Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials

MS Ganewatta, Z Wang, C Tang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Advances of peptides for antibacterial applications

Y Yan, Y Li, Z Zhang, X Wang, Y Niu, S Zhang… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, peptide antibacterial products with unique antibacterial
mechanisms have attracted widespread interest. They can effectively reduce the probability …

Antibacterial and antiviral functional materials: chemistry and biological activity toward tackling COVID-19-like pandemics

B Balasubramaniam, Prateek, S Ranjan… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19 has created awareness toward
ensuring best practices to avoid the spread of microorganisms. In this regard, the research …

[HTML][HTML] A review of properties of nanocellulose, its synthesis, and potential in biomedical applications

A Randhawa, SD Dutta, K Ganguly, TV Patil, DK Patel… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cellulose is the most venerable and essential natural polymer on the planet and is drawing
greater attention in the form of nanocellulose, considered an innovative and influential …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose as sustainable biomaterials for drug delivery

S Das, B Ghosh, K Sarkar - Sensors International, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose (NC) has lately appeared as a member of the major promising “green”
materials, garnering great attentiveness due to it's unique features. Several new materials …

Antioxidant and antimicrobial applications of biopolymers: A review

S Sivakanthan, S Rajendran, A Gamage… - Food Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biopolymers have generated mounting interest among researchers and industrialists over
the recent past. Rising consciousness on the use of eco-friendly materials as green …

[HTML][HTML] Review of the untapped potentials of antimicrobial materials in the construction sector

SK Kirthika, G Goel, A Matthews, S Goel - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbes can influence the durability of civil engineering structures. Damage caused by
microbes (known as biodeterioration) results in compromised structural integrity causing …

Recent progress on sustainable 2, 5-furandicarboxylate-based polyesters: properties and applications

MR Miah, Y Dong, J Wang, J Zhu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polyesters based on 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (2, 5-FDCA) have attracted attention from
both academia and industry as a new class of biobased polymers for the growing era of …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology applications in sustainable agriculture: An emerging eco-friendly approach

A Gupta, F Rayeen, R Mishra, M Tripathi, N Pathak - Plant Nano Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
A vital component of any country's economic growth is agricultural development. Food
scarcity is one of the major concerns, owing to the negative consequences of environmental …

Biodegradable polymers and polymer composites with antibacterial properties

A Smola-Dmochowska, K Lewicka, A Macyk… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global health and food security today. It
becomes increasingly difficult to treat infectious disorders because antibiotics, even the …