Biopolymer Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Abstract

Petroleum-based plastics can be found everywhere in our habitual life in diverse applications such as automobiles, aerospace, and medical science [...]

Unraveling the climate neutrality of wood derivatives and biopolymers

“…2(b) and (c) respectively, have been pictorially compared in Fig. 3 with those of PLA (a widely used biopolymer) 47 and conventionally used fossil-polymers, i.e. , PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PU, and PA. Fig.…”

Growth methodologies of boron nitride nanotubes and their neutron shielding applications: a review

“…The lightweight yet robust nature of BNNTs, combined with their high neutron attenuation efficiency, make them ideal candidates for protecting spacecraft and astronauts from cosmic radiation. 68,69 Additionally, the potential of BNNTs in medical applications, 22,[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78] particularly in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), for cancer treatment was explored. 70,[79][80][81][82] BNCT leverages the high neutron capture cross-section of boron-10 (3835 barns 26 ) in BNNTs to selectively target and destroy cancer cells, thereby presenting a novel approach in oncology.…”

Effect of nanocrystalline cellulose on mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties of polylactic acid blown composite film

“…Compared with other biopolymers, PLA has many advantages, including compostable, biocompatibility, processability, and energy conservation. 7,8 It also has good mechanical performance, including high tensile strength and Young's modulus, good bending strength, and good thermoplasticity. It has good Jie Yu and Feifei Zhang contributed equally to this study.…”