Poly(D,L-Lactic Acid) (PDLLA) Biodegradable and Biocompatible Polymer Optical Fiber

Functional Properties of Biodegradable Nanocomposites from Poly Lactic Acid (PLA)

Nanocomposite composed of organoclay(Cloisite 20A-C20A) and Poly lactic acid (PLA) was prepared by solvent casting method. Physical, mechanical, thermal, barrier and microstructure properties of the composite were studied. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and scannin...

Biodegradable Polymers: Blends of Starch and Poly(lactic) Acid

Propose of a novel method to simulate and optimize a polymer optical fiber daylighting system

Optical fiber day lighting systems help the efficiency of using solar energy in the lighting system in domestic, industrial and agricultural sectors. A lot of work has been done on these systems, but the lack of a reliable simulation method to reduce the tolerance, time and cost is evident. In this regard, in this paper, a novel method based on two powerful Optifiber and Zemax software has bee...

Biocompatible and biodegradable photopolymers for microstereolitho- graphy

The fabrication of geometrically well defined 3-dimensional scaffolds offering good cell adhesion is still an important topic in tissue engineering. Microstereolithography (µSLA), which is based on the photopolymerization of a liquid resin using a laser, turned out to be especially suitable because accessible resolutions of about 5 μm allow the fabrication of cellular structures for a number of...

Making carbon nanotubes biocompatible and biodegradable.

Carbon nanotubes are promising nanomaterials with great potential in the field of nanomedicine for both therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Different approaches have been developed to render this material biocompatible and to modulate any ensuing toxic effects. In the context of medical use, although chemically functionalised carbon nanotubes display reduced toxicity, they are still consid...