Polymeric Coatings and Antimicrobial Peptides as Efficient Systems for Treating Implantable Medical Devices Associated-Infections

I Negut, B Bita, A Groza - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many infections are associated with the use of implantable medical devices. The excessive
utilization of antibiotic treatment has resulted in the development of antimicrobial resistance …

Poly (lactic acid) and its blends for packaging application: a review

S De Luca, D Milanese, D Gallichi-Nottiani… - Clean …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biopolymers obtained from renewable resources are an interesting alternative to
conventional polymers obtained from fossil resources, as they are sustainable and …

Shape Memory Temperature-Tunable Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/Polylactic Acid Foams Prepared by Supercritical CO2 Foaming

Z Gong, Y Chen, J Yuan, L Zhao… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Lightweight, shape memory temperature-tunable, biodegradable, and reusable poly
(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT)/polylactic acid (PLA) foams with acetyl tributyl …

High-barrier, biodegradable films with polyvinyl alcohol/polylactic acid+ wax double coatings: influence of relative humidity on transport properties and suitability for …

A Barbato, A Apicella, F Malvano, P Scarfato… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) exhibits outstanding gas-barrier properties, which favor its use as
a biodegradable, high-barrier coating on food-packaging films, possibly in combination with …

Wheat bran addition as potential alternative to control the plasticizer migration into PLA/PBSA blends

L Aliotta, A Vannozzi, P Cinelli, S Fiori… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
Wheat bran (WB) was investigated as potential filler for controlling the plasticizer migration
in poly (lactic acid)(PLA)/poly (butylene succinate adipate)(PBSA) binary blends (with 60 …

Esters of cinnamic acid as green plasticizers for polylactide formulations with improved ductility

A Barandiaran, J Gomez‐Caturla… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study demonstrates the potential of different cinnamate esters, namely methyl trans‐
cinnamate (MC), isobutyl cinnamate (IBC), allyl cinnamate (AC), and ethyl cinnamate (EC) …

The carbon nanotubes effects on the morphology and properties of poly (lactic) acid/poly (butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) blends

Z Xiao, G Li, C Liu, H Li, J Lin - Polymer Composites, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA), as a biodegradable semicrystalline t hermoplastic, is usually
blended with degradable poly (butylene‐adipate‐co‐terephthalate)(PBAT) to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial and Gas Barrier Crustaceans and Fungal Chitin-Based Coatings on Biodegradable Bioplastic Films

L Panariello, MB Coltelli, A Hadrich, F Braca, S Fiori… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chitin nanofibrils (CN) can be obtained from crustaceans and fungal sources and can be
used for preparing coatings for bioplastic films, that are fundamental for developing a safe …

Design of tough, yet strong, heat-resistant PLA/PBAT blends with reconfigurable shape memory behavior by engineering exchangeable covalent crosslinks

XW Zhou, J Huang, XH Zhang, T Li, Y Wang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Polylactide (PLA) has often been blended with biodegradable poly (butylene adipate-co-
terephthalate)(PBAT) to improve it toughness. However, the strength and heat resistance of …

Evaluation of spherulite growth in PHB‐based systems–a DoE approach

K Majerczak, J Liggat - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Formulations based on poly (hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) and poly (hydroxybutyrate‐co‐valerate)
were studied to statistically assess the importance of process parameters (temperature) and …