Encapsulation of Hydrogen Peroxide in PVA/PVP Hydrogels for Medical Applications by Natalie Mounayer, Sivan Shoshani, Elena Afrimzon, Taly Iline-Vul, Moris Topaz, Ehud Banin, Shlomo Margel

“…Researchers have been investigating the physical and morphological properties of biodegradable polymer and copolymer films, blending them with other chemicals to solve challenges in medical, industrial, and eco-environmental fields. …”
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Comparative study of packaging materials developed from fish and legume protein concentrates by Evmorfia Athanasopoulou, Angeliki Katsiroumpa, Chrysavgi Gardeli, Theofania Tsironi

“…All produced films biodegraded in <20 days during burial test in soil with high relative humidity (80 %). …”
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Histology Assessment of Chitosan–Polyvinyl Alcohol Scaffolds Incorporated with CaO Nanoparticles by Carlos David Grande-Tovar, Jorge Ivan Castro Castro, Lemy Vanessa Barba-Rosado, Paula A. Zapata, Daniel Insuasty, Carlos-Humberto Valencia-Llano

“…Natural biopolymers like chitosan (CS) are biocompatible and biodegradable, supporting cell interactions, but lack mechanical strength. …”
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Production of Pectin-Cellulose Biofilms: A New Approach for Citrus Waste Recycling by Veronika Bátori, Mostafa Jabbari, Dan Åkesson, Patrik R. Lennartsson, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh, Akram Zamani

“…This paper introduces a novel environmentally safe approach that utilizes citrus waste polymers as a biobased and biodegradable film, for example, for food packaging. …”
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A review on the operational parameters and degradation kinetics used in anaerobic co-digestion of tannery residues by Shilpy Rani Basak, Samin Azhan Chowdhury, Rafiuzzaman Khan, Ahmad Hasan Nury, Md. Jahir Bin Alam, Md. Imran Kabir

“…As these residues are more persistent compared to the biodegradable ones, their conversion to a simpler and safer form is highly required. …”
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Synthesis and Properties of Bionanocomposites of Polyhydroxybutyrate-Polylactic Acid Doped with Copper and Silver Nanoparticles by Galo Cárdenas-Triviño, Nelson Linares-Bermúdez, Mario Núñez-Decap

“…Global pollution has caused a real interest on the use of biodegradable materials to the sustainable development. …”
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Narrative Review and Guide: State of the Art and Emerging Opportunities of Bioprinting in Tissue Regeneration and Medical Instrumentation by Jaroslava Halper

“…A great selection of biomaterials and bioinks is available, including natural, synthetic, and mixed options; they are biocompatible and non-toxic. Many bioinks are biodegradable and they accommodate cells so upon implantation, they integrate within the new environment. …”
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Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Reinforced Biocomposite: Recycling of Postconsumed Footwear Leather by Rashedul Islam, Md Ashikur Rahaman Noyon, Thuhin Kumar Dey, Mamun Jamal, Rajasekar Rathanasamy, Moganapriya Chinnasamy, Md. Elias Uddin

“…The versatility of these eco-friendly and biodegradable composite films extends to its possible applications in packaging and interior design. …”
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Effects of seasonal variations of the physio-chemical properties of municipal solid waste on effective materials and resources recovery by Tobby Michael Agwe, Moses N. Twesigye-omwe, Zubeda Ukundimana, Davies Rotimi, Sneha Gupta

“…Based on these findings, it is recommended among others that the masses be sensitized on how to generate biogas from the biodegradable fraction of this MSW.…”
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Enhanced effects of slowly co-released TGF-β3 and BMP-2 from biomimetic calcium phosphate-coated silk fibroin scaffolds in the repair of osteochondral defects by Jiping Chen, Yanyi Wang, Tianyi Tang, Baochao Li, Banani Kundu, Subhas C. Kundu, Rui L. Reis, Xingnan Lin, Huang Li

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Introduced substrates trigger colonization by reef-associated fish in a degraded coastal system. by Maryann S Watson, Jon Dickson, Oscar Franken, Laura L Govers, Tjisse van der Heide, Sterre Witte, Britas Klemens Eriksson

