Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Siwen Bi, Hao Pan, Vincenzo Barinelli, Breanne Eriksen, Shania Ruiz, Margaret J. Sobkowicz
Summary: Biobased and biodegradable polymers offer a promising solution to agricultural plastics issues, but their application is hindered by cost and mechanical properties. This study explores the performance of multi-layer fertilizer-infused mulch papers, finding that they enhance tear propagation resistance and biodegradation resistance.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Hongjuan Li, Siyuan Xu, Jing Li, Yanyan Tu, Xiaohong Li, Yingfeng Tu, Jianhua Li, Yatao Wang, Zhiping Li
Summary: The study describes the synthesis of a environmentally-friendly biodegradable all polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer with tunable properties through a cascade polycondensation-coupling ring-opening polymerization (PROP) method. The copolyesters have randomly distributed segments in the main chains and exhibit controlled properties as the feeding content of COBTs increases.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bo Sun, Jie Zhang, Maolin Wang, Shixiang Yu, Yao Xu, Shuheng Tian, Zirui Gao, Dequan Xiao, Guosheng Liu, Wu Zhou, Meng Wang, Ding Ma
Summary: The authors developed a two-step catalytic process to convert PLA into methyl methacrylate, achieving sustainable valorization of waste PLA and reducing CO2 emissions.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Bhausaheb S. Rajput, Thien An Phung Hai, Natasha R. Gunawan, Marissa Tessman, Nitin Neelakantan, Gordon B. Scofield, Jose Brizuela, Anton A. Samoylov, Miheer Modi, Jenna Shepherd, Amal Patel, Robert S. Pomeroy, Naser Pourahmady, Stephen P. Mayfield, Michael D. Burkart
Summary: In the development of renewable polyurethanes, the preparation of low viscosity polyester-polyols has been a challenge. This study successfully prepared low viscosity polyols by mixing various bio-based monomers. The resulting thermoplastic polyurethanes displayed excellent physical and mechanical properties and demonstrated good biodegradability in compost environments.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chenxia Tang, Zhiyu Xue, Shijie Weng, Wenjie Wang, Hongmei Shen, Yong Xiang, Le Liu, Xiaoli Peng
Summary: This study designed a biodegradable polyester solid polymer electrolyte with a wide electrochemical window, high ionic conductivity, and good interfacial stability. This offers new possibilities for the development of matrix materials for environmentally friendly lithium metal solid-state batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xinru You, Liying Wang, Li Wang, Jun Wu
Summary: Researchers successfully polymerized salicylic acid, a functional component of aspirin, into poly (salicylic acid) to create prickly nanoparticles that are non-toxic to normal and cancer cells, and inhibit tumor growth. Drug-loaded prickly nanoparticles exhibit high blood vessel penetration, tumor penetration, and tumor accumulation, achieving significant tumor inhibition without side effects.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Vincenzo Titone, Antonio Correnti, Francesco Paolo La Mantia
Summary: The study demonstrates that moisture content influences the processing and mechanical properties of biodegradable polyester, with absorbed water leading to increased elongation at break and slight reductions in elastic modulus and tensile strength.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Harshit Agarwal, La'Darious J. Quinn, Sahana C. Walter, Thomas J. Polaske, Douglas H. Chang, Sean P. Palecek, Helen E. Blackwell, David M. Lynn
Summary: We report a design method for slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) that are biodegradable, edible, or generally regarded to be biocompatible. The approach involves infusion of lubricating oils, including food oils, into nanofiber-based mats, resulting in durable and biodegradable SLIPS that prevent fouling and can release molecular cargo at controlled rates.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Deteng Zhang, Honghao Zheng, Keyu Geng, Jianhua Shen, Xue Feng, Peifang Xu, Yiyuan Duan, Yifan Li, Ronghuan Wu, Zhongru Gou, Changyou Gao
Summary: Biodegradable polymer microparticles with hierarchical textures were fabricated in this study, with the surface microstructures stabilized against annealing and enhanced cell-material interaction through dopamine deposition. These microspheres significantly promoted bone regeneration in vivo, as confirmed by various analyses.
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jinal U. Pothupitiya, Christy Zheng, W. Mark Saltzman
Summary: This article reviews the use of biodegradable polyesters for drug-loaded implants, discussing their properties, formulation techniques, release mechanisms, and clinical applications. Drug delivery implants provide safe and sustained drug release with high bioavailability and low toxicity. Depending on the design and deployment site, they can offer localized or systemic drug release. Polyester-based implants represent an important class of controlled release technologies due to their long history of use and are the largest category of drug delivery implants tested or approved for human use.
EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG DELIVERY
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Moritz Kranzlein, Stefanie Pongratz, Jonas Bruckmoser, Brigita Bratic, Jonas Martin Breitsameter, Bernhard Rieger
Summary: Utilizing turpentine oil as a renewable feedstock, researchers successfully synthesized biobased and biodegradable polyesters as an alternative to fossil-based polymers. The study explored the transformation of different components of turpentine oil to obtain various lactones and diols, which were then polymerized to produce promising polyesters. The thermal analysis of these polyesters revealed excellent thermal properties.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rebecca V. McQuillan, Geoffrey W. Stevens, Kathryn A. Mumford
Summary: This study demonstrates the effective encapsulation of water-soluble fertilizers using liquid marble (LM) technology. By fabricating polymeric shells of varying compositions and thicknesses, the release properties of the marbles can be controlled and adjusted to meet different application needs. A kinetic model is implemented to accurately simulate and predict the release characteristics.
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Duanduan Cong, Wenyuan Qi, Xiaohui Liu, Xiaoyu Xu, Lingyun Dong, Wei Xue, Kexin Li
Summary: This study aimed to compare the pharmacokinetic characteristics of enteric-coated sustained-release (EcSr) aspirin tablets with enteric-coated (Ec) aspirin tablets in healthy Chinese participants. The results showed that EcSr aspirin tablets had less inter-individual variation in release and absorption, and meals had no significant effect on their pharmacokinetics.
DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oana Gherasim, Valentina Grumezescu, Stefan Andrei Irimiciuc
Summary: Due to the life-threatening side effects of microbial infections, conventional anti-infective therapy is not sufficient. This has led to the urgent need for advanced antimicrobials and antimicrobial devices. The development of biostatic or biocide agents and biomaterials using biopolymers has been successful in overcoming these limitations. Biopolymers have attractive properties and can be used as carriers for drug delivery and can be processed in different forms for modern anti-infective applications.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daniel H. Weinland, Kevin van der Maas, Yue Wang, Bruno Bottega Pergher, Robert-Jan van Putten, Bing Wang, Gert-Jan M. Gruter
Summary: This study presents an innovative synthesis strategy to overcome the low reactivity of secondary diols in polyester synthesis, enabling the production of fully biobased polyesters with high molecular weights. The addition of an aryl alcohol during esterification promotes chain growth and facilitates the formation of high molecular weight polyesters. This method has broad applicability for aliphatic polyesters based on isosorbide and isomannide, and could be a significant step towards the commercialization of fully biobased, rigid polyesters.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Indranil Chakraborty, Suryasarathi Bose, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: With the increasing usage of electronic gadgets, Electromagnetic (EM) pollution has become a pressing concern. A lightweight and flexible shield is in huge demand to comply with modern electronics. In this study, designer core-shell porous nanospheres (PNSs) are synthesized, and their composites with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are developed in ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) with excellent EM interference (EMI) shielding ability. The as-prepared Fe3O4 PNSs are coated with Ag by electroless deposition to enhance their effectiveness.
ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Arkodip Mandal, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: 4D bioprinting using water as a stimulus shows great potential in tissue engineering by addressing the challenges of smart hydrogels and cytocompatible stimuli.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Deepak Patil, Vibhanshu Golia, Maya Overland, Marshall Stoller, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: This study used the reactive ion etching (RIE) technique to create cicada wing-inspired nanotopography on commercially pure (CP) nitrile sheets and nitrile gloves for medical use. The etched nitrile surfaces showed reduced bacterial colonization and membrane damage against P. aeruginosa. These findings have implications in designing next-generation personal protective gear and other important applications in the age of antimicrobial resistance.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Monika Rajput, Sagar Nilawar, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: Porous PLA scaffolds were prepared by fused filament fabrication, and a silk fibroin-alginate (SF/Alg) blend hydrogel loaded with hMSCs was loaded into the scaffold's pores. The gel-loaded PLA scaffolds showed stability, significant enhancement of hMSC proliferation and viability, and higher osteogenic differentiation. This combination offers a promising route for enhancing the bioactivity of 3D-printed PLA scaffolds.
