PMID- 36772077
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230213
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 3
DP  - 2023 Feb 3
TI  - Exploring the Surface Potential of Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Composite 
      Supports on the Collagen Contamination Level.
LID - 10.3390/polym15030776 [doi]
LID - 776
AB  - With a significant number of features (namely being multipurpose, inexpensive and 
      durable), thermoplastic polymers, most often named plastics, are part of our 
      daily routine, with an increasing production over the last decade. Among them, 
      polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and 
      polypropylene (PP) are distinguished as the five most commonly used plastics in 
      various fields, mainly in the packaging industry. Even if it is difficult to 
      imagine the world without plastics, the boosted plastic assembly comes with huge 
      plastic waste, creating a number of challenges, as the most important threat for 
      our environment, but also opportunities for recycling. Currently, a special 
      attention is dedicated on how to improve the current recycling methods or to find 
      new ones, since the quality of recycled plastics and potential chemical or 
      biological contaminations are two problematic aspects. Understanding the 
      properties of each thermoplastic polymer and the interaction with possible 
      contaminants may be the key for an efficient recycling process. The aim of this 
      paper was to evaluate the surface behaviour of different composite supports based 
      on recycled PET before and after interaction with collagen (used as a biological 
      contaminant). The surface contamination bias of PET supports was studied through 
      different techniques: scanning electron microscopy (SEM), water uptake through 
      swelling studies, contact angle measurements and attenuated total 
      reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR).
FAU - Epure, Elena-Luiza
AU  - Epure EL
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8750-8947
AD  - Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Gheorghe Asachi 
      Technical University, Mangeron Bd., 700454 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Cojocaru, Florina Daniela
AU  - Cojocaru FD
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8076-6414
AD  - Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine, Grigore T. 
      Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 9-13 M. Kogalniceanu Street, 
      700454 Iasi, Romania.
AD  - Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and 
      Pharmacy of Iasi, 9-13 M. Kogalniceanu Street, 700454 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Aradoaei, Mihaela
AU  - Aradoaei M
AD  - Electrical Engineering Faculty, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 67 
      Prof. Dimitrie Mangeron Bd., 700050 Iasi, Romania.
AD  - ALL GREEN SRL, 8 G. Cosbuc Street, 700470 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Ciobanu, Romeo Cristian
AU  - Ciobanu RC
AD  - Electrical Engineering Faculty, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 67 
      Prof. Dimitrie Mangeron Bd., 700050 Iasi, Romania.
AD  - ALL GREEN SRL, 8 G. Cosbuc Street, 700470 Iasi, Romania.
FAU - Dodi, Gianina
AU  - Dodi G
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5551-6077
AD  - Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine, Grigore T. 
      Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 9-13 M. Kogalniceanu Street, 
      700454 Iasi, Romania.
AD  - Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and 
      Pharmacy of Iasi, 9-13 M. Kogalniceanu Street, 700454 Iasi, Romania.
LA  - eng
GR  - PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-3970/Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, 
      Romania, CNCS/CCCDI-UEFISCDI/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230203
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC9921895
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - HDPE
OT  - PET
OT  - PP
OT  - contact angle
OT  - recycling
OT  - spectroscopy
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/02/12 06:00
MHDA- 2023/02/12 06:01
PMCR- 2023/02/03
CRDT- 2023/02/11 01:42
PHST- 2022/12/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/01/17 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/02/01 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/02/11 01:42 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/02/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/02/12 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2023/02/03 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym15030776 [pii]
AID - polymers-15-00776 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym15030776 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2023 Feb 3;15(3):776. doi: 10.3390/polym15030776.