[HTML][HTML] Clay-based polymer nanocomposites: essential work of fracture

EA Franco-Urquiza - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work details the general structure of the clays used as a reinforcement phase in
polymer nanocomposites. Clays are formed by the molecular arrangement of atomic planes …

Hemostatic and absorbent PolyHIPE–kaolin composites for 3D printable wound dressing materials

BC Streifel, JG Lundin, AM Sanders… - Macromolecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A novel hemostatic and absorbent wound dressing material compatible with 3D printing is
developed to address deficiencies in current wound dressing protocol. The design involves …

Immobilization of lysozyme-cellulose amide-linked conjugates on cellulose I and II cotton nanocrystalline preparations

JV Edwards, NT Prevost, B Condon, A French, Q Wu - Cellulose, 2012 - Springer
Lysozyme was attached through an amide linkage between some of the protein's aspartate
and glutamate residues to amino-glycine-cellulose, which was prepared by esterification of …

Single kaolinite nanometer layers prepared by an in situ polymerization–exfoliation process in the presence of ionic liquids

S Letaief, J Leclercq, Y Liu, C Detellier - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
A simple chemical route for the exfoliation of kaolinite in the presence of polymerizable ionic
liquids and the resulting obtainment of exfoliated nanocomposites is reported. The …

Structure and antibacterial activity relationships of native and amyloid fibril lysozyme loaded on layered double hydroxide

Z Bouaziz, L Soussan, JM Janot, M Lepoitevin… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Lysozyme from hen egg white is composed by a unique linear chain of 129 amino acids. It is
known to inhibit Gram positive bacteria and to form amyloid fibrils at low pH, under 75° C …

Lysozyme--occurrence in nature, biological properties and possible applications

E Gajda, G Bugla-Płoskońska - Postepy Higieny i Medycyny …, 2014 - europepmc.org
Lysozyme (LZ, muramidase, N-acetylmuramylhydrolase) is a protein occuring in animals,
plants, bacteria and viruses. It can be found eg in granules of neutrophils, macrophages and …

Recent weathering promotes C storage inside large phyllosilicate particles in forest soil

I Van Der Kellen, D Derrien, J Ghanbaja… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Mineral weathering in soils is expected to promote chemical and physical interactions
between soil organic matter and mineral phases, which are known to enhance the protection …

Killing of Gram-Negative Bacteria with Normal Human Serum and Normal Bovine Serum: Use of Lysozyme and Complement Proteins in the Death of Salmonella …

G Bugla-Płoskońska, A Kiersnowski, B Futoma-Kołoch… - Microbial ecology, 2009 - Springer
Serum is an environment in which bacterial cells should not exist. The serum complement
system provides innate defense against microbial infections. It consists of at least 35 …

Montmorillonite Clay‐Based Polyurethane Nanocomposite As Local Triamcinolone Acetonide Delivery System

FCH Pinto, A Silva-Cunha, GA Pianetti… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Biodegradable polyurethane was synthesized by preparing aqueous polyurethane
dispersion having poly (caprolactone) and poly (ethylene glycol) as soft segments …

Adsorption, aggregation, and desorption of proteins on smectite particles

K Kolman, MM Makowski, AA Golriz, M Kappl… - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
We report on adsorption of lysozyme (LYS), ovalbumin (OVA), or ovotransferrin (OVT) on
particles of a synthetic smectite (synthetic layered aluminosilicate). In our approach we used …