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nanogels, etc ; antibacterial properties; biocompatibility; biodegradability; chitosan; composite films; hydrocolloids; light transmission; lignin; oxygen; soy protein isolate; surface roughness; tensile strength; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Chitosan (CS) films have demonstrated strong antibacterial properties, excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, but poor UV blocking, oxygen and water barrier and mechanical properties limit their application in antimicrobial food packaging. In this study, CS films were incorporated with nanofillers, including lignin nanoparticles (LNP, 1–5 wt %) and acylated soy protein isolate nanogel (A ...
... Nano-gel technology has been one of the popular methods to solve the low bioavailability of hydrophobic active substances. In this work, Ovomucin (OVM) was combined with chito-oligosaccharide (COS) by self-assembly, followed by condensation of complexes initiated via glycerol solution to produce green nanogel delivering curcumin. The successful encapsulation of curcumin was confirmed by UV–Vis spe ...
... To improve the sustainable antibacterial active of nisin, nisin-loaded carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS-nisin) nanogels (CN NGs) are prepared via a combination method of electrostatic self-assembly and chemical cross-linking. The as-prepared CN NGs are profiled using dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, transmission electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray ph ...
... The Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) self-oscillating gel is a unique actuator suited for studying the behavior of intelligent soft robots. However, the traditional BZ self-oscillating polyacrylamide (PAAm) gel is easily broken and is slow to response to stimuli, which limits its practical application. Therefore, the preparation of BZ gels with sensitive responses to external stimuli and desirable, robus ...
... Drug-loaded nanogels have attracted extensive research interest and shown great potential for many biomedical applications. A facile preparation method for drug-loaded nanogels is desirable to be developed. In this study, a range of nanogels were prepared by combining thiol-ene click reaction and photopolymerization at 532 nm for in situ loading 5-Fluorouracil (NG-S). The drug loading amount was i ...
nanogels, etc ; crosslinking; deformation; hardness; microscopy; polymers; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Softness plays a key role in determining the macroscopic properties of colloidal systems, from synthetic nanogels to biological macromolecules, from viruses to star polymers. However, we are missing a way to quantify what the term “softness” means in nanoscience. Having quantitative parameters is fundamental to compare different systems and understand what the consequences of softness on the macro ...
nanogels, etc ; aggregation behavior; composite polymers; nanomedicine; pH; Show all 5 Subjects
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... We report the synthesis of core–shell nanogels by sequential addition of thermoresponsive monomers; N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) and N-isopropylmethacrylamide (NIPMAM). The aggregation behaviour of aqueous dispersions of these particles in the presence of salt can be tuned by varying the monomer ratio. The inclusion of degradable cross-linker bis(acryloyl)cystamine (BAC) allows the nanogels to de ...
Michael J. Majcher; Sebastian Himbert; Francesco Vito; Matthew A. Campea; Ridhdhi Dave; Grethe Vetergaard Jensen; Maikel C. Rheinstadter; Niels M. B. Smeets; Todd Hoare
nanogels, etc ; crosslinking; deformation; gelation; hydrogels; microgels; nanoparticles; neutrons; rheology; starch; Show all 10 Subjects
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... While photopolymerization has been broadly used to fabricate hydrogels, the kinetics of the structural evolution of such hydrogels during photopolymerization and how the kinetics relate to ultimate hydrogel properties are not well-understood. Herein, small-amplitude oscillatory shear rheology (bulk scale) and time-resolved very small-angle neutron scattering (vSANS, microscale) are used in tandem ...
nanogels, etc ; carbohydrates; electric power; energy conservation; sodium; temperature; transmittance; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Dynamic transparent-opaque transition behavior endows the stimuli-chromic materials with the solar modulation capability. However, these materials commonly involve the high manufacturing cost and complexity, the additional consumption of electric energy for solar modulation, or the weak effectiveness of light management. Herein, we develop a low-cost yet broadband light management sodium carboxyme ...
nanogels, etc ; animals; biocompatibility; cancer therapy; cytotoxicity; manufacturing; neoplasms; toxicology; Show all 8 Subjects
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... With cancer research shifting focus to achieving multifunctionality in cancer treatment strategies, hybrid nanogels are making a rapid rise to the spotlight as novel, multifunctional, stimuli-responsive, and biocompatible cancer therapeutic strategies. They can possess cancer cell-specific cytotoxic effects themselves, carry drugs or enzymes that can produce cytotoxic effects, improve imaging moda ...
nanogels, etc ; bioavailability; drugs; lipids; mechanism of action; solubility; solubilization; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Poor aqueous solubility and poor bioavailability are major issues with many pharmaceutical industries. By some estimation, 70–90% drug candidates in development stage while up-to 40% of the marketed products are poorly soluble which leads to low bioavailability, reduced therapeutic effects and dosage escalation. That's why solubility is an important factor to consider during design and manufacturi ...
