Polyester-based (bio) degradable polymers as environmentally friendly materials for sustainable development

J Rydz, W Sikorska, M Kyulavska… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on the polyesters such as polylactide and polyhydroxyalkonoates, as
well as polyamides produced from renewable resources, which are currently among the …

A focused review on recycling and hydrolysis techniques of polyethylene terephthalate

H Abedsoltan - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is used in textile and packaging industries. The main
source of PET production is fossil fuels with limited capacity. Also, PET products are single …

Triboelectric performances of biodegradable polymers

H Meng, Q Yu, Z Liu, Y Gai, J Xue, Y Bai, X Qu, P Tan… - Matter, 2023 - cell.com
Biodegradable polymers (BPs), as fundamental materials for implantable biodegradable
medical electronic device (IBMED) fabrication, can be used to prepare the encapsulation …

Drug delivery systems for localized cancer combination therapy

RN Woodring, EG Gurysh, EM Bachelder… - ACS applied bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With over 2 million cancer cases and over 600,000 cancer-associated deaths predicted in
the US for 2022, this life-debilitating disease continuously impacts the lives of people across …

Biodegradation Studies of Polyhydroxybutyrate and Polyhydroxybutyrate-co-Polyhydroxyvalerate Films in Soil

J Kim, NS Gupta, LB Bezek, J Linn… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to increased environmental pressures, significant research has focused on finding
suitable biodegradable plastics to replace ubiquitous petrochemical-derived polymers …

Sustainability calculator: A tool to assess sustainability in cosmetic products

S Bom, HM Ribeiro, J Marto - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Assessing sustainability is extremely necessary and appears as an industrial need and
requirement in order to facilitate decision making and to evaluate the impacts of existing …

A user's guide to degradation testing of polyethylene glycol‐based hydrogels: From in vitro to in vivo studies

GJ Rodriguez‐Rivera, M Green, V Shah… - … Research Part A, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG)‐based hydrogels have gained significant attention in
the field of biomedical applications due to their versatility and antifouling properties. Acrylate …

Evaluation of polymer/bentonite synergy on the properties of aqueous drilling fluids for high-temperature and high-pressure oil wells

PCF da Câmara, LYC Madruga, NN Marques… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for energy sources has led to oil field exploration under inhospitable
conditions, where non-aqueous drilling fluids are commonly used due their physical and …

Polyanhydride chemistry

PG Reddy, AJ Domb - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polyanhydrides (PAs) are a class of synthetic biodegradable polymers employed as
controlled drug delivery vehicles. They can be synthesized and scaled up from low-cost …

Investigation of long-term ageing effect on the thermal properties of chicken feather fibre/poly (lactic acid) biocomposites

T Akderya, U Özmen, BO Baba - Journal of Polymer Research, 2020 - Springer
In this study, the effects of long-term natural atmospheric ageing on the thermal properties of
chicken feather fibre reinforced poly (lactic acid) biocomposite materials having chicken …