Bioplastics are frequently utilized in daily life, particularly for food packaging and carrier bags. They can be delivered to biogas plants through a separate collection of the organic fraction municipal waste (OFMSW). The increased demand use bioplastics aimed at mitigating plastic pollution raises significant questions concerning their life cycle compatibility with management units. Anaerobic...

The crystallization and melting behaviors of linear polylactic acid (PLA) treated by compressed CO(2) was investigated. The isothermal crystallization test indicated that while PLA exhibited very low crystallization kinetics under atmospheric pressure, CO(2) exposure significantly increased PLA's crystallization rate; a high crystallinity of 16.5% was achieved after CO(2) treatment for only 1 m...

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...

Nifedipine is a hypertension drug must be consumed three times a day due to its low oral bioavailability. One way of developing a controlled drug delivery system is making nifedipine microcapsules by using environmentally friendly polymers of polylactic acid and polycaprolactone via the evaporation method using oil-in-water solvents. Polylactic acid and polycaprolactone can be said to be enviro...

Preventive and regenerative techniques have been suggested to minimize the aesthetic functional effects caused by intraoral bone defects, enabling installation of dental implants. Among them, porous three-dimensional structures (scaffolds) composed mainly bioabsorbable ceramics, such as hydroxyapatite (HAp) β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) stand out for reducing use autogenous, homogeneous, xenog...

BACKGROUNDS/AIMS Major hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery is usually performed via an open method rather than a laparoscopic method. Postoperative ileus (POI) is a classic complication after open surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether polylactic film is useful in the prevention of POI. METHODS A total of 179 patients who underwent major HPB surgery between 2005 and 20...

Polylactic acid was combined with lemongrass essential oil (EO) to produce functional nanocapsules (NCs). The obtained polylactic acid nanoparticles showed antimicrobial activity both with and without the presence of lemongrass oil; however, the presence of EO improved the activity of the NCs. The presence of lemongrass assisted the formation of well-separated NCs and also provided enhanced ant...

Phase change materials (PCMs) are promising thermal energy storage due to their high specific latent heat. Conventional PCMs typically exploit the solid–liquid (s–l) transition. However, leakage and leaching common issues for PCMs, which have be addressed before usage in practical applications. In contrast, solid–solid (s–s) would naturally overcome these inherent form stability homogeneity. th...