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Tree gum-based renewable materials: Sustainable applications in nanotechnology, biomedical and environmental fields
Citation:
Padil, V., S. Wacławek, M. Cernik, AND R. Varma. Tree gum-based renewable materials: Sustainable applications in nanotechnology, biomedical and environmental fields. BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 36(7):1984-2016, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.08.008
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Greener pathways for the synthesis and fabrication of NPs and NFs based on tree gums and their potential applications for environmental, biosensor, catalysis, antimicrobial and biomedical fields are reviewed for publication in Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Journal, Green Chemistry.
Description:
The current development and potential applications of nanoparticles (NPs) and nanofibres (NFs) for energy, water, food, biotechnology, environment and medicine have been noticeably reported. Biochemically, more than 90% of the tree gum biomass comprises carbohydrate polymers (polysaccharides). Since these biopolymers are abundant, economical, renewable, biocompatible, biodegradable, non-toxic and amenable to chemical and biochemical modifications, they provide an easily accessible and affordable material for the production of NPs and NFs. Tree gums are obtainable as the natural exudates from different tree species and exhibit unique properties; they find wide range of applications such as food additives or in the pharmaceutical industry, among others. This review focuses on the greener synthesis and stabilization of metal/metal oxide NPs using tree gums, as well as the fabrication, characterization and enhancement of the surface properties of electrospun fibres based on tree exudates. The potential applications of the gum matrix, and manufactured NFs and NP-functionalized fibres for environmental, biosensor, catalytic, antibacterial and biomedical applications are abridged.
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DOI: Tree gum-based renewable materials: Sustainable applications in nanotechnology, biomedical and environmental fields
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