Understanding plastic degradation and microplastic formation in the environment: A review

K Zhang, AH Hamidian, A Tubić, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic waste are introduced into the environment inevitably and their exposure in the
environment causes deterioration in mechanical and physicochemical properties and leads …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogels classification according to the physical or chemical interactions and as stimuli-sensitive materials

M Bustamante-Torres, D Romero-Fierro… - Gels, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are attractive biomaterials with favorable characteristics due to their water uptake
capacity. However, hydrogel properties are determined by the cross-linking degree and …

[HTML][HTML] Material jetting for advanced applications: A state-of-the-art review, gaps and future directions

A Elkaseer, KJ Chen, JC Janhsen, O Refle… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
The proven ability of additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D printing) to fabricate
complex components with substantial reductions in material wastage and reduced lead …

Exploring chemical, mechanical, and electrical functionalities of binders for advanced energy-storage devices

H Chen, M Ling, L Hencz, HY Ling, G Li, Z Lin… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Tremendous efforts have been devoted to the development of electrode materials,
electrolytes, and separators of energy-storage devices to address the fundamental needs of …

Tough, transparent, 3D‐printable, and self‐healing poly (ethylene glycol)‐gel (PEGgel)

Z Wang, H Cui, M Liu, SL Grage… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer gels, such as hydrogels, have been widely used in biomedical applications, flexible
electronics, and soft machines. Polymer network design and its contribution to the …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages, foreign body giant cells and their response to implantable biomaterials

Z Sheikh, PJ Brooks, O Barzilay, N Fine, M Glogauer - Materials, 2015 - mdpi.com
All biomaterials, when implanted in vivo, elicit cellular and tissue responses. These
responses include the inflammatory and wound healing responses, foreign body reactions …

Kappa-carrageenan improves the gelation and structures of soy protein isolate through the formation of hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions

Z Lu, PR Lee, H Yang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Protein-polysaccharide interactions are crucial for developing plant-based food products.
This study evaluated the impacts of κ-carrageenan (KC) on the gelling behaviors …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties of protein-based food packaging materials

YA Shah, S Bhatia, A Al-Harrasi, M Afzaal, F Saeed… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The quality and safety of food products greatly depend on the physiochemical properties of
the food packaging material. There is an increasing trend in the utilization of protein-based …

Magnetic nanoparticles: A multifunctional vehicle for modern theranostics

M Angelakeris - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects, 2017 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanoparticles provide a unique multifunctional vehicle for modern theranostics
since they can be remotely and non-invasively employed as imaging probes, carrier vectors …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of the printing temperature and the filament color on the dimensional accuracy, tensile strength, and friction performance of FFF-printed PLA …

D Frunzaverde, V Cojocaru, CR Ciubotariu… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The printing variable least addressed in previous research aiming to reveal the effect of the
FFF process parameters on the printed PLA part's quality and properties is the filament color …