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Size-structure-property relationship of wood particles in aqueous and dry insulative foams Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Elizabeth Dobrzanski, Elisa S. Ferreira, Praphulla Tiwary, Prashant Agrawal, Richard Chen, Emily D. Cranston
Three size-fractionated samples of pine beetle-killed wood particles were used to prepare lightweight insulative foams. The foams were produced by foam-forming an aqueous slurry containing wood particles (125–1000 μm), a polymer binder, and surfactant, followed by oven drying. The effect of wood particle size on the aqueous foam stability, structure, and performance of insulative foams was investigated
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Drug delivery using reduction-responsive hydrogel based on carboxyethyl-succinoglycan with highly improved rheological, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Yohan Kim, Kyungho Kim, Jae-pil Jeong, Seunho Jung
The development of exopolysaccharide-based polymers is gaining increasing attention in various industrial biotechnology fields for materials such as thickeners, texture modifiers, anti-freeze agents, antioxidants, and antibacterial agents. High-viscosity carboxyethyl-succinoglycan (CE-SG) was directly synthesized from succinoglycan (SG) isolated from Rm 1021, and its structural, rheological, and physiological
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A chitosan-camouflaged nanomedicine triggered by hierarchically stimuli to release drug for multimodal imaging-guided chemotherapy of breast cancer Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Pei Wang, Zhi Peng, Yanyan Zhang, Xuejing Zhang, Xia Chen, Fan Li, Bo Chen, Shiwei Niu, Kaili Du, Li-Min Zhu
Breast cancer remains one of the most intractable diseases, especially the malignant form of metastasis, with which the cancer cells are hard to track and eliminate. Herein, the common known carbohydrate polymer chitosan (CS) was innovatively used as a shelter for the potent tumor-killing agent. The designed nanoparticles (NPs) not only enhance the solubility of hydrophobic paclitaxel (PTX), but also
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Fabrication of MoS2 restrained magnetic chitosan polysaccharide composite for the photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Palliyalil Sirajudheen, Sivakumar Vigneshwaran, Nygil Thomas, Manickam Selvaraj, Kumar Venkatesan, Chang Min Park
Chitosan (CS) polysaccharide is expected to exhibit greater ionic conductivity, which can be attributed to its increased amino group content when it is blended with different semiconducting materials. Herein, the work use this conducting ability of chitosan and prepared a heterogeneous MoS-induced magnetic chitosan (MF@CS) composite via co-precipitation method and was used to scrutinize the catalytic
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Changes in the structure and enzyme binding of starches during in vitro enzymatic hydrolysis using mammalian mucosal enzyme mixtures Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Myeongsu Jo, Jing Qi, Zhenjiao Du, Yonghui Li, Yong-Cheng Shi
Starches are hydrolyzed into monosaccharides by mucosal α-glucosidases in the human small intestine. However, there are few studies assessing the direct digestion of starch by these enzymes. The objective of this study was to investigate the changes in the structure and enzyme binding of starches during hydrolysis by mammalian mucosal enzymes. Waxy maize (WMS), normal maize (NMS), high-amylose maize
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Degradation and fermentation of hyaluronic acid by Bacteroides spp. from the human gut microbiota Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Ziyi Fang, Mingfeng Ma, Yamin Wang, Wei Dai, Qingsen Shang, Guangli Yu
spp. are prominent members of the human gut microbiota that play critical roles in the metabolism of complex carbohydrates from the daily diet. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a multifunctional polysaccharide which has been extensively used in the food and biomedical industry. However, how HA is degraded and fermented by spp. has not been fully characterized. Here, we comprehensively investigated the detailed
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Controlling sodium chloride concentration modulates the supramolecular structure and sol features of wheat starch-acetylated starch binary matrix Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Shengsong Ji, Siming Zhao, Dongling Qiao, Yan Xu, Caihua Jia, Meng Niu, Binjia Zhang
The sol performance of wheat starch (WS) matrix incorporating acetylated starch (AS) is crucial for the processing and quality features of wheat products. From a supramolecular structure view, how regulating salt (sodium chloride) concentration modulates the sol features, e.g., pasting, zero-shear viscosity (ZSV) and thixotropy of WS-AS binary matrix was explored. Compared to the salt-free counterpart
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Highly elastic, fatigue-resistant, antibacterial, conductive, and nanocellulose-enhanced hydrogels with selenium nanoparticles loading as strain sensors Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Xinling Nie, Yitong Xie, Xiaofeng Ding, Lili Dai, Feng Gao, Wancheng Song, Xun Li, Pei Liu, Zhongbiao Tan, Hao Shi, Chenhuan Lai, Daihui Zhang, Yongxian Lai
