Catalysts for Transesterification of Vegetable Oils: A Review by C. U. Nwuche, R. U. Duru, O. Achugasim, O. J. Abayeh

“… The transesterification of vegetable oils is a critical process in the production of biodiesel, a renewable and biodegradable alternative to fossil fuels. This process involves the substitution of alcohols for ester groups in triglycerides, facilitated by catalysts that significantly influence reaction efficiency and biodiesel quality. …”
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Native Cyclodextrin-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Synthesis, Characterization, and Potential Applications in Food Industry by Siddanth Saxena, Manuel J. Lis

“…The cyclodextrin MOF does possess edible, biocompatible, as well as biodegradable characteristics and due to these reasons, they have gained attention from researchers in the food industry. …”
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Using pineapple leaf fiber as a sustainable future textile by Inty N., Deny A., Mein K., Indah C.A., Alvi L., Villalon Adiza

“…The textiles of the future are environmentally friendly textiles that are non-biodegradable. These textiles can be produced from natural plant fibers. …”
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(Bio)degradable Ionomeric Polyurethanes Based on Xanthan: Synthesis, Properties, and Structure by T. V. Travinskaya, A. N. Brykova, Yu. V. Savelyev, N. V. Babkina, V. I. Shtompel

“…It has been shown that the introduction of Xa not only imparts the biodegradability property to polyurethane, but also improves the mechanical properties.…”
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Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Fabricated via Bioextrusion for Tissue Engineering Applications by Marco Domingos, Dinuccio Dinucci, Stefania Cometa, Michele Alderighi, Paulo Jorge Bártolo, Federica Chiellini

“…The most promising approach in Tissue Engineering involves the seeding of porous, biocompatible/biodegradable scaffolds, with donor cells to promote tissue regeneration. …”
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Reversibly thermosecreting and convertible lubricative oil-in-water mixtures using multiple hydrogen bonding interactions by Qianhui Zhou, Mingfei Li, Weiyan Yu, Yunjing Wang, Yujie Yang, Jingcheng Hao, Lu Xu

“…Here we show that very stable oil-in-water mixtures can be created even at very high oil volume fractions by building multiple, high-strength hydrogen bonding interactions between water and a biocompatible and biodegradable oil trimethylolpropane trioleate, which make the oil molecules at the contact interface behave as pseudo-surfactants with ultrahigh interfacial activity. …”
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Macroporous scaffolds based on biomass polymers and their applications in wound healing by Daqian Gao, William D. Shipman, Yaping Sun, Joshua Zev Glahn, Leleda Beraki, Henry C. Hsia

“…Sustainable biomass materials derived from renewable sources in nature have emerged as promising alternatives to petroleum-based polymers for medical applications and tissue engineering due to their abundance, biodegradability, and environmental friendliness. In tissue engineering, interconnected macropores within biomaterials are crucial as they provide space and interfaces for cells, enhancing permeability for nutrient and waste transport. …”
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Antioxidant Activity of Combination Simplicia and Extract of Avocado Peel (Persea americana Mill.) and Lime Peel (Citrus aurantifolia) by Elsa Dwi Rahayuningrum, Nur Masyithah Zamruddin, Fajar Prasetya

“… The avocado peel (Persea americana Mill.) and lime peel (Citrus aurantifolia) are biodegradable waste materials that contain antioxidant activities. …”
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Intravitreal Devices for the Treatment of Vitreous Inflammation by John B. Christoforidis, Susie Chang, Angela Jiang, Jillian Wang, Colleen M. Cebulla

“…The use of nonbiodegradable devices such as polyvinyl alcohol-ethylene vinyl acetate polymers and polysulfone capillary fibers, and biodegradable devices such as polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, and polylactic-co-glycolic acid, polycaprolactones, and polyanhydrides are reviewed. …”
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Development of a mussel-inspired conductive graphene coated cotton yarn for wearable sensors by Guanliang He, Chuang Zhu, Yuze Shi, Yingjia Yu, Yi Wu, Constantinos Soutis, Le Cao, Xuqing Liu

“…Herein, we produce a flexible polydopamine (PDA)-modified cotton yarn via a simple dip-coating process using a self-made sodium deoxycholate (SDC)-modified graphene dispersion, avoiding non-biodegradable, corrosion-prone metallic coatings. The resulting sensor exhibits low electrical resistance (as low as 21.1Ω ± 0.2/cm), high bending sensitivity (resistance change rate of 3.557 ± 0.002 for bending ranges from 40% to 100%), and outstanding durability over 2,000 flexural bending cycles. …”
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Branched PLGA derivatives with tailored drug delivery properties by Snejdrova Eva, Podzimek Stepan, Martiska Juraj, Holas Ondrej, Dittrich Milan

