A5064309844- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Food composition and properties
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Pharmacology and Nanomedicine Research
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
- Polymer composites and self-healing
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
University of Maribor
2022-2024
This study aimed to obtain functional viscose textiles based on chitosan coatings with improved antibacterial properties and washing durability. For that reason, before functionalization chitosan/zinc nanoparticles (NCH+Zn), the fabric was modified by nonthermal gas plasma of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) introduce into its structure groups suitable for attachment NCH+Zn. NCH+Zn were characterized measurements hydrodynamic diameter zeta potential AFM. DBD-plasma-modified...
High molecular weight chitosan (HMWCh), quaternised cellulose nanofibrils (qCNF), and their mixture showed antiviral potential in liquid phase, while this effect decreased when applied to facial masks, as studied our recent work. To gain more insight into material activity, spin-coated thin films were prepared from each suspension (HMWCh, qCNF) with a 1:1 ratio. understand mechanism of action, the interactions between these model various polar nonpolar liquids bacteriophage phi6 (in phase)...
Oil spills remain one of the greatest man-made ecological threats, despite numerous advanced cleanup approaches. They still pose a major challenge in search for materials and technologies that work as efficiently sustainably possible. Promising natural include poultry feathers, which are produced large quantities every day byproduct meat industry. In this study, influence different forms absorbents (loose pillows, sheets) based on chicken feathers addition an inorganic absorbent, sepiolite,...
Wound dressings designed with simultaneously adequate antibacterial, sorption, and antioxidant properties enable proper wound healing. Since the antibacterial have already been proven in our previous studies, sorption of raw differently pretreated (TEMPO-oxidized TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (TOCN) coated) viscose fabrics (CVs), functionalized chitosan (CH) chitosan-based nanoparticles (NCH+Zn) without incorporated zinc (NCH), were investigated. The evaluated by absorbency rate...
Purpose: To evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of chitosan nanoparticles in comparison to a solution, as well assess their practical application on medical textile materials. Methods: Dispersions with different weight fractions were prepared. An optimal nanoparticle system for material was identified based analyses charge, particle size, changes surface charge (zeta potential), concentration free amine groups (polyelectrolyte titration), morphology, and properties. The effect dispersion...