Immobilization of Bifidobacterium infantis Cells in Selected Hydrogels as a Method of Increasing Their Survival in Fermented Milkless Beverages by Urszula T. Jasińska, Sylwia Skąpska, Lubomiła Owczarek, Agnieszka Dekowska, Dorota Lewińska

“…The observed effect was better for higher biopolymer concentration. The highest survival of the strain was noted in cells immobilized in low-methoxylated pectin beads of 2.5 mm diameter. …”
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Recent breakthroughs of non-thermal cold plasma food processing: A review by Muhammad Umair, Song Xun, Saqib Jabbar, Muhammad Abid, Muhammad Shahid Riaz Rajoka, He Zhendan

“…The use of atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) technology to mitigate the surface characteristics of biopolymers is a fast developing research area and has a lot of appeal. …”
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Bimodal Porous Scaffolds by Sequential Electrospinning of Poly(glycolic acid) with Sucrose Particles by B. Wulkersdorfer, K. K. Kao, V. G. Agopian, A. Ahn, J. C. Dunn, B. M. Wu, M. Stelzner

“…Electrospinning is a method to produce fine, biopolymer mesh with a three-dimensional architecture that mimics native extra-cellular matrix. …”
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Investigation of Characteristics Whey Protein Isolate/Chitosan with Silica Addition in Biocomposite Film by Ika Zuwanna, Medyan Riza, Sri Aprilia, Yanna Syamsuddin, Syahiddin Said, Rozanna Dewi

“…Biocomposites made from whey protein isolate (WPI), chitosan, and silica (SiO2) have the potential as an environmentally friendly biopolymer material. In this research, the WPI biocomposite film has been developed by casting method with the addition of chitosan and SiO2. …”
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Properties of Whey-Protein-Coated Films and Laminates as Novel Recyclable Food Packaging Materials with Excellent Barrier Properties by Markus Schmid, Kerstin Dallmann, Elodie Bugnicourt, Dario Cordoni, Florian Wild, Andrea Lazzeri, Klaus Noller

“…Currently available polymers and/or biopolymer films are mostly used in combination with barrier materials derived from oil based plastics or aluminium to enhance their low barrier properties. …”
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Biofunctionalized patterned platform as microarray biochip to supervise delivery and expression of pDNA nanolipoplexes in stem cells via mechanotransduction by Mingkui Shen, Yan Hou, Shihui Xu, Jun Tan, Honggang Zhou, Qi Miao, Wanheng Zhang, Yazhou Chen, Nana Wang, Yongtao Wang

“…Therefore, the engineered microarray biochips were conceptualized and prepared by the synthesized photointelligent biopolymer to precisely manage geometric topological structures (cell size and antenna-like protrusion) of stem cells on biochips. …”
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Effect of Temperature on Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan Composite Using the <i>In-Situ</i> Method as a Heavy Metal Adsorbent by Novesar Jamarun, Tri Yupi Amirullah, Syukri Syukri, Arika Prasejati, Wulandari Wulandari, Sintia Caniago, Nabiila Ayyu Tricahyani

“…However, its mechanical limitations necessitate enhancement through compositing with chitosan (CTS), a natural biopolymer. This study synthesized hydroxyapatite from cuttlefish bone as a calcium source, while chitosan was extracted from shrimp shells. …”
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Processing and Validation of Whey-Protein-Coated Films and Laminates at Semi-Industrial Scale as Novel Recyclable Food Packaging Materials with Excellent Barrier Properties by E. Bugnicourt, M. Schmid, O. Mc. Nerney, J. Wildner, L. Smykala, A. Lazzeri, P. Cinelli

“…A biopolymer coating for plastic films was formulated based on whey protein, and its potential to replace current synthetic oxygen barrier layers used in food packaging such as ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers (EVOH) was tested. …”
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Chitosan-Based Coating with Antimicrobial Agents: Preparation, Property, Mechanism, and Application Effectiveness on Fruits and Vegetables by Yage Xing, Qinglian Xu, Xingchen Li, Cunkun Chen, Li Ma, Shaohua Li, Zhenming Che, Hongbin Lin

“…Chitosan, derived by deacetylation of chitin, is a modified and natural biopolymer as the coating material. In this article, the safety and biocompatible and antimicrobial properties of chitosan were introduced because these attributes are very important for its application. …”
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Amine modified sodium alginate: Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Samira Salarvand, Seyed Amir Hossein Jalali, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Alireza Allafchian

“…Alginate is a natural linear anionic biopolymer abundantly found in the seabed. Alginate becomes an adequate option as a diet improver or drug/gene carrier through chemical modification processes and changes in its structure. …”
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A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Techniques for Predicting Mechanical Properties of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)-Based 3D-Printed Wood/PLA Biocomposite by Prashant Anerao, Atul Kulkarni, Yashwant Munde, Namrate Kharate

