DAMONTE , Giacomo

In this work, the development of nanocomposite systems based on reduced graphite oxide (rGO) was combined with the development of crosslinked materials characterized by dynamic covalent bonds, i.e., a covalent associative network, starting from ad-hoc synthesized hydroxyl terminated polycaprolactone (PCL-OH). The crosslinking reaction was...

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: This work aims at improving and disclosing new properties of films based on polylactic acid (PLA) and a star-shaped polycaprolactone (PCL). Indeed, previous works demonstrated that the presence of ad-hoc synthesized PCL, characterized by low molecular weight and carboxyl end groups (coded as PCL-COOH), improves the elongation at break of the...

Vitrimers represent an environmentally friendly class of materials, which behave like thermosets at room temperature but exhibit thermoplastic flow behavior when heated, making them processable and recyclable, thus extending material life and reducing waste. However, to fully meet the current demand for a sustainable economy, biodegradability...

Vitrimers represent an environmentally friendly class of materials, which behave like thermosets at room temperature but exhibit thermoplastic flow behavior when heated, making them processable and recyclable, thus extending material life and reducing waste. However, to fully meet the current demand for a sustainable economy, biodegradability...

The development of this work lies in the relevant interest in epoxy resins, which, despite their wide use, do not meet the requirements for sustainable materials. Therefore, the proposed approach considers the need to develop environmentally friendly systems, in terms of both the starting material and the synthetic method applied as well as in...

: Polylactic acid (PLA), a polymer derived from renewable resources, is gaining increasing attention in the development of biomedical devices due to its cost-effectiveness, low immunogenicity, and biodegradability. However, its inherent hydrophobicity remains a problem, leading to poor cell adhesion features. On this basis, the aim of this work...