Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: HPMC: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose; MC: Methylcellulose; PLGA: Poly (Lactide-co-Glycolide); CAP: Cellulose Acetate Phthalate; LCST: Low Critical Solution Temperature; UCST: Upper Critical Solution Temperature; PPO: Polypropylene Oxide; PEO: Polyethylene Oxide; MTA: Methozolamide; PNIPAAm: Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide); GC: Guluronic A...

Abstract Global pollution by plastics derived from petroleum has fostered the development of carbon–neutral, biodegradable bioplastics synthesized renewable resources such as modern biomass, yet knowledge on impact ecosystems is limited. Here we review polylactic acid plastic with focus synthesis, biodegradability tuning, environmental conversion to microplastics, and microbes, algae, phytoplan...

Sustainable design-centered manufacturing (SDM) will create competitive advantages for future new product development. However, selecting and balancing the indicators for economic, environmental, and social sustainability is difficult. In this research, we define the major indicators of social sustainability for development of SDM and propose a Balanced Scorecard method to evaluate the weightin...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polylactic acid (PLA) bottles were tested to evaluate radon loss from water during 15 days of storage. PET bottles (lower surface/volume-ratio vials) lost 0.4e7.1% of initial radon, whereas PLA bottles lost 3.7% of it. PET bottles with volume of 0.5 L, lower surface/weight ratio, and hence higher thickness display proportionally reduced radon loss. Correctio...

Design of a low-cost, eco-friendly, self-poled and flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator based on lead-free H 2 (Zr 0.1 Ti 0.9 ) 3 O 7 piezo-nanowires polylactic acid biodegradable piezopolymer.

Multiple studies have shown that the progression of breast cancer depends on multiple signaling pathways, suggesting therapies with multitargeted anticancer agents will offer improved therapeutic benefits through synergistic effects in inhibiting growth. Dual-targeted inhibitors phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-K) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) emerged as promising therapy candidates. However, po...