Periodic Reporting for period 2 - POLYBIOSKIN (High performance functional bio-based polymers for skin-contact products in biomedical, cosmetic and sanitary industry)
Período documentado: 2018-12-01 hasta 2020-07-31
Films and textiles are produced starting from these polymers and their combinations to prove that key products and/or product parts in sanitary, cosmetic and biomedical industry can be effectively translated from a fossil-derived to bio-based polymer production.
PolyBioSkin will provide skin-contact products having a much more environmentally friendly end of life than the current accumulation in landfills or incineration, thanks to their biodegradability allowing the organic recycling.
In PolyBioSkin three different applications targeting the personal care, cosmetic and biomedical sectors, respectively are considered: (1) The production of functionalized diaper/fem-care napkin parts.(2) the preparation of an innovative beauty mask completely renewable; (3) the production of a functionalized and renewable wound dressing.
The common goals for the three applications are: (a) renewable content higher than 90%; (b) the effective compostability; (c) specific functional properties that make these products suitable for skin contact in each target application.
SANITARY SECTOR: The selection and formulation of bio-based polymers for films diaper top-sheet was carried out taking into account the needs of the production technology. Different production processes have been tested and the best one selected for its further scale-up.
The best bio-based material for the synthesis of a superadsorbent layer was defined. Different techniques for the surface modification of topsheets and were investigated and selected with the main goal of providing advanced functionalities to the tested materials (antimicrobial, antioxidant ...).
COSMETIC SECTOR:In the project, two different approaches for a biobased facial beauty masks were followed: one based on bioplastic film and the other based on a textile. Both approaches have been studied taking into account the renewable content of the final products and the potential scalability of the material. Finally, the best option, based on a biobased textile was selected considering its potentiality as commercial product. Different active compound have been studied as possible natural antioxidant agents and included in the beauty mask structure.
BIOMEDICAL SECTOR: The biopolymer that will be used in wound healing patch prototype have been selected and produced during the project. Different production technology have been tested and the most promising is ready for the scale-up stage. Innovative technology for the dry impregnation of active compound presenting particular properties is under investigation .
To do that, PolyBioSkin will implement, during the project, a deep study of the biopolymers available in the market, investigating their behaviour in industrial context. Different technology for the production of textiles and film have been sounded out and for the first time applied to biobased material for applications in the the sectors previously mentioned. Contemporarily, the addition of nano-complexes embedded with compounds providing specific characteristics will allow the validation of nano-enabled surface in a pre-industrial phase.