Polymer coated slow/controlled release granular fertilizers: Fundamentals and research trends

I Kassem, EH Ablouh, FZ El Bouchtaoui… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Synthetic fertilizers have supported the global world agriculture and food systems since 20th
century, they have contributed significantly to increase soil productivity so as to achieve …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of magneto-active smart materials for advanced actuators and soft robotics applications

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, A Tariq, M Hossain, KA Khan… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the contemporary era, novel manufacturing technologies like additive manufacturing (AM)
have revolutionized the different engineering sectors including biomedical, aerospace …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in graphene-based phase change composites for thermal energy storage and management

Q Zhu, PJ Ong, SHA Goh, RJ Yeo, S Wang, Z Liu… - Nano Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy storage and conservation are receiving increased attention due to rising global
energy demands. Therefore, the development of energy storage materials is crucial …

Hydrolytic degradation and biodegradation of polylactic acid electrospun fibers

XYD Soo, L Jia, QF Lim, MH Chua, S Wang, HK Hui… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Increased use of bioplastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA), helps in reducing greenhouse
gas emissions, decreases energy consumption and lowers pollution, but its degradation …

In situ characterization techniques for electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction

J Wu, S Wang, R Ji, D Kai, J Kong, S Liu… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electrochemical reduction of nitrogen to produce ammonia is pivotal in modern society
due to its environmental friendliness and the substantial influence that ammonia has on …

Strategies for heavy metals immobilization in municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash: a critical review

RJ Yeo, A Sng, C Wang, L Tao, Q Zhu, J Bu - Reviews in Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Incineration is an integral part of the waste management process to reduce the enormous
volumes of municipal solid waste generated daily. Of the various incineration products …

Bio‐Polyethylene and Polyethylene Biocomposites: An Alternative toward a Sustainable Future

XYD Soo, JK Muiruri, WY Wu, JCC Yeo… - Macromolecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polyethylene (PE), a highly prevalent non‐biodegradable polymer in the field of plastics,
presents a waste management issue. To alleviate this issue, bio‐based PE (bio‐PE) …

Core‐shell micro‐and nano‐structures for the modification of light‐surface interactions

RJ Yeo, JCC Yeo, S Yu Tan, A Sng… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling how a material interacts with light is key to optimizing its optical properties to fit a
desired function or application. The most straightforward approach is to chemically or …

Stimuli responsiveness of recent biomacromolecular systems (concept to market): A review

D Singh, Y Sharma, D Dheer, R Shankar - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stimuli responsive delivery systems, also known as smart/intelligent drug delivery systems,
are specialized delivery vehicles designed to provide spatiotemporal control over drug …

Relationship between spatially heterogeneous reaction dynamics and photochemical kinetics in single crystals of anthracene derivatives

S Kataoka, D Kitagawa, H Sotome, S Ito… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding physicochemical property changes based on reaction kinetics is required to
design materials exhibiting desired functions at arbitrary timings. In this work, we …