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Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Biopolymers (Natural and Synthetic)
Raju Francis,Soumya Sasikumar,Geethy P. Gopalan +2 more
- pp 11-107
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Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers
TL;DR: Degradable biomaterials have been investigated for biomedical applications with novel materials constantly being developed to meet new challenges as mentioned in this paper, and a review summarizes the most recent advances in the field over the past four years, specifically highlighting new and interesting discoveries in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications.
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A comprehensive review on chemical properties and applications of biopolymers and their composites.
Ashish George,M. R. Sanjay,Rapeeporn Srisuk,Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai,Suchart Siengchin +4 more
TL;DR: The motive of this paper is to shimmer light on some aspects of biopolymers that include its classes, properties, composites and applications.
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Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries
Gowthama Prabu Udayakumar,Subbulakshmi Muthusamy,Bharathi Selvaganesh,N. Sivarajasekar,Krishnamoorthy Rambabu,Fawzi Banat,Selvaraju Sivamani,Nallusamy Sivakumar,Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei,Pau Loke Show +9 more
TL;DR: The main focus of this review is to provide a comprehensive knowledge about the physical, thermal, mechanical and optical properties of biopolymers and its composites in relation with the different characterization techniques.
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Utilization of starch films plasticized with urea as fertilizer for improvement of plant growth.
Piotr Rychter,Marta Kot,Krzysztof Bajer,Diana Rogacz,Alena Opálková Šišková,Janusz Kapuśniak +5 more
TL;DR: Plant growth assessment, including determination of such parameters as fresh and dry matter of plants and their visual evaluation, has proved the stimulating effect of using extruded films on the growth and development of cultivated plants.
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Ecofriendly biopolymers and composites: Preparation and their applications in water-treatment.
Gowthama Prabu Udayakumar,Subbulakshmi Muthusamy,Bharathi Selvaganesh,N. Sivarajasekar,Krishnamoorthy Rambabu,Selvaraju Sivamani,Nallusamy Sivakumar,J. Prakash Maran,Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive information of biopolymers and biopolymer composites from synthesis to their usefulness for their productive application in water treatment processes, mainly in the process of water treatment, both potable and wastewater.
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