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Development Of Ecologically Safe Technology Of Waste Mycelia Recycling [PDF]
, 2017 Chitosan is a cationic polymer derived by deacetylation of chitin obtained from crustaceans. Biodegradable and mucoadhesion properties of chitosan have recently led to increasing the interest.
Yegorova, O. (Oksana)
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Current Advances of Antibacterial Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Effective treatment of infectious bone defects requires not only robust bone regeneration, but also the elimination of bacterial infection. This review highlights current cutting‐edge concepts and innovations in synthetic bone repair biomaterials and antibacterial bone repair materials, aiming to promote clinical translation and inspire broader ...
Xueping Kong +3 more
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Current trends in fungal biosynthesis of chitin and chitosan
Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2019 BackgroundChitin and chitosan are natural biopolymers found in shell of crustaceans, exoskeletons of insects and mollusks, as well as in the cell walls of fungi.
Mostafa M. Abo Elsoud, E. M. El Kady
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A novel self‐powered wearable pressure sensor is fabricated using chitosan‐ZnO composite piezoelectric film, achieving sensitivities of 70.71 mV/kPa and 471.43 mV Hz−1. This lightweight and biodegradable device emulates mechanoreceptors for applications such as object classification, wireless data transmission, and gesture recognition, offering an eco ...
Zhao Wang +5 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A sustainable approach is reported for upcycling PET waste into thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE)‐based films with advanced properties, specifically designed for applications in strain sensing, conductivity, and photothermal response. Through a layer‐by‐layer deposition technique, TPEE films are fabricated with bio‐compatible chitosan (CH) or ...
Chun‐Ting Chang +10 more
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The Plant Cell, 2020 GhWAK7A interacts with the GhCERK1-GhLYK5 chitin sensory complex and regulates cotton resistance against fungal diseases. Plant receptor-like kinases (RLKs) are important players in response to pathogen infections. Verticillium and Fusarium wilts, caused
Ping Wang +15 more
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Titan cell production in Cryptococcus neoformans reshapes the cell wall and capsule composition during infection [PDF]
, 2018 This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R01AI080275 and R21AI22352), the NIH Fogarty International Center (R25TW009345), the University of Minnesota Center for Translational Science Institute (UL1TR000114), Wellcome Trust (086827 ...
Gow, Neil A R +5 more
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Poka: A Necro‐Robot Beetle with a Measured Payload Ratio of 6847%
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Here, Poka, a necro‐robot beetle with the ability to carry more than 68 times its own weight, is introduced, making it also a walking robot with the highest payload ratio measured to date. This paper is concerned with the design, manufacture and validation of ‘Poka', a novel millimetre‐scale necro‐robot aimed at bridging the performance gap between ...
Yordan Tsvetkov, Parvez Alam
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Chitin Facilitated Mineralization in the Eastern Oyster
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Chitin is often reported in molluscan shells, where it likely contributes to the mechanical strength of the biomineral. However, the role of this polysaccharide in relation to the process of shell formation is not well understood.
Vera Bin San Chan +3 more
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Journal of Chemistry, 2020 Chitin was chemically extracted from crab shells and then dissolved in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) solvent with lithium chloride (LiCl) at 3, 5, 7, and 10%. The concentrated chitin-DMAc/LiCl solutions were used for the preparation of chitin hydrogels by
Khoa Dang Nguyen, Takaomi Kobayashi
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