Despite the global burden of viral diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti, there is a lack of
effective means of prevention and treatment. Strategies for vector control include chemical …

In the last decades, the textile industry has shown an ever-increasing interest in supercritical
fluid technology, due to the many advantages that using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO …

Plastic pollution has inspired the preparation of environmentally friendly bio-based plastics
that can replace petroleum-based plastics. Herein, a composite film with oxygen and water …

Natural pyrethrins are one of the most used pesticides and insect repellents employed for
domestic or agronomic use. However, they are highly hydrophobic and suffer from …

Constructing multi-scale fillers collaborative thermal network is considered an efficient way
to improve the thermal conductivity of polymer matrix. The thermal conductive network was …

Chitosan/gelatin and chitosan/gelatin/zeolite films prepared by solvent casting method are
impregnated with a mixture of thymol and carvacrol using a green solvent, supercritical …

This study discusses utilization of supercritical carbon dioxide for impregnation of cellulose
acetate films with thymol in order to produce material with anti-biofilm activity against …

Plant alkaloids are natural secondary metabolites that have attracted great interest in the
development of drugs for therapeutic applications due to their diverse bioactivities. For the …

Cellulose, the most common organic natural polymer, is mainly found in cotton fiber (90%)
and wood (40–50%). It possesses good mechanical strength, bioreactivity, bioavailability …

Abstract Supercritical CO2 (scCO2) impregnation has attracted growing interest due to its
unique properties such as high diffusivity, low surface tension, and ease of solvent removal …