Natural fiber-reinforced polylactic acid, polylactic acid blends and their composites for advanced applications

RA Ilyas, MYM Zuhri, HA Aisyah, MRM Asyraf… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from lactic acid that has been
chiefly utilized in biodegradable material and as a composite matrix material. PLA is a …

Current advances and future perspectives of 3D printing natural-derived biopolymers

J Liu, L Sun, W Xu, Q Wang, S Yu, J Sun - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing enables the complex or customized structures production in high speed
and resolution. However, the lack of bio-based materials with user-defined biochemical and …

[HTML][HTML] Biopolymer-based composites for tissue engineering applications: A basis for future opportunities

P Zarrintaj, F Seidi, MY Azarfam, MK Yazdi… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomimetic scaffolds supporting tissue regeneration are complex materials with
multifunctional characteristics. The unique biocompatibility and biodegradability of …

Poloxamer: A versatile tri-block copolymer for biomedical applications

P Zarrintaj, JD Ramsey, A Samadi, Z Atoufi, MK Yazdi… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Poloxamers, also called Pluronic, belong to a unique class of synthetic tri-block copolymers
containing central hydrophobic chains of poly (propylene oxide) sandwiched between two …

PLA composites: From production to properties

M Murariu, P Dubois - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA), a biodegradable polyester produced from renewable
resources, is used for various applications (biomedical, packaging, textile fibers and …

Application of compatibilized polymer blends in biomedical fields

P Zarrintaj, MR Saeb, SH Jafari, M Mozafari - Compatibilization of polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advanced biomaterials designed for tissue engineering are mostly precise polymers with
well-controlled surface and bulk properties. The need for extremely specific biomaterials …

Recent progress on biodegradable tissue engineering scaffolds prepared by thermally-induced phase separation (Tips)

R Zeinali, LJ Del Valle, J Torras, J Puiggali - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Porous biodegradable scaffolds provide a physical substrate for cells allowing them to
attach, proliferate and guide the formation of new tissues. A variety of techniques have been …

Additive manufacturing of PLA-based scaffolds intended for bone regeneration and strategies to improve their biological properties

R Donate, M Monzón, ME Alemán-Domínguez - e-Polymers, 2020 - degruyter.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) is one of the most commonly used materials in the biomedical sector
because of its processability, mechanical properties and biocompatibility. Among the …

A novel electroactive agarose-aniline pentamer platform as a potential candidate for neural tissue engineering

P Zarrintaj, B Bakhshandeh, I Rezaeian… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Neuronal disorder is an important health challenge due to inadequate natural regeneration,
which has been responded by tissue engineering, particularly with conductive materials. A …

Research progress of starch-based biodegradable materials: a review

X Yu, L Chen, Z Jin, A Jiao - Journal of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
With the enhancement of global environmental protection awareness, new eco-friendly
packaging materials have gained more and more attention since the new century. Starch is …