driving rapid expansion in associated industries and a surge in plastic production and usage. Consequently, the substantial generation of plastic waste has raised environmental concerns. One critical issue is the tendency of polymers to degrade over time, leading to disposal. Introducing self-healing...
They are found in a broad range of applications from superabsorbers to drug-delivery. In recent years, a plethora of impactful developments in hydrophilic polymers have been reported. The present review gives an overview over these developments with a focus on frequently studied polymer types, ...
This study demonstrates the involvement of conserved amino acids in the dextransucrase active site (Asp551, Glu589 and Asp622) in the polymerization of dextran, as well as showing that a single active site mediates dextran synthesis by a two-catalytic-site insertion mechanism. Article CAS PubMed...
This review focuses on smart nano-materials built of stimuli-responsive (SR) polymers and will discuss their numerous applications in the biomedical field. The authors will first provide an overview of different stimuli and their corresponding, responsiv
Plant materials used for natural dyes are expected to impart biofunctional properties and high added valued functional textiles. In the current study, surface modification of cotton to maximize the dye amount on the surface has been investigated. Physical modification using nitrogen-hydrogen plasma, ...
The interesting properties of trehalose are due to its unique symmetrical low-energy structure, wherein two glucose units are bonded face-to-face by 1J1-glucoside links. The Hayashibara Co. Ltd., is credited for developing an inexpensive, environmentally benign and industrial-scale process for the...
Plastics and natural materials such as rubber or cellulose are composed of very large molecules called polymers. Polymers are constructed from relatively small molecular fragments known as monomers that are joined together. Wool, cotton, silk, wood and leather are examples of natural polymers that ...
The resulting polymer would be called a "pseudo"poly(amino acid). The non-peptide link is expected to impart properties that are potentially favorable for biomaterial applications. In this paper development of such "pseudo"poly(amino acids) starting from natural amino acid...
Polymer might be called biopolymer if it is biobased (produced by the living organism) or/and biodegradable. They are divided into two groups. The first group of biopolymers (natural) is obtained from living organisms, while the second one (synthetic) is produced during the polymerization of se...
such as pests. Some of them, called persistent pesticides, are substances that tend to accumulate in the environment with a half-life ranging between 5 and 15 years [5,6]. As a consequence, the increase in pollution risk is being verified [7,8,9] meanwhile the adverse effects of syntheti...