Increasing concerns about exhausting the natural resources and growing global
environmental issues caused by petro-based materials have resulted in the emergence of …

The limited degradation of synthetic polymers used in food packaging when discarded in the
environment is a major concern for society. Therefore, industry and academia have sought …

Blends of polylactic acid (PLA) and thermoplastic starch (TS) with and without chemical
modification were obtained by melt extrusion and used to obtain non-woven fabrics by melt …

To adopt carbohydrate polymers as biodegradable plastic is a promising strategy to
eliminate the pollution evoked by oil-based plastics. Thermoplastic starch (TPS) with …

Starch-based biofilms with embedded nanoparticles (NPs) are used to wrap food in
biodegradable packaging system that has high antibacterial action against a variety of …

Biopolymer-based biomaterials, such as poly (l-lactic acid)(PLLA), have long been
recognized as scaffolds for drug delivery applications due to their advantages, including …

Starch-based polymer systems have attracted a great deal of interest as a potential
alternative to conventional plastics for packaging applications. Mechanical and thermal …

Biodegradable food packaging is an important area to be focused on in preserving food. A
biopolymer-based film was prepared with hybrid nanoparticles (TiO2+ ZnO) mixed with …

Poly (L-lactide)(PLLA) and PLLA/poly (trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC) scaffolds
characterised by different PLLA: PTMC mass ratios (10: 0, 9: 1, 8: 2, 7: 3, 6: 4 and 5: 5) were …

In this study, two polycaprolactones (PCLs) with different molar masses were evaluated
regarding their influence on the melt processability, morphology viscoelastic and …