[HTML][HTML] Microplastics with adsorbed contaminants: Mechanisms and Treatment

SH Joo, Y Liang, M Kim, J Byun, H Choi - Environmental Challenges, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has been a significant and widespread global issue, and the recent COVID-
19 pandemic has been attributed to its worsening effect as plastics have been contaminated …

Engineering, recyclable, and biodegradable plastics in the automotive industry: a review

H Vieyra, JM Molina-Romero, JD Calderón-Nájera… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The automotive industry has used plastics almost since the beginning. The lightness,
flexibility, and many qualities of plastics make them ideal for the automotive industry …

A review on polymer nanocomposites and their effective applications in membranes and adsorbents for water treatment and gas separation

O Agboola, OSI Fayomi, A Ayodeji, AO Ayeni… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, environmental challenges have been recognised as a matter of concern. Among
these challenges are the reduced availability and quality of drinking water, and greenhouse …

Advances in targeted pesticides with environmentally responsive controlled release by nanotechnology

B Huang, F Chen, Y Shen, K Qian, Y Wang, C Sun… - Nanomaterials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Pesticides are the basis for defending against major biological disasters and important for
ensuring national food security. Biocompatible, biodegradable, intelligent, and responsive …

Polymeric materials, advances and applications in tissue engineering: a review

MC Socci, G Rodríguez, E Oliva, S Fushimi… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tissue Engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses materials science in
combination with biological and engineering sciences. In recent years, an increase in the …

Supercritical fluids in chemistry

ES Alekseev, AY Alentiev, AS Belova… - Russian Chemical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Dedicated the memory of Akademician Valery Vasilievich Lunin, a friend, colleague,
teacher, founder and leader of the research into application of supercritical fluids in …

Phase-change materials in concrete: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable construction and building materials

R Sharma, JG Jang, JW Hu - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of phase-change materials (PCM) in concrete has revealed promising results in
terms of clean energy storage. However, the negative impact of the interaction between …

Synthesis and characterization of silica aerogel reinforced rigid polyurethane foam for thermal insulation application

N Nazeran, J Moghaddas - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2017 - Elsevier
This study reports the synthesis of silica aerogel/rigid polyurethane foam nanocomposite
with efficient thermal insulation properties. Nanocomposite were prepared in two different …

Functionality of cellulose nanofiber as bio-based nucleating agent and nano-reinforcement material to enhance crystallization and mechanical properties of polylactic …

SS Shazleen, TAT Yasim-Anuar, NA Ibrahim… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA), a potential alternative material for single use plastics, generally
portrays a slow crystallization rate during melt-processing. The use of a nanomaterial such …

Electrochemical biosensors based on nanomaterials for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

C Toyos-Rodríguez, FJ García-Alonso… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an untreatable neurodegenerative disease that initially
manifests as difficulty to remember recent events and gradually progresses to cognitive …