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Modification of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber to improve mechanical properties of foamed concrete

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Rhamnolipid as an Eco-Friendly Corrosion Inhibitor for Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

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Metal-phenolic network as precursor complex coating for forward osmosis membrane with enhanced antifouling property

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Water Science & Technology, 2024, 89, 2483
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Functionalized Surface Coatings for Rigid Contact Lenses

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JFB, 2024, 15, 154
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Fabrication of Zwitterionic Copolymer and Ag Nanoparticle Coating for Enhanced Antibiofouling and Bactericidal Properties

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Chemically engineered multifunctional hydrogel for potential use in biomedical applications: A report on synthesis, physicochemical characterizations, and in vitro evaluation

Prasanna Kumari Barani, Indu Yadav, Aniruddha Dan, Ankur Singh, Dhiraj Bhatia and Mukesh Dhanka

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2025, 45, e01534
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Inhibition of carbon steel corrosion caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms using the eco-friendly ε-Polylysine antimicrobial peptide

Siwei Wu, Quantong Jiang, Chang Liu, Rui Xie, Jizhou Duan and Baorong Hou

Corrosion Science, 2024, 236, 112228
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Tannic Acid‐Promoted Deposition of Glucose Oxidase on Titanium Surfaces for Mitigation of Persistent Bacterial Infections

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Adv Materials Inter, 2022, 9
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Development and post-functionalization of a colorless universal coating using Bis(vinyl sulfonyl)methane

Bo Liu, Hongxin Liu, Fang Cheng, Chong Liu, Fei Shao, Chunmei Li, Gang Cheng and Huanan Wang

Progress in Organic Coatings, 2022, 172, 107081
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Tannic acid and aminopropyltriethoxysilane modified basalt fiber/epoxy resin composites with enhanced interfacial and mechanical properties

Dong Xiang, Chao Chen, Guoqian Xie, Yusheng Gong, Eileen Harkin‐Jones, Haibao Liu, Menghan Wang, Libing Liu, Yuanpeng Wu, Chunxia Zhao and Hui Li

Polymer Composites, 2025, 46, 7076
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Amino acids modified nanoscale zero-valent iron: Density functional theory calculations, experimental synthesis and application in the Fenton-like degradation of organic solvents

Xingchen Yang, Fucheng Ming, Jianlong Wang and Lejin Xu

Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2024, 135, 296
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Tannic acid: A link between metallic elements and biomedical applications

Ke Huang, Hao Liu, Hao Zhang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Hui Jiang, Xiaohui Liu and Xuemei Wang

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 548, 217193
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Tannic Acid-Based Coatings Containing Zwitterionic Copolymers for Improved Antifouling and Antibacterial Properties

Adel S. Imbia, Artjima Ounkaew, Xiaohui Mao, Hongbo Zeng, Yang Liu and Ravin Narain

Langmuir, 2024
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Improving antifouling performance of FO membrane by surface immobilization of silver nanoparticles based on a tannic acid: diethylenetriamine precursor layer for municipal wastewater treatment

Yan Sun, ZiXin Yong, Xiaoyang Xie, Xiangdong Ma, Changhao Xu, Bo Hu, JiaoJie He, Yuanqing Guo and Bo Bai

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2024, 31, 30988
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One‐Step Assembly of Versatile Multifunctional Coatings Based on Host‐Guest and Polyphenol Chemistry

Lulu Han, Jiaxin Ji, Chong Zhang, Bingjian Sun, Zhenhua Chao, Hua Zhu, Xiaorong Gao, Jun Ren, Fangling Ji, Liming Ma and Lingyun Jia

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Reinforcement effect of glass fiber modified by tannic acid and polyethyleneimine on polyamide 6 composites with no volatile organic compounds emission

Kaiqiang Luo, Jinjing Guo, Jun Xu and Baohua Guo

Polymer Composites, 2023, 44, 6337
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Stepwise enhancement of selectivity in hydrophobic charge-induction chromatography through grafted and dual-ligand systems

Wei Shi, Hong-Wen Zhou, Sha-Sha Deng, Yu-Qian Dai, Si-Qi Zhang, Kai-Bin Li, Xiao-Bin Zhang and De-Man Han

Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 226, 109991
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One-step self-assembly of biogenic Au NPs/PEG-based universal coatings for antifouling and photothermal killing of bacterial pathogens

Xiaodong He, Gnanasekar Sathishkumar, Kasi Gopinath, Kai Zhang, Zhisong Lu, Changming Li, En-Tang Kang and Liqun Xu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 421, 130005
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Rhamnolipid as an eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for microbiologically influenced corrosion

Zhong Li, Xinyi Yuan, Mingyue Sun, Zhengtao Li, Danni Zhang, Yuhao Lei, Mingxing Zhang, Yongqiang Fan, Dake Xu and Fuhui Wang

