For many years, conventional plastics are manufactured and used for packaging
applications in different sectors. As the food industries are increasing, the demand for …

Carriers are equally important as drugs. They can substantially improve bioavailability of
cargos and safeguard healthy cells from toxic effects of certain therapeutics. Recently …

Consumers play an important role in the market penetration of environmentally-friendly food
packaging because it is they who decide whether or not to buy a particular product. The …

The EU's 2018 Bioeconomy Strategy Update and the European Green Deal recently
confirmed that the bioeconomy is high on the political agenda in Europe. Here, we propose …

The plastic industry is dependent on fossil fuels in various ways that result in strong" carbon
lock-in" throughout the value chain and large and growing CO 2 emissions. The industry …

The aim of this research was to understand current knowledge and perceptions regarding
bioplastics. Results were gathered through an online survey of 2518 nationally …

European Commission aims to promote a more efficient and harmonized policy regulation
framework for the market-pull of bio-based products. We conduct an artefactual field …

Over the last 50 years, conventional fossil-based plastics have become an integral part of
our everyday lives. Apart from their low production costs, this is due to a number of their …

Multiple ecosystem services (ES) can respond similarly to social and ecological factors to
form bundles. Identifying key social-ecological variables and understanding how they co …

This work is aimed at providing a description of the complex world of drug carriers, starting
from the description of this particular market in terms of revenue. Then, a brief overview of …