Bioplastics

 

Bioplastics

Chitosan: A bioplastics breakthrough
07/03/2024 - “In 2020, I think we almost have a moral obligation to try to use the...
New Medical Adhesive Derived From Shellfish Has Potential to Advance New Solutions for Unmet Clinical Needs
01/03/2024 - Harvard researchers have found that chitosan films, a fibrous, sugar-based material derived from the processed outer skeletons of shellfish, achieved rapid and strong bonding of hydrogels through...
Biopolymer Composite Films as Multifunctional Plastics Substitute
- According to a recent study from North Carolina State University, materials with increased structure obtained from seaweed and...
UvA chemists recycle shrimp waste as catalyst for hydrogen generation
31/07/2023 - In a paper in Green Chemistry, a research team at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) shows how the spheres can “breathe out” hydrogen bubbles without breaking. This is an important step...
Cross-linked chitosan/tannin extract as a biodegradable and repulpable coating for paper with excellent oil-resistance, gas barrier and UV-shielding
09/03/2023 - A series of cross-linking copolymers of chitosan and tannin extract-based epoxy (CS/xTE, x = 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 and 1) were designed and synthesized…Full text:
Umweltfreundliche Papierschutzbeschichtung
09/03/2023 - Eine Reihe von vernetzten Copolymeren auf der Basis von Chitosan und Tanninextrakt (CS/xTE, x = 0,125, 0,25, 0,5 und 1)…Full text:
The chitosan packaging industry is only just beginning
22/09/2022 - In 1823, a scientist named Antoine Odier created a hornlike material after treating a beetle with potassium hydroxide. This was…Full text:
Enhancing the Biomedical Properties of Electrospun Nanofibers
14/06/2022 - By Shaheer RehanJun 14 2022Reviewed by Megan Craig,...
Oral Biomedical Applications of Chitosan
- Chitosan and chitosan derivatives have increasingly found application in the biomedical sciences. A review on the use of these materials in oral biomedicine has been published in the...
Graphene-Oxide Enabled Bioplastics for Food Packaging Use
- Scientists from the University of Aveiro in Portugal have reported the development of new starch/chitosan biofilms for use in food packaging. The films have been functionalized with rGO,...
The Sustainable Applications of Chitosan
- A mini-review has been published in the journal Polymers on chitosan’s potential for sustainable...
Hybrid Nanobeads Suggested for Anti-Inflammatory Drug Design
17/03/2022 - By Samudrapom DamMar 17 2022Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.A group of researchers recently published a...
Natural additives improve biodegradable plastics
- Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The times in which we live have often been described as "The Plastic Age" for obvious reasons. The invention and widespread adoption of...
Using shrimp shells to construct better composite membranes
- A team of KAUST chemical engineers has designed a sustainable thin-film composite membrane made from a natural nontoxic polymer derived from shrimp shell waste. Credit: Original artwork created by...
Antimicrobial Cotton Fabric Made from Silver Nanoparticle Nanogel
29/11/2021 - By Shaheer RehanNov 29 2021Reviewed by Megan CraigAn article published in the journal
Biotechnologists developed an effective technology for nutrient biocapture from wastewater - Bio-based News -
02/03/2021 - Biotechnologists from RUDN University in collaboration with Lomonosov MSU and Kurchatov institute made an important contribution to the technology of phosphate and nitrate biocapture from...
Improving Medical Textiles Using Polymers
13/06/2018 - The medical field relies on many materials to function, a large portion of which are textiles. Cotton fabric, composed of cellulose fibers, is one such textile that has broad applications in the...