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...

Lactic acid, a naturally occurring multifunctional organic acid, is a valuable industrial chemical used as an acidulant, preservative in the food industry, pharmaceutical, leather, and textile industries, as well as a chemical feedstock. One of the most promising applications of lactic acid is its use for biodegradable and biocompatible lactate polymers, such as polylactic acid. Lactic acid can...

The potential use of natural biopolymer composites in a variety of applications that requires biodegradability and better mechanical properties has renewed many researchers interest on the composites. This research involves the analysis of flexural properties for natural fibers specifically kenaffiber mat in a polylactic acid (PLA) matrix (KMPLA). The polylactic acid has been chosen as a matrix...

BACKGROUND To minimize acute stent thrombosis and development of restenosis, stents coated with biodegradable and nonbiodegradable polymers have been proposed to serve as sustained-release drug carriers. METHODS AND RESULTS In both a sheep and a pig model, we examined the vascular response to standard and high-pressure implantation of coronary Palmaz-Schatz stents coated with a 10-microm laye...

Polylactic acid is receiving increasing attention as a renewable alternative for conventional petroleum-based plastics. In the present study, we constructed a metabolically-engineered Candida utilis strain that produces L-lactic acid with the highest efficiency yet reported in yeasts. Initially, the gene encoding pyruvate decarboxylase (CuPDC1) was identified, followed by four CuPDC1 disruption...

In this work, artichoke fibers were used for the first time to prepare poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based biocomposites. In particular, two PLA/artichoke composites with the same fiber loading (10% w/w) were prepared by the film-stacking method: the first one (UNID) reinforced with unidirectional long artichoke fibers, the second one (RANDOM) reinforced by randomly-oriented long artichoke fibers. Bo...

Developing an eco-friendly industry based on green materials, sustainable technologies, and optimum processes with low environmental impact is a general societal goal, but this remains a considerable challenge to achieve. Despite the large number of research on green structural composites, limited investigation into the most appropriate manufacturing methodology to develop a structural material...

Abstract The design of the cylindrical Luneburg lens manufactured by using 3D printing facilities was presented, fabricated and experimentally verified. two different approaches to parameter discretization were applied compared. effective dielectric permittivity Polylactic Acid (PLA) plastic samples with infilling percentage estimated a resonant method.