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Plant Polysaccharides in Pharmaceutical Applications
Plant polysaccharides are the by-products of photosynthesis within the plants and are being extracted from different parts of the plants, such as...
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An Investigation of the Feasibility of the Use of Gels and Emulsions in Cleaning of Gilded Wooden Surfaces. Part B: Cleaning of Soiled Oil-Gilding
Experimental testing of various rigid gels and emulsions for removing soiling from gilded wooden surfaces were conducted using two nineteenth c....
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Investigation of solid bio-membrane based on corn biomass as a proton-conducting bio-electrolyte
A solid bio-electrolyte has been prepared by blending the extract of the silk part of the corn biomass (corn silk extract, CSE), polyvinyl alcohol...
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Natural Polymer-Based Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
This book chapter focuses on the properties of nanocomposite hydrogels based upon natural polymers and their biomedical applications. Hydrogels and...
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Nanocomposites Based on Biodegradable Polymers for Biomedical Applications
Regenerative medicine has sought new alternatives of materials capable of being used in humans for different purposes, with low or no cytotoxicity,...
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Advances in Biofertilizer Production Technologies: Paradigm for Improving Agriculture Through Microbial Resources
The demand for higher food production in India is placing strain on agricultural lands and other natural resources. Since the area of land that can...
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Biodegradable Textiles, Recycling, and Sustainability Achievement
Textile fiber output has increased to about 100 million metric tons, with natural fibers, synthetics, and other regenerated fibers being the most...
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Biopolymers as Engineering Materials
The search for eco-friendly and renewable resources endowed with high stability and low toxicity has directed researchers around the globe to focus...
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Role of Surface-Chemistry in Colloidal Processing of Ceramics: A Review
Colloidal processing of ceramics has gained significant attention in recent years owing to its widespread application in biomedical and various...
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Recent Advances in Microbial Biodegradation
With the widespread consumption of synthetic materials around the world, the amount of waste produced has increased, resulting in higher levels of...
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Agar Based Composite as a New Alternative Biopolymer
The accumulation of plastic waste has resulted to severe environmental pollution which affects the stability of the flora and fauna worldwide. Hence,...
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Bio Polymers and Sensors Used in Food Packaging—Present and Future Prospects
Packaging materials play vital roles from the stage of manufacturing, distribution and storage till the consumption phase of any product. They are...
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Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Fenugreek Gum
Plant-derived gums play an essential role in the biopharmaceutical field due to their advantageous physicochemical properties, nutritional value,...
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PTT-Based Green Composites
Green composites are a specialty class of biopolymers in which the polymer matrix and the reinforcements are both of natural origin....
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Injectable hydrogels for bone and cartilage tissue engineering: a review
Tissue engineering, using a combination of living cells, bioactive molecules, and three-dimensional porous scaffolds, is a promising alternative to...
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Biopolymers for Drug Delivery
Recent research and developments in the field of biopolymers direct the successful formulations of various novel and smart drug delivery devices with...
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Polysaccharide (Non-cellulosic) Aerogels
The interest to bio-aerogels increased enormously the past two decades. One of the reasons is that society is moving toward renewable materials. The...
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Hybrid Nanohydrogels: Design and Applications
Hydrogels are composed of three-dimensional cross-linked polymer networks with hydrophilic nature, which can therefore absorb large quantities of...
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Emerging Trends in the Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Nanogels Derived from Pullulan, Collagen and Gelatin
Biopolymers, namely polysaccharide pullulan and the two polyamides collagen and gelatin, offer themselves as versatile materials in modern drug...
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In Situ Polymeric Gels for Topical Drug Delivery
Hydrogels have been considered as a potential drug carrier not only in case of peroral devices but also in a variety of ophthalmic, transdermal, oral...