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Advancements in polymer science and engineering have helped the scientific community to shift its attention towards the use of environmentally benign materials for reducing the environmental impact of conventional synthetic plastics. Biopolymers are environmentally benign, chemically versatile, sustainable, biocompatible, biodegradable, inherently functional, and ecofriendly materials that exhibit tremendous potential for a wide range of applications including food, electronics, agriculture, textile, biomedical, and cosmetics. This review also inspires the researchers toward more consumption of biopolymer-based composite materials as an alternative to synthetic composite materials. Herein, an overview of the latest knowledge of different natural- and synthetic-based biodegradable polymers and their fiber-reinforced composites is presented. The review discusses different degradation mechanisms of biopolymer-based composites as well as their sustainability aspects. This review also elucidates current challenges, future opportunities, and emerging applications of biopolymeric sustainable composites in numerous engineering fields. Finally, this review proposes biopolymeric sustainable materials as a propitious solution to the contemporary environmental crisis. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd.
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Objective To explore the mechanism of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (LJF) intervening COVID-19 by network pharmacology and molecular docking. Methods The potential targets of ingredients in serum of LJF were searched by Swiss Target Prediction and Similarity Ensemble Approach platform, and to predict and screen the therapeutic targets of COVID-19 through GeneCards and CTD databases. Ingredients in serum-target pathway network model was established by Cytoscape 3.7.1 software. GO biological process enrichment analysis of anti-COVID-19 target genes in Lonicerae Japonicae Flos was performed by DAVID, and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis of anti-COVID-19 target genes in in serum of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos was performed by KOBAS 3.0. Results Ten ingredients in serum of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos such as hyperoside, 7-methoxycoumarin, 3-O-feruloylquinic acid, chlorogenic acid, neochlorogenic acid, cryptochlorogenic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, dibutyl sebacate, hexadecenoic acid, herboxidiene involved in PIK3R1, NFKB1, HRAS, IL6, TNF, TP53, CASP3, GRB2, GSK3B, JUN, MAPK10, MAPK14, MAPK8, PRKCA, and affected 27 mainly pathways involved in immune, inflammation, virus, nervous system, and so on. The molecular docking showed that the binding energy of hyperoside with the SARS-CoV-2 3CL hydrolase and ACE2 were most stable. Conclusion Ingredients in serum of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos may interfere proteins and pathways related to anti-inflammatory, antiviral immunity, antipyretic, analgesic and sedation to play a role against COVID-19. © Endocrinology Research Centre, 2022.