Corrosion Science, 2022, 204, 110390
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A nanodrug loading indocyanine green and metformin dually alleviating tumor hypoxia for enhanced chemodynamic/sonodynamic therapy

Ziying Zhang, Weishen Zeng, Ning Guo, Mengnan Ran, Huixuan Gan, Quanxin Wu, Jiehua Xu, Hao Wang, Shisong Han and Yun Liu

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 680, 341
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Tannic acid in membrane technology: sustainable fabrication for fouling mitigation in water purification

Ibrahim Maina Idriss, Zubair Hashmi, Norazanita Shamsuddin, Muhammad Saifullah Abu Bakar, Yusuf Wibisono, Nasrul Arahman, Sri Mulyati, Asim Laeeq Khan and Muhammad Roil Bilad

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 379, 134925
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Bioinspired lignin-based coatings for durable and photothermal antibacterial surfaces

Cheng Wang, Bowen Ran, Kexin Li, Xiaodong He, Jing Li, Yunjie Xiang, Kun Xu, Xi Rao, Selvakumar Murugesan, Valentim A.R. Barão, En-Tang Kang and Liqun Xu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 531, 174279
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Simultaneous deposition of tannic acid and poly(ethylene glycol) to construct the antifouling polymeric coating on Titanium surface

Ling Li Guo, Yan Fang Cheng, Xu Ren, Kasi Gopinath, Zhi Song Lu, Chang Ming Li and Li Qun Xu

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2021, 200, 111592
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Based on tannic acid and thermoresponsive microgels design a simple and high-efficiency multifunctional antibacterial coating

Yang Liu, Shihua Mao, Li Zhu, Shuangxi Chen and Cuiyun Wu

European Polymer Journal, 2021, 153, 110498
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Surface modification of cellulose nanofibers by oxidative polymerization of tannic acid/ethanediamine and their polyvinylalcohol composites

Jin Liu, Hong Huang and Danling Zhou

J of Applied Polymer Sci, 2022, 139
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A mitochondria-targeted salvianic acid a delivery system for anti-inflammatory treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Huixuan Gan, Zhongjia Liu, Yutong Huang, Changchun Tu, Yuyu Liu, Guolie Xie, Yang Zhang, Liao Cui and Ning Guo

International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2026, 697, 126875
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Ag-Incorporated Polydopamine/Tannic Acid Coating on Titanium With Enhanced Cytocompatible and Antibacterial Properties

Hao Zhang, Xiaolong Shen, Zhikui Fei, Xingping Fan, Lan Ma, Haibo Wang, Congxue Tian, Bo Zhang, Rifang Luo, Yunbing Wang and Shengtian Huang

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 2022, 10
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Tannic acid/ethanolamine modification of PE fiber surfaces for improved interactions with cementitious matrices

Ali Bashiri Rezaie, Marco Liebscher, Astrid Drechsler, Alla Synytska and Viktor Mechtcherine

Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022, 131, 104573
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Bimodal Antimicrobial Surfaces of Phytic Acid–Prussian Blue Nanoparticles–Cationic Polymer Networks

Xiaodong He, HuaJun Wu, Yan Wang, Yunjie Xiang, Kai Zhang, Xi Rao, En‐Tang Kang and Liqun Xu

Advanced Science, 2023, 10
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Phytic Acid-Promoted rapid fabrication of natural polypeptide coatings for multifunctional applications

Xiaodong He, Jieyu Zhang, Liwei Xie, Gnanasekar Sathishkumar, Chunmei Li, Xi Rao, Jing Zhao, Kai Zhang, Rui Wang, En-Tang Kang and Liqun Xu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 440, 135917
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Dual-targeting of tumor cells and tumor-associated macrophages by hyaluronic acid-modified MnO2 for enhanced sonodynamic therapy

Yun Liu, Ziying Zhang, Yu Xia, Mengnan Ran, Qing Wang, Quanxin Wu, Wenhua Yu, Cao Li, Shiying Li and Ning Guo

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 283, 137543
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Macrophage and mitochondria targeted nanoplatform to deplete and polarize M1-like macrophages for rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Ning Guo, Wenhong Zhou, Ziying Zhang, Huixuan Gan, Jia Chen, Yuyu Liu, Quanxin Wu, Qing Wang, Guolie Xie, Shiying Li, Liao Cui and Yun Liu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 503, 158468
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Amino Acids Modified Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron: Density Functional Theory Calculations, Experimental Synthesis and Application in the Fenton-Like Degradation of Organic Solvents

Xingchen Yang, Jianlong Wang and Lejin Xu

SSRN Journal, 2022
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Gallol-Containing Polymers: Synthesis and Applications

Saad Moulay

Chemistry Africa, 2023, 6, 2769
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