Cartilage, especially articular cartilage, is a unique connective tissue consisting of
chondrocytes and cartilage matrix that covers the surface of joints. It plays a critical role in …

Defects in bones can be caused by a plethora of reasons, such as trauma or illness, and in
many cases, it poses challenges to the current treatment approaches for bone repair. With …

Supertoughened and heat-resistant poly (l-lactide)(PLLA)/elastomer blends were prepared
by controlling the distribution of stereocomplex (sc) crystallites and the morphological …

In this study, silica in the form of raw local natural sand was added to high-density-
polyethylene (HDPE) in order to develop a composite material in the form of sheets that …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) show great potential in polymers due to their sustainability
and excellent mechanical properties, etc. Herein, we used CNC as sustainable additive to …

High-performance and useful graphene oxide (GO) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are
easily extracted from natural graphite and cellulose raw materials, and poly (3 …

Flexible conducting polymer (CP) fiber-based thermoelectric generator (TEG) has gained
significant interest for wearable electronics. Most of them however exhibit power factor much …

Renewable and biodegradable poly (lactic acid)(PLA) has received great interest in the last
decade. However, PLA exhibits high stiffness but low toughness, which largely restricts its …

Due to the significant properties of silica, thermostatics can be enhanced using silica-
additives to maximize the quality of polymer compounds and transform plastics into tailored …

Random copolymer polypropylene (PPR)/rubber/silica nanocomposites with excellent low-
temperature toughness and balanced rigidity-toughness were prepared by using compound …