2025 December - 18 articles
Poly(hydroxyalkanoates) (PHAs) have garnered significant attention due to their biodegradable and biocompatible properties, making them promising alternatives to conventional petroleum-based plastics. As microbial-derived polyesters, PHAs offer a sus...
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is an additive manufacturing technique that constructs parts by extruding material layer by layer. It offers advantages such as rapid prototyping, cost-effectiveness, and the ability to produce complex geometries. Thi...
The selenized glutelin (Se-G) from Se-enriched chickpea sprouts has demonstrated high antioxidant potential. In this study, the response surface methodology was employed to optimize Se-G content (1–4%) and grape or rosehip oils (10–40%) f...
Pectin is widely used in different areas like biomedical, pharmaceutical, food, and environmental industries thanks to its gelling properties. Pectin hydrogels are of great interest because of their wide biomedical applications in drug delivery, tiss...
Biocompatible electroactive hydrogels with bidirectional pH-responsive bending are important for the creation of biomedical actuators. This study developed chitosan/carboxymethylcellulose (CS/CMC) semi-interpenetrating networks (SIPNs) with different...
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) polymerases are macromolecular machines that catalyze the synthesis of RNA macromolecules, the sequences of which are coded for by the sequences of regions of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) macromolecules in the nucleus of eukaryo...
Owing to their tunable and biocompatible characteristics, collagen- and gelatin-based hydrogels have gained attention in numerous applications, including biomedical, food, pharmaceutical, and environmental. The gelation mechanisms and resulting netwo...
L-asparaginase (L-ASNase) is a vital enzymatic drug widely used for treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and certain lymphomas. However, its clinical application is often limited by a short plasma half-life, pronounced immunogenicity, and syst...
Single-use plastic cups and packaging materials pose severe environmental challenges due to their persistent nature and harmful impact on ecosystems and wildlife. Simultaneously, the indiscriminate disposal and burning of agricultural and food proces...
Human adenovirus infections are typically self-limiting but can become life-threatening in pediatric populations and immunocompromised individuals. Despite this clinical importance, efforts to develop antiviral drugs against adenoviruses remain limit...
Tomato pomace (TP) is a waste product from tomato processing. This study explored its use as a food ingredient by creating an encapsulated TP extract (ETPE). TP was extracted with ethanol using a microwave-assisted method prior to encapsulating with...
UV radiation is responsible for acute and chronic adverse effects on the skin. In recent years, it has been shown that various phenolic acids, particularly cinnamic acid derivatives, prevent some of these effects. In the present study, the design and...
In this work, the associative behavior of Gum Arabic in aqueous solutions was investigated through dynamic light scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance, and transmission and scanning electron microscopy. It was shown that in small associates, the sph...
Additive manufacturing (AM) demands materials that combine precise printability with reliable thermal and mechanical performance. Polyglycerol (PG)-based macromolecular systems offer exceptional tunability through controlled architecture and chemical...
In an era defined by the imperative for sustainable, high-performance materials, this review examines the development and utility of key ester and ether derivatives from both cellulose and hemicellulose sourced from lignocellulosic biomass, with a sp...
The present study focuses on the extraction, characterisation, and functional properties of pectin-like polymers from tomatoes. The results revealed that the highest pectin yield (35.5%) of the dry weight was extracted at pH 1, whilst the lowest yiel...
The most significant barrier against biopolymers’ commercialization is their sensitivity to external factors and poor material properties. In recent years, significant progress has been made to enhance these materials so that they are able to p...
The rise in antifungal resistance among Candida species has prompted the search for alternative therapies, including plant-derived lectins with antimicrobial properties. This study evaluated the antifungal activity of Microgramma vacciniola frond lec...
