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Multifunctional nanostructured PLA materials for packaging and tissue engineering

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In this article, the promising prospects of poly(lactic acid) based nanostructured materials considering two main potential uses, packaging and tissue engineering, are reported, and a comprehensive analysis of the recent advances in tissue engineering applications focusing in the synthesis of PLA nanoparticles, the processing of PLA based multifunctional nanocomposites and PLA surface modification techniques.
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This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 496 citations till now.

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Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of lignocellulosic biomass as an alternative platform to fossil resources has been analyzed and a critical review provides insights into the potential for LBS.
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Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers

TL;DR: In this article, the potential of lignocellulosic biomass as an alternative platform to fossil resources has been analyzed and a critical review provides insights into the potential for LBS.
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Combination of Poly(lactic) Acid and Starch for Biodegradable Food Packaging

TL;DR: The main characteristics of PLA and starch in terms of not only the barrier and mechanical properties of their films but also of their combinations, by using blending or multilayer strategies, have been analyzed, identifying components or processes that favor the polymer compatibility and the good performance of the combined materials.
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Bionanocomposite films based on plasticized PLA PHB/cellulose nanocrystal blends

TL;DR: An improvement on the oxygen barrier and stretchability was achieved in PLA-PHB-CNCs-ATBC which also displayed somewhat UV light blocking effect suggesting their possible applications as biodegradable packaging materials.
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Matrix elasticity directs stem cell lineage specification.

TL;DR: Naive mesenchymal stem cells are shown here to specify lineage and commit to phenotypes with extreme sensitivity to tissue-level elasticity, consistent with the elasticity-insensitive commitment of differentiated cell types.
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Introduction to percolation theory

TL;DR: In this paper, a scaling solution for the Bethe lattice is proposed for cluster numbers and a scaling assumption for cluster number scaling assumptions for cluster radius and fractal dimension is proposed.
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Introduction to percolation theory

TL;DR: In this article, a scaling solution for the Bethe lattice is proposed for cluster numbers and a scaling assumption for cluster number scaling assumptions for cluster radius and fractal dimension is proposed.
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A review on polymer nanofibers by electrospinning and their applications in nanocomposites

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review is presented on the researches and developments related to electrospun polymer nanofibers including processing, structure and property characterization, applications, and modeling and simulations.
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Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: preparation, properties and uses of a new class of materials

TL;DR: In this article, a review of polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites is presented, where the polymer chains are sandwiched in between silicate layers and exfoliated layers are more or less uniformly dispersed in the polymer matrix.
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