[HTML][HTML] Challenges and new opportunities on barrier performance of biodegradable polymers for sustainable packaging

F Wu, M Misra, AK Mohanty - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymers have emerged as a subject of enormous scientific and industrial
interest due to their environmentally friendly compostability. For the benefit of the market …

A review on lignin antioxidants: Their sources, isolations, antioxidant activities and various applications

X Lu, X Gu, Y Shi - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin, a biopolymer obtained from agricultural/forestry residues or paper pulping
wastewater, is rich in aromatic structure, which is central to its adoption as a candidate to …

Polymeric tissue adhesives

S Nam, D Mooney - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymeric tissue adhesives provide versatile materials for wound management and are
widely used in a variety of medical settings ranging from minor to life-threatening tissue …

The role of lignin and lignin-based materials in sustainable construction–a comprehensive review

P Jędrzejczak, MN Collins, T Jesionowski… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry in the 21st century faces numerous global challenges associated
with growing concerns for the environment. Therefore, this review focuses on the role of …

Cellulose nanocrystals: Pretreatments, preparation strategies, and surface functionalization

AK Rana, E Frollini, VK Thakur - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted great interest from researchers from academic
and industrial areas because of their interesting structural features and unique …

A review on degradation mechanisms of polylactic acid: Hydrolytic, photodegradative, microbial, and enzymatic degradation

NF Zaaba, M Jaafar - Polymer Engineering & Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, thoughtful disagreements between scientists concerning environmental issues
including the use of renewable materials have enhanced universal awareness of the use of …

Lignin as a green and multifunctional alternative to phenol for resin synthesis

W Li, H Sun, G Wang, W Sui, L Dai, C Si - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Phenolic resins (PRs) are being widely used in many fields such as molding plastics, foams,
coatings, and semiconductor packaging owing to their good properties including corrosion …

Fused deposition modeling-based additive manufacturing (3D printing): techniques for polymer material systems

SC Daminabo, S Goel, SA Grammatikos… - Materials today …, 2020 - Elsevier
While the developments of additive manufacturing (AM) techniques have been remarkable
thus far, they are still significantly limited by the range of printable, functional material …

Surface modifications of nanocellulose: From synthesis to high-performance nanocomposites

M Ghasemlou, F Daver, EP Ivanova, Y Habibi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose is at the cutting edge of current research owing to its highly useful features,
such as abundance and renewability of its source, biocompatibility, nanoscale dimension …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-inspired adhesive and tough hydrogel based on Ag-Lignin nanoparticles-triggered dynamic redox catechol chemistry

D Gan, W Xing, L Jiang, J Fang, C Zhao, F Ren… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Adhesive hydrogels have gained popularity in biomedical applications, however, traditional
adhesive hydrogels often exhibit short-term adhesiveness, poor mechanical properties and …