“…Wood/PLA biocomposite filament is a 3D printing material that blends Polylactic Acid (PLA), a biopolymer, with wood powder acting as reinforcement. …”
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Effect of Lauric Acid on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)/Starch Composite Biofilms by Joemer A. Adorna, Camelle Kaye A. Aleman, Ian Lorenzo E. Gonzaga, Jamela N. Pangasinan, Kim Marie D. Sisican, Van Dien Dang, Ruey-An Doong, Ruby Lynn G. Ventura, Jey-R S. Ventura

“…Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biopolymer of natural origin, one of the suitable alternatives for synthetic plastics. …”
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Chaetoceros muelleri sulfated polysaccharides: chain conformation, physical characteristics, and morphology by Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi, Jorge Marquez-Escalante, Agustin Rascon-Chu, Karla Martínez-Robinson, Francisco Brown-Bojorquez, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan

“…Increasing interest in biopolymers moves their knowledge frontiers. One area undergoing this development is polysaccharides. …”
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Green approach to synthesis polymer composites based on chitosan with desired linear and non-linear optical characteristics by Dyari M. Mamand, Sarkawt A. Hussen, Shujahadeen B. Aziz

“…The extracted green tea dye (GTD) enriched with ligands was used to synthesize zinc metal complexes. Green chitosan biopolymer incorporated with green synthesized metal complex using casting technique was used to deliver polymer composites with improved optical properties. …”
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Effects of using different levels of dietary chitosan on some immune indices and antioxidant defense system in Vannamei shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei by Saeed Dayani, Valiallah Jafari, Roghayeh Safari, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar

“…For this purpose, diets supplemented with feed additives have won the interest of researchers who are concerned with the aquaculture field, the most important of which is chitosan, a cationic biopolymer, derived from the alkaline deacetylation of chitin; a natural polymer found in the exoskeletons of insects, crustaceans and fungal cell walls. …”
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De novo transcriptome assembly of Aureobasidium melanogenum CGMCC18996 to analyze the β-poly(L-malic acid) biosynthesis pathway under the CaCO3 addition by Genan Wang, Haisong Yin, Tingbin Zhao, Donglin Yang, Shiru Jia, Changsheng Qiao

“…β-Poly(L-malic acid) (PMLA) is a water-soluble biopolymer used in food, medicine and other industries. …”
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Human Serum Albumin and Human Serum Albumin Nanoparticles as Carriers of 10-(2′-Pyrimidyl)-3,6-diazaphenothiazine: In Vitro Spectroscopic Studies by Aleksandra Owczarzy, Karolina Kulig, Beata Morak-Młodawska, Małgorzata Jeleń, Tammam Muhammetoglu, Wojciech Rogóż, Małgorzata Maciążek-Jurczyk

“…Human serum albumin (HSA) plays a fundamental role in the human body, including the transport of exogenous and endogenous substances. HSA is also a biopolymer with a great medical and pharmaceutical potential. …”
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Composite Sorbents Based on Chitosan Polymer Matrix and Derivatives of 4-Amino-N′-hydroxy-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboximidamide for Uranium Removal from Liquid Mineralized Media by Anna I. Matskevich, Konstantin V. Maslov, Veronika A. Prokudina, Daria D. Churakova, Oleg Yu. Slabko, Dmitry K. Patrushev, Nikita S. Markin, Eduard A. Tokar’

“…Composite adsorbents based on a natural biopolymer matrix of chitosan, to which 4-amino-N′-hydroxy-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboximidamide and its Se derivative were attached, were synthesized. …”
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Incorporation of kiwifruit peel improved the property of carboxymethyl cellulose-gum Arabic active film and its effects on the quality of beef sausages by Evans Frimpong Boateng, Ziyi Yang, Jian Zhang, Lei Zhou, Lujuan Xing, Wangang Zhang

“…The quick biodegradability of CG-KPE film suggested potential for KPE as a biopolymer. Subsequently, sliced-beef sausages were packaged with CG-CT, CG-KPE1, CG-KPE2, and CG-KPE3 (respective to CT, TI, T2, and T3) and stored for 12 d (4 ± 1 °C). …”
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Physicochemical characterization of biodegradable polymer polyhydroxybutyrate from halophilic bacterium local strain Halomonas elongata by W.O.S. Rizki, E. Ratnaningsih, D.G.T. Andini, S. Komariah, A.T. Simbara, R. Hertadi

“…Structural elucidation studies revealed that the biopolymer produced by this bacterium was high-purity polyhydroxybutyrate, as proven by the presence of functional groups and proton resonance signals in the monomer structure. …”
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