Polylactic Acid

Scientists at the University of Paderborn, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) are researching new environmentally friendly plastic products based on lactic acid. The aim is to develop sustainable materials for optical appl more

A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based "bioplastics" has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Bath. The team has shown how their chemical recycling method not only speeds up the process, it can also be converted into a new product - a biodegrada more

Plastic products are ubiquitous. Although considered indispensable in many areas of life thanks to their versality and practicality, are they really harmless? The PlastX research group led by the Institute of Ecological Research (ISOE) has examined everyday products made of plastic and found that th more

Energies, Vol. 11, Pages 1551: Increasing Profits in Food Waste Biorefinery—A Techno-Economic Analysis Energies doi: 10.3390/en11061551 Authors: Juan-Rodrigo Bastidas-Oyanedel Jens Schmidt The present manuscript highlights the economic profit increase when combining organic waste an more

Materials, Vol. 11, Pages 826: Effect of Ultrasonic Vibration on Mechanical Properties of 3D Printing Non-Crystalline and Semi-Crystalline Polymers Materials doi: 10.3390/ma11050826 Authors: Guiwei Li Ji Zhao Wenzheng Wu Jili Jiang Bofan Wang Hao Jiang Jerry Ying Hsi Fuh F more

Materials, Vol. 11, Pages 681: Doxorubicin Release Controlled by Induced Phase Separation and Use of a Co-Solvent Materials doi: 10.3390/ma11050681 Authors: Seok Chan Park Yue Yuan Kyoungju Choi Seong-O. Choi Jooyoun Kim Electrospun-based drug delivery is emerging as a versati more