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Lutein-Fortified Plant-Based Egg Analogs Designed to Improve Eye Health: Formation, Characterization, In Vitro Digestion, and Bioaccessibility

Foods, 2022
Lutein is a carotenoid found in real eggs that has been reported to have beneficial effects on eye health by reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration. However, lutein is not often included in plant based (PB) egg analogs. It would, therefore,
Giang Vu, Xiaoke Xiang, Hualu Zhou, David Julian McClements   +3 more
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Does Protocatechuic Acid Affect the Activity of Commonly Used Antibiotics and Antifungals?

Life, 2022
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of protocatechuic acid (PCA) in enhancing the commonly used drugs used to fight against nosocomial infection. These drugs are represented by routinely used antibiotics, synthetic chemotherapeutic agents
Adrian Fifere, Ioana-Andreea Turin-Moleavin, Irina Rosca   +2 more
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Selected Biopolymers’ Processing and Their Applications: A Review

Polymers, 2023
Petroleum-based polymers are used in a multitude of products in the commercial world, but their high degree of contamination and non-biodegradability make them unattractive.
María Flórez, Patricia Cazón, M. Vázquez   +2 more
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MacAB-TolC Contributes to the Development of Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm at the Solid–Liquid Interface

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as one of the most problematic bacterial pathogens responsible for hospital-acquired and community infections worldwide.
Brandon Robin, Marion Nicol, Hung Le, Ali Tahrioui, Annick Schaumann, Annick Schaumann, Jean-Baptiste Vuillemenot, Delphine Vergoz, Olivier Lesouhaitier, Thierry Jouenne, Thierry Jouenne, Julie Hardouin, Julie Hardouin, Anaïs Potron, Valérie Perrot, Emmanuelle Dé   +15 more
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A review on the recent applications of synthetic biopolymers in 3D printing for biomedical applications

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 2023
3D printing technology is an emerging method that gained extensive attention from researchers worldwide, especially in the health and medical fields.
S. S, Asuwin Prabu R G, G. Bajaj, A. John, Sharan Chandran, Vishnu Vijay Kumar, S. Ramakrishna   +6 more
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Precision-engineering of subunit vaccine particles for prevention of infectious diseases

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Vaccines remain the best approach for the prevention of infectious diseases. Protein subunit vaccines are safe compared to live-attenuated whole cell vaccines but often show reduced immunogenicity.
Shuxiong Chen, Saranya Pounraj, Nivethika Sivakumaran, Anjali Kakkanat, Gayathri Sam, Md. Tanvir Kabir, Bernd H. A. Rehm, Bernd H. A. Rehm   +7 more
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Natural Biopolymers as Smart Coating Materials of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

Pharmaceutics, 2023
In recent years, the functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with different types of responsive pore gatekeepers have shown great potential for the formulation of drug delivery systems (DDS) with minimal premature leakage and site ...
Bianca Dumontel, Verónica Conejo-Rodríguez, M. Vallet‐Regí, M. Manzano   +3 more
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Bioinformatic prospecting and phylogenetic analysis reveals 94 undescribed circular bacteriocins and key motifs

BMC Microbiology, 2020
Background Circular bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria with a N and C termini ligation. They have desirable properties such as activity at low concentrations along with thermal, pH and proteolytic resistance.
Ben Vezina, Bernd H. A. Rehm, Andrew T. Smith   +2 more
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Impact of cooking method on properties of beef and plant-based burgers: Appearance, texture, thermal properties, and shrinkage

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022
Consumers are increasingly adopting plant-based diets because of environmental, health, and animal welfare concerns. Ideally, the cooking behavior of plant-based meat analogs should accurately mimic that of real meat products so consumers can easily ...
Giang Vu, Hualu Zhou, David Julian McClements   +2 more
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Biopolymers as Green Binders for Soil Improvement in Geotechnical Applications: A Review

Géosciences, 2021
Soil improvement using biopolymers has attracted considerable attention in recent years, with the aim to reduce the harmful environmental effects of traditional materials, such as cement.
H. Fatehi, D. Ong, Jimmy Yu, I. Chang
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