CO 2-fixation into cyclic and polymeric carbonates: principles and applications

AJ Kamphuis, F Picchioni, PP Pescarmona - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The reaction between carbon dioxide and epoxides is an attractive pathway for CO2-
utilisation as it can lead to the formation of two different, yet valuable, products: cyclic and …

Electrospun functional materials toward food packaging applications: A review

L Zhao, G Duan, G Zhang, H Yang, S He, S Jiang - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrospinning is an effective and versatile method to prepare continuous polymer
nanofibers and nonwovens that exhibit excellent properties such as high molecular …

Enabling New Approaches: Recent Advances in Processing Aliphatic Polycarbonate‐Based Materials

P Wei, GA Bhat, DJ Darensbourg - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aliphatic polycarbonates (aPCs) have become increasingly popular as functional materials
due to their biocompatibility and capacity for on‐demand degradation. Advances in …

Recent progress in carbon dioxide (CO2) as feedstock for sustainable materials development: Co-polymers and polymer blends

R Muthuraj, T Mekonnen - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
Combustion of fossil fuels and many other industrial activities inevitably produces carbon
dioxide (CO2) that is released into the atmosphere and is currently deemed to be among the …

Syntheses, properties, and applications of CO2-based functional polymers

B Song, A Qin, BZ Tang - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022 - cell.com
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is an abundant, inexpensive, nontoxic, and renewable C1 resource
in organic synthesis. Converting CO 2 into high-value-added fuels or materials has attracted …

Recent advances in carbon dioxide based copolymers

Y Qin, X Sheng, S Liu, G Ren, X Wang, F Wang - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide is becoming increasingly important synthetic feedstock for chemicals and
materials, since it is abundant, low-cost, non-toxic. One growing area in CO 2 chemistry …

Reinforced poly (propylene carbonate) composite with enhanced and tunable characteristics, an alternative for poly (lactic acid)

I Manavitehrani, A Fathi, Y Wang, PK Maitz… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The acidic nature of the degradation products of polyesters often leads to unpredictable
clinical complications, such as necrosis of host tissues and massive immune cell invasions …

Biopolymer film fabrication for skin mimetic tissue regenerative wound dressing applications

LK Sellappan, S Anandhavelu, M Doble… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
A biopolymer film serving as a wound-healing substitute was fabricated using keratin and
fibrin (extracted from a goat hoof and blood, respectively) via modified Shindai techniques …

Approaches to fabricating multiple-layered vascular scaffolds using hybrid electrospinning and thermally induced phase separation methods

HY Mi, X Jing, J McNulty, MR Salick… - Industrial & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Fabrication of small-diameter vascular scaffolds has been a challenge in recent years,
especially scaffolds with multiple layers. In this study, two approaches were proposed to …

Mechanical, morphological, thermal properties and hydrolytic degradation behavior of polylactic acid/polypropylene carbonate blends prepared by solvent casting

INHM Haneef, YF Buys, NM Shaffiar… - Polymer Engineering …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The preparation of polylactic acid (PLA) and polypropylene carbonate (PPC) blend films by
using the solvent casting method is to improve the properties of pure PLA. The blends' …