Sustainable cycloaliphatic polyurethanes: from synthesis to applications

A Mouren, L Avérous - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a versatile and major polymer family, mainly produced via
polyaddition between polyols and polyisocyanates. A large variety of fossil-based building …

Degradation and stabilization of polyurethane elastomers

F Xie, T Zhang, P Bryant, V Kurusingal… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyurethane elastomers have a combination of excellent mechanical, physical and
chemical properties along with exceptional biocompatibility. Therefore, these elastomeric …

The association between microplastics and microbiota in placentas and meconium: the first evidence in humans

S Liu, X Liu, J Guo, R Yang, H Wang… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pregnancy and infancy are vulnerable times for detrimental environmental exposures.
However, the exposure situation of microplastics (MPs) for mother–infant pairs and the …

From lab to market: current strategies for the production of biobased polyols

H Sardon, D Mecerreyes, A Basterretxea… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The global market for polyols was US 26.2billionin2019andisexpectedtogrowuptoUS 34.4
billion by 2024. Polyols are most commonly employed as the main component in the …

Recent advances in tissue engineering scaffolds based on polyurethane and modified polyurethane

B Naureen, A Haseeb, WJ Basirun… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organ repair, regeneration, and transplantation are constantly in demand due to various
acute, chronic, congenital, and infectious diseases. Apart from traditional remedies, tissue …

Polymer-based nanomaterials and applications for vaccines and drugs

J Han, D Zhao, D Li, X Wang, Z Jin, K Zhao - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology plays a significant role in drug development. As carriers, polymeric
nanoparticles can deliver vaccine antigens, proteins, and drugs to the desired site of action …

Recent trends in gelatin methacryloyl nanocomposite hydrogels for tissue engineering

MA Sakr, K Sakthivel, T Hossain… - … Research Part A, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA), a photocrosslinkable gelatin‐based hydrogel, has been
immensely used for diverse applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery. Apart from …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication and characterization of echinoidea spike particles and kenaf natural fibre-reinforced Azadirachta-Indica blended epoxy multi-hybrid bio composite

VRA Prakash, R Viswanthan - Composites part A: applied science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this research mechanical, thermal, and water uptake behaviour of silane-treated sea-
urchin spike filler and kenaf fibre mat-reinforced neem oil blended epoxy resin composite …

Renewable polyurethanes from sustainable biological precursors

TA Phung Hai, M Tessman, N Neelakantan… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Due to the depletion of fossil fuels, higher oil prices, and greenhouse gas emissions, the
scientific community has been conducting an ongoing search for viable renewable …

Renewable polyols for advanced polyurethane foams from diverse biomass resources

P Furtwengler, L Avérous - Polymer Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyols, used for making polyurethane (PU) and polyisocyanurate (PIR) foams, are a topic of
interest due to the strong growth of the foam market during the last few decades. Polyols …