The fabrication of highly elastic, fatigue-resistant and conductive hydrogels with antibacterial properties is highly desirable in the field of wearable devices. However, it remains challenging to simultaneously realize the above properties within one hydrogel without compromising excellent sensing ability. Herein, we fabricated a highly elastic, fatigue-resistant, conductive, antibacterial and cellulose
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Charge transport properties and mechanisms of bacterial cellulose (BC)-Zinc complexes Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Rui Zhao, Tianshuo Zhang, Xianglin Qiu, Ziyi Cao, Shanshan Gao, Xiaoming Song, Yue Li, Fushan Chen, Xinyi Zhou
Most current flexible electronic devices are based on petroleum materials that are difficult to degrade. The exploration of sustainable and eco-friendly materials has become a major focus in both the scientific and industrial communities. In this study, BC-Zn-BIM (bacterial cellulose-Zn-benzimidazole), a novel composite electrode material based on biodegradable BC was developed. Here, BC acted as a
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Gas-phase solvent-free complexation of phenolic acids in cyclodextrins: A mass spectrometric study Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Xiyuan Yao, Marco Bonizzoni
Phenolic acids are phytochemicals commonly existing in plants that are also beneficial to the human body after consumption. As additives in the food industry, phenolic acids typically need stabilization by encapsulation. We have been studying cyclodextrins as potential encapsulating agents, elucidating the structure and energetics of the complexes they form with phenolic acids. To highlight the role
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Application of the galactomannan gel from Cassia grandis seeds for biomedical purposes: Study of the incorporation of collagenases and their release profile Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Carolina de Albuquerque Lima Duarte, Mateus Gonçalves da Silva, Ana Lúcia Figueiredo Porto, Maria Carolina de Albuquerque Wanderley, Sabrina Swan Souza da Silva, Alexsandra Frazão de Andrade, Raquel Pedrosa Bezerra, Attilio Converti, Diego Gomes Ramos, Daniela de Araújo Viana Marques, Priscilla Barbosa Sales de Albuquerque
The galactomannan-based gel from seeds was used to incorporate sp. UCP 1286 and commercial collagenases. Experiments were carried out according to a 2-full factorial design to identify the most significant parameters for the incorporation process. The pH of the incorporation solution (pH), stirring time (), and initial protein concentration in the crude extract () were selected as the three independent
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A triple-crosslinked, self-healing, polyvinyl alcohol/nanocellulose hydrogel for versatile sensing applications Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Danning Fu, Rendang Yang, Ruibin Wang, Yang Wang, Yan Li, Huiyang Bian
Flexible conductive hydrogels (FCHs) have attracted widespread interest as versatile monoliths that can be intricately integrated with various ingredients boasting multiple functionalities. The chemicophysical properties of FCHs cover a wide range, which significantly vary in their building blocks. However, achieving both favorable mechanical strength and high conductivity simultaneously through a
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Effects of heterogeneous surface characteristics on hemocompatibility and cytocompatibility of bacterial nanocellulose Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Lulu Lin, Lin Chen, Genqiang Chen, Changrui Lu, Feng F. Hong
The surface properties of cardiovascular biomaterials play a critical role in their biological responses. Although bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) materials have exhibited potential applications in cardiovascular implants, the impact of their surface characteristics on biocompatibility has rarely been studied. This study investigated the mechanism for the biocompatibility induced by the physicochemical
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Surface charge manipulation for improved humidity sensing of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Jiaying Zhu, Penghui Zhu, Yeling Zhu, Yuhang Ye, Xia Sun, Yifan Zhang, Orlando J. Rojas, Peyman Servati, Feng Jiang
Cellulose-based humidity sensors have attracted great research interest due to their hydrophilicity, biodegradability, and low-cost. However, they still suffer from relatively low humidity sensitivity. Due to the presence of negatively charged carboxylate groups, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)-oxidized cellulose nanofibril (CNF) exhibits enhanced hydrophilicity and ion conductivity, which
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Rheological and dielectric behavior of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC)/Ca2+ and esterified NaCMC/Ca2+ hydrogels: Correlating microstructure and dynamics with properties Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Sateesh Kumar Gupta, Abhijit P. Deshpande, Ranveer Kumar
Polyelectrolyte-based conductive hydrogels are being extensively explored for applications in energy storage and as electrode materials for batteries. We synthesized ionically crosslinked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC), esterified NaCMC, and Ca doped esterified NaCMC hydrogels. This work aims to understand the effect of Ca ions on the NaCMC and esterified NaCMC. FTIR, SEM, Rheology and EIS
