ME x Bionanomaterials and Composite Lab, UNIPA

25/02/2024

I was excited to be part of the Miller Conference on Radiation Chemistry! ☢️🌟 and talk about IRRADIATED K-CARRAGEENAN AND PVA 3D-PRINTED SCAFFOLD FOR OSTEOCHONDRAL TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION.
From unraveling the mysteries of radiation interactions to applications in healthcare and beyond, an illuminating event at #

23/02/2024

Discover the world of inorganic-organic hybrid , shaping innovation across optics, electronics, health, and more. Link in bio with All papers https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0969806X22002080
Their properties can be tuned by a two step process with initiator-free , crucial for applications like medical nanogels, such as for . We integrated inorganic Ag and CeO2 nanoparticles with organic PVP , opening doors to advanced functionalities and controlled synthesis methods.

17/02/2024

Did you know that a cookie 🍪 could be an ally for your health? Discover how https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/9995 Moringa leaf powder (MLP) has antioxidant properties and mixed in a cookie offers protection against oxidative stress and neurodegenerative diseases being enriched with biophenols and flavonoids.

15/02/2024

Did you know that gamma radiation can fragment polysaccharide chains to produce targeting agents 🎯 or sugar substitutes 🍬?
Discover how https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10570-023-05660-4

Xyloglucan (XG) is a cellulosic backbone polysaccharide commercially used for food applications, but also widely investigated in biomedical applications, for its gelling properties and specific biological activity. In this study, the possibility of using gamma radiation to cleave XG and generate low...

13/02/2024

New paper 📝 Recombinant mussel protein Pvp5ß enhances cell adhesion of poly (viny) alcohol)/k-carrageenan hydrogel scaffolds! See how ⤵️
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813022010388?fbclid=PAAaZublQn7iXpJyAxeK1Issl-qqJ9DafygtLsTRnPRzVn3J_f1pgHDAEA2Ks_aem_AbqKn4LuO28y8NTuAGZw1BeB8Bcia0WLq7i-BWUxrEH1hzvHMEZqDOsPkz5XHbEN-dU

13/02/2024

New Paper 📝 Exploring the impact of water in radiation-induced fragmentation of cellulosic polysaccharides like Xyloglucan (XG). Discover how gamma radiation affects polysaccharide molecular weight.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10570-023-05660-4?fbclid=PAAab_tuQZX3_klgidVaC2R5lClSGNMlsNDMsIc5j9OvjrF4CZG4HKRzh_dKA_aem_AbotYfczv6J7cSkpCpYB-ldX6pvRcEtmwL6OOS7vSAEsJdczsQcB-DXSVhuv6VddhLI

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13/02/2024

New Paper 📝 Recombinant mussel protein Pvfp5β enhances cell adhesion of poly(vinyl alcohol)/k-carrageenan hydrogel scaffolds! See how ⤵️
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813022010388?fbclid=PAAaZublQn7iXpJyAxeK1Issl-qqJ9DafygtLsTRnPRzVn3J_f1pgHDAEA2Ks_aem_AbqKn4LuO28y8NTuAGZw1BeB8Bcia0WLq7i-BWUxrEH1hzvHMEZqDOsPkz5XHbEN-dU

13/02/2024

New paper 📝 Injectable xyloglucan hydrogels incorporating spheroids of adipose stem cells for bone and cartilage regeneration provide control of differentiation towards a cell lineage.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0928493121006858?fbclid=PAAabQS6UfRykvtqIJhH5kEwBCq5tUlEMeBzjEh_EZpBMOAEFWSOZoOSj1C2M_aem_Abo6byM3UTxVcGNUW_afY_cyU1QrwlMfN4FzVEv-4wM33lTfVus3sW7lloaWVvzdXxo