Polycaprolactone Composites/Blends and Their Applications Especially in Water Treatment by Gizem Özge Kayan, Asgar Kayan

“…Membranes and adsorbents for water treatment, packaging and compost bags, controlled drug carriers, and biomaterials for tissues such as bone, cartilage, ligament, skeletal muscle, skin, cardiovascular and nerve tissues are just some of the applications of this biodegradable polymer (PCL). The goal of this review is to present a brief overview of PCL, syntheses of PCL, its properties, PCL composites, and PCL blends and to provide a detailed investigation into the utility of PCL/PCL-based adsorbing agents in the removal of dyes/heavy metal ions. …”
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Polylactide: from Synthesis and Modification to Final Properties by Joanna Aniśko, Mateusz Barczewski

“…In summary, the review present and organizes the achievements in the possibility of modifying the most prospective biodegradable polymer, which is PLA.…”
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Synthesis of Polylactic Acid Nanoparticles for the Novel Biomedical Applications: A Scientific Perspective by Farnaz Sadat Fattahi, Tahereh Zamani

“…These chmeicals are of particular impotance, beacuse they are biocompatible and biodegradable, despite their synthetic nature. A biodegradable polymer is a polymer which is submitted to the degrading procedures in-vivo. …”
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Cellulose hydrogels: Green and sustainable soft biomaterials by Rajen Kundu, Pushpa Mahada, Bhawna Chhirang, Bappaditya Das

“…Cellulose is a highly abundant, green, sustainable, and biodegradable polymer. These characteristic features of cellulose make it a useful polymer for the synthesis of bio-based hydrogel/or soft material for various applications. …”
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Double Photocrosslinked Responsive Hydrogels Based on Hydroxypropyl Guar by Alexander S. Ospennikov, Andrey V. Shibaev, Olga E. Philippova

“…Double crosslinked hydrogels based on a biodegradable polymer were prepared by photocopolymerization of methacrylated hydroxypropyl guar (HPG-MA) and 3-acrylamidophenylboronic acid. …”
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EVA blends for 3D printing of sports shoes by Tan, Michelle Chor Hui

“…Transesterification reaction of EVA and PLA biodegradable polymer by reactive extrusion with titanium (IV) isopropoxide, zinc acetate dihydrate, antimony (III) oxide and tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate catalysts were also executed to study the influence of these blends with copolymer synthesis. …”
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A film prototype for ocular delivery by Wang, Anthony Zhen An

“…This study focuses on the synthesis of a device using a biodegradable polymer film, poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA). …”
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Properties of montmorillonite-reinforced thermoplastic sago starch composites by Ahmad, Zuraida, Yusof, Yusliza, Omar, Nurizan, Anuar, Hazleen, Halim, Zahurin, Samat, Noorasikin

“…In this work, biodegradable polymer was prepared from thermoplastic sago starch (TPSS) plasticized with glycerol. …”
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Cassava: its polymer, fiber, composite, and application by Edhirej, Ahmed Faraj Ibrahim Hissen, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Jawaid, Mohammad, Zahari, Nur Ismarrubie

“…The intention of the paper is to focus on the importance of cassava fibres, polymers and composites as well as its potential applications, another focus point of this research is the biodegradable polymer development which is taken out from cassava starch. …”
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Biodegradable PHBV polymer-based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering by Sultana, N.

“…Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV), which is a natural, biodegradable polymer, was used as the main polymer for fabricating various tissue engineering scaffolds. …”

Effectiveness and Safety of Contemporary Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus by Yujin Yang, MD, Junho Hyun, MD, Junghoon Lee, MD, Ju Hyeon Kim, MD, Jeong Bok Lee, PhD, Do-Yoon Kang, MD, Pil Hyung Lee, MD, Jung-Min Ahn, MD, Duk-Woo Park, MD, Seung-Jung Park, MD

“…Methods: Among 24,516 patients enrolled in a multicenter, prospective registry, 7,823 patients with DM were treated with 4 contemporary DES: 2,877 with a cobalt chromium everolimus-eluting stent (EES), 789 with a biodegradable polymer biolimus-eluting stent, 2,286 with a platinum chromium-EES, and 1,871 with a Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent. …”
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Influence of Multiple Thermomechanical Processing of 3D Filaments Based on Polylactic Acid and Polyhydroxybutyrate on Their Rheological and Utility Properties by Roderik Plavec, Vojtech Horváth, Slávka Hlaváčiková, Leona Omaníková, Martina Repiská, Elena Medlenová, Jozef Feranc, Ján Kruželák, Radek Přikryl, Silvestr Figalla, Soňa Kontárová, Andrej Baco, Lucia Danišová, Zuzana Vanovčanová, Pavol Alexy

