Journal ArticleDOI
Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Characteristics, production, recent developments and applications
TLDR
This review outlines production and characteristics of PHAs, developments in their production, and applications in various industries including nanotechnology.About:
This article is published in International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation.The article was published on 2018-01-01. It has received 423 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bioplastic & Polyhydroxyalkanoates.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Current state of fabrication technologies and materials for bone tissue engineering.
TL;DR: A comprehensive analysis of different fabrication methods (traditional and free-form) were summarized in this review paper, with emphasis on recent developments in the field.
Journal ArticleDOI
Volatile fatty acids production from food wastes for biorefinery platforms: A review.
TL;DR: Applications of VFAs considered in this study were biofuels and bioplastics production as well as nutrients removal in biological wastewater treatment processes.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Next Generation of Sustainable Food Packaging to Preserve Our Environment in a Circular Economy Context
Valérie Guillard,Sébastien Gaucel,Claudio Fornaciari,Hélène Angellier-Coussy,Patrice Buche,Nathalie Gontard +5 more
TL;DR: Among potential solutions, production of microbial biodegradable polymers from agro-food waste residues seems a promising route to create an innovative, more resilient, and productive waste-based food packaging economy by decoupling the food packaging industry from fossil feed stocks and permitting nutrients to return to the soil.
Journal ArticleDOI
Bio-based active food packaging materials: Sustainable alternative to conventional petrochemical-based packaging materials.
TL;DR: This review summarizes the recent advancements in biopolymer-based coatings and films for active food packaging applications and exhibits high potential to replace nonbiodegradable materials with characteristics comparable to fossil-based plastics.
Journal ArticleDOI
Drug delivery systems for programmed and on-demand release.
TL;DR: The past and current techniques available for fabricating and remotely controlling drug delivery systems are reviewed and the application of new technologies (e.g. 3D printing) in this field are addressed.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Polymer-based nanocapsules for drug delivery
TL;DR: A comparative analysis is given of the size, zeta-potential, dispersion pH, shell thickness, encapsulation efficiency, active substance release, stability and in vivo and in vitro pharmacological performances, which allows establishing criteria for selecting a method for preparation of nanocapsules according to its advantages, limitations and behaviours as a drug carrier.
Journal ArticleDOI
Polymer nanoparticles: Preparation techniques and size-control parameters
J. Prasad Rao,Kurt E. Geckeler +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the preparation of polymer nanoparticles and the crucial parameters involved in techniques designed to obtain the desired properties is presented, and the choice of method depends on a number of factors, such as particle size, particle size distribution, area of application, etc.
Journal ArticleDOI
Nanoparticles - A Review
V J Mohanraj,Y Chen +1 more
TL;DR: Various aspects of nanoparticle formulation, characterization, effect of their characteristics and their applications in delivery of drug molecules and therapeutic genes are reviewed.
Journal ArticleDOI
The application of polyhydroxyalkanoates as tissue engineering materials.
Guo-Qiang Chen,Qiong Wu +1 more
TL;DR: The PHA prospective will look very bright in the near future, according to this paper's review of what have been achieved in the PHA tissue engineering area and the changing PHA compositions.
Journal ArticleDOI
Nanoencapsulation I. Methods for preparation of drug-loaded polymeric nanoparticles.
TL;DR: In this review the most important preparation methods are described, especially those that make use of natural polymers, andvantages and disadvantages will be presented so as to facilitate selection of an appropriate nanoencapsulation method according to a particular application.
Related Papers (5)
A microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) based bio- and materials industry
Guo-Qiang Chen,Guo-Qiang Chen +1 more