Lina Zhang

TL;DR: The AF1 β-glucan was a potent natural drug candidate with high anti-cancer activities and less cytotoxicity, and the AF1 sample with a moderate molecular weight existed in aqueous solution as a more extended chain conformation, which plays an important role in activating immune responses.

TL;DR: The antitumor activity of the C TM8 fractions may be correlated to its water solubility and relatively extended chain, suggesting a more extended flexible chain of CTM8 in PBS.

TL;DR: In this article, a triple helical β-glucan (THG) isolated from Lentinus edodes was successfully fractionated into nine fractions with different weight-average molecular weights (Mw) through ultrasonic irradiation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the mixture of waterborne polyurethane (WPU)/starch (ST) with different contents (10 − 90 wt %) was satisfactorily prepared by using the solution casting method, and the results indicated that tensile strength of composite materials not only depended on the starch content, but also related to the microstructure of WPU.

TL;DR: In this article, an ultra-lightweight cellulose foams were obtained by regeneration of SDS/cellulose/NaOH/urea blend solution via mechanical agitation and then freeze-drying.