The consumer demand for starch continues to grow to meet food consumption needs.
However, starch producers are increasingly looking towards non-food, industrial …

Polyurethane foams (PUFs) are a significant group of polymeric foam materials. Thanks to
their outstanding mechanical, chemical, and physical properties, they are implemented …

The use of superhydrophobic surfaces in a broad range of applications is receiving a great
deal of attention due to their numerous functionalities. However, fabricating these surfaces …

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are an emerging class of energy harvesting devices
with considerable potential across diverse applications, including wearable electronic …

In recent decades, solvent-free polyurethane adhesives from renewable sources are
increasingly needed for engineering and biomedical applications. However, the significant …

This work offered a dual-crosslinking strategy to prepare starch− poly (ester urethane)−
oligochitosan (SPEO) composites with high starch content (> 46 wt%). The crosslinking …

The present work aims to isolate protein from shrimp waste for the formulation of wood
adhesive. The obtained proteins were successfully characterized in terms of their …

Plastic pollution is recognized as a major environmental problem in many countries. Over
the last decade, academics have embraced research on bioplastics to discover newer high …

Polyurethane (PU) is among the most universal polymers and has been extensively applied
in many fields, such as construction, machinery, furniture, clothing, textile, packaging and …

The serious environmental threat caused by petroleum-based plastics has spurred more
researches in developing substitutes from renewable sources. Starch is desirable for …