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Ultrastable and supersensitive conductive hydrogels conferred by “sodium alginate stencil” anchoring strategy Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Gangrong Wang, Zhuo Chen, Xin Jing, Xijian Yi, Jian Zou, Peiyong Feng, Hailiang Zhang, Yuejun Liu
Although conductive hydrogels have been widely developed currently, their low sensitivity and poor stability severely limited their practical application in flexible wearable devices. Herein, a green “stencil” anchoring strategy was proposed in this study to engineer an ultra-stable and supersensitive hydrogel by virtue of polydopamine decorating sodium alginate molecular chains as “stencil” to anchor
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Multiporous ZIF-8 carbon/cellulose composite beads: Highly efficient and scalable adsorbents for water treatment Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Kangyun Lee, Youngho Jeon, Goomin Kwon, Suji Lee, Youngsang Ko, Jisoo Park, Jeonghun Kim, Jungmok You
Metal–organic framework (MOF) particles are one of the most promising adsorbents for removing organic contaminants from wastewater. However, powder-type MOF particles face challenges in terms of utilization and recovery. In this study, a novel bead-type adsorbent was prepared using activated carbon based on the zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (AC-ZIF-8) and a regenerated cellulose hydrogel for dye
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Construction of a highly efficient adsorbent for one-step purification of recombinant proteins: Functionalized cellulose-based monolith fabricated via phase separation method Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Lanlan Huang, Guronghua Chen, Guozhi Zhang, Yue Fang, Wenjie Zhu, Yuanrong Xin
Currently, purification step in the recombinant protein manufacture is still a great challenge and its cost far outweighs those of the upstream process. In this study, a functionalized cellulose-based monolith was constructed as an efficient affinity adsorbent for one-step purification of recombinant proteins. Firstly, the fundamental cellulose monolith (CE monolith) was fabricated based on thermally
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A nano-composite hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel efficiently antibacterial and scavenges ROS for promoting infected diabetic wound healing Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Xinrang Zhai, Honghua Hu, Miner Hu, Shunxian Ji, Tao Lei, Xiaozhao Wang, Zhiqiang Zhu, Wei Dong, Chong Teng, Wei Wei
Diabetic wound infection brings chronic pain to patients and the therapy remains a crucial challenge owing to the disruption of the internal microenvironment. Herein, we report a nano-composite hydrogel (ZnO@HN) based on ZnO nanoparticles and a photo-trigging hyaluronic acid which is modified by o-nitrobenzene (NB), to accelerate infected diabetic wound healing. The diameter of the prepared ZnO nanoparticle
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Thrombotic microenvironment responsive crosslinking cyclodextrin metal-organic framework nanocarriers for precise targeting and thrombolysis Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Caijie Yuan, Yaxin Ye, Enling Hu, Ruiqi Xie, Bitao Lu, Kun Yu, Weiwei Ding, Wenyi Wang, Guangqian Lan, Fei Lu
Global public health is seriously threatened by thrombotic disorders because of their high rates of mortality and disability. Most thrombolytic agents, especially protein-based pharmaceuticals, have a short half-life in circulation, reducing their effectiveness in thrombolysis. The creation of an intelligent drug delivery system that delivers medication precisely and releases it under regulated conditions
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Insect chitosan/pullulan/gallium photo-crosslinking hydrogels with multiple bioactivities promote MRSA-infected wound healing Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Fuchen Jiang, Yun Duan, Qing Li, Xuebo Li, Yingxi Li, Ying Wang, Shuang Liu, Meiyan Liu, Chen Zhang, Xiaoli Pan
Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and other drug-resistant bacteria have become more common in recent years, which has made it extremely difficult to treat and heal many different kinds of wounds and caused enormous financial losses. Because of its unique “Trojan horse” function, Ga has been recognized as a new possible candidate for inhibiting and eradicating drug-resistant bacteria. Furthermore, natural
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Valorization of pectins from coffee wastes for the development of pectin-chitosan films Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Luis Henrique Reichembach, Pedro Guerrero, Carmen Lúcia de Oliveira Petkowicz, Koro de la Caba
Coffee wastes are underused materials, largely available in coffee producing regions, which can be used to obtain pectins for the development of films for packaging. Coffee residual water (CRW) provided a phenolic and protein rich-pectic fraction (CRWP), which has 49 % uronic acid. This pectic fraction was used for the development of films with chitosan (Chit). Additionally, pectins extracted from
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Organized assembly of chitosan into mechanically strong bio-composite by introducing a recombinant insect structural protein OfCPH-1 Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Lei Chen, Fei Shao, Kaiwen Chen, Nan Wu, Bingbing Sun, Dan Ge, Guirong Wang, Huanan Wang, Qing Yang
