Poly (lactic acid) blends: Processing, properties and applications

M Nofar, D Sacligil, PJ Carreau, MR Kamal… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA) is a commercial biobased, biodegradable,
biocompatible, compostable and non-toxic polymer that has competitive material and …

The next frontier in melt electrospinning: taming the jet

TM Robinson, DW Hutmacher… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There is a specialized niche for the electrohydrodynamic jetting of melts, from biomedical
products to filtration and soft matter applications. The next frontier includes optics …

[HTML][HTML] Biopolymer-based composites for tissue engineering applications: A basis for future opportunities

P Zarrintaj, F Seidi, MY Azarfam, MK Yazdi… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomimetic scaffolds supporting tissue regeneration are complex materials with
multifunctional characteristics. The unique biocompatibility and biodegradability of …

Bio-based sustainable polymers and materials: From processing to biodegradation

O Okolie, A Kumar, C Edwards, LA Lawton… - Journal of Composites …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the life cycle of a material, there will be either chemical or physical change due to varying
environmental factors such as biological activity, light, heat, moisture, and chemical …

A review on blending of corn starch with natural and synthetic polymers, and inorganic nanoparticles with mathematical modeling

S Tabasum, M Younas, MA Zaeem, I Majeed… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Maize or corn is considered as very distinctive plant. Corn having better capability of utilizing
sun light, is a noble way of getting a natural polymer known as starch. Amylopectin and …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental properties and applications of biodegradable starch-based nanocomposites

A Gamage, P Thiviya, S Mani, PG Ponnusamy… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the demand for environmental sustainability has caused a great interest in
finding novel polymer materials from natural resources that are both biodegradable and eco …

Preparation and characterization of polylactic acid (PLA) carbon nanotube nanocomposites

Y Zhou, L Lei, B Yang, J Li, J Ren - Polymer Testing, 2018 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) was modified with poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) and
carbon nanotubes (CNTs-COOH) with carboxyl groups by using the melt blending …

Recent advances of antibacterial starch-based materials

X Hou, H Wang, Y Shi, Z Yue - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Starch has attracted a lot of attention because it is biodegradable, renewable, nontoxic and
low cost. By adding antibacterial substances to starch, starch-based materials have …

Melt electrospinning of polymers: Blends, nanocomposites, additives and applications

A Bachs-Herrera, O Yousefzade, LJ del Valle… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melt electrospinning has been developed in the last decade as an eco-friendly and solvent-
free process to fill the gap between the advantages of solution electrospinning and the need …

Reconstructing nanofibers from natural polymers using surface functionalization approaches for applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery and biosensing …

HS Sofi, R Ashraf, AH Khan, MA Beigh… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Previously, the nanofibers were predominantly fabricated from synthetic polymers due to
their excellent mechanical properties. Understanding the different complex processes in …