3D-printable biopolymer-based materials for water treatment: A review

N Fijoł, A Aguilar-Sánchez, AP Mathew - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The global environmental concerns drive scientists all over the world to develop eco-friendly
and sustainable alternatives to techniques and materials commonly used until now for water …

State-of-the-Art nanoclay reinforcement in green polymeric nanocomposite: From design to new opportunities

A Kausar, I Ahmad, M Maaza, MH Eisa - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanoclays are layered aluminosilicate nanostructures. Depending upon the chemical
composition and microscopic structure, various nanoclay types have been discovered such …

Characterization of polylactic acid/halloysite nanotubes bionanocomposite films for food packaging

NP Risyon, SH Othman, RK Basha, RA Talib - Food Packaging and Shelf …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of biopolymers as food packaging materials is limited because they exhibit
low mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties. However, this limitation can be countered …

Morphology and thermal degradation studies of melt-mixed poly (lactic acid)(PLA)/poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) biodegradable polymer blend nanocomposites with …

JP Mofokeng, AS Luyt - Polymer Testing, 2015 - Elsevier
The morphology and thermal stability of melt-mixed poly (lactic acid)(PLA)/poly (ε-
caprolactone)(PCL) blend nanocomposites with small amounts of TiO 2 nanoparticles were …

Design and development of 3D printed shape memory triphasic polymer-ceramic bioactive scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

MAA Ansari, P Makwana, B Dhimmar… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Scaffolds for bone tissue engineering require considerable mechanical strength to repair
damaged bone defects. In this study, we designed and developed mechanically competent …

Effects of nanoclay on mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of bamboo/kenaf reinforced epoxy hybrid composites

SS Chee, M Jawaid, OY Alothman, H Fouad - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Current work aims to study the mechanical and dynamical mechanical properties of non-
woven bamboo (B)/woven kenaf (K)/epoxy (E) hybrid composites filled with nanoclay. The …

Effect of MMT clay on mechanical, thermal and barrier properties of treated aloevera fiber/PLA-hybrid biocomposites

P Ramesh, BD Prasad, KL Narayana - Silicon, 2020 - Springer
In this research, the PLA-biocomposite and PLA-hybrid biocomposites were prepared with
twin screw extruder, two-roll mill, and compression molding method. The PLA based bio …

Polylactic acid/polycaprolactone bionanocomposites containing zinc oxide nanoparticles: Structure, characterization and cytotoxicity assay

A Babaei, M Haji Abdolrasouli… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In the present study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) were synthesized by a
hydrothermal method followed by the fabrication of polylactic acid/polycaprolactone blend …

Dynamic mechanical properties of PLA/PHBV, PLA/PCL, PHBV/PCL blends and their nanocomposites with TiO2 as nanofiller

JP Mofokeng, AS Luyt - Thermochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
The effect of blending and the addition of small amounts of TiO 2 nanoparticles on the
dynamic mechanical properties of PLA/PHBV, PLA/PCL and PHBV/PCL blends is reported …

Polyvinyl alcohol-nanocomposite films incorporated with clay nanoparticles and lipopeptides as active food wraps against food spoilage microbes

A Jayakumar, S Radoor, IC Nair, S Siengchin… - Food Packaging and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the study, the effectiveness of lipopeptide containing nanocomposite film has been
investigated for food packaging applications against the spoilage organisms and foodborne …