Adhesive and sealant interfaces for general surgery applications

F Scognamiglio, A Travan, I Rustighi… - … Research Part B …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The main functions of biological adhesives and sealants are to repair injured tissues,
reinforce surgical wounds, or even replace common suturing techniques. In general surgery …

Nutraceutical concepts and dextrin-based delivery systems

G Hoti, A Matencio, A Rubin Pedrazzo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nutraceuticals are bioactive or chemical compounds acclaimed for their valuable biological
activities and health-promoting effects. The global community is faced with many health …

Plasticized hemicelluloses/chitosan-based edible films reinforced by cellulose nanofiber with enhanced mechanical properties

J Xu, R ** slow release fertilizer through in-situ radiation-synthesis of urea-embedded starch-based hydrogels
F Chen, C Miao, Q Duan, S Jiang, H Liu, L Ma… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Slow release fertilizers based on starch-based hydrogels have attracted much attention
because they are biodegradable, cheap and can retain soil water. It hypothesizes that in-situ …

A dynamic and self-crosslinked polysaccharide hydrogel with autonomous self-healing ability

F Ding, S Wu, S Wang, Y **ong, Y Li, B Li, H Deng… - Soft Matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural polymeric hydrogels with self-healing capability that can recover the functionalities
and structures of gels after damage are extremely attractive due to their emerging …

[HTML][HTML] Stretchable hydrogels of chitosan/hyaluronic acid induced by polyelectrolyte complexation around neutral pH

M Balima, I Morfin, G Sudre, A Montembault - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we propose the formation of stretchable hydrogels at neutral pH from the
physical crosslinking of chitosan (CS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) by polyelectrolyte …

Tannic acid cross‐linked polysaccharide‐based multifunctional hemostatic microparticles for the regulation of rapid wound healing

N Li, X Yang, W Liu, G **, M Wang… - Macromolecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hemostatic microparticles (HMs) have been widely used in surgery. To improve the
comprehensive performance of HMs, multifunctional HMs named HM15 and HM15′ are …

Sustainable starch-based barrier coatings for packaging applications

K Chi, H Wang, JM Catchmark - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020 - Elsevier
Starch, as one of the most abundant, sustainable and low-cost commercial biopolymers, has
versatile applications in many industries (eg food, paper, packaging, construction, etc.) …