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Development and characterization of chitosan and acrylic acid-based novel biodegradable polymeric films for soil conditioning

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In this article, a series of biodegradable polymeric films (BPFs) based on chitosan and acrylic acid cross-linked with 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) were developed for water retention and soil-conditioning applications in areas sufferings from water scarcity.
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This article is published in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.The article was published on 2021-04-18. It has received 9 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Distilled water & Thermal stability.

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In-house fabrication of macro-porous biopolymeric hydrogel and its deployment for adsorptive remediation of lead and cadmium from water matrices.

TL;DR: In this article , a novel adsorbent was prepared by blending chitosan (CS) and acrylic acid (AA) while using formaldehyde as a cross linker in the form of hydrogel beads.
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Designing Kappa-carrageenan/guar gum/polyvinyl alcohol-based pH-responsive silane-crosslinked hydrogels for controlled release of cephradine

TL;DR: Kappa-carrageenan (KC)/guar gum (GG)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based pH-sensitive hydrogels were prepared using silane as a crosslinker as discussed by the authors .
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Development of stimuli-responsive chitosan based hydrogels with anticancer efficacy, enhanced antibacterial characteristics, and applications for controlled release of benzocaine

TL;DR: In this paper , chitosan and poly(vinylpyrrolidone) based (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) crosslinked hydrogels were prepared for application in drug delivery systems.
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Development of antioxidant chitosan-based films incorporated with chitooligosaccharide-caffeic acid conjugates

TL;DR: In this paper , the effects of the synthesized conjugates on the physical and biological properties of chitosan-based films, including mechanical property, UV-barrier property, optical, water vapor permeability, thermal stability, degradation behavior in soil, and antioxidant activity, were investigated.
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Circulating microRNAs in sera correlate with soluble biomarkers of immune activation but do not predict mortality in ART treated individuals with HIV-1 infection : a case control study

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TL;DR: No associations with mortality were found with any circulating miRNAs studied and these results cast doubt onto the effectiveness of circulating miRNA as early predictors of mortality or the major underlying diseases that contribute to mortality in participants treated for HIV-1 infection.
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Comparative eco-toxicity of nanoscale TiO2, SiO2, and ZnO water suspensions.

TL;DR: The potential eco-toxicity of nanosized titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, and zinc oxide water suspensions was investigated using Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis and Gram-negative Escherichia coli as test organisms, with antibacterial activity increasing with particle concentration.
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Chitin and chitosan: Chemistry, properties and applications

TL;DR: This study looks at the contemporary research in chitin and chitosan towards applications in various industrial and biomedical fields.
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Bright and Stable Core−Shell Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles

TL;DR: These nanoparticles are monodisperse in solution, 20 times brighter, and more photostable than their constituent fluorophore, and are amenable to specific labeling of biological macromolecules for bioimaging experiments.
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Polymeric membranes incorporated with metal/metal oxide nanoparticles: A comprehensive review

TL;DR: The incorporation of nanoparticles into polymeric membranes has been the trend in the field of membrane research recently as discussed by the authors, and nanoparticles could produce synergistic effects when incorporated with different types of materials.
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