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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong +2 more
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Bacterial biodegradation of synthetic plastics: a review
Bulletin of the National Research CentreBackground Plastics are synthetic polymers that are reluctant to degradation. Therefore, their unlimited use has caused environmental problems. The reuse, reduce, and recycle methodology can solve these problems. However, this method is not efficient for
Yousef Sefidi Heris
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Biodegradation of food waste using microorganisms isolated from the environment
Economics and EnvironmentBiodegradation of food waste is a key component of sustainable waste management that can bring significant environmental and economic benefits. The use of biological methods for waste disposal represents environmentally friendly technologies with high ...
Małgorzata Worwąg, Adrianna Grojec
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ChemistryOpen, 2020 The biodegradability of phtalic acid esters in marine and freshwater environments was characterized by their binding free energy with corresponding degrading enzymes.
Dr. Haigang Zhang +2 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchIncreasing pollution of plastic waste is one of the major global environmental threats, deteriorating our land, water and air. The shift towards biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics is considered a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic due to its renewable source or biodegradability.
Sabzoi Nizamuddin, Chengrong Chen
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Standardization of activated sludge for biodegradation tests [PDF]
, 2011 Activated sludges are an inoculum source commonly used in biodegradation studies, as wastewater treatment facilities constitute an entry point to the environment for many chemicals.
Beltrán-Hernández, Rosa Icela +3 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Micro‐ and nanorobots for targeted thrombolysis. This perspective elaborates on the clinical indication of blood clot disorders and current limitations for treatment. As a novel, alternative solution, micro‐ and nanorobots can be used to treat and break down thrombi.
Joshua M. Mesfin +3 more
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Biological Remediation of Cyanide: A Review
Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology, 2016 Cyanide and its complexes are produced by industries all over the world as waste or effluents. Biodegradation is considered to be the cheapest and the most effective method to get rid of cyanide in the environment.
Karamba Kabiru Ibrahim +3 more
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Enrichment and Identification of Askarel oil (PCB blend) degrading bacteria enriched from landfill sites in Edo State, Nigeria. [PDF]
, 2011 Microbial degradation following aerobic biodegradation is one of the means used by microorganisms for the removal of persistent organic pollutants from the soil. Bacterial species namely: Pseudomonas, Micrococcus Arthrobacter and Acinetobacter capable of
Nwinyi, Obinna
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