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Silver Nanoparticles and Silver Ions as Potential Antibacterial Agents
Bacteria and superbugs have become more resistant to several antibiotics. Continuous and overuse of such antibiotics led to outbreaks of superbugs in...
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Microbial Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): A Review on Biosynthesis, Properties, Fermentation Strategies and Its Prospective Applications for Sustainable Future
Exponential increase in the use and disposal of synthetic plastics has raised an alarming concern related to their adverse effect on the environment...
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Cellulose-based fiber spinning processes using ionic liquids
Cellulose, a natural, renewable, and environment friendly biopolymer, has been considered as a sustainable feedstock in the near future. However,...
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Nonwoven Materials Produced by Electrospinning for Modern Medical Technologies (Review)
The results from the use of nonwoven materials produced by electrospinning in modern medical technologies are presented. The applications of such...
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Nylon-6/chitosan core/shell antimicrobial nanofibers for the prevention of mesh-associated surgical site infection
The state-of-the-art hernia meshes, used in hospitals for hernia repair, are predominantly polymeric textile-based constructs that present high...
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Chitosan Nanofibers in Regenerative Medicine
Chitosan, a natural biopolymer, has been widely explored in the field of biomedical engineering. Because of its chemical similarity to the...
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Functional Nanofiber Mats for Medical and Biotechnological Applications
Nanofiber mats from different polymers, possibly blended with other organic or inorganic components, can be created by the electrospinning...
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Antimicrobial Polypropylene Loaded by Silver Nano Particles
Nowadays antimicrobial polypropylene fabrics are increased due to incorporation of nano metals and metal oxides during their production. In situ,...
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The main blow spun polymer systems: processing conditions and applications
This review aims at providing an examination of the central polymeric systems that have been tested by the Solution Blow Spinning Technique (SBS)....
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A Review of Chitin Solvents and Their Dissolution Mechanisms
Chitin is an abundant natural nitrogen-containing biopolymer with great application potential in materials, environment, energy, and health. However,...
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Industrial Applications of Cyclodextrins
Possessing a cage-like supramolecular structure with hydrophilic outside and hydrophobic inside, cyclodextrins (CDs) could accommodate various...
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Synthetic Biopolymers
Synthetic biopolymers are polymers that are modified from natural polymers or chemically synthesized from synthetic monomers in such a way that they...
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Robust and Self-healable Antibiofilm Multilayer Coatings
The infection induced by implantation of biomedical materials may result from the biofilm formation after bacteria attachment. Hence, the antibiofilm...
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Biocompatibility Through Cell Attachment and Cell Proliferation Studies of Nylon 6/Chitosan/Ha Electrospun Mats
Novel cefixime loaded chitosan/HA/Nylon 6 electropsun mats were prepared with excellent swelling properties and were tested for cell attachment and...
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Industrial Applications of Cyclodextrins
Possessing a cage-like supramolecular structure with hydrophilic outside and hydrophobic inside, cyclodextrins (CDs) could accommodate various...
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Synthetic Biopolymers
Synthetic biopolymers are polymers that are modified from natural polymers or chemically synthesized from synthetic monomers in such a way that they...
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Functionality and Properties of Bio-based Materials
This chapter reviews the impact of recent developments in bio-based sustainable materials with enhanced functionality and its properties related to...
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Introduction and Literature Review
For an ideal scaffolding material, properties are required that include biocompatibility, suitable microstructure, desired mechanical strength and...
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Polymer Nanocomposites for Adhesive, Coating, and Paint Applications
The chapter presents a comprehensive account on the flurry of research works engulfing the utility of clay- and C-based polymeric nanocomposites,...
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Effects of silver nanoparticles on the thermal properties of polyethylene matrix nanocomposites
In the current research, silver (Ag) nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical reduction method and polyethylene–silver nanocomposites containing...