REGENERATIVE ENGINEERING AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sushma Indrakumar, Akshat Joshi, Tapan Kumar Dash, Vivek Mishra, Bharat Tandon, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: The future of burn wound treatment lies in developing bioactive dressings for faster and more effective healing and regeneration. Silk fibroin (SF) hydrogels have proven regenerative abilities and are being explored as a burn wound dressing. A white light-responsive photopolymerization technique was adapted for gelation via photooxidation of tyrosine. The SF gel-incorporated dressing (SFD) fabricated using this technique showed moisture balance ability, cytocompatibility, and scarless healing in an in vivo test.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Biophysics
Deepak Patil, Sushma Kumari, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: This study presents an innovative spin-coating setup to generate nanotopography on 3D-printed polymer scaffolds, which exhibit excellent bactericidal and osteogenic activities. The nanostructured PLA surface showed a high bactericidal effect on P. aeruginosa and S. aureus, while also supporting pre-osteoblast attachment and proliferation. This work has important implications for engineering next-generation 3D printed bioactive tissue scaffolds.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Sumit Ghosh, Nitish Bibhanshu, Satyam Suwas, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: The fatigue life of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel can be significantly improved through surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT). SMAT induces surface nano-crystallization and increases the resistance to fatigue crack initiation and propagation. After SMAT, the crack initiation site moves from the surface to the sub-surface layer.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Nasera Rizwana, Namrata Maslekar, Kaushik Chatterjee, Yin Yao, Vipul Agarwal, Manasa Nune
Summary: This study developed a multimodal bioink that serves as both a cell carrier and a free radical scavenger for treating peripheral nerve injury. Good printability of the bioink and shape fidelity of the bioprinted structure were achieved using a dual crosslinking method. A cell viability study demonstrated that the cells remained compatible and viable even after the printing process.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Snigdha Roy Barman, Pratik Gavit, Saswat Chowdhury, Kaushik Chatterjee, Amit Nain
Summary: Water pollution is a growing threat, and 3D printing technology shows promise in wastewater treatment. It allows for the fabrication of customized ultrathin membranes and various membrane components, highlighting its unique advantages and potential applications.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sriram Bharath Gugulothu, Sonal Asthana, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: Three-dimensional bioprinting technologies using photopolymerizable bioinks have gained significant attention for their ability to recreate complex structures with high resolution, mechanical stability, and suitable printing conditions for cell encapsulation. These technologies offer better understanding of tumor microenvironment and platforms for drug screening in cancer research.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Parul Yadav, Rahul Shah, Anindo Roy, Sibani Jani, Kaushik Chatterjee, Deepak Kumar Saini
Summary: This study elucidates the role of scaffold architecture in the cellular senescence program, by observing the differences in cellular responses, it is found that three-dimensional scaffolds can significantly alter cell size and induce senescence compared to two-dimensional culture formats.
Article
Polymer Science
Deepak Patil, Vibhanshu Golia, Maya Overland, Marshall Stoller, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: This study demonstrates the fabrication of cicada wing-inspired nanotopography on nitrile surfaces using reactive ion etching. The etched surfaces effectively minimized bacterial colonization by inducing membrane damage.
Review
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Akshat Joshi, Saswat Choudhury, Sonal Asthana, Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam, Uma Nambiar, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: The latest advancements in 4D fabrication techniques have proved beneficial in creating customized and self-fitting structures that can improve the treatment of nerve injuries. These techniques offer the potential for dynamic implants that can overcome the drawbacks of traditional approaches and improve patient outcomes.
BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Sumit Ghosh, Sushma Indrakumar, Santanu Ghosh, Vasanth Gopal, Sagar Nilawar, Geetha Manivasagam, Jayanth S. Kesave, Satyam Suwas, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: This study investigates the effects of surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) on 316L stainless steel implants fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM). The results show that SMAT can improve the corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and biological performance of the implants in in vitro and in vivo environments.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anindo Roy, Deepak Patil, Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda, Kaushik Chatterjee
Summary: This study investigates the antibacterial and antibiofouling properties of bioinspired high aspect ratio nanostructures generated on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) surfaces. The results show that these structures effectively neutralize Gram-negative bacterial contamination but are unable to inactivate Gram-positive cells. The clustering of the soft, flexible tall nanopillars enhances the stiffness of the structures, and external capillary forces improve the killing efficiency. Additionally, experimental and computational investigations demonstrate the durability of the nanostructured surfaces against daily life forces.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
