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Sustainable bioplastics from amyloid fibril-biodegradable polymer blends [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Plastic waste production is a global challenging problem since its accumulation in the environment is causing devastating effects on the planet's ecosystem. Sustainable and green solutions are urgently needed, and this pairs with increasingly stronger regulations combined with improved ecological awareness.
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Plastic Oceans: A New Way in solving Our Plastic Pollution [PDF]
, 2016 By 2050, the world’s oceans will have more plastic than fish with potentially catastrophic consequences on sea life and the health of the ocean. Economically, countries with coastal boundaries will be heavily impacted as plastic pollution has already ...
Floyd, Dakota S
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High Thermoelectric Performance in Low‐Cost Cu8SiSxSe6‐x Argyrodite
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This study discovers the great potential of Cu8SiSxSe6‐x argyrodites as new, low‐cost, Te‐free thermoelectric materials. The proposed defect scheme suppresses the phase transition, enhances the weighted mobility and optimizes the grain boundary contacts.
Taras Parashchuk +7 more
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Macro Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Communities in Ghana [PDF]
In recent decades, the proliferation of single-use plastic products has significantly contributed to a surge in plastic pollution on a global scale. Researchers have extensively investigated the impacts of plastic pollution across various regions, yet a ...
Derrick, Simon +5 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A series of ACHPES‐based hydrogels are developed and realizing multiple functions like anti‐fouling properties, alkali‐induced color/fluorescence‐changing ability and strain sensing. Furthermore, the hydrogels show excellent anti‐freezing performance, whose optical, mechanical and electrical properties remain stable at −47.3 °C.
Gaopeng Wang +9 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A hollow‐structured Fe3O4@AgAu@PDA‐ZnPc nanosphere has been developed, exhibiting controllable catalytic activity and “photothermal‐photodynamic‐Ag+” coupling antibacterial characteristics. When subjected to a rotating magnetic field, these performances are uniquely enhanced by magnetic propulsion, allowing the nanosphere to function as a magnetic ...
Jing Wang +7 more
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Designing for Degradation: Transient Devices Enabled by (Nano)Cellulose
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Recent progress in transient devices enabled by (nano)cellulosic materials is reviewed. Transiency mechanisms, advantages of nanocelluloses, and a suite of applications are discussed. A circular thinking approach coupled with life cycle assessment is applied to critically revisit the potential, advantages, and challenges of nanocellulose‐enabled ...
Lucas J. Andrew +2 more
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Poly Pelletizer: Recycled Pet Pellets From Water Bottles [PDF]
, 2017 Plastic water bottles comprise a large amount of waste worldwide. The goal of the Poly Pelletizer project is to create a system that will turn water bottles into polyethylene terephthalate (PET) pellets compatible with extruders to produce 3-D printer ...
Costa-Smith, Logan +2 more
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Developing Cathode Films for Practical All‐Solid‐State Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.The development of all‐solid‐state lithium‐sulfur batteries offers higher specific energies and lower costs compared to state‐of‐the‐art Li‐ion batteries. However, a lack of mechanistic understanding hinders advancement. This review analyzes key electrode parameters, evaluates progress in enhancing ion/electron percolation, and addresses ...
Chao Ye +4 more
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Plastic waters, plastic land. Pandemic pollution
Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2021 Efthimia Kosmas
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