[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial nano-zinc oxide biocomposites for wound healing applications: a review

P Pino, F Bosco, C Mollea, B Onida - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic wounds are a major concern for global health, affecting millions of individuals
worldwide. As their occurrence is correlated with age and age-related comorbidities, their …

Metal and metal oxide nanoparticle incorporation in polyurethane foams: A solution for future antimicrobial materials?

RC Fierascu, EM Lungulescu, I Fierascu, MS Stan… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the technological developments witnessed in recent decades, nanotechnology and
nanomaterials have found uses in several common applications and products we encounter …

Effect of metal oxide nanoparticles and aluminum hydroxide on the physicochemical properties and flame-retardant behavior of rigid polyurethane foam

DK Vo, TD Do, BT Nguyen, CK Tran, TA Nguyen… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we present the influence of zinc oxide (ZnO) and magnesium oxide (MgO)
nanoparticles (NPs) combined with aluminum hydroxide (ATH) on the physicochemical …

A promising use of Kimberlite clay on sustainable polyurethane foams

RC Pinto, PHF Pereira, LS Maia, TLSE Silva… - Applied Clay …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study introduces a novel approach to incorporating Kimberlite clay (Kl) as a
polyurethane foam (PU) filler. The polyurethane/Kl foam composites (PU/Kl) formulation …

Enhancement of the mechanical and acoustical properties of flexible polyurethane foam/waste seashell composites for industrial applications

AA Maamoun, AA El-Wakil… - Journal of Cellular …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The importance of this work is the use of waste seashells WSS (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30
wt.%) as a bio-filler to enhance the mechanical and acoustical characteristics of flexible …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the mechanical properties of polypropylene/lignin/flax hybrid composites

E Pregi, D Kun, G Faludi, J Móczó, B Pukánszky - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Flax and lignin were used to prepare hybrid polypropylene composites. The lignin contents
were varied between 0 and 50 vol%, while the amounts of flax used were 0, 10, 20, and 30 …

Valorization of eggshell waste in designing flexible polyurethane-based piezoelectric composite materials for ultrasonic transducers

AA Maamoun, MAY Barakat, AEAA El-Wakil… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, we have prepared a new formulation from flexible polyurethane/calcined waste
eggshell (FPU/CWES) composites as a novel piezoelectric foam material for transducer …

Influence of natural exposure on castor oil based polyurethane reinforced with waste tire rubber

NGS Silva, LICO Cortat, EJO Teixeira, L Baptista… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Waste tire rubber (WTR) has been extensively generated worldwide due to mobility needs
growth. About 1.5 billion units are generated annually, constantly discharged in the …

Eco-friendly polyurethane foams based on castor polyol reinforced with açaí residues for building insulation

BP de Oliveira, LCS Balieiro, LS Maia… - Journal of Material …, 2022 - Springer
The search for environmental sustainability has stimulated the construction sector to look for
natural materials with an ecological footprint, high strength/weight ratio, and better thermal …

Insight on açaí seed biomass economy and waste cooking oil: Eco-sorbent castor oil-based

LS Martins, NGS Silva, AM Claro, NC Amaral… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The reuse of açaí seeds is an organic approach for valorizing biomass, encouraging the
public policies of circular economy, which reduces the human impact on the production …