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Biopolymer-Based Sustainable Food Packaging Materials: Challenges, Solutions, and Applications
Foods, 2023 Biopolymer-based packaging materials have become of greater interest to the world due to their biodegradability, renewability, and biocompatibility. In recent years, numerous biopolymers—such as starch, chitosan, carrageenan, polylactic acid, etc.—have ...
Kalpani Y. Perera +2 more
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Cellulose Dissolution in Ionic Liquid under Mild Conditions: Effect of Hydrolysis and Temperature
Fibers, 2021 This study investigated the effect of acid hydrolysis of cellulose on its dissolution under mild conditions in ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate/N,N-dimethylacetamide (BMIMAc/DMAc).
Sanjit Acharya +2 more
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Chitosan: A Potential Biopolymer in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications
Pharmaceutics, 2023 Chitosan, a biocompatible and biodegradable polysaccharide derived from chitin, has surfaced as a material of promise for drug delivery and biomedical applications.
Nimeet Desai +9 more
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Biopolymer: A Sustainable Material for Food and Medical Applications
Polymers, 2022 Biopolymers are a leading class of functional material suitable for high-value applications and are of great interest to researchers and professionals across various disciplines. Interdisciplinary research is important to understand the basic and applied
Jaya Baranwal +4 more
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A Comparative Review of Natural and Synthetic Biopolymer Composite Scaffolds
Polymers, 2021 Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine integrate information and technology from various fields to restore/replace tissues and damaged organs for medical treatments. To achieve this, scaffolds act as delivery vectors or as cellular systems for
M. Sai Bhargava Reddy +3 more
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Nano Select, 2022 The use of high contents of carbon fillers in polymeric composites may decrease the mechanical properties of the polymeric matrices, as well as reduce their processability and increase the production costs of antistatic packaging used in the electronic ...
Leonardo de Souza Vieira +7 more
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Gels, 2023 This work was concerned with the fabrication of a porous hydrogel system suitable for medium to heavy-exudating wounds where traditional hydrogels cannot be used. The hydrogels were based on 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid (AMPs).
Thanyaporn Pinthong +8 more
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BMC Genomics, 2021 Background Gmelina arborea Roxb is a fast-growing tree species of commercial importance for tropical countries due to multiple industrial uses of its wood. Wood is primarily composed of thick secondary cell walls of xylem cells which imparts the strength
Mary Luz Yaya Lancheros +5 more
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Agronomy, 2022 Fiber length is a crucial property throughout many textile processing steps. The high volume instrument (HVI) is the most commonly used tool to assess the properties of cotton fibers.
Addisu Ferede Tesema +4 more
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Effect of Microwave Plasma Pre-Treatment on Cotton Cellulose Dissolution
Molecules, 2022 The utilization of cellulose to its full potential is constrained by its recalcitrance to dissolution resulting from the rigidity of polymeric chains, high crystallinity, high molecular weight, and extensive intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding ...
Shaida S. Rumi +3 more
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