Biobased polyurethanes for biomedical applications

S Wendels, L Avérous - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyurethanes (PUs) are a major family of polymers displaying a wide spectrum of physico-
chemical, mechanical and structural properties for a large range of fields. They have shown …

Polyurethane foams: Past, present, and future

NV Gama, A Ferreira, A Barros-Timmons - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Polymeric foams can be found virtually everywhere due to their advantageous properties
compared with counterparts materials. Possibly the most important class of polymeric foams …

Recent advances in vegetable oil-based polymers and their composites

C Zhang, TF Garrison, SA Madbouly… - Progress in Polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymeric materials is a
compelling contemporary challenge attributable to environmental concerns and the effects …

Bio-based polyurethane: An efficient and environment friendly coating systems: A review

A Noreen, KM Zia, M Zuber, S Tabasum… - Progress in Organic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bio-based polyurethane (PU) coatings have been used extensively from last few decades
and replaced petrochemical based coating due to their lower environmental impact, easy …

Bio-based polymers with antimicrobial properties towards sustainable development

A Muñoz-Bonilla, C Echeverria, Á Sonseca, MP Arrieta… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article concisely reviews the most recent contributions to the development of
sustainable bio-based polymers with antimicrobial properties. This is because some of the …

Antibacterial castor oil-based waterborne polyurethane/gelatin films for packaging of strawberries

Y Zhong, T Zhang, W Zhang, G Wang, Z Zhang… - Food Packaging and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gelatin films for food packaging have gained popularity due to their affordability, strong
renewability, and high biodegradability. However, pure gelatin film has poor stretch ability …

Polyurethanes from seed oil-based polyols: A review of synthesis, mechanical and thermal properties

M Ghasemlou, F Daver, EP Ivanova… - Industrial Crops and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyurethanes (PUs) are multipurpose polymers that are increasingly used in many
industrial fields. The main compounds used to synthesize PUs are still derived from …

A systematic review about antibacterial monomers used in dental adhesive systems: Current status and further prospects

AR Cocco, WLO da Rosa, AF da Silva, RG Lund… - Dental materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives This study systematically review the literature to assess the effectiveness of
antibacterial monomers incorporated into dental adhesive systems against major oral …

Overview of antimicrobial polyurethane-based nanocomposite materials and associated signalling pathways

MA Saleemi, V Lim - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyurethanes (PUs) are among the most versatile families of polymers with a broad range
of applications in several industrial sectors. Various materials can be used to produce PUs …

Polyurethane‐based composites with promising antibacterial properties

G Kasi, S Gnanasekar, K Zhang… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polyurethane (PU) is a well‐known synthetic polymer consisting of isocyanates, polyols, and
chain extenders. The incorporation of fillers into the PU polymeric matrix, including inorganic …