Biocomposite scaffolds were fabricated by incorporation of nanobredigite (n-BD) into the polymer of poly(ε-caprolactone)-poly(ethyleneglycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL-PEG-PCL). The results revealed that the addition of n-BD into PCL-PEG-PCL significantly improved water absorption, compressive strength, and degradability of the scaffolds of n-BD/PCL-PEG-PCL composite (n-BPC) compared with PCL-P...

Enhancing the robustness of functional biomacromolecules is a critical challenge in biotechnology, which if addressed would enhance their use in pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and biostorage. Here we report a novel method, inspired by natural biomineralization processes, which provides unprecedented protection of biomacromolecules by encapsulating them within a class of porous materials t...

This study aims to analyze the processing of chitosan-pectin biocomposite hydrogel with addition citric acid improve quality for primary wound dressing applications. The method is printing biopolymer solution in a glass mold, then drying at 50oC. Chitosan 90.2% DD and pectin dissolved 1% acetic ratio (w/w) 50:50. two ingredients were mixed using magnetic stirrer room temperature 30 minutes unti...

Cellulose-Sn(IV) (CSn) biocomposite was synthesized by cellulose and stannic chloride in ethanol medium using microwave irradiation for 2 min with 30 s of intermittent time intervals. The incorporation Sn(IV) into the matrix confirmed through FT-IR, XRD, TGA, SEM- EDS, BET. prepared composite CSn has been used adsorptive removal As(III) from water. Parameters, such as initial concentration, ads...

aligned and random nanocomposite nanofibrous scaffolds were electrospun from polycaprolactone (pcl), poly (vinyl alcohol) (pva) and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (nha). the morphology and mechanical characteristics of the nanofibers were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy and tensile testing, respectively. scanning electron microscopy revealed fibers with an average diameter of 123 ± 3...