Nanocellulose Coatings for Surgical Face Masks [PDF]
NanomaterialsPolypropylene (PP) nonwovens are widely used as filtration layers in surgical face masks, but their hydrophobic, inert surfaces limit their ability to attach functional coatings that adjust pore size and improve mechanical filtration.
Divya Rajah +3 more
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Antibacterial Electrospun Membrane with Hierarchical Bead-on-String Structured Fibres for Wound Infections [PDF]
NanomaterialsChronic wounds often result in multiple infections with various kinds of bacteria and uncontrolled wound exudate, resulting in several healthcare issues.
Yu Xuan Fong +11 more
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Unravelling the enigmatic origin of calcitic nanofibres in soils and caves: purely physicochemical or biogenic processes? [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2014 Calcitic nanofibres are ubiquitous habits of secondary calcium carbonate (CaCO3) accumulations observed in calcareous vadose environments. Despite their widespread occurrence, the origin of these nanofeatures remains enigmatic.
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Basic Principles of Electrospinning, Mechanisms, Nanofibre Production, and Anticancer Drug Delivery
Journal of Chemistry, 2022 Electrospun nanofibres are environmentally friendly compounds, when compared with other approaches of manufacturing nanofibres. This study reviews an easy and simple approach process of producing nanofibres called electrospinning.
Ayodele Temidayo Odularu
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Polycaprolactone nanofibres loaded with 20(S)-protopanaxadiol for in vitro and in vivo anti-tumour activity study [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 In this work, 20(S)-protopanaxadiol (PPD)-loaded polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibres were successfully fabricated by the electrospinning technique using Tween 80 as a solubilizer.
Dan-qing Liu +5 more
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Fabrication of electrospun Mondia whitei/PVA nanofibres: application in the removal of acidic drugs
Heliyon, 2022 Novel electrospun Mondia whitei/PVA blend nanofibres were fabricated for potential water treatment applications by blending a natural polymer extracted from Mondia whitei (MW) roots with poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA). The fabricated nanofibres were shown to
Ramakwala Christinah Chokwe +3 more
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Shape-Related Toxicity of Titanium Dioxide Nanofibres. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanofibres are a novel fibrous nanomaterial with increasing applications in a variety of fields. While the biological effects of TiO2 nanoparticles have been extensively studied, the toxicological characterization of TiO2 ...
Manfredi Allegri +9 more
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Communications in Development and Assembling of Textile Products, 2021 Needleless electrospinning can be used to produce polyacrylonitrile nanofibres, for example, to which magnetic nanoparticles can additionally be added. Such composite nanofibres can then be stabilised and carbonised to produce carbon composite nanofibres.
Marah Trabelsi +3 more
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Laccase-Mediated Grafting of Phenolic Compounds onto Lignocellulosic Flax Nanofibers
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Lignocellulosic nanofibres (LCNF) are nanometer additives that can be used to improve the mechanical, esthetical, optical and thermal properties of polymers in composites, packages, or coatings.
Herve Nlandu +5 more
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Wool Keratin-Based Nanofibres—In Vitro Validation
Bioengineering, 2021 Protein-based nanofibres are commonly used in the biomedical field to support cell growth. For this study, the cell viability of wool keratin-based nanofibres was tested. Membranes were obtained by electrospinning using formic acid, hexafluoroisopropanol,
Diego Omar Sanchez Ramirez +5 more
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