The development of sustainable plastic materials will be flanked with conscious resource management, waste recovery frameworks, and social change. Nonetheless, developing strategies toward controlled polymer degradation remains a key challenge—whether as failsafe mechanism for that escape the cycle, or where distinct pathways are required specific applications such in biomedical realm. This per...

With the increasing demand for polymers, white pollution has become a serious concern all around world. The admirable degradation methods of them are desirable overcoming this problem. In past several decades, numerous researches on polymer have been reported. This review commits to different strategies polymers and four main protocols firstly, including photodegradation, oxidative degradation,...

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most commonly injured intra-articular ligament of the knee, and limitations in existing reconstruction grafts have prompted an interest in tissue engineered solutions. Previously, we reported on a tissue-engineered ACL scaffold fabricated using a novel, three-dimensional braiding technology. A critical factor in determining cellular response to such a...

Polyethylene nanocomposites with silica, alumino-silicate and thermally reduced graphene were generated by adding pro-oxidant additive. Additive resulted in early degradation of pure polymer, however, the degradation was delayed in the presence of fillers. Graphene resulted in maximum extent of enhancement of peak degradation temperature (13-14 °C depending on the additive content) followed by ...