A variety of renewable starting materials, such as sugars and polysaccharides, vegetable
oils, lignin, pine resin derivatives, and proteins, have so far been investigated for the …

The partial replacement of petroleum-derived plastics and composites by novel bio-based
materials from inexpensive, renewable, natural resources has the potential to greatly impact …

Global awareness of environmental issues has resulted in the emergence of economically
and environmentally friendly bio-based materials free from the traditional side effects of …

Natural product feedstocks such as carbohydrates and vegetable oils offer tremendous
potential for creating sustainable cross-linked epoxy resin thermosets for numerous …

Sugarcane bagasse composites have been prepared by the free radical polymerization of
regular or modified vegetable oils with divinylbenzene and n‐butyl methacrylate in the …

Recently, there has been an increased interest in bio-based plastics due to environmental
concerns as well as fluctuating oil and gas prices. Bio-based plastics, as defined here, are …

HE partial replacement of petroleum-derived plastics and composites by novel biobased
materials from inexpensive, renewable, natural resources has the potential to greatly impact …

The gene therapy field is devoted to treating disease by adding, altering, or inhibiting gene
expression. This type of therapy holds great promise for the treatment and even cure of …

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Vijay K. Thakur, Mahendra Thunga, and Michael R. Kessler CONTENTS 16.1 Introduction …