The interest in the production of novel polymer/active compound composites has increased over time as a response to the main issues encountered in the pharmaceutical field. Nowadays, polymeric carriers are employed to ...

In the last years, scientists and engineers have designed a wide range of polymeric systems capable responding to internal or external stimuli. There is a great range of responsive polymers that are sensitive to different ...

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing process by means of which three-dimensional objects can be manufactured using a laser beam to selectively sinter powder particles. Many are the advantages of ...

Nowadays, the development of plant-based systems to replace or reduce the utilization of synthetic materials has been receiving significant attention, in view to fulfil consumers demand natural products in all the ...

Air pollution measurement networks are meant to monitor the concentration of the primary pollutants. This type of infrastructures can be installed in urban areas in order to have an overall view of the environmental ...

Climate change is pushing to rethink the paradigm of anthropic activities. From a society strongly based on fossil fuels and their exploitation, there are many initiatives that aim at a transition towards sustainable energy ...