Clemson University

Rhett C Smith

Andrew Gregory Tennyson

Andrew G Tennyson

An improved material, preferably a biomaterial, is provided which is the reaction product of Sand a free fatty acid or free fatty acid-containing material, preferably in the presence of metal. The improved material can be made by a method comprising reacting Swith a free fatty acid to obtain a FFA/Scomposite and shaping the FFA/Scomposite into a solid form. The solid form of said FFA/Sis melted to form melted FFA/Sand the melted FFA/Sis optionally applied as a coating on a surface, used as an adjacent material to a surface or the FFA/Scomposite itself is shaped thereby forming a device and preferably a medical device.

Free fatty acid-based composites

In one aspect, composite polymeric composition and related materials are described herein employing waste products from the agricultural and energy industries. Such composite polymeric compositions and materials can repurpose agricultural and petroleum waste products for various applications including, but not limited to, building and/or infrastructure materials. In some embodiments, a composite polymeric composition described herein comprises polysaccharides, lignin or combinations thereof covalently cross-linked via linkages comprising sulfur.

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Clemson, SC, United States of America

Rhett C Smith