Synthesis and Application of a Spirocompound as Clean Viscosity-Reducer for Crude Oil by Shijun Chen, Kang Zhao, Gang Chen, Li Bai, Lajun Feng

“…The objective of this study is to seek small molecular compound, different from the traditional polymers, to reduce the viscosity of the crude oil. …”
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Fibrin Gel as an Injectable Biodegradable Scaffold and Cell Carrier for Tissue Engineering by Yuting Li, Hao Meng, Yuan Liu, Bruce P. Lee

“…Additionally, fibrin gel mimics the natural blood-clotting process and self-assembles into a polymer network. The ability for fibrin to cure in situ has been exploited to develop injectable scaffolds for the repair of damaged cardiac and cartilage tissues. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of CFRP reinforced masonry ?beams performance under bending loads by Mahmoud Zaghlal, Alaa El-Sisi�, Mohamed Husain, Samar Samy

“…In this paper, an experimental and numerical study was achieved to investigate the behavior of masonry beams internally reinforced using carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and hybrid steel/CFRP reinforcements. …”
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Research on Control of Rib Spalling Disaster in the Three-Soft Coal Seam by Feng Cui, Tinghui Zhang, Xiaoqiang Cheng

“…And, silicate-modified polymer grouting reinforcement materials (SMPGMs) are used in field experiments. …”
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Photo-Cross-Linkable Liquid Crystalline Poly(n-[n′-flurobenzoylstyryloxy]alkylmethacrylate)s and Their Fluorescence Lifetime Properties by G. Kumar, K. Subramanian, S. Ganesan

“…This paper reports a study on photo-cross-linkable polymer containing pendant chalcone moiety exhibiting liquid crystalline as well as fluorescence lifetime properties in detail. …”
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The influence of technological defects on the mechanical behavior of CFRP during buckling under compression based on DIC data and acoustic emission by Stanislav Slovikov, Dmitry Sergeevich Lobanov, Ekaterina Chebotareva, Valeria Melnikova

“…The investigation of the buckling phenomenon was carried out through a compression test on a thin plate fabricated from carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminate. This test was performed using a specialized fixture designed in accordance with ASTM 3410 standard. …”
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Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Polypropylene/Nano α-Al2O3 Composites by F. Mirjalili, L. Chuah, E. Salahi

“…Mechanical tests, such as tensile and flexural tests, showed that mechanical properties of the composite were enhanced by addition of nano α-Al2O3 particles and dispersant agent to the polymer. Tensile strength was approximately ∼16% higher than pure PP by increasing the nano α-Al2O3 loading from 1 to 4 wt% into the PP matrix. …”
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The Impact of Polyethylene Glycol-Modified Chitosan Scaffolds on the Proliferation and Differentiation of Osteoblasts by Wei-Bor Tsai, Ibrahim Nasser Ahmed

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) incorporated chitosan scaffolds on osteoblasts proliferation and differentiation. The chitosan polymer was initially modified by the predetermined concentration of the photoreactive azido group for UV-crosslinking and with RGD peptides (N-acetyl-GRGDSPGYG-amide). …”
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Predicting CO2 Permeation through an Enhanced Ionic Liquid Mixed Matrix Membrane (IL3M) by Dzeti F. Mohshim, Hilmi Mukhtar, Binay K. Dutta, Zakaria Man

“…Ionic liquid mixed matrix membranes (IL3Ms) were synthesized using polyethersulfone (PES) as the base polymer and silica-aluminophosphate (SAPO-34) as the dispersed particles, and their CO2 permeation was investigated. …”
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Development of Potentiometric Phenol Sensors by Nata de Coco Membrane on Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode by Ani Mulyasuryani, Afifah Muhimmatul Mustaghfiroh

“…Nata de coco, a bacterial cellulose as a result of coconut water fermentation, is a conductive polymer with a electrical conductivity of 553 μS/cm and has high mechanical stability. …”
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Tensile strength of multi-material bolted double lap joints under static loading by Saoussane Bachi Bensaad, Mohamed Mazari, Otmane Lahlali