Chitosan, known for its appealing biological properties in packaging and biomedical applications, faces challenges in achieving a well-organized crystalline structure for mechanical excellence under mild conditions. Herein, we propose a facile and mild bioengineering approach to induce organized assembly of amorphous chitosan into mechanically strong bio-composite via incorporating a genetically engineered
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Novel films of pectin extracted from ambarella fruit peel and jackfruit seed slimy sheath: Effect of ionic crosslinking on the properties of pectin film Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Thuy Thi Thanh Nguyen, Hao Tan Ho, DongQuy Hoang, Quynh Anh Phan Nguyen, Thuan Van Tran
Here, we prepared ionically crosslinked films using pectin extracted from agro-wastes, specifically ambarella peels (AFP) and jackfruit seed slimy sheath (JFS). Physiochemical properties of pectins, including moisture content, molecular weight (Mw), degree of esterification (DE), and galacturonic acid (GA), were analyzed. Optimal extraction was determined, i.e., citric acid concentration 0.3 M, time
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Unraveling interplay between lignocellulosic structures caused by chemical pretreatments in enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Usama Shakeel, Yu Zhang, Evangelos Topakas, Wen Wang, Cuiyi Liang, Wei Qi
To investigate the interplay between substrate structure and enzymatic hydrolysis (EH) efficiency, poplar was pretreated with acidic sodium-chlorite (ASC), 3 % sodium-hydroxide (3-SH), and 3 % sulfuric acid (3-SA), resulting in different glucose yields of 94.10 %, 74.35 %, and 24.51 %, respectively, of pretreated residues. Residues were fractionated into cellulose, lignin and unhydrolyzed residue after
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Influence of carboxymethyl cellulose on the stability, rheology, and curcumin bioaccessibility of high internal phase Pickering emulsions Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Wenjuan Wang, Suping Ji, Qiang Xia
Recently, there has been a focus on using biopolymer-based particles to stabilize high internal phase Pickering emulsions (HIPPEs) due to the notable advances in biocompatibility and biodegradability. In this work, the complex particles of peanut protein isolate and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) with various substitution degrees (DS; 0.7 and 0.9) and weight average molecular weights (Mw; 90, 250, and
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An ultrasound-triggered injectable sodium alginate scaffold loaded with electrospun microspheres for on-demand drug delivery to accelerate bone defect regeneration Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yin Yi, Jinlin Song, Pengfei Zhou, Yu Shu, Panpan Liang, Huimin Liang, Yanling Liu, Xiaoyan Yuan, Xujia Shan, Xiaohong Wu
Biological processes, such as bone defects healing are precisely controlled in both time and space. This spatiotemporal characteristic inspires novel therapeutic strategies. The sustained-release systems including hydrogels are commonly utilized in the treatment of bone defect; however, traditional hydrogels often release drugs at a consistent rate, lacking temporal precision. In this study, a hybrid
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Trends in polysaccharide-based hydrogels and their role in enhancing the bioavailability and bioactivity of phytocompounds Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Ioana-Victoria Platon, Maria Marinela Lazar, Maria Valentina Dinu, Ana Clara Aprotosoaie
Over the years, polysaccharides such as chitosan, alginate, hyaluronic acid, k-carrageenan, xanthan gum, carboxymethyl cellulose, pectin, and starch, alone or in combination with proteins and/or synthetic polymers, have been used to engineer an extensive portfolio of hydrogels with remarkable features. The application of polysaccharide-based hydrogels has the potential to alleviate challenges related
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Biodegradable and flame-retardant cellulose-based wearable triboelectric nanogenerator for mechanical energy harvesting in firefighting clothing Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Zhicai Yu, Zhenyu Zhu, Yingzi Zhang, Xiaoqian Li, Xin Liu, Yi Qin, Zhenrong Zheng, Lianyang Zhang, Hualing He
Integrating flexible triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) into firefighting clothing offers exciting opportunities for wearable portable electronics in personal protective technology. However, it is still a grand challenge to produce eco-friendly TENGs from biodegradable and low-cost natural polymers for mechanical-energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. Herein, conductive polypyrrole (PPy) and
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Protein-assisted synthesis of chitosan-coated minicells enhance dendritic cell recruitment for therapeutic immunomodulation within pulmonary tumors Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Jing Feng, Yiting Liu, Xiaoran Zheng, Min Gao, Li Wang, Lígia R. Rodrigues, Yuting Wen, Hangcheng Pan, Gege Li, Longjiang Zhang, Bing Wan, Yunlei Zhang
