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Modification of Pea Starch and Dextrin Polymers with Isocyanate Functional Groups
(MDPI, 2018-09)
Pea starch and dextrin polymers were modified through the unequal reactivity of isocyanate groups in isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) monomer. The presence of both urethane and isocyanate functionalities in starch and dextrin ...
3D printing of customized all-starch tablets with combined release kinetics
(Elsevier, 2022-06-25)
[EN] Starch-based tablets with tailored releases were prepared by 3D printing using a hydrophobic drug. The importance of the origin of the excipient in the inks and tablets was analyzed. Besides, the effect of the geometry ...
Design of a Waterborne Polyurethane-Urea Ink for Direct Ink Writing 3D Printing
(MDPI, 2021-06-14)
In this work, polycaprolactone–polyethylene glycol (PCL–PEG) based waterborne polyurethane–urea (WBPUU) inks have been developed for an extrusion-based 3D printing technology. The WBPUU, synthesized from an optimized ratio ...
Integral Valorization of Grape Pomace for Antioxidant Pickering Emulsions
(MDPI, 2023-05-08)
Full harnessing of grape pomace (GP) agricultural waste for the preparation of antioxidant Pickering emulsions is presented herein. Bacterial cellulose (BC) and polyphenolic extract (GPPE) were both prepared from GP. ...
Influence of Process Parameters in Graphene Oxide Obtention on the Properties of Mechanically Strong Alginate Nanocomposites
(MDPI, 2020-02-28)
Sodium alginate, a biopolymer extracted from brown algae, has shown great potential for many applications, mainly due to its remarkable biocompatibility and biodegradability. To broaden its fields of applications and improve ...
Superabsorbent bacterial cellulose spheres biosynthesized from winery by-products as natural carriers for fertilizers
(Elsevier, 2021-11-30)
[EN]Soil contamination, sustainable management of water resources and controlled release of agrochemicals are the main challenges of modern agriculture. In this work, the synthesis of sphere-like bacterial cellulose (BC) ...
Two different incorporation routes of cellulose nanocrystals in waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites
(Elsevier, 2016-03)
The renewability, availability and low-cost of eco-friendly cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), have gaining attention for nanocomposites preparation due to their unique properties in the nanoscale and their water dispersibility, ...
Shape-memory properties of crosslinked biobased polyurethanes
(2016-03-25)
Biobased crosslinked polyurethanes were synthesized and characterized as shape-memory polymers. Both the macrodiol and the diisocyanate were derived from renewable sources; the first one from castor oil, and the second one ...
3D printed alginate-cellulose nanofibers based patches for local curcumin administration
(Elsevier, 2021-07)
Alginate and nanocellulose are potential biomaterials to be employed as bioinks for three-dimensional (3D) printing. Alginate-cellulose nanofibers (A-CNF) formulations with CNF amounts up to 5 wt% were developed and ...
Furan-containing biobased polyurethane nanofibers: A new versatile and green support clickable via Diels-Alder reaction
(Elsevier, 2022-09)
A new biobased polyurethane formulation containing furan was synthesized and subsequently functionalized and de-functionalized via Diels-Alder and retro Diels-Alder reactions. Furan was inserted in the backbone polymer ...