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Sustainable antibacterial collagen composites with silver nanowires for resistive pressure sensor applications
(Elsevier, 2023-11)
Considering the circular economy and the increasing need of smart materials for the digitalization of society, it is essential that these materials are based on bio-resources. Thus, in order to replace synthetic by natural ...
Exploring ionic liquid-laden metal-organic framework composite materials as hybrid electrolytes in metal (ion) batteries
(Frontiers Media, 2022-09)
This review focuses on the combination of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and ionic liquids (ILs) to obtain composite materials to be used as solid electrolytes in metal-ion battery applications. Benefiting from the ...
Exploring chemical reactions to enhance thermal and dispersion stability of kraft and organosolv lignin
(Elsevier, 2024-04)
Lignin has been overlooked and used as a waste for long due to its complex and partially hydrophobic structure. Many efforts have been carried out to overcome these deficiencies and apply it as a high-value product, which ...
A feasibility study of the installation of a modular bioreactor inside a chemical scrubber at a wastewater treatment plant
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
Chemical scrubbing and biofiltration are well-established technologies for treating contaminated pollutants generated at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Nevertheless, the growing need to reduce the ecological footprint ...
Spatio-seasonal patterns of the impact of wastewater treatment plant effluents on antibiotic resistance in river sediments
(Elsevier, 2023-02)
There is a growing concern about the risk of antibiotic resistance emergence and dissemination in the environment. Here, we evaluated the spatio-seasonal patterns of the impact of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents ...
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 ...
The versatility of collagen and chitosan: From food to biomedical applications
(Elsevier, 2021-07)
Biodegradable polymers obtained from renewable resources, such as chitosan and collagen, are sustainable alternatives to develop environmentally friendly materials. Due to their abundance, biocompatibility and antimicrobial ...
The challenge of education for sustainability in higher education: key themes and competences within the University of the Basque Country
(Frontiers Media, 2023-07)
Introduction: One of the major challenges for higher education institutions in the last decade has been (and will continue to be) the integration of sustainability into their curricula and the development of sustainability ...
Advanced and traditional processing of thermoplastic polyurethane waste
(Elsevier, 2022-04)
In this work different ways to valorise discarded ear tags made of TPU from livestock sector were studied. This singular residue does not require separation from other plastics like other industrial and urbane wastes, which ...
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 ...