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Biodegradable Plastic

African Journal of Environmental Sciences and Renewable Energy
Biodegradable plastics offer a promising pathway to mitigate Nigeria's mounting plastic pollution by substituting persistent, fossil-based polymers with materials derived from renewable feedstocks that can be mineralised under appropriate conditions. This review assesses the viability of biodegradable plastics as a sustainable and lasting solution to ...
M. Ugochukwu Akalonu, Innocent C. Nnorom, Sunday O. Eze   +2 more
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3D‐Printed Porous Hydroxyapatite Formed via Enzymatic Mineralization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bone combines lightness, strength, and the ability to heal, inspiring new materials design. This work introduces a room‐temperature, enzyme‐mediated 3D printing method to create porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds. The process avoids energy‐intensive sintering, preserves bioactivity, and allows control over porosity and mineralization.
Francesca Bono, Anna Puiggalí‐Jou, Greta Cocchi, Mariangela Miccoli, Katharina Maniura‐Weber, Marcy Zenobi‐Wong, Esther Amstad   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

PLoS ONE, 2015
The production of biodegradable plastic is increasing. Given the augmented littering of these products an increasing input into the sea is expected.
Andreas Eich, Tobias Mildenberger, Christian Laforsch, Miriam Weber   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design for Social and Environmental Enterprise [PDF]

, 2009
SEED Foundation undertakes action research to develop new, innovative ways for design to most effectively contribute towards sustainable development. The research that follows is not the result of academic investigations but rather, a culmination of 20 ...
Bowden, Flora, Brass, Clare
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Bio‐Inspired Molecular Events in Poly(Ionic Liquids)

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Originating from dipolar and polar inter‐ and intra‐chain interactions of the building blocks, the topologies and morphologies of poly(ionic liquids) (PIL) govern their nano‐ and micro‐processibility. Modulating the interactions of cation‐anion pairs with aliphatic dipolar components enables the tunability of properties, facilitated by “bottom‐up ...
Jiahui Liu, Marek W. Urban
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of Compostable Bags for disposal of Solid Waste in Urban Households [PDF]

, 2016
An alternative of conventional plastic bag for biodegradable waste to compostable bags is the focus of the present paper. For a long time, ordinary plastic bags and sometimes biodegradable plastic bags are being used for household waste disposal.
Grover, Y. (Yashika), SushmaGoel, S. (SushmaGoel)   +1 more
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Angiogenesis in tissue engineering : Breathing life into constructed tissue substitutes [PDF]

, 2006
Long-term function of three-dimensional (3D) tissue constructs depends on adequate vascularization after implantation. Accordingly, research in tissue engineering has focused on the analysis of angiogenesis.
Amon, Michaela, Carvalho, Carlos, Farhadi, Jian, Germann, Gunter, Haeufel, Joerg M., Harder, Yves, Heberer, Michael, Junker, Dominic, Laschke, Matthias W., Martin, Ivan, Menger, Michael D., Ring, Andrej, Ruecker, Martin, Schramm, Rene, Torio-Padron, Nestor, Vollmar, Brigitte   +15 more
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Sustainable Catalyst‐Free PLG Networks: Recyclability, Biodegradability, and Functional Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A catalyst‐additive free covalent adaptable network is developed from star‐shaped poly(lactide‐co‐glycolide) cross‐linked with pyromellitic dianhydride, enabling internal carboxylic acid‐driven transesterification. The resulting biodegradable network exhibits mechanical robustness (Young's modulus ≈1.6 GPa), complete recyclability, rapid biodegradation
Lars Schwarzer, Emilia Fulajtar, Seema Agarwal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety evaluation of pulsed laser-activated injectable hydrogel for combined photodynamic and photothermal therapy in hypertrophic scar treatment

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Objective: To explore the efficacy and safety of pulsed laser-activated injectable hydrogel for combined photodynamic and photothermal therapy of hypertrophic scars.
Xinling Zhang, Xuejie Gao, Yaqi Wei, Yi Zhang, Kun Zhang, Hongtao Chen, Lu Han, Mengxin Mu, Chendong Ji, Hongyi Zhao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of Heavy Metal-Free Photocatalytic RhB Decomposition System Using a Biodegradable Plastic Substrate [PDF]

, 2021
Ikki Tateishi, Mai Furukawa, Hideyuki Katsumata, Satoshi Kaneco   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source