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Advanced biopolymer composite materials from ionic liquid solutions

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program AND Program Evaluation

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ML Maxim, JF White, LE Block, G Gurau… - Ionic Liquids: Science …, 2012 - ACS Publications

Advanced biocomposite materials from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and alginic acid (AA) were produced using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4mim] Cl) as the biopolymers' solvent. The effect of factors such as the mass ratio of cellulose and alginic acid in the materials...

Potential impact of biopolymers (ε-polylysine and/or pectin) on gastrointestinal fate of foods: In vitro study.

Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Lopez-Pena CL, Song M, Xiao H, Decker EA, McClements DJ.
PMID: 28455062
Food Res Int. 2015 Oct;76:769-776. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.06.036. Epub 2015 Jul 17.

Food-grade biopolymers, such as proteins and polysaccharides, may impact the gastrointestinal fate of foods through various mechanisms. In this study, we examined the influence of ε-polylysine (an antimicrobial) and pectin (a thickening agent) on the behavior of a standard...

Design of reduced-fat food emulsions: Manipulating microstructure and rheology through controlled aggregation of colloidal particles and biopolymers.

Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Wu BC, McClements DJ.
PMID: 28455063
Food Res Int. 2015 Oct;76:777-786. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.06.034. Epub 2015 Jul 03.

The objective of this study was to develop model reduced-calorie food emulsions with desirable textural and optical properties based on controlled aggregation of food-grade colloidal particles and biopolymers. The model food emulsion consisted of fat droplets (5wt.%), starch granules...

Polysaccharide Fabrication Platforms and Biocompatibility Assessment as Candidate Wound Dressing Materials.

Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)

Aduba DC, Yang H.
PMID: 28952482
Bioengineering (Basel). 2017 Jan 18;4(1). doi: 10.3390/bioengineering4010001.

Wound dressings are critical for wound care because they provide a physical barrier between the injury site and outside environment, preventing further damage or infection. Wound dressings also manage and even encourage the wound healing process for proper recovery....

The Quest for Anti-inflammatory and Anti-infective Biomaterials in Clinical Translation.

Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology

Griffith M, Islam MM, Edin J, Papapavlou G, Buznyk O, Patra HK.
PMID: 27668213
Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2016 Sep 09;4:71. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2016.00071. eCollection 2016.

Biomaterials are now being used or evaluated clinically as implants to supplement the severe shortage of available human donor organs. To date, however, such implants have mainly been developed as scaffolds to promote the regeneration of failing organs due...

Evaluation of methods for pore generation and their influence on physio-chemical properties of a protein based hydrogel.

Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Bodenberger N, Kubiczek D, Abrosimova I, Scharm A, Kipper F, Walther P, Rosenau F.
PMID: 28352549
Biotechnol Rep (Amst). 2016 Sep 09;12:6-12. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2016.09.001. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Different methods to create and manipulate pore sizes in hydrogel fabrication are available, but systematic studies are normally conducted with hydrogels made of synthetic chemical compounds as backbones. In this study, a hydrogel made of natural and abundant protein...

Bacterial Exopolysaccharide mediated heavy metal removal: A Review on biosynthesis, mechanism and remediation strategies.

Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Gupta P, Diwan B.
PMID: 28352564
Biotechnol Rep (Amst). 2016 Dec 23;13:58-71. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2016.12.006. eCollection 2017 Mar.

Heavy metal contamination has been recognized as a major public health risk, particularly in developing countries and their toxicological manifestations are well known. Conventional remediation strategies are either expensive or they generate toxic by-products, which adversely affect the environment....

Influence of climatic and hydrological factors on structure and composition of peat from northern wetland territories with low anthropogenic impact.

The Science of the total environment

Parfenova LN, Selyanina SB, Trufanova MV, Bogolitsyn KG, Orlov AS, Volkova NN, Ponomareva TI, Sokolova TV.
PMID: 26874767
Sci Total Environ. 2016 May 01;551:108-15. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.204. Epub 2016 Feb 12.

Northern wetlands ecosystems play an important role in the hydrological balance of neighboring areas, where they act as chemical barriers against anthropogenic and technogenic contaminations. Studied region is well known for quantity of peat deposits and the volume of...

Novel mesostructured inclusions in the epidermal lining of .

PeerJ

Hollergschwandtner E, Schwaha T, Neumüller J, Kaindl U, Gruber D, Eckhard M, Stöger-Pollach M, Reipert S.
PMID: 29093995
PeerJ. 2017 Oct 27;5:e3923. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3923. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Biomineralization, e.g., in sea urchins or mollusks, includes the assembly of mesoscopic superstructures from inorganic crystalline components and biopolymers. The resulting mesocrystals inspire biophysicists and material scientists alike, because of their extraordinary physical properties. Current efforts to replicate...

Targeting Cancer using Polymeric Nanoparticle mediated Combination Chemotherapy.

International journal of nanomedicine and nanosurgery

Gad A, Kydd J, Piel B, Rai P.
PMID: 28042613
Int J Nanomed Nanosurg. 2016 Sep;2(3). doi: 10.16966/2470-3206.116. Epub 2016 Jul 04.

Cancer forms exhibiting poor prognosis have been extensively researched for therapeutic solutions. One of the conventional modes of treatment, chemotherapy shows inadequacy in its methodology due to imminent side-effects and acquired drug-resistance by cancer cells. However, advancements in nanotechnology...

Polysaccharide-Based Membranes in Food Packaging Applications.

Membranes

Ferreira AR, Alves VD, Coelhoso IM.
PMID: 27089372
Membranes (Basel). 2016 Apr 13;6(2). doi: 10.3390/membranes6020022.

Plastic packaging is essential nowadays. However, the huge environmental problem caused by landfill disposal of non-biodegradable polymers in the end of life has to be minimized and preferentially eliminated. The solution may rely on the use of biopolymers, in...

Fusion of plectasin derivative NZ2114 with hydrophilic random coil polypeptide: Recombinant production in Pichia pastoris and antimicrobial activity against clinical strain MRSA.

Biopolymers

Lima LA, de Vries R, Biswaro LS, Vasconcelos IM, Franco OL, Dias SC.
PMID: 28608428
Biopolymers. 2017 Jun 12; doi: 10.1002/bip.23034. Epub 2017 Jun 12.

One of the roadblocks towards the practical use of antimicrobial peptides for medical use is their relatively high cost when synthesized chemically. Effective recombinant production has only been successful in some cases, such as the previously reported production in...

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