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Macromolecular engineering of hydrogels: from macro to nano scalar materials for different levels of biointeraction

2009

Development and characterization of xyloglucan-poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel membrane for wireless smart wound dressings

2018

Research which addresses advanced wound management can contribute to the needs of modern healthcare, especially in situations that require continuous monitoring, analysis, responsive therapeutic treatments and data recording. The development of “smart” bandages and dressings that can remotely monitor relevant parameters for the wound healing process without a hospital intervention can be very useful tools for patients and physicians and for advancing the understanding of the healing process. In the present work, biocompatible xyloglucan/poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels are being developed as smart wound dressings that, in addition to the traditional favorable properties of hydrogels as skin ca…

Hydrogel scaffolds based on k-Carrageenan/xyloglucan blends to host spheroids from human adipose stem cells

2019

Hydrogels are water-swollen networks of hydrophilic polymer. They can be fabricated in various shapes and swell in water or aqueous solutions maintaining their original shape or undergo progressive erosion; can exibit large volume phase transitions with the change of one environmental parameter (stimuli-responsivness), shock absorption and low sliding friction properties (1). The morphology and mechanical properties of hydrogels are strongly affected by the network composition, the nature and degree of crosslinking and the degree of swelling. Indeed, when hydrogels are designed as scaffolds for human tissues remodeling, they must have sufficient mechanical integrity to provide support to th…

POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED HYDROGELS FOR MYOCARDIUM REMODELING

2014

H2 and value added chemicals from photocatalytic conversion of glucose

2015

Commercial and home prepared bare and Pt-supported TiO2 samples were used as the photocatalysts for the aqueous aerobic and anaerobic photo-conversion of glucose at ambient pressure and temperature. H2 and valuable chemicals were the obtained products. The home prepared samples resulted more active than the commercial ones

Au/TiO2-CeO2 Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting and VOCs Oxidation Reactions

2016

Photocatalytic water splitting for H2 production and photocatalytic oxidation of 2-propanol, an example of volatile organic compounds, were investigated over TiO2 catalysts loaded with gold and/or ceria. In the water splitting reaction the presence of gold only slightly affected the performance of TiO2 whereas the presence of CeO2 had a more remarkable positive effect. In the 2-propanol oxidation Au/TiO2 was the most active sample in terms of alcohol conversion whereas Au/TiO2-CeO2 exhibited the highest CO2 yield. On the basis of characterization experiments (X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis EDX, surface area measurements, Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) and …

Zn,Al hydrotalcites calcined at different temperatures: Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic activity in gas–solid regime

2011

Abstract Layered double hydroxides (LDH) containing zinc and aluminium within the brucite-like layers and carbonate as the interlayer anion have been used as precursors for the preparation of mixed metal oxides by calcination. Zinc oxide and the ZnAl 2 O 4 spinel were formed with different degree of crystallinity depending of two parameters, i.e., the Zn 2+ /Al 3+ molar ratio and the calcination temperature (500–800 °C) of the LDH precursor. A pure spinel phase was obtained to remove ZnO upon a basic post-treatment in NaOH solution of the samples calcined at 800 °C. All the samples were tested for the photodegradation of 2-propanol in gas–solid regime. All the samples resulted active as het…

City Space and Informational City

2013

Idrogeli con sferoidi di cellule staminali adipose per interventi mini-invasivi di rigenerazione ossea o cartilaginea

2021

Introduzione Lo xiloglucano (XG) è un polisaccaride sia di struttura che di riserva, perché svolge il ruolo di matrice nelle pareti cellulari delle piante superiori ma è anche presente in alcuni semi, tra i quali tamarindo. Lo xiloglucano da semi di tamarindo è disponibile in commercio, è un polimero biocompatibile, approvato dalla FDA per uso alimentare. È caratterizzato da uno scheletro di β-(1, 4)-D-glucano parzialmente sostituito da α-(1, 6)-D-xilosio e β-(1, 2)-D-galattossilosio. La scissione enzimatica di alcuni dei residui di galattosio fornisce allo XG proprietà di gelificazione indotte da variazioni di temperatura. In particolare, quando viene rimosso il 35% circa dei residui di ga…

Combination of advanced oxidation processes and active carbons adsorption for the treatment of simulated saline wastewater

2016

Abstract In the present work, an integrated process combining three different technologies, i.e. heterogeneous photocatalysis, homogeneous ozonation and adsorption on granular activated carbon (GAC) was used for the treatment of a synthetic solution simulating saline wastewater. The synergistic effects between the different methods enhance the oxidation rate of the organic compounds in the integrated process, so that its use may result sustainable. It has been found that a relatively low oxidation rate is sufficient to obtain the highest synergy between the three technologies and to maximize the performances. In particular, coupling ozonation and photocatalysis resulted in 20% enhancement i…