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3D Hydrogel Cell Cultures and Their Biomedical Applications

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
The review highlights the advantages of hydrogel‐based 3D cell cultures over traditional 2D models. These hydrogels closely mimic natural cellular environments, improving research in tissue engineering, drug discovery, cancer studies, and neuroscience.
Tri Lan Thai, Arushi Manchanda, Sarah L. Higginbottom, Estrella Sanz Rodriguez, Richard Wilson, Eva Tomaskovic‐Crook, Jeremy M. Crook, Brett Paull   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poliuretanska pjena kao agregat za toplinske izolacijske žbuke i laki beton [PDF]

, 2012
The contribution describes the use of polyurethane foam after the end of its life cycle as an aggregate both for thermal insulating mortars for various wall surfaces and for lightweight concrete.
Daxner, Jaromír, Dirner, Vojtech, Dvorský, Tomáš, Václavík, Vojtěch, Šťastný, Martin   +4 more
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Usage of Expanded Polystyrene Waste in Building Construction

International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2022
Sampathkumar V, J Vanjinathan
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Optimization of Wood Powder Particle Size and Weight Fraction for Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Wood Plastic Composites Using Recycled EPS Matrix

Journal of Applied Science and Engineering
Indonesia’s abundant wood powder waste is underutilized, much like expanded polystyrene (EPS) plastic waste. This research explores combining wood powder with EPS to produce wood plastic composite (WPC) and examines how different wood powder types affect
Cahyo Budiyantoro, Sudarisman, Aris Widyo Nugroho, Zaenul Ilyas, Bastian Bilyferdin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial diversity in the biofilms on mariculture polystyrene foam at Xiamen’s coast

Frontiers in Marine Science
Expanded polystyrene (EPS), commonly used as floating material in mariculture, could be a significant source of coastal PS waste. Prolonged floating in seawater leads to the formation of dense biofilms, which could disperse into the oceanic environment ...
Benjuan Zhang, Benjuan Zhang, Renju Liu, Renju Liu, Haiming Xu, Sufang Zhao, Sufang Zhao, Jiannan Wang, Zongze Shao, Zongze Shao, Zongze Shao, Zongze Shao   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanistic Insights Into Photocatalytic Materials for Toxic Pollutants: Environmental Remediation of Personal Care Products

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photocatalytic materials have emerged as promising solutions for environmental applications due to their ability to degrade organic pollutants under sunlight or artificial light. In this review, recent progress on the photocatalytic materials used for the degradation of pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental ...
Urvashi Sen, Gunjan Chauhan, Surbhi Soni, Monika Vats, Anand Kumar, Indra Bahadur   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polystyrene infused with functionalized reduced graphene oxide as a reusable oil sorbent

Discover Sustainability
Adsorption has been reported to be optimal among oil spill cleanup methods due to its simplicity, low capital and operational cost, high removal efficiency and environmental friendliness.
Isaiah Olufemi Akanji, Samuel Ayodele Iwarere, Badruddeen Saulawa Sani, Bello Mukhtar, Baba El-Yakubu Jibril, Michael Olawale Daramola   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanical and Microstructural Performance of Concrete Incorporating Expanded Polystyrene as Partial Coarse Aggregate Replacement

ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development
The increasing demand for lightweight and sustainable construction materials has led to the search for alternative aggregates in the production of concrete.
Gideon Olukunle Bamigboye, Joseph Uno, Ben Uchechukwu Ngene, Adebiyi Idowu Ogundipe, Kayode Joshua Jolayemi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microstructure Tuning and Performance Enhancement of Polystyrene Foams via Ball‐Milled Biochar–Induced Nucleation in Supercritical CO2‐Assisted Extrusion

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Sustainable polystyrene–biochar composite foams produced by supercritical CO2 extrusion with enhanced microstructure, thermal insulation, and compressive performance. ABSTRACT Developing sustainable thermal insulation materials is critical to reducing building energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Apurv Gaidhani, Stephan Edwards, William Z. Xu, Lauren Tribe, Paul Charpentier   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insulation materials. Cellulose fiber and expanded polystyrene insulations [PDF]

, 2017
The main role of thermal insulation materials in a building envelope are to prevent heat loss and provide thermal comfort for a building's interior.
Viladot Bel, Cèlia
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