“…In this paper, the mechanical behavior of polymer and aluminum alloy bolted joints with double‐lap bolted structure under quasi‐static loading was studied numerically. …”
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Peripheral membrane protein endophilin B1 probes, perturbs and permeabilizes lipid bilayers by Arni Thorlacius, Maksim Rulev, Oscar Sundberg, Anna Sundborger-Lunna

“…Using neural networks, we can effectively sort particle species of different stoichiometries, revealing the tremendous flexibility of post-membrane binding, pre-polymer BAR dimer organization and membrane deformation. …”
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Enteric coating of granules containing the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus by Pyar Hassan, Peh Kok-Khiang

“…In the present study, a capsule formulation composed of enteric coated granules of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4962 was developed using Eudragit L30D-55 as enteric polymer. Optimization of the capsule formulation was achieved with a maximum viable cell count after 2 h of incubation in acid medium and disintegration time of 1 h in buffer pH 6.8. …”
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Efficiency of Sodium Polyacrylate to Improve Durability of Concrete under Adverse Curing Condition by Tanvir Manzur, Shohana Iffat, Munaz Ahmed Noor

“…Under these circumstances, Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) can be utilized as an alternative internal curing agent. …”
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Strength of multilayered plates with impact damage by V.I. Mitryaykin, O.N. Bezzametnov

“…This article solves one of the central problems of how impact damage affects the strength of polymer composite materials (PCM). Impact damage on sandwich materials varies in the resulting shape and size, thus hampering the numerical assessment of their stress-strain state because these damage characteristics are difficult to predict. …”
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Electrospun Polyurethane/Loess Powder Hybrids and Their Absorption of Volatile Organic Compounds by Jun Cong Ge, Jeong Hyeon Kim, Nag Jung Choi

“…Electron microscopy and spectroscopy indicated that the proper content of LP NPs is homogeneous dispersion in a polymer matrix. In addition, 50 wt% of LP results in a higher concentration spinning nanosuspension that leads to some agglomeration on the film surface. …”
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Carbon dioxide utilization: CO2-based polyurethane foam by Liselotte Karulf, Baljeet Singh, Rustam Singh, Timo Repo

“…CO2, a promising C1 resource, can be permanently fixed in polymers, making it abundant and non-toxic. The development of CO2-based polymers, such as rubbers and plastics, for mainstream industrial applications, could significantly reduce CO2 concentration in the atmosphere and decrease the reliance on fossil resources. …”
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Predicting Shear Capacity of FRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams without Stirrups by Artificial Neural Networks, Gene Expression Programming, and Regression Analysis by Ghazi Bahroz Jumaa, Ali Ramadhan Yousif

“…The shear strength prediction of fiber-reinforced polymer- (FRP-) reinforced concrete beams is one of the most complicated issues in structural engineering applications. …”
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Colorimetric identification of colorless acid vapors using a metal-organic framework-based sensor by Wonhyeong Jang, Hyejin Yoo, Dongjun Shin, Seokjin Noh, Jin Yeong Kim

“…Additionally, by incorporating a flexible polymer, the MOF-808-EDTA-Cu has been successfully processed into a portable miniaturized acid sensor, exhibiting distinct color changes that can be easily monitored by the naked eye and camera sensors. …”
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Reversible Electrochemical Insertion of Lithium in Fine Grained Polycrystalline Powders of SnO2 by S. D. Han, S. Y. Huang, G. Campet, S. H. Pulcinnelli, C. V. Santilli

“…With this method, SnO2 powders, which are free from water and hydroxyl group contaminations and possess small crystallite size (≈50 A∘), are obtained by appropriate pyrolysis of the polymer. Consequently, these powders show good ability to insert reversibly lithium ions in the Li/Li+/LixSnO2 cell. …”
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