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Elsa M. Gonçalves, Mafalda Silva, Luiza Andrade and Joaquina Pinheiro
In the wake of escalating global concerns over the environmental impact of plastic pollution, there has been an unprecedented call for sustainable alternatives. The food-packaging industry, responsible for a staggering 40% of global plastic consumption, ...
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Vincenzo Crupi, Gabriella Epasto, Francesco Napolitano, Giulia Palomba, Ilaria Papa and Pietro Russo
Green composites have gained increasing attention in recent years as a sustainable alternative to traditional materials used in marine structures. These composites are made from biodegradable and renewable materials, making them environmentally friendly ...
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Olimpia Daniela Frent, Laura Gratiela Vicas, Narcis Duteanu, Nicoleta Sorina Nemes, Bogdan Pascu, Alin Teusdea, Claudia Mona Morgovan, Mariana Eugenia Muresan, Tunde Jurca, Annamaria Pallag, Ana Maria Vlase, Laurian Vlase, Ioana Dejeu, George Emanuiel Dejeu and Eleonora Marian
The objective of this study was to develop microspheres (Ms) from natural materials, chitosan (Ch) and sodium alginate (Na-Alg), that protect Ruta graveolens L. (RG) extract against temperature, pH, and the oxidative impact of degradation. The microspher...
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Liliana Edith Rojas-Candelas, Mayra Díaz-Ramírez, Adolfo Armando Rayas-Amor, Rosy Gabriela Cruz-Monterrosa, Juan Vicente Méndez-Méndez, Ma. de la Paz Salgado-Cruz, Georgina Calderón-Domínguez, Alejandro de Jesús Cortés-Sánchez and Marcela González-Vázquez
Nejayote and pericarp derived from nixtamalization are an environmental problem. Therefore, there is research interest in using these residues as new compostable and environmentally friendly materials. This work aimed to create, characterize (color, thic...
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Ali Hachem, Giuliano Vox and Fabiana Convertino
Agricultural activities have been positively affected by the use of plastic products, but this has resulted in the production of plastic waste and led to an increase in environmental pollution. To continue benefiting from the use of plastics but addressi...
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Tamadur Al Baraghtheh, Alexander Hermann, Arman Shojaei, Regine Willumeit-Römer, Christian J. Cyron and Berit Zeller-Plumhoff
Magnesium (Mg) and its alloys are promising materials for temporary bone implants due to their mechanical properties and biocompatibility. The most challenging aspect of Mg-based implants involves adapting the degradation rate to the human body, which re...
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Minze Zhu, Andrew K. Whittaker, Felicity Y. Han and Maree T. Smith
Biodegradable polymers have been used as carriers in drug delivery systems for more than four decades. Early work used crude natural materials for particle fabrication, whereas more recent work has utilized synthetic polymers. Applications include the ma...
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Ewelina Basiak, Manfred Linke, Frédéric Debeaufort, Andrzej Lenart and Martin Geyer
Edible starch-based materials have shown a positive impact on quality parameters. In this study, plums (Prunus domestica cv. Jojo) were divided into five groups: a control, two coating treatments (starch and starch-whey protein (80?20%), and two film sys...
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Catalin Panaghie, Ramona Cimpoe?u, Georgeta Zegan, Ana-Maria Roman, Mircea Catalin Ivanescu, Andra Adorata Aelenei, Marcelin Benchea, Nicanor Cimpoe?u and Nicoleta Ioanid
Biodegradable metallic materials represent a new class of biocompatible materials for medical applications based on numerous advantages. Among them, those based on zinc have a rate of degradation close to the healing period required by many clinical prob...
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Florentina Monica Raduly, Valentin Raditoiu, Alina Raditoiu, Violeta Purcar, Georgiana Ispas, Adriana Nicoleta Frone, Raluca Augusta Gabor and Cristian-Andi Nicolae
The recent development of the ?eco-friendly? current has brought to the attention of researchers natural dyes that are biodegradable, do not cause allergies and generally have anti-UV protection, and antioxidant and antibacterial properties. In this stud...
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