The use of natural lignocellulosic fibers has become popular all over the world, as they are
abundant, low-cost materials that favor a series of technological properties when used in …

Polyurethanes, a major class of polymers conventionally derived from petroleum products,
find applications in numerous sectors. Limited fossil resources, their extensive usage, large …

Typical resins for UV-assisted additive manufacturing (AM) are prepared from petroleum-
based materials and therefore do not contribute to the growing AM industry trend of …

The quest for developing an ideal suture material prompted our interest to develop a novel
suture with advantageous characters to market available ones. From natural origin only silk …

This work describes a model biobased epoxy thermoset resin incorporating epoxidized
linseed oil fatty acid methyl esters (ELOMEs) with trimellitic anhydride (TMA) as a curing …

This paper focuses on the manufacturing and quality evaluation of polyurethane coatings
deposited onto composite substrates. Various methods of surface preparation and …

This work explores the epoxidation and subsequent acid catalyzed epoxy ring opening
kinetics of canola oil (CanO), canola oil fatty acid methyl esters (CanFAME) and canola oil …

In our world, where environmental factors are taken into consideration more and more, the
interest in biomaterials leaves its place to the need and this leads the researchers to search …

This work aimed to study the mechanism of toughness improvement of polylactic acid (PLA)
by using a biobased plasticizer. Ozonized soybean oil (OSBO), acting as a biobased …

Bio-based interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) with tunable thermal and mechanical
properties were prepared by bio-based polyurethane (PU) and epoxy resin (EP) derived …