Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) has attracted considerable research interest and is
recognized among the largest volume of synthetic polymers that have been produced …

A large number of plant based pharmaceutical excipients are available today. Gums and
mucilages are the most commonly available plant ingredients with a wide range of …

This paper reviews the thermal processing of starch-based polymers, including both
fundamental science such as microstructure, phase transition and rheology, as well as …

Recent environmental regulations, societal concerns and growing environmental
understanding throughout the world have triggered renewed efforts in plastic industry to …

Technological advances have led to increased constraints regarding food packaging, mainly
due to environmental issues, consumer health concerns, and economic restrictions …

Polysaccharides and proteins are abundantly found in nature and are highly recommended
for developing eco-friendly materials due to their special properties (biodegradability …

Nature has provided us a wide variety of materials to help improve and sustain the health of
all living things either directly or indirectly. In recent years there have been important …

Sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) is a multipurpose palm species from which a variety of foods
and beverages, timber commodities, biofibres, biopolymers and biocomposites can be …

The graphene oxide (GO) nanoplates and polyethylene glycol-decorated GO (GO-PEG nano-
hybrid) were synthesized and characterized by FTIR, Raman, XRD, AFM, FE-SEM-EDAX …

Pea starch nanocrystals (PSN) dispersion containing nanocrystals in a range of 30–80nm
was prepared from native pea starch (NPS) granules by acid hydrolysis. Two series of films …