nanogels, etc ; chitosan; heat treatment; nanosilver; phase transition; rheology; silver; temperature; thermosensitivity; Show all 9 Subjects
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... A new precursor (Ag⁺/CS/PNIPA) arranged as a nanogel (nanoreactor) is obtained from the aqueous mixture of Ag⁺, chitosan (CS) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA). A model synthetic system based on the thermally induced aqueous silver ions-CS reaction to form silver nanoparticles (AgNP) is used as a starting point to assess the PNIPA role as a thermo-sensitive additive of synthesis in a low con ...
nanogels, etc ; Escherichia; Staphylococcus aureus; lighting; nanosilver; photoirradiation; silver; ultraviolet radiation; yeasts; Show all 9 Subjects
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... A robust method to prepare silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) inside a methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate (MAA-EA) nanogel is proposed, where AgNCs were produced within the nanogel scaffold via UV-photoreduction. The impact of UV irradiation time on the formation of AgNCs and their application in biolabeling and antimicrobial properties were examined. The AgNCs formation is described by two stages; (1) Agₙ ...
nanogels, etc ; adsorption; desalination; duck eggs; egg albumen; hydrocolloids; hydrolysis; pH; pepsin; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Gel-assisted desalination is an efficient way of desalting salted duck egg whites, but results in severe loss of egg white functional properties, especially foaming properties. Here, slightly enzymatical hydrolyzation was used as a promising method to improve the interfacial properties of desalted duck egg white nanogels (DEWN). After partial hydrolysis (ranging from 2.27% to 4.22%), the foaming c ...
nanogels, etc ; biosafety; crosslinking; disulfide bonds; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; polymerization; polymers; polypeptides; therapeutics; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Polypeptide-based nanoparticles are one of the promising excipients of nanomedicines due to their excellent biosafety and flexible modification. Among all the types of polypeptide nanoparticles, polycystine (PCys²)-based ones draw increasing attention due to their unique properties. On the one hand, the uniformed nanogels can be easily obtained through the crosslinking of two active centers during ...
nanogels, etc ; composite polymers; crosslinking; electrolytes; encapsulation; lysozyme; pH; polymerization; salt concentration; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Polyelectrolyte nanogels containing cross-linked ionic polymer networks feature both soft environment and intrinsic charges which are of great potential for enzyme encapsulation. In this work, well-defined poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) nanogels have been synthesized based on a facile strategy, namely, electrostatic assembly directed polymerization (EADP). Specifically, AA monomers are polymerized toget ...
nanogels, etc ; drugs; energy transfer; fluorescence; hydrogels; neutrons; pH; photoluminescence; polyacrylamide; spectroscopy; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Nanosized probes that report their changes in dimensions within networks in response to environmental stimuli are potentially important for applications such as drug delivery, load-supporting hydrogels and soft robotics. Recently, we developed a fluorescent pH-responsive nanogel (NG) that used Förster-resonance energy transfer (FRET) to report changes in the probe separation and NG swelling within ...
nanogels, etc ; antigens; cancer vaccines; immune response; immunotherapy; lymph; macrophages; neoplasms; pullulan; spleen; Show all 10 Subjects
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... In therapeutic cancer vaccines, vaccine antigens must be efficiently delivered to the antigen-presenting cells (dendritic cells and macrophages) located in the lymphoid organs (lymph nodes and spleen) at the appropriate time to induce a potent antitumor immune response. Nanoparticle-based delivery systems in cancer immunotherapy are of great interest in recent year. We have developed a novel cance ...
nanogels, etc ; centrifugation; dietary supplements; drugs; duck eggs; egg albumen; emulsions; encapsulation; food science; viscosity; Show all 10 Subjects
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... There was an extensive interest in food‐grade Pickering emulsions formulated by natural stabilisers owing to the gradual growing demand for pursuing green‐label products. Based on this, the desalted duck egg white nanogels (DEWN) combined with κ‐carrageenan (CAR) (CAR/DEWN) were used as stabilisers to prepare environment‐friendly Pickering emulsions. The DEWN and CAR/DEWN as well as the particles‐ ...
nanogels, etc ; bioavailability; dietary supplements; drugs; encapsulation; hydrocolloids; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; micelles; polysaccharides; water solubility; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Nanotechnology is an emerging field in the food and pharmaceutical industries since it can fabricate various delivery systems for the encapsulation, protection, and controlled release of many different drugs, nutraceuticals, and bioactive compounds. The use of materials in the nanoscale (10⁻⁹ m) may display distinct physicochemical and biological properties to overcome problems associated with poo ...