Recent Advances on Electroconductive Hydrogels Used in Heart Repair and Regeneration by Xu Yan, Huan Sun, Ping Yang

“…Electroconductive hydrogels (EHs) are prepared from synthetic or natural biodegradable polymers and conductive components that could partially restore the myocardial/ventricular electromechanical coupling and synchronized heartbeats. …”
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Valorization of passion fruit: development, characterization and optimization of biodegradable edible films by Maria Clara Coutinho Macedo, Viviane Dias Medeiros Silva, Camila Gonçalves Rodrigues, Débora Tamires Vitor Pereira, Maria Aparecida Vieira Teixeira Garcia, Christiano Vieira Pires, Camila Argenta Fante

“…As for biodegradability, the film obtained an average mass loss of 92.77 ± 4.28%, being a great alternative to the use of non-biodegradable polymers. The films showed acceptable degree of plasticization, which was favored by intermolecular interactions between the components of the flour, starch and glycerol.…”
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An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite Films by Mashael Nasser Alshabanat, Murefah M. AL-Anazy

“…Eco-friendly polymer nanocomposite films were synthesized using biodegradable polymers of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol as polymeric matrices and carbon black nanoparticles as the reinforcement. …”
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Natural Fibre-Reinforced Biofoams by Anne Bergeret, Jean Charles Benezet

“…Starches and polylactic acids (PLAs) represent the main biobased and biodegradable polymers with potential industrial availability in the next decades for “bio” foams applications. …”
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Properties of Raphia Palm Interspersed Fibre Filled High Density Polyethylene by Henry C. Obasi

“…Blends of nonbiodegradable and biodegradable polymers can promote a reduction in the volume of plastic waste when they undergo partial degradation. …”
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Porous Biodegradable Metals for Hard Tissue Scaffolds: A Review by A. H. Yusop, A. A. Bakir, N. A. Shaharom, M. R. Abdul Kadir, H. Hermawan

“…Metals that can degrade in physiological environment, namely, biodegradable metals, are proposed as potential materials for hard tissue scaffolding where biodegradable polymers are often considered as having poor mechanical properties. …”
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Sustainability and innovation in 3D printing: Outlook and trends by Muhammad Ali Saqib, Muhammad Sohail Abbas, Hiroyuki Tanaka

“…The properties, applications, and challenges of sustainable materials, such as biodegradable polymers and recyclable plastics, are thoroughly examined. …”
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Freeze-Drying Microencapsulation of <i>Ruellia tuberosa</i> L. Extracts: A Comparative Study Using Different Polymers as Encapsulants by Firza Rajasa Gunawan, Siti Mariyah Ulfa, Anna Safitri

“…Therefore, freeze-drying microencapsulation with biodegradable polymers is a viable method for delivering the health benefits of R. tuberosa L. extracts, yielding a convenient powder form suitable for drug delivery systems.…”
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Structure-Processing-Property Relationship of Poly(Glycolic Acid) for Drug Delivery Systems 1: Synthesis and Catalysis by Vineet Singh, Meena Tiwari

“…The success in this area is basically due to biodegradable polymers. Although conventional systems of drug delivery utilizing the natural and semisynthetic polymers so long but synthetic polymer gains success in the controlled drug delivery area due to better degradation profile and controlled network and functionality. …”
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Polymers for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by Yunfeng Zhu, Haibin Xu, Chaoyan Yu, Wenting Jiang, Xiaowen Hou, Mingyue Ma, Ji Wu

“…Due to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, polymers have been widely used as drug delivery carriers in various fields including cancer therapy and wound healing. …”
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Enhanced optical properties of chitosan polymer doped with orange peel dye investigated via UV–Vis and FTIR analysis by Dyari M. Mamand, Dana S. Muhammad, Shujahadeen B. Aziz, Peshawa O. Hama, Bandar A. Al-Asbahi, Abdullah A. A. Ahmed, Jamal Hassan

“…Abstract The current research aims to determine the impact of orange peel dye (OPD), an eco-friendly addition, on the optical properties of biodegradable polymers. This study investigates the enhancement of optical properties in solid electrolytes based on chitosan (CS) and glycerol, with varying OPD concentrations. …”
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Newly isolated halotolerant Gordonia terrae S-LD serves as a microbial cell factory for the bioconversion of used soybean oil into polyhydroxybutyrate by Song Xu, Ruiqin Han, Lidan Tao, Zhipeng Zhang, Junfei Gao, Xinyuan Wang, Wei Zhao, Xiaoxia Zhang, Zhiyong Huang

“…Abstract Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a class of biodegradable polymers generally used by prokaryotes as carbon sources and for energy storage. …”
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Antifungal Activity of Gelatin-Tapioca Starch Film and Coating Containing Copper Nanoparticles against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Causing Anthracnose by Vinh Tien Nguyen, My-Sam Dang-Thi, Khanh Son Trinh

“…This study thus demonstrated the potential applications of composite coatings using biodegradable polymers that contain CuNPs in postharvest protecting fruits from phytopathogenic fungi.…”
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Optimization of Lactic Acid Production from Pineapple By-Products and an Inexpensive Nitrogen Source Using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 4O8 by Joel Romial Ngouénam, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, Chancel Hector Momo Kenfack, Edith Marius Foko Kouam, François Zambou Ngoufack

“…Lactic acid (LA) is used in food, cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries and has recently attracted much attention in the production of biodegradable polymers. The expensive substances including carbon and nitrogen sources involved in its fermentative synthesis and the increasing market demand of LA have prompted scientists to look for inexpensive raw materials from which it can be produced. …”
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Evaluating cutinase from Fusarium oxysporum as a biocatalyst for the degradation of nine synthetic polymer by Maycon Vinicius Damasceno de Oliveira, Gabriel Calandrini, Clauber Henrique Souza da Costa, Carlos Gabriel da Silva de Souza, Cláudio Nahum Alves, José Rogério A. Silva, Anderson H. Lima, Jerônimo Lameira

“…Therefore, cutinases and PETase are interconnected through their biological similarity in biodegrading polymers. We demonstrated that important conserved regions, such as the Ser-Asp-His catalytic triad, exist in the enzyme’s catalytic site and that all Cut enzymes from different organisms have the same region to couple with the polymer structures.…”
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