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Functionalized conductive polymer composites for tissue engineering and biomedical applications- a mini review

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Tissue engineering (TE) has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy, employing artificial scaffolds to regenerate functional cardiac tissue and offering new hope for innovative treatment approaches.
V. Gayathri, Tabrej Khan, M. Gowtham, R. Balan, Tamer A. Sebaey, Tamer A. Sebaey   +5 more
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Degradability of chitosan micro/nanoparticles for pulmonary drug delivery

Heliyon, 2019
Chitosan, a natural carbohydrate polymer, has long been investigated for drug delivery and medical applications due to its biodegradability, biocompatibility and low toxicity.
Nazrul Islam, Isra Dmour, Mutasem O Taha
doaj   +1 more source

Biodegradable Polymers and Textiles

Journal of Functional Biomaterials
The increasing interest in developing biodegradable polymers through chemical treatments, microorganisms, and enzymes highlights a commitment to environmentally friendly disposal methods [...]
Sandra Varnaitė-Žuravliova, Julija Baltušnikaitė-Guzaitienė   +1 more
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Self‐Sintering Ionogel Binder for Flexible, Recyclable, and Healable Printed Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electronic waste has emerged as a major environmental challenge, driven by the massive consumption and a limited lifetime of modern electronic devices, stimulating the development of sustainable electronics. Here, an all‐biomaterial gelatin‐choline‐citric acid ([Ch][CA]) ionogel is developed as an active binder to realize self‐sintered ...
Lin Guo, Xiaotao Wang, Guannan Mu, Proloy Taran Das, Igor Veremchuk, Conrad Schubert, Aaron D. Cross, Yevhen Zabila, Xuan Peng, Larysa Baraban, Denys Makarov   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implantable Ionic Memristors Based on Natural Polymer Heterojunctions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We report an implantable natural polymer‐based ionic memristor composed of hyaluronic acid, chitosan, and PDMS. The device achieved 98.94% accuracy in MNIST classification while reducing training time by 36.8% compared with a conventional artificial neural network (ANN).
Dong‐yup Lee, Byung Ik Park, Gihyeon Yim, Hyunjae Yoo, Sangjun Ma, Jundong Park, Jeong‐Yun Sun   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Geometry to Function: Programmable Mechanical Response in 3D‐Printed Adipose‐Inspired Soft Metamaterials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Geometry‐driven design of soft cellular metamaterials is systematically investigated by combining experiments, finite element modeling, and statistical prediction. The study quantifies how unit cell geometry and material properties govern stiffness, instability, densification, and energy absorption.
Alice Berardo, Gianmarco Dolino, Damiano Coato, Paolo Gargiulo, Emanuele Luigi Carniel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the impact of common microplastic extraction methods from soil matrices on the biodegradable polymers polylactic acid and polyhydroxybutyrate

Microplastics and Nanoplastics
The use of conventional non-biodegradable plastic polymers in agricultural applications has raised concerns regarding their degradation into micro- and nano-plastics and accumulation in soils.
Grace Davies, Sarmite Kernchen, Martin G. J. Löder, Louisa Brenninkmeijer, Christian Laforsch, Stefan Krause, Iseult Lynch   +6 more
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Blends Based on Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Proceedings, 2020
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biodegradable and biocompatible thermoplastic polymer with good properties. [...]
Marius Stelian Popa, Irina Lupescu, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Augusta Raluca Gabor, Adriana Nicoleta Frone, Denis Mihaela Panaitescu   +5 more
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Calcium Carbonate Enriched-Chitosan Prepared from Shrimp Shell Waste

Chemistry Proceedings, 2022
Chitosan is a natural, nontoxic, biocompatible, biodegradable, and water- insoluble polymer, obtained by deacetylation of chitin [...]
Andreea Miron, Cesar Filho, Radu Fierascu, Iulia Elena Neblea, Anita-Laura Chiriac, Andrei Sarbu, Horia Iovu, Tanta Verona Iordache   +7 more
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