Global plastic production has increased exponentially since manufacturing commenced in
the 1950's, including polymer types infused with diverse additives and fillers. While the …

A variety of engineered scaffolds have been created for tissue engineering using polymers,
ceramics and their composites. Biomimicry has been adopted for majority of the three …

This review discusses and summarizes the recent developments and advances in the use of
biodegradable materials for bone repair purposes. The choice between using degradable …

The main motivation for development of biobased polymers was their biodegradability,
which is becoming important due to strong public concern about waste. Reflecting recent …

In the time period 2010À2015, the worldwide annual production of plastics is very likely to
surpass 300 million tons, 1, 2 requiring multiple amounts of petroleum and leading to …

Many proteins possess functional attributes that make them suitable for the encapsulation of
bioactive agents, such as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. This article reviews the state …

Polysaccharides are regarded as key ingredients for the production of bio-based materials
in life sciences (eg, food, cosmetics, medical devices, pharmaceutics). The biodegradability …

Biomaterials play a critical role in engineering of tissue constructs, working as an artificial
extracellular matrix to support regeneration. Because the elastic stretchability is a major …

During the past two decades significant advances have been made in the development of
biodegradable polymeric materials for biomedical applications. Degradable polymeric …

Electrospinning is a highly versatile method to process solutions or melts, mainly of
polymers, into continuous fibers with diameters ranging from a few micrometers to a few …