“…We introduce a new class of branched poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) derivatives as promising biodegradable carriers for prolonged or targeted drug release systems, employed as thin adhesive films, solid dispersions, in situ forming implants or nanoparticles. …”
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Reduction reactions dominate the interactions between Mg alloys and cells: Understanding the mechanisms by Jua Kim, Jeremy L. Gilbert, William W. Lv, Ping Du, Haobo Pan

“…Magnesium (Mg) alloys are popular biodegradable metals studied for orthopedic and cardiovascular applications, mainly because Mg ions are essential trace elements known to promote angiogenesis and osteogenesis. …”
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Highly efficient construction of monkey blastoid capsules from aged somatic cells by Junmo Wu, Tianao Shao, Zengli Tang, Gaojing Liu, Zhuoyao Li, Yuxi Shi, Yu Kang, Jiawei Zuo, Bo Zhao, Guangyu Hu, Jiaqi Liu, Weizhi Ji, Lei Zhang, Yuyu Niu

“…We also introduce a hydrogel-based microfluidics platform for the scalable and reproducible production of size-adjustable, biodegradable blastoid capsules, providing a stable 3D structure and mechanical protection. …”
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Effect of chitosan–tungsten composite coating obtained by electrophoretic deposition on the corrosion resistance of Ni–Ti alloy in physiological medium by José Anderson Machado Oliveira, Thales Gomes Araujo, Josiane Dantas Costa, Arthur Filgueira de Almeida, Ana Regina Nascimento Campos, Renato Alexandre Costa de Santana

“…Chitosan-based composite coatings can be applied to improve the properties of Ni–Ti alloys due to their excellent properties, such as low toxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and good film-forming ability. In this work, the chitosan–tungsten composite (Chit–W) was evaluated as a protective coating for Ni–Ti alloy in a physiological medium (Ringer's solution). …”
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Molecular Design of Novel Chemicals for Iron Sulfide Scale Removal by Abdulmujeeb T. Onawole, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Hassan I. Nimir, Musa E. M. Ahmed, Mohammed A. Saad

“…Moreover, the use of biodegradable environmentally friendly chemicals reduces the cost compared to the conventional removal process. …”
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Lentinan-functionalized PBAE-G-nanodiamonds as an adjuvant to induce cGAS-STING pathway-mediated macrophage activation and immune enhancement by Zhiqiang Zhang, Li Wang, Xia Ma, Hui Wang

“…A series of biodegradable nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems have been designed utilizing poly(β-amino ester)-guanidine-phenylboronic acid (PBAE-G) polymers. …”
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Tumor microenvironment-responsive hyperbranched polymers for controlled drug delivery by Yuqiong Guo, Xinni He, Gareth R. Williams, Yue Zhou, Xinying Liao, Ziyi Xiao, Cuiyun Yu, Yang Liu

“…Moreover, their large intramolecular cavities, high biocompatibility, biodegradability, and targeting properties render them very suitable for anti-tumor drug delivery. …”
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Acrylated Biopolymers Derived via Epoxidation and Subsequent Acrylation of Vegetable Oils by Yee Heng Ho, Anupreetha Parthiban, Min Chyong Thian, Zhen Hong Ban, Parthiban Siwayanan

“…Chemically modified vegetable oils have become commercially attractive nowadays because they can be utilized as specialized components for the production of bioplasticizers and biopolymers due to their characteristics as being inexpensive, nontoxic, biodegradable, and renewable products. Due to the presence of unsaturation sites in the vegetable oils, they can be chemically modified and transformed into polymeric monomers such as acrylated epoxidized vegetable oils through well-known processes like epoxidation and acrylation processes. …”
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Distribution and Bioconcentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Water and Fishes by Haiyan Li, Yong Ran

“…Particulate organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, biodegradable DOC (BDOC), and chlorophyll a were measured. …”
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Design and Development of False Ceiling Board Using Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) Composite Reinforced with False Banana Fibres and Filled with Sawdust by Yerdawu Zeleke, Gideon K. Rotich

“…The aim was to develop a light weight and good strength performance false ceiling board using raw materials that are fully biodegradable including sawdust, thus solving the problem of its disposal. …”
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