The efficacy of cancer therapies is significantly compromised by the immunosuppressive tumor milieu. Herein, we introduce a previously unidentified therapeutic strategy that harnesses the synergistic potential of chitosan-coated bacterial vesicles and a targeted chemotherapeutic agent to activate dendritic cells, thereby reshaping the immunosuppressive milieu for enhanced cancer therapy. Our study
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Dynamically bonded cellulose nanocrystal hydrogels: Structure, rheology and fire prevention performance Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Nazlınur Koparipek-Arslan, Elif Kaynak-Uraz, Erkan Senses
Flame retardant composite hydrogels offer many advantages over conventional flame retardants, such as high water-retention capacity, enhanced fire resistance, and mechanical tunability. Herein, we developed flame-retardant dynamic covalent hydrogels using wood-derived cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) crosslinked with boronate ester bonds, addressing environmental and health issues associated with the
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From sea to sea: Edible, hydrostable, and degradable straws based on seaweed-derived insoluble cellulose fibers and soluble polysaccharides Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Haojie Ni, Huatao Li, Wenna Hou, Jian Chen, Song Miao, Yanbo Wang, Huan Li
The widespread use of disposable plastic straws has caused a long-lasting environmental problem. Potential alternatives for plastic straws are far from satisfactory due to the low utility, poor water stability, and non-ideal natural degradability. In this work, an edible, hydrostable, and degradable straw was developed from the economically significant seaweed. Seaweed-derived insoluble cellulose fibers
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Effect of hemicellulose hydrolysate addition on the dehydration and redispersion characteristic of cellulose nanofibrils Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Jungkyu Kim, Jonghwa Kim, Seungoh Jung, Heecheol Yun, Sungwook Won, In-Gyu Choi, Hyo Won Kwak
Nanocellulose, owing to its environmentally friendly and unique attributes, is gaining traction in various industries. However, commercialization of nanocellulose faces challenges due to structural alterations during drying process, leading to irreversible aggregation. This study, inspired by wood's natural structure, introduces a cellulose nanofibril (CNF) drying system using hemicellulose hydrolysate
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Biomimetic design of micro- and nano-wrinkle wood surface via coating reinforced with hyperbranched polymer grafted cellulose nanofibers for skin-tactile performance Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Ru Liu, Yuhui Sun, Yingchun Sun, Hui Li, Minggui Chen, Ling Long, Jingya Gong, Bin Lv, Yonghao Ni
Inspired from human skin, micro- and nano-wrinkled wood surface with skin-tactile performance was designed and developed using a waterborne UV-curable polyurethane acrylate coating and cellulose nofibers (CNF). To further improve the properties, the CNF was diacetylated to D-CNF and further grafted with a hyperbranched polymer containing rich end amino groups (HB-CNF). The surface structure and chemical
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Processable Pickering emulsion for composite cryogel with cellulose nanofibrils and nanochitin Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Rao Guo, Hao Li, Kunyang Liu, Haotian Xu, Kaiyue Wang, Zhaolin Yang, Yin Zhao, Siqi Huan, Chuanling Si, Chengyu Wang
Cryogels that are constructed with cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are important as green materials for a wide range of applications. However, their utilization is limited by inherent hydrophilicity and insufficient mechanical properties. Herein, a processable CNF/nanochitin (NCh)-stabilized Pickering emulsion that contains polylactide (PLA) in the oil phase is developed to directly produce ternary composite
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Synthesis of β-cyclodextrin derivatives substituted at larger or smaller rims via amine-catalyzed ring-opening oligomerization of ε-caprolactone Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Diana-Andreea Blaj, Mihaela Balan-Porcarasu, Valeria Harabagiu, Cristian Peptu
The involvement of cyclodextrins in transesterification reactions with active esters has been described to mimic enzyme-catalyzed reactions, making cyclodextrin molecules suitable as enzyme models. Cyclodextrin-catalyzed ring-opening of cyclic esters in bulk reaction conditions was considered to proceed similarly. However, the mechanism of activating cyclic esters through inclusion in the cyclodextrin
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Pre-dry heat treatment alters the structure and ultimate in vitro digestibility of wheat starch-lipids complex in hot-extrusion 3D printing Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Bo Zheng, Zhipeng Qiu, Zipeng Liu, Ling Chen
Herein, we proposed dry heat treatment (DHT) as a pre-treatment method for modifying printed materials, with a particular focus on its application in the control of starch-lipid interactions during hot-extrusion 3D printing (HE-3DP). The results showed that pre-DHT could promote the complexation of wheat starch (WS) and oleic acid (OA)/corn oil (CO) during HE-3DP and thus increase the resistant starch
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Chitin nanofibrils assisted 3D printing all-chitin hydrogels for wound dressing Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Yiran Zheng, Hao Zhang, Zhiwei Wang, Ang Lu, Aixi Yu, Bo Duan