“…We experimentally introduced hard substrates that were either historically common in a soft sediment-dominated ecosystem, or are mimicking these substrates with biodegradable material, and monitored the substrates for mobile species use (fish and invertebrates). …”
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Determination of Biological Treatability Processes of Textile Wastewater and Implementation of a Fuzzy Logic Model by Harun Akif Kabuk, Yasar Avsar, S. Levent Kuzu, Fatih Ilhan, Kubra Ulucan

“…Due to the refractory organic contents of textile wastewater that has a low biodegradability capacity, ozonation was implemented as an advanced oxidation process prior to the MBR system to increase the biodegradability of the wastewater. …”
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Virus-Mimicking Polymer Nanocomplexes Co-Assembling HCV E1E2 and Core Proteins with TLR 7/8 Agonist—Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vivo Activity by Thomas R. Fuerst, Alexander Marin, Sarah Jeong, Liudmila Kulakova, Raman Hlushko, Katrina Gorga, Eric A. Toth, Nevil J. Singh, Alexander K. Andrianov

“…With this objective, the two antigens were non-covalently assembled with an immunostimulant (TLR 7/8 agonist) into virus-mimicking polymer nanocomplexes (VMPNs) using a biodegradable synthetic polyphosphazene delivery vehicle. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Niobium Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, Applications in Health Sciences, and Future Challenges by Muhammad Usman Khalid, Austeja Rudokaite, Alessandro Marcio Hakme da Silva, Monika Kirsnyte-Snioke, Arunas Stirke, Wanessa C. M. A. Melo

“…Despite these advantages, challenges remain regarding the biodegradability and long-term retention of NbNPs in biological systems. …”
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Analyzing solid waste management practices for the hotel industry by S.T. Pham Phu, M.G. Hoang, T. Fujiwara

“…Whereby, the higher size of the hotels, the higher percentage of biodegradable and less proportion of recyclable waste. …”
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Characteristics and treatment modes of industrial wastewater in new energy vehicles industrial park by LI Dian, WANG Xun, LIU Yingming

“…The pollutants of new energy vehicles wastewater was complex, toxic and difficult to be directly biodegraded. The wastewater mainly contained pollutants such as surfactants, mineral oil, phosphate and heavy metal. …”
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Production of Biogas from Bio-Degradable Municipal Solid Waste – A Way of Resource Recovery. by Atatiru, Faiza

“…According to recent study done on the characterisation of MSW in Kabale Municipality, 100kgs of MSW was considered for the study. 87% of the total this MSW composed of biodegradable component. These included food wastes, garden trimmings, paper waste, wood wastes and other biodegradable components having 0.5%, 94.2%, 2.3%, 0.3% and 2.7% respectively of the total biodegradable components. …”
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Amphiphilic Poly(3-hydroxy alkanoate)s: Potential Candidates for Medical Applications by Baki Hazer

“…Poly(3-hydroxy alkanoate)s, PHAs, have been very attractive as biomaterials due to their biodegradability and biocompatibility. These hydrophobic natural polyesters, PHAs, need to have hydrophilic character particularly for drug delivery systems. …”
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Microplastics in agricultural soils: sources and microbial remediation approaches by Nataliia Tkachuk, Liubov Zelena, Yaroslav Novikov

“…In Ukraine, the level of contamination of agricultural soils with microplastics, the impact of toxicants on the biofilm formation by soil microorganisms-biodegraders on the surface of microplastics (with attention to sulfate-reducing bacteria) have not been determined and further research on this issue is needed. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Bamboo Fiber–Reinforced PLA Polymer Composites: A Critical Study by K. Nirmal Kumar, P. Dinesh Babu, Raviteja Surakasi, P. Manoj Kumar, P. Ashokkumar, Rashid Khan, Adel Alfozan, Dawit Tafesse Gebreyohannes

“…In the past few years, a new passion for the growth of biodegradable polymers based on elements derived from natural sources has been getting much attention. …”
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