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View article: Microcrystalline Cellulose from Aloe Plant Waste as a Platform for Green Materials: Preparation, Chemical Functionalization, and Application in 3D Printing
Microcrystalline Cellulose from Aloe Plant Waste as a Platform for Green Materials: Preparation, Chemical Functionalization, and Application in 3D Printing Open
Aloe represents a valuable resource for the Mediterranean economy; the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries exploit the Aloe gel for several applications, but about 45 wt % of the Aloe plant, i.e., the leaf peel, is waste. This wast…
View article: Efficient Biorenewable Membranes in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
Efficient Biorenewable Membranes in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries Open
Lithium-oxygen batteries, with their very high energy density (3500 Wh kg−1), could represent a real breakthrough in the envisioned strategies towards more efficient energy storage solutions for a less and less carbonated energy mix. Howev…
View article: Bioderived dyes-mediated vat photopolymerization 3D printing of chitosan hydrogels for tissue engineering
Bioderived dyes-mediated vat photopolymerization 3D printing of chitosan hydrogels for tissue engineering Open
The importance of 3D printable hydrogels is constantly increasing in the field of tissue engineering, due to their characteristic structure and similarity with the human body extracellular matrix (ECM). Herein, Quinizarin-based bioderived …
View article: Vat 3D printing of full-alginate hydrogels <i>via</i> thiol–ene reactions towards tissue engineering applications
Vat 3D printing of full-alginate hydrogels <i>via</i> thiol–ene reactions towards tissue engineering applications Open
Different synthetic strategies are explored to functionalize alginate with thiol and alkene groups. In this way an innovative full-alginate ink for digital light processing printers, based on the more biocompatible thiol–ene chemistry, is …
View article: Photocurable Thiol–yne Alginate Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Purposes
Photocurable Thiol–yne Alginate Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine Purposes Open
Every year millions of people worldwide undergo surgical interventions, with the occurrence of mild or severe post-treatment consequences meaning that rehabilitation plays a key role in modern medicine. Considering the cases of burns and p…
View article: UV-Cured Chitosan and Gelatin Hydrogels for the Removal of As(V) and Pb(II) from Water
UV-Cured Chitosan and Gelatin Hydrogels for the Removal of As(V) and Pb(II) from Water Open
In this study, new photocurable biobased hydrogels deriving from chitosan and gelatin are designed and tested as sorbents for As(V) and Pb(II) removal from water. Those renewable materials were modified by a simple methacrylation reaction …
View article: Microwave-assisted methacrylation of chitosan for 3D printable hydrogels in tissue engineering
Microwave-assisted methacrylation of chitosan for 3D printable hydrogels in tissue engineering Open
The microwave-assisted methacrylation of chitosan is studied. The control of the process parameters allows tuning the methacrylation degree and thus the hydrogel properties after photocuring. The resulting chitosan is 3D printable and bioc…
View article: Visible light-induced cross-linking of unmodified gelatin with PEGDA for DLP-3D printable hydrogels
Visible light-induced cross-linking of unmodified gelatin with PEGDA for DLP-3D printable hydrogels Open
The 3D printability of cold-water fish gelatin used as co-initiating species for the crosslinking of PEGDA monomers in presence of camphorquinone (through a Norrish II reaction) is evaluated. The 3D digital light processing leads to the cr…
View article: Visible light-induced crosslinking of unmodified gelatin with PEGDA for DLP-3D printable hydrogels
Visible light-induced crosslinking of unmodified gelatin with PEGDA for DLP-3D printable hydrogels Open
The 3D printability of cold-water fish gelatin used as co-initiating species for the crosslinking of PEGDA monomers in presence of camphorquinone (through a Norrish II reaction) is evaluated. The 3D digital light processing (DLP) leads to …