The direct ink writing technique used in 3D printing technology is generally applied to designing biomedical hydrogels. Herein, we proposed a strategy for preparing all-chitin-based inks for wound dressing via direct ink writing technique. The β-chitin nanofibers (MACNF) with a high aspect ratio were applied as a nanofiller to modulate the rheological properties of the alkaline dissolved chitin solution
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Behavior of endo-xylanases on wheat milling products in relation with variable solid loading conditions Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Allah Rakha, Loïc Foucat, Luc Saulnier, Estelle Bonnin
To investigate the incubation conditions encountered by enzymes in cereal-based product transformation processes, this study aims to provide comprehensive information on the effect of low (18 %) to high (72 %) solid loading on the behavior of bacterial and fungal xylanases towards wheat grain fractions, i.e. white flour, ground whole grain and bran. Both enzymes are effective from 30 % water content
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Formation of small-granule starch oleogels based on capillary force: Impact of starch surface lipids on lubrication performance Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Chuanwu Han, Gaoshang Wang, Shouwei Yin, Guangxin Feng, Jinmei Wang, Jian Guo, Xiaoquan Yang
Starch granule oleogels were prepared and their rheological properties were precisely tuned using the capillary bridging phenomenon. The addition of a small amount of water to an oily suspension of starch granules can lead to starch granule bridging and network formation, transitioning it from a fluid-like to a gel-like state. Small-granule starches with high specific surface area and interfacial area
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Structural characterization of a galactoglucomannan with anti-neuroinflammatory activity from Ganoderma lucidum Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Chao Cao, Yuechan Liao, Qian Yu, Dawei Zhang, Jiqi Huang, Yifan Su, Chunyan Yan
According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, () presents certain effects for nourishing nerves and calming the mind. polysaccharides (GLPs) have various biological activities; however, the structural characterization and the structure-activity relationship in anti-neuroinflammation of GLPs needs to be further investigated. In this work, the crude polysaccharide GL70 exhibited a remarkable impact
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Effects of different oil additives on water resistance of corn starch straws Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Jinyu Zhang, Xueting Li, Kun Wang, Yu Zhu, Li Guo, Bo Cui, Lu Lu
To investigate the effect of oil additives on improving the water resistance of corn starch straws, corn oil (CO), soybean oil (SO), rapeseed oil (RO), peanut oil (PO), lard (LD) and coconut oil (CCO) were chosen and compared the structure and properties of starch straws with different oil additives. Corn starch straws (CS), and starch straws supplemented with CO, SO, RO, PO, LD and CCO were prepared
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Advances in porphyrins and chlorins associated with polysaccharides and polysaccharides-based materials for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Rafael F.N. Quadrado, Siara Silvestri, Jaqueline F. de Souza, Bernardo A. Iglesias, André R. Fajardo
Over the last decade, the convergence of advanced materials and innovative applications has fostered notable scientific progress within the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Porphyrins and their derivatives, distinguished by an extended conjugated π-electron system, have a relevant role in propelling these advancements, especially in drug delivery systems, photodynamic therapy, wound healing, and
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Role of microfibril angle in molecular deformation of cellulose fibrils in Pinus massoniana compression wood and opposite wood studied by in-situ WAXS Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Fei Guo, Jiahao Wang, Wenxuan Liu, Jie Hu, Ye Chen, Xuexia Zhang, Rilong Yang, Yan Yu
Upon tensile stress, the spiral cellulose fibrils in wood cell walls rotate like springs with decreasing microfibril angle (MFA), and the cellulose molecules elongate in the chain direction. Compression wood with high MFA and opposite wood with low MFA were comparatively studied by tensile tests combined with synchrotron radiation WAXS in the present study. FTIR spectroscopy revealed that compression
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A tough and bioadhesive injectable hydrogel formed with maleimidyl alginate and pristine gelatin Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Yin Chen, Baiqi Chen, Jianpei Dong, Deyu Yang, Hao Tang, Lan Wen, Jianshu Li, Lu Huang, Jianhua Zhou
Injectable hydrogels have wide applications in clinical practice. However, the development of tough and bioadhesive ones based on biopolymers, along with biofriendly and robust crosslinking strategies, still represents a great challenge. Herein, we report an injectable hydrogel composed of maleimidyl alginate and pristine gelatin, for which the precursor solutions could self-crosslink via mild Michael-type
