Revolutionizing Food Packaging with Biobased Polymers, Active and Intelligent Materials for Enhanced Food Safety and Sustainability: Review
Food and Bioprocess Technology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 8, 2025
Язык: Английский
Injectable Biopolymer-Based Hydrogels: A Next-Generation Platform for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics
Gels,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
11(6), С. 383 - 383
Опубликована: Май 23, 2025
Injectable
biopolymer-based
hydrogels
have
emerged
as
a
powerful
class
of
biomaterials
designed
for
minimally
invasive
therapeutic
strategies
in
modern
medicine.
These
smart
hydrogels,
derived
from
natural
biopolymers,
such
alginate,
chitosan,
gelatin,
hyaluronic
acid,
and
collagen,
offer
unique
advantages,
including
biocompatibility,
biodegradability,
the
ability
to
mimic
extracellular
matrix.
This
review
provides
comprehensive
overview
recent
advancements
design,
crosslinking
mechanisms,
biofunctionality
injectable
tailored
targeted
drug
delivery
tissue
regeneration.
Special
attention
is
given
their
role
situ
gelling
systems,
cancer
therapy,
musculoskeletal
repair,
neural
Challenges
related
mechanical
strength,
degradation
control,
clinical
translation
are
also
discussed,
along
with
future
perspectives
scalable
manufacturing
regulatory
approval.
Язык: Английский
Gel-Based Approaches to Vegan Leather: Opportunities and Challenges in Mimicking Leather Properties
Gels,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
11(6), С. 395 - 395
Опубликована: Май 27, 2025
Recently,
increased
global
awareness
of
environmental
sustainability
and
ethical
consumerism
has
amplified
the
demand
for
sustainable
alternatives
to
animal-derived
leather.
Traditional
leather
manufacturing
faces
significant
ecological
challenges,
including
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
excessive
water
consumption,
deforestation,
toxic
chemical
usage.
Vegan
emerged
as
a
promising
solution,
predominantly
fabricated
from
petroleum-based
synthetic
materials
such
polyurethane
(PU)
polyvinyl
chloride
(PVC).
However,
these
have
limitations
due
their
non-biodegradability
associated
burdens.
To
overcome
issues,
this
review
critically
explores
feasibility
developing
vegan
using
gel-based
derived
natural
polymers.
These
offer
precise
structural
controllability,
excellent
biodegradability,
potential
significantly
improved
mechanical
performance
through
hybridization
nanocomposite
strategies.
Despite
attributes,
face
limitations,
insufficient
tensile
strength,
poor
abrasion
resistance,
susceptibility
swelling,
limited
long-term
stability,
challenges
in
scaling
up
industrial
production.
This
paper
outlines
physical
properties
required
viable
substitutes,
reviews
opportunities
provided
by
materials,
addresses
technical
proposes
comprehensive
strategies
enhancing
sustainable,
eco-friendly
production
processes.
Future
research
directions
emphasize
hybrid
composite
development,
nanoparticle
integration,
circular
processes,
multi-disciplinary
collaboration
establish
viable,
market-competitive
alternative
conventional
animal
Язык: Английский
Cellulose nanocrystal-based intelligent hydrogels: Innovations, challenges, and prospective application in advanced wound healing
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
316, С. 144752 - 144752
Опубликована: Май 27, 2025
Язык: Английский
Antibacterial Crosslinker for Ternary PCL-Reinforced Hydrogels Based on Chitosan, Polyvinyl Alcohol, and Gelatin for Tissue Engineering
Polymers,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
17(11), С. 1520 - 1520
Опубликована: Май 29, 2025
Current
hydrogels
used
for
cartilage
tissue
engineering
often
lack
the
mechanical
strength
and
structural
integrity
required
to
mimic
native
human
cartilage.
This
study
addresses
this
limitation
by
developing
reinforced
based
on
a
ternary
polymer
blend
of
poly(vinyl)
alcohol
(PVA),
gelatin
(GL),
chitosan
(CH),
with
gentamicin
sulfate
(GS)
as
an
antimicrobial
agent
crosslinker.
The
were
produced
using
two
crosslinking
methods,
freeze/thaw
heated
cycles,
forcespun
polycaprolactone
(PCL)
nanofiber
improve
performance.
Chemical
characterization
revealed
that
GS
forms
weak
hydrogen
bonds
polymers,
leading
esterification
PVA,
covalent
are
formed
result
free
amino
group
(-NH2)
reacts
carboxylic
acid
(-COOH)
gelatin.
SEM
images
help
us
see
how
fibers
via
force
spinning
technology,
while
properties
evaluated
uniaxial
tensile
compressive
tests.
Water
retention
measurements
performed
examine
process’s
influence
hydrogel’s
water
retention,
hydrogel
surface
roughness
was
obtained
confocal
microscopy
images.
A
constitutive
model
non-Gaussian
strain
energy
density
introduced
predict
experimental
behavior
data
hydrogel,
considering
non-monotonous
softening
function.
Loading
unloading
tests
demonstrated
enhanced
without
compromising
or
biocompatibility
because
reaction
between
CH
PCL-reinforced
PVA/GL/CH
shows
strong
potential
repair
applications.
Язык: Английский