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  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,627 Views
20 Pages

24 July 2021

The main aim of the presented research is to determine the optimal conditions for the production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO), which will potentially allow to obtain small nanoparticles with uniform diameter di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
5,153 Views
21 Pages

Multifunctional Flax Fibres Based on the Combined Effect of Silver and Zinc Oxide (Ag/ZnO) Nanostructures

  • Sofia M. Costa,
  • Diana P. Ferreira,
  • Armando Ferreira,
  • Filipe Vaz and
  • Raul Fangueiro

19 December 2018

Cellulosic fibre-based smart materials exhibiting multiple capabilities are getting tremendous attention due to their wide application areas. In this work, multifunctional flax fabrics with piezoresistive response were developed through the combined...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,940 Views
15 Pages

Macro-Size Regenerated Cellulose Fibre Embedded with Graphene Oxide with Antibacterial Properties

  • Nyak Syazwani Nyak Mazlan,
  • Kushairi Mohd Salleh,
  • Mohamad Khalid Khairunnisa-Atiqah,
  • Abdul Hair Ainul Hafiza,
  • Marhaini Mostapha,
  • Amanda V. Ellis and
  • Sarani Zakaria

1 January 2023

Macro-size regenerated cellulose fibres (RCFs) with embedded graphene oxide (GO) were fabricated by dissolving cellulose in a pre-cooled sodium hydroxide (NaOH)/urea solution and regenerated in sulphuric acid (H2SO4) coagulant. Initially, GO was foun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,915 Views
14 Pages

The Encapsulation of Bioactive Plant Extracts into the Cellulose Microfiber Isolated from G. optiva Species for Biomedical Applications

  • Khim Prasad Panthi,
  • Aashish Gyawali,
  • Shiva Pandeya,
  • Motee Lal Sharma Bhusal,
  • Bhanu Bhakta Neupane,
  • Arjun Prasad Tiwari and
  • Mahesh Kumar Joshi

2 November 2022

Agricultural waste-based cellulose fibers have gained significant interest for a myriad of applications. Grewia optiva (G. optiva), a plant species, has been widely used for feeding animals, and the small branches’ bark is used for making rope....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,952 Views
20 Pages

Green Synthesis of Nanoparticle-Loaded Bacterial Cellulose Membranes with Antibacterial Properties

  • Mohammed Khikani,
  • Gabriela-Olimpia Isopencu,
  • Iuliana-Mihaela Deleanu,
  • Sorin-Ion Jinga and
  • Cristina Busuioc

16 November 2024

The current work proposes the development of composite membranes based on bacterial cellulose (BC) loaded with silver (Ag) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures by in situ impregnation. The research involves the production and purification of BC, follo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,951 Views
18 Pages

Subcritical Water Extraction for Valorisation of Almond Skin from Almond Industrial Processing

  • Pedro A. V. Freitas,
  • Laia Martín-Pérez,
  • Irene Gil-Guillén,
  • Chelo González-Martínez and
  • Amparo Chiralt

13 October 2023

Almond skin (AS) is an agro-industrial residue from almond processing that has a high potential for valorisation. In this study, subcritical water extraction (SWE) was applied at two temperatures (160 and 180 °C) to obtain phenolic-rich extracts...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,374 Views
23 Pages

27 February 2023

Low-cost, readily available, or even disposable membranes in water purification or downstream biopharma processes are becoming attractive alternatives to expensive polymeric columns or filters. In this article, the potential of microfiltration membra...