Emerging Trends in Engineering Polymers: A Paradigm Shift in Material Engineering
Recent Progress in Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
06(03), P. 1 - 37
Published: Sept. 30, 2024
Emerging
Trends
in
Engineering
Polymers
signify
a
pivotal
transformation
material
engineering,
marking
departure
from
traditional
materials
towards
innovative,
multifunctional,
and
sustainable
polymers.
This
review
delineates
the
forefront
of
advancements
polymer
materials,
including
high-performance,
bio-based,
biodegradable,
functional
Highlighting
their
enhanced
mechanical
properties,
thermal
stability,
chemical
resistance
showcases
these
materials'
role
driving
technological
progress.
The
exploration
extends
to
advanced
manufacturing
techniques
such
as
3D
printing,
electrospinning,
fabrication
nanocomposites,
underscoring
impact
on
customizing
product
properties
scaling
production.
Central
this
discourse
is
sustainability
environmental
stewardship
sector,
addressing
recycling
methodologies,
circular
economy,
regulatory
frameworks
guiding
practices.
juxtaposes
emerging
processes,
illuminating
path
toward
more
cycles.
Furthermore,
it
ventures
into
applications
across
diverse
sectors
energy,
electronics,
healthcare,
automotive,
aerospace,
elucidating
transformative
potential
engineering
polymers
domains.
Challenges
spanning
technical,
economic,
environmental,
landscapes
are
critically
examined,
setting
stage
for
future
directions
research
development.
culminates
forward-looking
perspective,
advocating
interdisciplinary
collaboration
science
innovation
navigate
modern
challenges'
complexities.
Through
comprehensive
analysis,
articulates
narrative
evolution
opportunity
within
polymers,
poised
redefine
decades
come.
Language: Английский
Utilization of machine learning approach for production of optimized PLGA nanoparticles for drug delivery applications
Khaled Almansour,
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Arwa Sultan Alqahtani
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Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 14, 2025
This
study
investigates
utilization
of
machine
learning
for
the
regression
task
predicting
size
PLGA
(Poly
lactic-co-glycolic
acid)
nanoparticles.
Various
inputs
including
category
and
numeric
were
considered
building
model
to
predict
optimum
conditions
preparation
nanosized
particles
drug
delivery
applications.
The
proposed
methodology
employs
Leave-One-Out
(LOO)
categorical
feature
transformation,
Local
Outlier
Factor
(LOF)
outlier
detection,
Bat
Optimization
Algorithm
(BA)
hyperparameter
optimization.
A
comparative
analysis
compares
K-Nearest
Neighbors
(KNN),
ensemble
methods
such
as
Bagging
Adaptive
Boosting
(AdaBoost),
novel
Small-Size
Bat-Optimized
KNN
Regression
(SBNNR)
model,
which
uses
generative
adversarial
networks
deep
extraction
improve
performance
on
sparse
datasets.
Results
demonstrate
that
ADA-KNN
outperforms
other
models
Particle
Size
prediction
with
a
test
R²
0.94385,
while
SBNNR
achieves
superior
accuracy
in
Zeta
Potential
0.97674.
These
findings
underscore
efficacy
combining
advanced
preprocessing,
optimization,
techniques
robust
modeling.
contributions
this
work
include
development
validation
BA's
optimization
capabilities,
comprehensive
evaluation
methods.
method
provides
reliable
framework
using
material
science
applications,
particularly
nanoparticle
characterization.
Language: Английский