Author:Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Ray, SSDate:Aug 2012In recent years, bio-nanocomposites, where biopolymers are formulated with fillers with nanometric dimensions, have raised great research interest because of the increasing demand of environmental friendly products. Due to the nanometer size ...Read more
Author:Mokhena, Teboho C; Luyt, ASDate:Jul 2017The aim of this study was to develop a high flux three-tier composite membrane composed of a coating layer based on chitosan and chitosan with silver nanoparticles, electrospun alginate nanofibres as a midlayer and nonwoven as a mechanical ...Read more
Author:Mochane, MJ; Sefadi, JS; Motsoeneng, TS; Mokoena, TE; Mofokeng, Tladi G; Mokhena, Teboho CDate:Apr 2020In recent times, the field of biopolymer (BP) blends has been the focus of intensive fundamental and applied researches. Such BP combinations possess unique properties that are different from those of the individual components. However, most ...Read more
Author:Mokhena, Teboho C; Luyt, ASDate:Jun 2017Silver nanoparticles are amongst the most valuable nanoparticles with interesting properties, such as a non-toxic nature and high antibacterial efficiency, making them applicable for tissue scaffold, protective clothing and wound dressing. ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, V; Patanaik, A; Anandjiwala, RDDate:2010Electrospinning is a straightforward and versatile technique for fabrication of nanofibres from a variety of polymer solutions.Nanofibers with high surface area to volume ratio, high porosity and small fiber diameter make them ideal materials ...Read more
Author:Chelopo, MP; Kalombo, Lonji; Wesley-Smith, J; Grobler, A; Hayeshi, RDate:Mar 2017The combination of polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) as a core and lipid vesicles as a shell has emerged to be a robust and promising drug delivery strategy. This study explores the development of a novel combined delivery system where poly d,l, ...Read more
Author:Cele, Zamani ED; Somboro, AM; Amoako, DG; Ndlandla, Lindokuhle F; Balogun, Mohammed ODate:Nov 2020Chitosan has become an established platform biopolymer with applications in biomedical engineering, nanomedicine, and the development of new materials with improved solubility, antimicrobial activity, and low toxicity. In this study, a series ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, V; Patnaik, A; Anandjiwala, RD; Maaza, MDate:Jun 2011Electrospinning of chitosan, a naturally occurring polysaccharide biopolymer, has been investigated. In this paper, the authors report the optimization of electrospinning process and solution parameters using factorial design approach to ...Read more
Author:Mittal, Hemant; Ray, Suprakas S; Kaith, BS; Bhatia, JK; Sukriti; Sharma, J; Alhassan, SMDate:Dec 2018This article critically reviews the recent developments in the structural modifications of chitosan and its nano-structured variants produced via different techniques and their potential applications in diversified biomedical fields such as ...Read more
Author:Midya, L; Das, R; Bhaumik, M; Sarkar, T; Maity, Arjun; Pal, SDate:Apr 2019Water contamination owing to the presence of toxic organic chemicals/heavy metals are considered to be one of the serious global environmental issues. Various advanced polymeric materials have been developed and used for the separation/removal ...Read more