The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is driving international demand for renewable
plastics with superior qualities (eg, full biodegradability to CO 2 without harmful byproducts) …

Hydrogels are a kind of three dimensional polymeric network system which has a significant
amount of water imbibing capacity despite being soluble in it. Because of the potential …

Currently, diabetes mellitus (DM) accelerated diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) remains vivacious
health problem related with delayed healing and high amputation rates which leads to …

Natural occurring polymers, or biopolymers, represent a huge part of our planet biomass.
They are formed by long chains of monomers of the same type or a combination of different …

Advances in polymer science have led to the development of novel drug delivery systems.
Some polymers are obtained from natural resources and then chemically modified for …

Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles have fascinated attention as a vesicle of different
pharmaceutical agents due to their unique multi-functional groups in addition to their …

This article reviews recent advances in polymer blends and composites from renewable
resources, and introduces a number of potential applications for this material class. In order …

Although several major progresses have been introduced in the field of bone regenerative
medicine during the years, current therapies, such as bone grafts, still have many limitations …

The study of biomineralization is not only important to gain an understanding of how mineral-
rich tissues are created in vivo but also because it is a great source of inspiration for the …

The present paper intends to overview a wide range of natural–origin polymers with special
focus on proteins and polysaccharides (the systems more inspired on the extracellular …