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 …

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 …

Van der Waals (vdW) metallic contacts have been demonstrated as a promising approach to
reduce the contact resistance and minimize the Fermi level pinning at the interface of two …

The focus in the field of biomedical engineering has shifted in recent years to biodegradable
polymers and, in particular, polyesters. Dozens of polyester-based medical devices are …

Production of biodegradable plastics from carbon dioxide, particularly as a means of
recycling industrial waste gas, is a promising advancement in environmental and energy …

This review focuses on the attachment of polymer brushes to polymeric biomaterial
substrates by chemical surface modification methods for biomedical applications. In the first …

Active packaging materials, biodegradable and from renewable resources, are the most
promising substitutes of nonbiodegradable, petroleum-based plastics, toward green and …

A delivery platform of active compounds on demand has been developed, composed of a
flexible mat of CO 2-derived poly (propylene carbonate)(PPC) electrospun fibers, loaded …

The copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides presents a transformative approach to
converting greenhouse gases into aliphatic polycarbonates (CO2-PCs), thereby reducing …

The surface engineering of biomaterials is crucial for their successful (bio) integration by the
body, ie the colonization by the tissue-specific cell, and the prevention of fibrosis and/or …