“…In this study, we investigated the effect of multiple processing of a biodegradable polymer blend under the trade name NONOILEN^®, which was processed under laboratory as well as industrial conditions. …”
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Improved biosynthesis and recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates from Comamonas sp. EB172 by Ab. Razak, Nor asma

“…Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) is a potential biodegradable polymer which can be used to replace a petrochemical synthetic polymer. …”
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Engineered Andrographolide Nanosystems for Smart Recovery in Hepatotoxic Conditions by Roy, Partha, Das, Suvadra, Auddy, Runa Ghosh, Mukherjee, Arup

“…Engineered nanoparticles in biodegradable polymer systems were therefore conceived as one solution to aid in further drug-like applications of AG. …”
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Magnetic Nanoparticles for Application in Nanomedicine by Milan Timko, Peter Kopcansky, M. Koneracka, Vlasta Zavisova, N. Tomasovicova, A. Dzarova

“…Some procedures of the preparation of biocompatible magnetizable complexes as magnetic nanoparticles, magnetic fluids, some proteins and enzymes covalently bound to the freshly prepared magnetic nanoparticles in the presence of carbodiimide (bovine serum albumin, streptokinase, chymotrypsin, dispase, glucose oxidase), entrapment of magnetic particles into magnetoliposomes and encapsulation of clinically important drug as indomethacin and taxol together with magnetite nanoparticles in biodegradable polymer. We will summarize the results from the study of structural, magnetic and hyperthermic properties of bacterial magnetite nanoparticles i.e. magnetosomes prepared by biomineralization process of magnetotactic bacteria as a promising material for application in nanomedicine.…”
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Application of an industrial waste magnetic iron dust as a solid phase support for immobilizing enzyme of industrial applications by Jagdish Shantilal Patel, Darshan H Patel, Rucha Desai, Sunil Shah, Piyush Chudasama, Sachin Joshi, Bhargav Patel

“…The characterization of magnetic iron dust was done by X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared, and dynamic light scattering. Biodegradable polymer, chitosan, was coated on to the magnetic iron dust by reverse phase suspension method, which was confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared analysis. …”
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Microcrystalline Cellulose Isolation – Proposed Mechanism: Enhanced Coupling by Miguel Ángel García Hernández, Arturo Lopez Marure, Maria Guadalupe Neira Velázquez, Jaime Alfredo Mariano Torres, Adrian Arroyo Galván

“…MCC was characterized by FTIR, XRD, and SEM before and after the plasma surface treatment with caprolactone, a biodegradable polymer. There were no changes in the FTIR spectra; however, in XRD the sample exhibited a decrease in intensity. …”
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Recent Advances in the Control of the Degradation Rate of PEO Treated Magnesium and Its Alloys for Biomedical Applications by Tullio Monetta, Pooyan Parnian, Annalisa Acquesta

“…In this regard, (i) optimizing the PEO parameters, (ii) using additives and nanoparticles, (iii) creating combined layers of hard and/or soft particles, (iv) coating the PEO layer with a biodegradable polymer, could be the way to control their degradation rate. …”
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Release Profile of Olive Oil Nanocapsules Manufactured by Coaxial Electrospray by Dianney Clavijo-Grimaldo, Magreth Torres-Parada, Ciro Casadiego-Torrado

“…In this study, the coaxial electrospray parameters were standardized (voltage, concentration, flow and distance) in order to encapsulate the extra-virgin olive oil. A biodegradable polymer was used for the capsule wall. The characterization was carried out by means of scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy in which nanocapsules with an average diameter below 100 nm were observed. …”
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Enhancing the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Cellulose Nanocomposites with Aluminum Nanoadditives by Shih-Chen Shi, Tao-Hsing Chen, Pramod Kumar Mandal

“…Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) is a common hydrophilic and biodegradable polymer that can form films. This study incorporated aluminum nanoadditives as an enhancement reagent into a HPMC matrix. …”
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