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Conversion of chitosan and biomass fiber into recyclable superhydrophobic aerogel for efficient oil/water separation through a facile and green approach Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Hongli Chen, Yuping Guo, Gang Liu
Developing high performance and recyclable sorbent through a facile, low-cost, and eco-friendly way is quite important for oily wastewater treatment. Among the various fabrication approaches developed so far, the one using biomass waste as starting materials is particularly attractive in view of the cost and environmental benignity. Herein, a magnetic chitosan/typha orientalis fibers aerogel (MCS/TOFs)
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Bio-formulated chitosan nanoparticles enhance disease resistance against rice blast by physiomorphic, transcriptional, and microbiome modulation of rice (Oryza sativa L.) Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Rahila Hafeez, Junning Guo, Temoor Ahmed, Hubiao Jiang, Mubashar Raza, Muhammad Shahid, Ezzeldin Ibrahim, Yanli Wang, Jiaoyu Wang, Chengqi Yan, Qianli An, Jason C. White, Bin Li
Rice blast disease (RBD) caused by , threaten food security by cutting agricultural output. Nano agrochemicals are now perceived as sustainable, cost-effective alternatives to traditional pesticides. This study investigated bioformulation of moringa chitosan nanoparticles (M-CsNPs) and their mechanisms for suppressing RBD while minimizing toxic effects on the microenvironment. M-CsNPs, sized 46 nm
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Sulfated hyaluronic acid/collagen-based biomimetic hybrid nanofiber skin for diabetic wound healing: Development and preliminary evaluation Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Yuanmeng Zhou, Weibin Jia, Jiexue Bi, Meng Liu, Liling Liu, Hang Zhou, Guofeng Gu, Zonggang Chen
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are one of the most serious and devastating complication of diabetes, manifesting as foot ulcers and impaired wound healing in patients with diabetes mellitus. To solve this problem, sulfated hyaluronic acid (SHA)/collagen-based nanofibrous biomimetic skins was developed and used to promote the diabetic wound healing and skin remodeling. First, SHA was successfully synthetized
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Effects of pectin methyl-esterification on intestinal microbiota and its immunomodulatory properties in naive mice Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Hanna Steigerwald, Frank Blanco-Pérez, Andrea Macías-Camero, Melanie Albrecht, Melanie Huch, Caroline Bender, Stefan Schülke, Judith Keller, Maren Krause, Coral Barbas, Irene Gonzalez-Menendez, Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez, Masako Toda, Domingo Barber, Sabine Kulling, Mirko Bunzel, Stefan Vieths, Alma Villaseñor, Dominic Stoll, Stephan Scheurer
Pectins are dietary fibers that are attributed with several beneficial immunomodulatory effects. Depending on the degree of esterification (DE), pectins can be classified as high methoxyl pectin (HMP) or low methoxyl pectin (LMP).
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Recent updates on guar gum derivatives in colon specific drug delivery Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Sreejan Manna, Sandip Karmakar, Olivia Sen, Puspita Sinha, Subrata Jana, Sougata Jana
Colon specific delivery of therapeutics have gained much attention of pharmaceutical researchers in the recent past. Colonic specific targeting of drugs is used not only for facilitating absorption of protein or peptide drugs, but also localization of therapeutic agents in colon to treat several colonic disorders. Among various biopolymers, guar gum (GG) exhibits pH dependent swelling, which allows
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Isolation, structural, biological activity and application of Gleditsia species seeds galactomannans Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Jiaqi Sang, Gang Zhao, Anastasios Koidis, Xiaoqun Wei, Weijuan Huang, Zonglin Guo, Shaozong Wu, Riming Huang, Hongtao Lei
fruits have been known as a valuable traditional Chinese herb for tens of centuries. Previous studies showed that the galactomannans are considered as one of the major bioactive components in fruits seeds (GSGs). Here, we systematically review the major studies of GSGs in recent years to promote their better understanding. The extraction methods of GSGs mainly include hot water extraction, microwave-assisted
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Recent advances on biomedical applications of gellan gum: A review Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Farnaz Lalebeigi, Amirmohamad Alimohamadi, Shahin Afarin, Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi, Mohammad Mahdavi, Fatemeh Farahbakhshpour, Neginsadat Hashemiaval, Kimia Kalantari Khandani, Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan, Ali Maleki
Gellan gum (GG) has attracted considerable attention as a versatile biopolymer with numerous potential biological applications, especially in the fields of tissue engineering, wound healing, and cargo delivery. Due to its distinctive characteristics like biocompatibility, biodegradability, nontoxicity, and gel-forming ability, GG is well-suited for these applications. This review focuses on recent
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Unraveling the molecular dynamics of sugammadex-rocuronium complexation: A blueprint for cyclodextrin drug design Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Amelia Anderson, Rebeca García-Fandiño, Ángel Piñeiro, Matthew S. O'Connor
