Pullulan for Advanced Sustainable Body- and Skin-Contact Applications

The present review had the aim of describing the methodologies of synthesis and properties of biobased pullulan, a microbial polysaccharide investigated in the last decade because of its interesting potentialities in several applications. After describing the implications of pullulan in nano-technology, biodegradation, compatibility with body and skin, and sustainability, the current applications of pullulan are described, with the aim of assessing the potentialities of this biopolymer in the biomedical, personal care, and cosmetic sector, especially in applications in contact with skin.

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Rosmarinic Acid and Ulvan from Terrestrial and Marine Sources in Anti-Microbial Bionanosystems and Biomaterials

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11199249 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (19) ◽

pp. 9249

Author(s):

Serena Coiai ◽

Beatrice Campanella ◽

Roberta Paulert ◽

Francesca Cicogna ◽

Emilia Bramanti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Consumer Goods ◽

Rosmarinic Acid ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

Functional Materials ◽

Present Review ◽

Terrestrial Plants ◽

Microbial Polysaccharide ◽

Inorganic Substrates ◽

Functional Biomaterials ◽

Microbial Agent

In order to increase their sustainability, antimicrobial renewable molecules are fundamental additions to consumer goods. Rosmarinic acid is extracted from several terrestrial plants and represents an effective anti-microbial agent. Ulvan, extracted from algae, is an anti-microbial polysaccharide. The present review is dedicated to discussing the sources and the extraction methodologies for obtaining rosmarinic acid and ulvan. Moreover, the preparation of bioanosystems, integrating the two molecules with organic or inorganic substrates, are reviewed as methodologies to increase their effectiveness and stability. Finally, the possibility of preparing functional biomaterials and anti-microbial final products is discussed, considering scientific literature. The performed analysis indicated that the production of both molecules is not yet performed with mature industrial technologies. Nevertheless, both molecules could potentially be used in the packaging, biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, sanitary and personal care sectors, despite some research being required for developing functional materials with specific properties to pave the way for many more applications.

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Early Contact and Maternal-Infant Bonding: One Decade Later

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.70.5.763 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 70 (5) ◽

pp. 763-768

Author(s):

Michael E. Lamb

Keyword(s):

Child Development ◽

Maternal Behavior ◽

Present Review ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Short Term ◽

Maternal Bonding ◽

Skin Contact ◽

Skin To Skin ◽

Short Term Effects

In the last decade, there has been considerable speculation concerning the importance of early skin-to-skin contact between parturient mothers and neonates. This contact is viewed as crucial to the occurrence of maternal bonding, which is seen as a precursor of optimal maternal behavior and thus as a necessary antecedent of optimal child development. In the present review, these conclusions are shown to have been based on equivocal findings obtained in methodologically impoverished studies. Although early contact may have modest but beneficial short-term effects in some circumstances, no positive long-term effects have been demonstrated.

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Ecotoxicological assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products using predictive toxicology approaches

Green Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c9gc03265g ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (5) ◽

pp. 1458-1516 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Supratik Kar ◽

Hans Sanderson ◽

Kunal Roy ◽

Emilio Benfenati ◽

Jerzy Leszczynski

Keyword(s):

In Silico ◽

Personal Care Products ◽

Present Review ◽

Personal Care ◽

Predictive Toxicology ◽

Ecotoxicological Assessment ◽

Modeling Approaches

The present review critically assesses the hazardous potential of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment and the description of the important in silico modeling approaches for assessing the toxicity of PPCPs towards diverse organisms.

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