Chemistry, structures, and advanced applications of nanocomposites from biorenewable resources

B Ates, S Koytepe, A Ulu, C Gurses… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Researchers have recently focused on the advancement of new materials from
biorenewable and sustainable sources because of great concerns about the environment …

Recent advances in composites based on cellulose derivatives for biomedical applications

M Oprea, SI Voicu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Cellulose derivatives represent a viable alternative to pure cellulose due to their solubility in
water and common organic solvents. This, coupled with their low cost, biocompatibility, and …

Increased performance and antifouling of mixed-matrix membranes of cellulose acetate with hydrophilic nanoparticles of polydopamine-sulfobetaine methacrylate for …

MR De Guzman, CKA Andra, MBMY Ang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging technologies for treating oily wastewater employ ultrafiltration membranes that
incorporate hydrophilic nanoparticles for enhanced effectiveness and efficiency. In this …

Polysulfone functionalized membranes: Properties and challenges

OS Serbanescu, SI Voicu, VK Thakur - Materials today chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the most important polymers for membranes manufacturing is Polysulfone because of
its remarkable properties, like chemical stability, mechanical and thermal properties, and …

Biopolymers for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications: Recent advances and overview of alginate electrospinning

J Wróblewska-Krepsztul, T Rydzkowski… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Innovative solutions using biopolymer-based materials made of several constituents seems
to be particularly attractive for packaging in biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. In …

Polymeric membranes for biomedical applications

ER Radu, SI Voicu, VK Thakur - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymeric membranes are selective materials used in a wide range of applications that
require separation processes, from water filtration and purification to industrial separations …

Blend biopolymeric nanofibrous scaffolds of cellulose acetate/ε-polycaprolactone containing metallic nanoparticles prepared by laser ablation for wound disinfection …

MK Ahmed, AA Menazea, AM Abdelghany - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Laser ablation technique was utilized to synthesize versatile metallic nanoparticles including
ZnO, Ag and CuO which were incorporated into the blend matrix of cellulose Acetate (CA) …

Synthesis and characterization of pla-micro-structured hydroxyapatite composite films

AM Pandele, A Constantinescu, IC Radu, F Miculescu… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article presents a facile synthesis method used to obtain new composite films based on
polylactic acid and micro-structured hydroxyapatite particles. The composite films were …

Antimicrobial activities of green synthesized gums-stabilized nanoparticles loaded with flavonoids

A Anwar, A Masri, K Rao, K Rajendran, NA Khan… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Herein, we report green synthesized nanoparticles based on stabilization by plant gums,
loaded with citrus fruits flavonoids Hesperidin (HDN) and Naringin (NRG) as novel …

Aminopropyltriethoxysilane as a linker for cellulose-based functional materials: New horizons and future challenges

SI Voicu, VK Thakur - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose and cellulose derivatives represent one of the most abundant, in terms of quantity
class of sustainable polymers that nature provides. The use of these polymers in a wide …