Showing papers in "Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces in 2019"

TL;DR: The reinforced zein based composites could be suggested as potential degradable film-forming materials for food packaging applications because of their mechanical and antimicrobial properties.

TL;DR: The fundamental principles of magnetic hyperthermia, basics of magnetism, synthetic methods and nanoparticle surface chemistry needed to design and develop an ideal magnetic nanoparticle heat mediator suitable for clinical translation in cancer therapy are addressed.

TL;DR: This study indicated that 5 nm ZnO NP modified by GPTMS has great potential for use as an inorganic antibacterial material.

TL;DR: This study focuses on recent achievements in TiO2 nanostructured hybrids-based biosensors for detecting various biological markers important for healthcare.

TL;DR: This review presents, analyzes and provides significant insights and recent advances about the promising biomedical applications of nanoparticles including bioimaging of biological environments and its role as a significant tool for early detection of many diseases with respect to traditional means.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of protein adsorption on the corrosion behavior of metallic biomaterials is presented in a review, focusing on implantable metals that are favourably used as implants.

TL;DR: The combined drug system loaded on the GO-PVP nanovehicle is likely to be more successful than individual drug therapy, given the stronger impact of the combinatorial approach and the efficiency of chemotherapeutic delivery.

TL;DR: The semi-purified biosurfactant produced showed excellent stability to pH, temperature and salinity, it also showed emulsifying properties in different hydrocarbons, and the remediation effect in oil-contaminated soil could be significantly improved.

TL;DR: A dual functionalized liposomal delivery system for efficient transport of chemotherapeutic drugs across blood brain barrier for the treatment of glioma resulted in approximately 52% tumor cell death, using in vitro brain tumor model.

TL;DR: In this research, bioactive peptides produced from flaxseed protein by alcalase, pancreatin, trypsin and pepsin, were encapsulated by spray drying to evaluate the effect of spray-drying encapsulation via different maltodextrin to hydrolysate ratios on the production yield, physicochemical properties, functional activities, chemical structure, and morphology of final powder particles.

TL;DR: This research was designed to load a glycopeptide antibiotic named vancomycin on citrate-capped silver nanoparticles to enhance its antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria.

TL;DR: It was concluded that glyoxal can be used safely for crosslinking of chitosan/PVA nanofibers without any cytotoxic effect for fibroblast cells.

TL;DR: A novel Fenton-like catalyst (Fe3O4@PDA-MnO2) facilely synthesized by polydopamine (PDA) coating and MnO2 depositing onto the surface of Fe3O 4 nanoparticles could be a promising device for the removal of dyes from wastewater.

TL;DR: Characterizations of synthesized GO confirmed the transition of graphene to GO and the antibacterial activity of GO was concentration and time-dependent and loss of membrane integrity in bacteria was enhanced with increasing GO concentrations and this corresponded to the elevated release of LDH in the reaction medium.

TL;DR: Loading curcumin drug into biodegradable Polylactide-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLA-PEG) copolymer nanoparticles as an effective anti-inflammatory agent in vivo to overcome the limitations resulted from the free CUR demonstrated that diabetes initially produced liver inflammation in rats.

TL;DR: The interfacial assembly of amphiphilic BCNs and the hydrogel shells of the alginate composite beads formed by external gelation achieved the loading and sustained release of alfacalcidol and exhibited low cytotoxicity and good capabilities for osteoblast differentiation.

TL;DR: Nanoparticle-immobilized cotton cloths were prepared, which displayed high antibacterial activity and a characteristic color, thereby showing potential application as antimicrobial pigments.

TL;DR: The carbon nanomaterials, nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) were synthesized by a one-step chemical route and showed the same therapeutic effect as vancomycin when applied to treat wounds infected with MRSA and are likely to treat local infections caused by Staphylococcus clinically.

TL;DR: From the in vivo model of SD rats' skull defects, it is proved that the CS/Col/Fe3O4/nHAP hybrid scaffold had a better tissue compatibility and higher bone regeneration ability when implanted into the skull defects comparing to control group.

TL;DR: Compared with other tedious approaches to optimize the therapeutic efficacy, this study provides an effective drug targeting system only using naturally biomaterials for the treatment of prostate cancer, which might have great potential in clinic usage.

TL;DR: This study proves that AuNP synthesis using P. haeundaensis is a facile method and that the AuNPs synthesized are non-toxic to human cells, which indicates that they can be useful in biomedical applications.

TL;DR: This study shows that formulations of existing antibiotics in nanocarrier systems can improve their therapeutic efficiency, indicating that combination therapy with drug-loaded silica nanoparticles may provide a better treatment outcome for infections that require high concentrations of multiple drugs.

TL;DR: This review of Candida species with a special emphasis on Candida albicans discusses specific areas such as biofilm structure and development, cell morphology and biofilm formation, biofilm-associated gene expression, the cell surface and adherence, the extracellular matrix, bio film metabolism, and bio film drug resistance in vulvovaginitis biofilms as an important virulence factor in fungi.

TL;DR: The new lignin based antimicrobial hydrogel designed in this study exhibits good antibacterial properties in in vitro antibacterial experiments towards both S. aureus and E. coli, while toxicity tests using L929 cells demonstrated good biocompatibility of the Hydrogel.

TL;DR: The gelatin nanofibrous mat loaded with CIP/HPβCD-IC has exhibited fast-dissolving character in water compared to gelatin/CIP nanofiberrous mat due to the enhanced wettability of the nanofIBrous mat by HPβCD and improvement achieved in the solubility of CIP.

TL;DR: A detailed review of casein micelles and their fractions, and the physicochemical properties that account for their numerous applications in nutraceutics, pharmaceutics and cosmetics are presented.

TL;DR: The MNP-incorporated carrageenan nanocomposite films showed strong antioxidant activity with some antimicrobial activity against foodborne pathogenic bacteria, L. monocytogenes and E. coli and their physical, thermal and UV-barrier properties were evaluated.

TL;DR: The functionalization of mGO using chitosan and sodium alginate using layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly was utilized in the successful production of chitOSan/sodium alginates functionalized mGO naocomposites for use in targeted anti-cancer drug delivery and photothermal therapy.

TL;DR: The main objective of this study is to develop novel electrochemical sensors for more sensitive and selective detection of FFA and to propose its oxidation mechanism.

TL;DR: Electroactive hydrogels based on chitosan-aniline oligomer and agarose with self-gelling properties were synthesized and their electrical, thermal, and electrochemical properties were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), cyclic voltammetry, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).