A review of nacre-inspired materials: Chemistry, strengthening-deformation mechanism, synthesis, and applications

D Madhav, B Buffel, P Moldenaers… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomimetic material development takes inspiration from biological materials and organisms
that possess extraordinary properties or appearance, such as excellent mechanical strength …

Fabrication and applications of bioactive chitosan-based organic-inorganic hybrid materials: A review

X Liu, Y Wu, X Zhao, Z Wang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic-inorganic hybrid materials like bone, shells, and teeth can be found in nature, which
are usually composed of biomacromolecules and nanoscale inorganic ingredients. Synergy …

Preparation of chitosan-based nanoparticles for enzyme immobilization

D Wang, W Jiang - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work was to prepare high loading capacity carriers for immobilizing
glucoamylase. Different sizes of chitosan based particles were successfully prepared by …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid CaCO3-mucin crystals: Effective approach for loading and controlled release of cationic drugs

NG Balabushevich, EA Kovalenko, IM Le-Deygen… - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Vaterite CaCO 3 crystals are actively used as a biocompatible and degradable matrix for
encapsulation of fragile biomacromolecules. However, the incorporation of small cationic …

[HTML][HTML] Mucin adsorption on vaterite CaCO3 microcrystals for the prediction of mucoadhesive properties

NG Balabushevich, EA Kovalenko… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Porous vaterite CaCO 3 crystals are widely used as containers for drug loading and as
sacrificial templates to assemble polymer-based nano-and micro-particles at mild …

Effect of carbon nanoparticles on the crystallization of calcium carbonate in aqueous solution

C Wan, LT Wang, JY Sha, HH Ge - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nanofluids have great application prospects in industrial heat exchange systems because
they can significantly improve the heat and mass transfer efficiency. However, the presence …

Chitosan-calcite from shrimp residues: A low-cost adsorbent for three triazines removal from aqueous media

RS García-Gómez, M Bernal-González - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
The low-cost adsorbents with high adsorption capacity and eco-friendly properties are a new
economical way to adsorption process. Alternative materials can be used as sorbents, such …

Chitosan-coated alginate nanoparticles enhanced absorption profile of insulin via oral administration

MHM Jaafar, KA Hamid - Current Drug Delivery, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: In this study, four nanoparticle formulations (F1 to F4) comprising varying ratios
of alginate, Pluronic F-68 and calcium chloride with a constant amount of insulin and …

On the physicochemical properties, setting chemical reaction, and in vitro bioactivity of aragonite–chitosan composite cement as a bone substitute

E Toufik, H Noukrati, C Rey, O Marsan… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the field of bone substitution, calcium carbonate cements have been proposed as
bioactive mineral cements complementary to calcium phosphate cements for applications …

Polysaccharides as Effective and Environmentally Friendly Inhibitors of Scale Deposition from Aqueous Solutions in Technological Processes

AV Fakhreeva, VV Nosov, AI Voloshin, VA Dokichev - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we consider natural and modified polysaccharides for use as active
ingredients in scale deposition inhibitors to prevent the formation of scale in oil production …