Biodegradable polymers have emerged as a subject of enormous scientific and industrial
interest due to their environmentally friendly compostability. For the benefit of the market …

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is driving international demand for renewable
plastics with superior qualities (eg, full biodegradability to CO 2 without harmful byproducts) …

Food packaging is an essential component of the development in food industry, as it is
capable of protecting food from physical, chemical and biological contamination. Synthetic …

Multinuclear metal complexes can effectively improve the catalytic activity of catalysts for ring-
opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters. If the catalytic metal centers are close enough …

Lignocellulosic biomass is abundantly available in nature and is contemplated as the largest
renewable resource on earth. Cellulose is a preliminary portion of the tough cell wall that …

This work demonstrated a facile and sustainable approach to functionalize cellulose
nanopaper (CNP) by impregnation of chitosan (CS) and the followed halogenation. It was …

Lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer on earth after cellulose, contains both
hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups. In this study, the use of nanocellulose fibrils with high …

Microfluidic devices based on polydimethylsiloxane shown a plethora of experimental
possibilities due to good transparency, flexibility and ability to adhere reversibly and …

Biodegradable food packaging promises a more sustainable future. Among the many
different biopolymers used, poly (lactic acid)(PLA) possesses the good mechanical property …

Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is considered to be among the best biopolymer substitutes for the
existing petroleum-based polymers in the field of food packaging owing to its renewability …