Doğu Trakya, Turkey’s strategic gateway to Europe, has established itself as a leader in economy and culture. Yet continued progress is threatened by overpopulation straining scarce resources, pollution compromising health,…
No country has magnified the scale of higher education as rapidly as China. In just 20 years from 1999 to 2019, China expanded from 1,022 to 2,529 universities and from…
The city of Kırklareli occupies a position at the crossroads of culture and nature. Nestled between forested mountains and the border with Bulgaria, Kırklareli has long profited from its location…
A new study developed a chitosan-copper complex coating for medical devices that prevents infection and clot formation. The Chitosan-Cu coating is made from natural materials chitosan and copper sulfate. Chitosan,…
This study developed a powerful yet facile approach to link polydopamine and chitosan layers, achieving record adhesion strength for polymer-metal interfaces. Depth profiling and spectroscopic analysis revealed that covalent linking…