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Dialdehyde Cellulose Solution as Reducing Agent: Preparation of Uniform Silver Nanoparticles and In Situ Synthesis of Antibacterial Composite Films with High Barrier Properties

  • Jinsong Zeng,
  • Xinyi Xiong,
  • Fugang Hu,
  • Jinpeng Li and
  • Pengfei Li
Molecules2023, 28(7), 2956;https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28072956

26 March 2023

The demand for antimicrobial materials is gradually increasing due to the threat of infections and diseases caused by microorganisms. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used because of their broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties, but their syn...

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The Preparation of Nano-SiO2/Dialdehyde Cellulose Hybrid Materials as a Novel Cross-Linking Agent for Collagen Solutions

  • Cuicui Ding,
  • Yang Zhang,
  • Binhan Yuan,
  • Xiaodong Yang,
  • Ronghui Shi and
  • Min Zhang
Polymers2018, 10(5), 550;https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10050550

21 May 2018

Nano-SiO2 was immobilized onto dialdehyde cellulose (DAC) to prepare SiO2/DAC hybrid materials. Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis and field emission scanning electron microscopy of SiO2/DAC indicated that nano-SiO2...

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Heavy Metal Ions(II) Sorption by a Cellulose-Based Sorbent Containing Sulfogroups

  • Tatiana Nikiforova,
  • Vladimir Kozlov,
  • Pavel Razgovorov,
  • Natalia Politaeva,
  • Ksenia Velmozhina,
  • Polina Shinkevich and
  • Valentina Chelysheva
Polymers2023, 15(21), 4212;https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15214212

24 October 2023

This article concerns the effect of the chemical modification of short flax fiber on its sorption properties for heavy metal ions. The main purpose of the modification was to achieve the oxidation of flax cellulose with sodium metaperiodate to form d...

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Wound Dressings Based on Chitosan-Dialdehyde Cellulose Nanocrystals-Silver Nanoparticles: Mechanical Strength, Antibacterial Activity and Cytotoxicity

  • Feng Dong and
  • Shujun Li
Polymers2018, 10(6), 673;https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10060673

16 June 2018

The present work envisages a simple approach to synthesize a new wound dressing based on chitosan-dialdehyde cellulose nanocrystal-silver nanoparticles (CS-DCNC-AgNPs). Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were generated in-situ by periodate oxidation of cel...

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Eco-Friendly, Biodegradable Starch-Based Packaging Materials with Antioxidant Features

  • Dagmara Bajer
Polymers2024, 16(7), 958;https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16070958

1 April 2024

Due to the extensive application of petroleum-based plastics as packaging materials and problems related to their degradation/recycling, developing new solutions in the field of novel biopolymer-based materials has become imperative. Natural substitu...

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Enhancing Removal of Cr(VI), Pb2+, and Cu2+ from Aqueous Solutions Using Amino-Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystal

  • Qinghua Xu,
  • Xiaodi Huang,
  • Lukuan Guo,
  • Yu Wang and
  • Liqiang Jin
Molecules2021, 26(23), 7315;https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26237315

2 December 2021

In this work, the amino-functionalized cellulose nanocrystal (ACNC) was prepared using a green route and applied as a biosorbent for adsorption of Cr(VI), Pb2+, and Cu2+ from aqueous solutions. CNC was firstly oxidized by sodium periodate to yield th...

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Bacterial Cellulose Hybrid Composites with Calcium Phosphate for Bone Tissue Regeneration

  • Cristina Busuioc,
  • Gabriela Isopencu,
  • Adela Banciu,
  • Daniel-Dumitru Banciu,
  • Ovidiu Oprea,
  • Alexandra Mocanu,
  • Iuliana Deleanu,
  • Mihaela Zăuleţ,
  • Laura Popescu and
  • Anicuţa Stoica-Guzun
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Int. J. Mol. Sci.2022, 23(24), 16180;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232416180

19 December 2022

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a unique microbial biopolymer with a huge number of significant applications in the biomedical field, including bone tissue engineering. The present study proposes to obtain and characterize BC hybrid composites with calci...

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A General Protocol for Electrospun Non-Woven Fabrics of Dialdehyde Cellulose and Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)

  • Slavica Hell,
  • Kousaku Ohkawa,
  • Hassan Amer,
  • Antje Potthast and
  • Thomas Rosenau
Nanomaterials2020, 10(4), 671;https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10040671

2 April 2020

In the past two decades, research on electrospinning has boomed due to its advantages of simple process, small fiber diameter, and special physical and chemical properties. The electrospun fibers are collected in a non-woven state in most cases (elec...

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