Compostable foodservice packaging is arguably the biggest trend in industry right now because it an alternative that ecologically-correct. The purpose of this study to determine effect soy protein and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) addition on mechanical properties, biodegradability, water absorption ability morphological structure biodegradable foam made from cassava starch. as blowing agent pure i...

Polylactic acid (PLA)/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) composite foams have attracted much attention due to their biodegradability and potential replace petroleum-based foams. However, the dispersion of (unmodified) CNCs in PLA remains challenging. Here, we used Pickering emulsion templating method unmodified stabilize microspheres prepare a concentrated masterbatch. This masterbatch was conventiona...

Purpose: The aim of this work was to synthesize superporous hydrogels of rosiglitazone using chitosan and to study its swelling behaviour for application as a gastroretentive drug delivery system. Methods: Chitosan superporous hydrogels were synthesized using glyoxal as a crosslinking agent by gas blowing method. The effect of pH and ionic strength on the swelling ratio was determined. Swelling...

Most of the existing fabrication techniques for tissue engineering scaffolds require the use of organic solvents that may never be fully removed even after long leaching hours. The residues of these organic solvents reduce the ability of biological cells to form new tissue. This paper presents an approach toward solvent-free fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds. Interconnected porous str...