Sugammadex, marketed as Bridion™, is an approved cyclodextrin (CD) based drug for the reversal of neuromuscular blockade in adults undergoing surgery. Sugammadex forms an inclusion complex with the neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA) rocuronium, allowing rapid reversal of muscle paralysis. methods have been developed for studying CD inclusion complexes, aimed at accurately predicting their structural
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Bioinspired wet adhesive carboxymethyl cellulose-based hydrogel with rapid shape adaptability and antioxidant activity for diabetic wound repair Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Hongxia Xie, Ge Shi, Ruizi Wang, Xueyu Jiang, Qianqian Chen, Aixi Yu, Ang Lu
Currently, adhesive hydrogels have shown promising effect in chronic diabetic wound repair. However, there are issues and challenges in treating diabetic wounds due to inadequate wet adhesion, unable to fill irregular and deep wounds, and oxidative stress. Herein, a mussel-inspired naturally hydrogel dressing with rapid shape adaptability, wet adhesion and antioxidant abilities for irregular, deep
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Strong, highly porous and sustainable nanocellulose foam made using bioderived hyperbranched crosslinker for thermal insulation and sound absorption Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Dinesh, Bijender Kumar, Duc H. Pham, Jaehwan Kim
This paper reports an environment-friendly biobased foam made with cellulose nanofiber (CNF) and a biobased hyperbranched crosslinker, glycerol succinic anhydride (GSA). As a biobased hyperbranched crosslinker, carboxyl-terminated GSA is synthesized through a straightforward esterification process involving glycerol and succinic anhydride. The GSA-crosslinked CNF (GSA/CNF) foam is prepared using a
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In situ fabricated ZnO nanostructures within carboxymethyl cellulose-based ternary hydrogels for wound healing applications Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Ramasubba Reddy Palem, Byoung Ju Kim, Inho Baek, Hyejong Choi, Maduru Suneetha, Ganesh Shimoga, Soo-Hong Lee
Zinc oxide nanostructures (ZnO NS) were fabricated in situ within a ternary hydrogel system composed of carboxymethyl cellulose-agarose-polyvinylpyrrolidone (CAP@ZnO TNCHs) by a one-pot method employing moist-heat solution casting. The percentages of CMC and ZnO NS were varied in the CAP hydrogel films and then they were investigated by different techniques, such as ATR/FTIR, TGA, XRD, XPS, and FE-SEM
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Boron nitride-alginate coordination interactions enabling hydrogels with enhanced mechanical strength and heat resistance Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Wenjing Geng, Yaohui Xu, Chan Guo, Yuchen Liu, Xinxin Ye, Qiuwen Liu, Hui Zhang, Chen Fu, Fengguang Liu, Weiwei Lei, Liang Yuan, Cheng Chen
Developing large-scale hydrogels with high tensile strength and robust mechanical properties is an intricate challenge of great industrial significance. In this study, we demonstrate an efficient method for producing nanocomposite hydrogels with extraordinary mechanical properties. Our approach involves a two-step process: an initial stage of pre-cross-linking boron nitride (BN)-enriched pre-gel sodium
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Assessing high-temperature and pressure extraction of bioactive water-soluble polysaccharides from passion fruit mesocarp Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Lucas de Freitas Pedrosa, Henk Schols, Paul de Vos, João Paulo Fabi
The mesocarp (albedo) of passion fruit is considered a waste product but rich in soluble fibers, especially pectins. Biological activity and health benefits of pectins have recently emerged, especially in colorectal cancer and attenuating inflammation. Pectin conventional extraction often uses mineral acids, which can be hazardous to the environment, and alternatives can be costly. Here, we assessed
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From production to performance: Tailoring moisture and oxygen barrier of cellulose nanomaterials for sustainable applications – A review Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Bruno Las-Casas, Valdeir Arantes
Barrier materials are crucial in preserving product quality, safety and longevity across numerous applications, thereby contributing to sustainability, reducing waste and advancing technology. Among these materials, cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) have emerged as promising alternatives for traditional petroleum-based polymers. However, the wide range of sources and the different methods used to isolate
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Polymeric liposomes targeting dual transporters for highly efficient oral delivery of paclitaxel Carbohydr. Polym. (IF 11.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 YaBing Xing, XinJie Lian, YuRu Zhang, YuLu Zhang, XinHong Guo
A novel delivery system comprising -succinic anhydride (N-SAA) and D-fructose -conjugated chitosan (NSCF)-modified polymeric liposomes (NSCF-PLip) were designed to enhance oral delivery of paclitaxel (PTX) by targeting monocarboxylate transporters (MCT) and glucose transporters (GLUT). The synthesized NSCF was characterised by FT-IR and H NMR spectra. The prepared 30.78 % (degree of substitution of