the
activation of various cell types throughout each subsequent step (homeostasis …

[HTML][HTML] Ionic liquid-based materials for biomedical applications

DM Correia, LC Fernandes, MM Fernandes… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been extensively explored and implemented in different areas,
ranging from sensors and actuators to the biomedical field. The increasing attention devoted …

Ionic liquids in the processing and chemical modification of chitin and chitosan for biomedical applications

SS Silva, JF Mano, RL Reis - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic liquids (ILs) have huge potential to provide advances in many areas such as energy,
pharmaceutical formulations, biomedical sciences, and technology. In the biomedical field …

Processing, mechanical properties and bio-applications of silk fibroin-based high-strength hydrogels

Y Zhao, ZS Zhu, J Guan, SJ Wu - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are an attractive class of materials that possess similar structural and functional
characteristics to wet biological tissues and demonstrate a diversity of applications in …

Fabrication of sustainable organic solvent nanofiltration membranes using cellulose–chitosan biopolymer blends

R Hardian, A Alammar, T Holtzl, G Szekely - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane technologies have emerged as a promising alternative to energy-intensive
separation processes in various industrial sectors. To address the sustainability challenge …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive silk fibroin scaffold with nanoarchitecture for wound healing

Q Wang, S Zhou, L Wang, R You, S Yan… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Scarless skin regeneration for full-thickness wounds remains a challenge in skin tissue
engineering. The surprising scar-free repair function of fetal skin has inspired that the ideal …

[HTML][HTML] Silk fibroin-based therapeutics for impaired wound healing

T Lehmann, AE Vaughn, S Seal, KW Liechty, C Zgheib - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Impaired wound healing can lead to local hypoxia or tissue necrosis and ultimately result in
amputation or even death. Various factors can influence the wound healing environment …