Bioplastics
Bioplastics
Enhancing Osteogenic Potential in Bone Tissue Engineering: Optimizing Pore Size in Alginate?Gelatin Composite Hydrogels
12/05/2024 -
Bone tissue engineering is a complex process where the scaffold plays a significant role as it contributes to phenotypically stable tissue formation and stem cell differentiation. These properties...
The Unprecedented Biodegradable Polyzwitterion: A Removal?Free Patch for Accelerating Infected Diabetic Wound Healing
12/05/2024 -
Zwitterionic polymers have emerged as an important class of biomaterials to construct wound dressings and antifouling coatings over the past decade due to their excellent hydrophilicity. However, all...
Influence of Nitrogen Content in Food Waste on Biogas Production
10/05/2024 -
In this study, nitrogen content of food waste was adjusted by the addition of ammonium chloride to achieve the desired C/N ratio. Biogas production at different ammonium chloride percentages was...
Microplastic in an apex predator: evidence from Barn owl (Tyto alba) pellets in two sites with different levels of anthropization
11/05/2024 -
Plastic pollution in terrestrial and freshwater environments and its accumulation along food chains has been poorly studied in birds. The Barn owl (Tyto alba) is an opportunistic and nocturnal...
Biochemical changes, metal content, and spectroscopic analysis in sewage sludge composted with lignocellulosic residue using FTIR-MIR and FTIR-NIR
13/05/2024 -
The use of lignocellulosic residues, originating from sawdust, in composting sewage sludge for organic fertilizer production, is a practice of growing interest. However, few studies have explored...
Modeling and optimization of triclosan biodegradation by the newly isolated Bacillus sp. DL4: kinetics and pathway speculation
11/05/2024 -
Triclosan is a widely used antibacterial agent and disinfectant, and its overuse endangered ecological safety and human health. Therefore, reducing residual TCS concentrations in the environment...
Characterization of curing status of commercial tire compounds with vein graphite powder and its particle sizes—Experimental and computational study
10/05/2024 -
By incorporating Rhamnus prinoides leaf extract to a PCL polymer solution, a nanofibrous structure resembling skin extracellular matrix (ECM) is produced through electrospinning, resulting in a...
Microplastics in the environment: analytical chemistry methods, sorption materials, risks and sustainable solutions
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This Feature Article reports general and more specific aspects about microplastic (MP) contamination in continental and marine waters as well as in terrestrial environment. It describes a critical...
Ammodaucus Leucotrichus Seed Extract as a Potential Therapy in Animal Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis Induced by Complete Freund Adjuvant and Chicken Cartilage Collagen
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Abstract This study assessed the efficacy of an Ammodaucus leucotrichus seed extract to treat rheumatoid arthritis in rat models of this disease. Rheumatoid arthritis was...
Higher efficiency of vanadate iron in heterogeneous Fenton?like systems to pretreat sugarcane bagasse and its enzymatic saccharification
06/05/2024 -
Pretreatment is crucial for effective enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulose such as sugarcane bagasse (SCB). In the present study, SCB was pretreated with five kinds of heterogeneous...
Recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 7 obtained from stable Chinese hamster ovary cells enhances wound healing
08/05/2024 -
Graphical Abstract and Lay SummaryThis study sought to achieve stable production of glycosylated FGF7 in CHO cells, which are inherently not glycosylated, with the aim of assessing FGF7's potential...
Exploring the structural characteristics and dye removal capabilities of powder-, granule- and film- shaped magnetic activated carbon derived from Oleaster seed
09/05/2024 -
Dye pollution in water caused by excessive discharge of industrial effluent has become a major environmental problem in recent decades because of its irreversible effects on human health. In this...
Unleashing the potential of Cajanus cajun biochar polymer composite for Cu (II) removal: mechanism, modification, and application
08/05/2024 -
This study introduces a cost-effective approach to fabricating a porous and ionically surface-modified biochar-based alginate polymer networks composite (SBPC) through air drying. The study...
Dimensional and Structural Instability of Electrospun Polylactic Acid Membranes in Liquid Environments: Role of Water, Ethanol, and Temperature
04/05/2024 -
Electrospun nanofibres of polylactic acid (PLA) are suggested for a variety of uses, including scaffolds for tissue engineering, components of drug delivery devices, sustainable packaging...
Optimization of Water-Insoluble Carboxymethyl Cellulose Foam for Wound Dressing Materials
09/05/2024 -
Wound dressing plays an important role in maintaining a moist environment and facilitating proper wound healing. This study focuses on the development of water-insoluble expandable carboxymethyl...
Synthesis of a highly efficient charring agent and its application to intumescent flame?retardant coatings for 3D?printed polypropylene parts
07/05/2024 -
FDM/3D printing of PBAT with different filament orientations.AbstractThe customization of polymeric prototypes is available to meet the specific needs of individual patients, considering tissue...
Optimizing the fatigue?resistant actuation performance of gel?based bionic artificial muscles (GBAMs): A comparative study on crosslinking agents
07/05/2024 -
The printable PLA nanocomposite filaments filled with modified attapulgite nanorods were prepared by melting compounding and printed via a commercial fused deposition modeling three?dimensional...
Highly efficient reactive compatibilization of biodegradable PBAT/EVOH blend by pMDI
07/05/2024 -
Photocatalyatic Mechanism of PANI/KNO Composites.AbstractPolyaniline?potassium doped nickel oxide nanocomposites (PANI/KNO) were efficiently synthesized via an in situ chemical oxidation method,...
Algae infused enhancement of PBAT stiffness: Investigating the influence of algae content on mechanical and thermal properties
09/05/2024 -
Piperazine pyrophosphate and aluminum diethylphosphinate exhibit synergistic flame retardant effects when combined with ??cyclodextrin. The formation of P?N?C and P?C?N type flame retardants and the...
Nature?Inspired Helicoidal Nanocellulose?Based Multi?Compartment Assemblies with Tunable Chiroptical Properties
03/05/2024 -
The combination of layer?by?layer assembly and grazing incidence spraying is used to fabricate organized nanocellulose?based structures with nanoscale controlled helicoidal arrangement of cellulose...
Short?Wave Infrared Colloidal QD Photodetector with Nanosecond Response Times Enabled by Ultrathin Absorber Layers
03/05/2024 -
The record 4 ns response time in colloidal quantum dot photodiodes (QDPDs) that operate at short?wavelength infrared (SWIR) wavelengths is reported, the first result reaching the requirement of SWIR...
