[HTML][HTML] Impacts of turmeric and its principal bioactive curcumin on human health: Pharmaceutical, medicinal, and food applications: A comprehensive review

MT El-Saadony, T Yang, SA Korma, M Sitohy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The yellow polyphenolic pigment known as curcumin, originating from the rhizome of the
turmeric plant Curcuma longa L., has been utilized for ages in ancient medicine, as well as …

Biopolymers and their derivatives: Key components of advanced biomedical technologies

IA Duceac, S Coseri - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
In the biomedical field, researchers are always looking for novel materials with improved
qualities that may be used in a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical …

Highly efficient bacteria-infected diabetic wound healing employing a melanin-reinforced biopolymer hydrogel

Y **ang, X Qi, E Cai, C Zhang, J Wang, Y Lan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to hyperglycemia-related metabolic abnormalities that cause oxidative stress,
recurrent infections, and vascular lesions, the therapeutic management of diabetic wounds …

Adsorption of antibiotics by polydopamine-modified salecan hydrogel: Performance, kinetics and mechanism studies

R Geng, J Wang, Z Zhang, Q Dong, F Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the preparation, characterization, and capacity of polydopamine-
modified salecan hydrogel (PMSH) to remove antibiotics from aqueous solutions. The …

Pharmaceutical chitosan hydrogels: A review on its design and applications

MS Chellathurai, LY Chung, AR Hilles… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) has become a focal point of extensive research in the pharmaceutical
industry due to its remarkable biodegradability, biocompatibility and sustainability. Chitosan …

Oral delivery of porous starch-loaded bilayer microgels for controlled drug delivery and treatment of ulcerative colitis

Z Wen, L Kang, H Fu, S Zhu, X Ye, X Yang… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
We prepared one type of bilayer microgels for oral administration with three effects: pH
responsiveness, time lag, and colon enzyme degradation. Combined with the dual …

Polyelectrolyte complex composite cryogels with self-antibacterial properties and wide window for simultaneous removal of multiple contaminants

CA Ghiorghita, D Humelnicu, MV Dinu, M Ignat… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tricomponent polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) composite cryogels, with remarkable sorption
capacity of multiple contaminants and self-antibacterial properties were fabricated from …

Chitosan sponges with instantaneous shape recovery and multistrain antibacterial activity for controlled release of plant-derived polyphenols

IV Platon, CA Ghiorghita, MM Lazar, IE Raschip… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomass-derived materials with multiple features are seldom reported so far. Herein, new
chitosan (CS) sponges with complementary functions for point-of-use healthcare …

Feather-weight cryostructured thiourea-chitosan aerogels for highly efficient removal of heavy metal ions and bacterial pathogens

CA Ghiorghita, MM Lazar, IV Platon… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing of economically feasible and recyclable polysaccharide-based materials with
thiourea functional groups for removal of specific metal ions such as Ag (I), Au (I), Pb (II) or …

Correlation between mechanical and morphological properties of polyphenol-laden xanthan gum/poly (vinyl alcohol) composite cryogels

IE Raschip, RN Darie-Nita, N Fifere, GE Hitruc… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the synthesis parameters and the incorporation of
natural polyphenolic extract within hydrogel networks on the mechanical and morphological …