Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Plastics play an essential role in food packaging; their primary function is to preserve the
nature of the food, ensure adequate shelf life and ensure food safety. Plastics are being …

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from lactic acid that has been
chiefly utilized in biodegradable material and as a composite matrix material. PLA is a …

Plastics use is growing due to its applications in the economy, human health and aesthetics.
The major plastic particles in the form of microplastics (MPs) released into the environment …

Whilst plastics have played an instrumental role in human development, growing
environmental concerns have led to increasing public scrutiny and demands for outright …

Abstract 3D printing by fused deposition modeling (FDM) is an advanced additive
manufacturing technology for making thermoplastic-based structures. Several studies have …

Polylactic acid (PLA) is the most commonly used biodegradable polymer in clinical
applications today. Examples range from drug delivery systems, tissue engineering …

Growing environmental concerns associated with the accumulation of plastic waste in the
natural environment has incentivised considerable research into renewable alternatives …

Finding alternatives to diminish plastic pollution has become one of the main challenges of
modern life. A few alternatives have gained potential for a shift toward a more circular and …

In the present work polylactide (PLA)/15 wt% hydroxyapatite (HA) porous scaffolds with pre-
modeled structure were obtained by 3D-printing by fused filament fabrication. Composite …