2023 June - 17 articles
Nanocellulose can be obtained from low-cost sources and has been extensively studied in the last decades due to its biodegradability, biocompatibility, low weight, large specific surface area, and good mechanical and optical properties. The nanocellu...
Nowadays, sustainable and biodegradable bioplastics are gaining significant attention due to resource depletion and plastic pollution. An increasing number of environmentally friendly plastics are being introduced to the market with the aim of addres...
Dendrimers are increasingly being studied in the context of encapsulation. Many potential applications of dendrimers are based on their properties. They are used in drug delivery systems, cosmetics, food and chemistry. This review is first devoted to...
A large bone defect is defined as a defect that exceeds the regenerative capacity of the bone. Nowadays, autologous bone grafting is still the gold standard treatment. In this study, a hybrid bone tissue engineering scaffold (BTE) was designed with b...
The biggest challenge for scientists is to create an ideal wound dressing that should be non-toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable, providing optimal conditions for the most effective regeneration process. Biomaterials loaded with plant-derived com...
Using natural materials as reinforcements for polypropylene to alter composite properties and cost is a well-known approach. Often, wood particles are used for that. These give reasonable reinforcement, but are also sought after by other industries,...
Lectins (carbohydrate-binding proteins) are able to distinguish different patterns of glycosylation on cell surfaces. This study investigated the effects of lectins from Alpinia purpurata inflorescence (ApuL) and Schinus terebinthifolia leaf (SteLL)...
The food industry produces an exorbitant amount of solid waste of petrochemical origin as a result of the increase in the development of new products. Natural polymers are an alternative to this theme; however, their development with adequate propert...
Heat-resistant polymers with an intense, visible photoluminescence (PL) functionality are presented. A polybenzoxazole (PBO) containing hexafluoroisopropylidene (HFIP) side groups exhibited an intense purple PL with a quantum yield, ΦPL, of 0.22...
The solid-phase polymerization synthesis (SPPS) represents one of the most innovative approaches to the preparation of nano-sized molecularly imprinted polymers. One of its main features consists of the use of a solid support on which the template mo...
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) may develop into any form of cell and are being intensively investigated. The influence on iPSCs of nanostructures generated using two-dimensional colloidal arrays was examined in this study. Colloidal arrays we...
Understanding the formation processes of holographic gratings in polymers as a function of material composition and processing is important for the development of new materials for holography and its associated applications. Among the processing-rela...
This work evaluated the synergistic effect of citronella essential oil (Ct) and montmorillonite (MMT) (called hybrid compound) incorporated in Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) films at different concentrations (3, 10, 15, and 20 wt%). PLA films were character...
A cycloaliphatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride, octahydro-2,3,6,7-anthracenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (OHADA) was synthesized to obtain novel colorless polyimides (PIs). Herein, approaches for decolorizing an OHADA prototype and simplifying the entir...
The design of photoinitiators activable under low-light intensity is an active research field, supported by the recent energetic sobriety plans imposed by numerous countries in Europe. With an aim to simplify the composition of the photocurable resin...
The recovery and recycling of textile waste is becoming urgent since textiles are generating more and more waste. In one year, about 92 million tons of textile waste are produced and the fashion industry accounts for 58 million tons of plastic waste...
Polymeric materials have recently attracted a lot of attention due to their potential applications in many fields, ranging from biomedicine, the food industry and environmental monitoring to electronic, energy storage and sensing devices. Their versa...
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