[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable Biobased Polymers: A Review of the State of the Art, Challenges, and Future Directions

S Jha, B Akula, H Enyioma, M Novak, V Amin, H Liang - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable biobased polymers derived from biomass (such as plant, animal, marine, or
forestry material) show promise in replacing conventional petrochemical polymers …

Emerging threats of microplastics on marine environment: A critical review of toxicity measurement, policy practice gap and future research direction

T Biswas, SC Pal - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The concentration of microplastics (MPs) in the ocean is increasing at an alarming rate,
which has created numerous hazardous issues for the marine animals and micro …

Effect of cold plasma treatment on polylactic acid and polylactic acid/poly (ethylene glycol) films developed as a drug delivery system for streptomycin sulfate

A Rafique, YE Bulbul, A Usman, ZA Raza… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) being a renewable polyester have extensively researched in the
biomedical field due to its non-toxicity, high biocompatibility, and easy processing …

A review on the recent applications of synthetic biopolymers in 3D printing for biomedical applications

AP RG, G Bajaj, AE John, S Chandran… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract 3D printing technology is an emerging method that gained extensive attention from
researchers worldwide, especially in the health and medical fields. Biopolymers are an …

Emerging Bio-Based Polymers from Lab to Market: Current Strategies, Market Dynamics and Research Trends

TM Joseph, AB Unni, KS Joshy, D Kar Mahapatra… - C, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the rising worldwide demand for green chemicals, the bio-based polymer market is
anticipated to expand substantially in the future. The synthesis of functional polymers has …

Ring-opening polymerization of lactones to prepare closed-loop recyclable polyesters

Z Li, Y Shen, Z Li - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
The large production and indiscriminate disposal of plastics have resulted in serious
resource and global environmental crises, which has raised a demand to develop a more …

[HTML][HTML] Tearing fracture of poly (lactic acid)(PLA)/poly (butylene succinate-co-adipate)(PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content

L Aliotta, V Gigante, B Dal Pont, F Miketa… - Engineering Fracture …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of bio-based film formulations that show mechanical properties
comparable to current fossil films is a challenging technological goal. Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) …

Towards a Sustainable Circular Economy: Algae‐Based Bioplastics and the Role of Internet‐of‐Things and Machine Learning

ADA Bin Abu Sofian, HR Lim, S Manickam… - ChemBioEng …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The growing potential of sustainable materials such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs),
polylactic acid (PLA), alginate, carrageenan, and ulvan for bioplastics production presents …

Review of bioplastics characterisation by terahertz techniques in the view of ensuring a circular economy

A Abina, T Korošec, U Puc, A Zidanšek - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing scarcity of natural resources, worsening global climate change,
environmental degradation, and rising demand for food are forcing the biotechnology and …

[HTML][HTML] Anaerobic biodegradation of disposable PLA-based products: Assessing the correlation with physical, chemical and microstructural properties

MP Bracciale, G De Gioannis, M Falzarano… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present study commercial Polylactic Acid-based disposable cups and plates were
selected for lab scale anaerobic degradability tests. The experiments were carried out under …