Preparation of Modified Carbon Nanotube Polyvinylidene Fluoride Composite Film and Its Application in Packaging Design by Feng Yuan, Sen Li

“…Incorporating carbon nanotubes into carbon fiber hybrid materials, and combining carbon nanotubes with polymer materials, works extremely well. The structure model is prepared, the molecular pore size, hydrophilicity, etc. are recorded, and surface modification, chemical modification, blending modification, and other methods are applied to analyze and evaluate the data. …”
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Adsorption of Mercury(II) Ions by Poly(Hydroxyethylmethacrylate) Adsorbents with Thiazolidine Groups by Ç. Arpa, A. Sağlam, S. Bektał, S. Patir, Ö. Genç, A. Denizli

“…We have recently developed a new polymer system for the removal of contaminant heavy metal ions from aquatic systems. …”
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Optimization of Drilling Parameters in Sisal-Human Hair Hybrid Composite Using Grey Relational Analysis by D. Elil Raja, S. Panneer Selvan, P. Prabhuraj, Tushar Sonar

“…Sisal is the most commonly used natural fiber in polymer composites due to its high strength, durability, and ability to stretch. …”
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A review on surface modification of nanofibrous textiles for diverse applications: Focus on medical uses by Rasool Shabanloo, Majid Montazer, Ali Farahani, Nesa Karimi

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Topology controls flow patterns in active double emulsions by Giuseppe Negro, Louise C. Head, Livio N. Carenza, Tyler N. Shendruk, Davide Marenduzzo, Giuseppe Gonnella, Adriano Tiribocchi

“…In the latter state, this disclination stretches and writhes in 3D, continuously undergoing recombination to yield an example of an active living polymer. These emulsions can be self-assembled in the lab, and provide a pathway to form flow and topological patterns in active matter in a controlled way, as opposed to bulk systems that typically yield active turbulence.…”
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Unzipping of knotted DNA via nanopore translocation by Antonio Suma, Cristian Micheletti

“…DNA unzipping by nanopore translocation has implications in diverse contexts, from polymer physics to single-molecule manipulation to DNA–enzyme interactions in biological systems. …”
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Chitosan Hydrogels for Chondroitin Sulphate Controlled Release: An Analytical Characterization by Annalisa Bianchera, Enrico Salomi, Matteo Pezzanera, Elisabeth Ruwet, Ruggero Bettini, Lisa Elviri

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and liquid chromatography-UV spectrophotometry (LC-UV) techniques were exploited to obtain qualitative and quantitative descriptions of polymer and drug behaviour in the biomaterial. As for morphology, SEM analysis allowed the evaluation of scaffold porosity in terms of pore size and distribution both at the surface (Feret diameter 58±19 μm) and on the cross section (Feret diameter 106±51 μm). …”
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Analytical Steady-State Model for the Free Radical Solution Copolymerization of Acrylonitrile and Vinyl Acetate and Their Charge-Transfer Complex in a Continuous Stirred Tank React... by Oscar Meza-Díaz, Juan-Carlos Tapia-Picazo, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet, Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas, Daniel Alcalá-Sánchez, José-Enrique Jaime-Leal, Pedro-Jesús Herrera-Franco

“…All the simultaneous equations defined to analyze the reactor parameters were analytically solved, and the results of the model were in terms of operative variables such as monomer conversion, average molecular weight, and the mole fraction of monomer 2 (i.e., VA) in the polymer formed. The results of the predictions of the developed model were compared with the experimental data for validation. …”
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An Updated Analytical Structural Pounding Force Model Based on Viscoelasticity of Materials by Qichao Xue, Chunwei Zhang, Jian He, Guangping Zou, Jingcai Zhang

“…Furthermore, a steel-to-polymer pounding example is calculated, and the application of the proposed method in vibration control analysis for pounding tuned mass damper (TMD) is simulated consequently. …”
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Evaluation of Flexure Strength of Heat Cure Acrylic Resin Reinforcement with Nano Al2O3 After Polishing with Different Abrasive Materials by Nihad AlFuraiji, Wafaa Atallah, Syed Saad B Qasim

“… Composites with Nano fillers reinforced by polymer structures are gaining popularity in the field of prosthodontic. …”
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Development and Assessment of a Water-Based Drilling Fluid Tackifier with Salt and High-Temperature Resistance by Yue Gao, Xiaobo Wang, Yun Cheng, Xuan Qi, Hao Yan

“…The viscosity changes of the polymers were evaluated before and after high-temperature aging at various temperatures. …”
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Calculation of Cracks in Partially Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams with BFRP Bars by Wei Shen, Shengping Chen, Jianbo Zhang

“…The effects of steel fiber volume rate and steel fiber concrete thickness on the crack development and crack resistance of basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) beams were investigated by flexural tests on six partially reinforced BFRP steel fiber reinforced concrete beams. …”
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Comparison of Modified Chandler, Roller Pump, and Ball Valve Circulation Models for In Vitro Testing in High Blood Flow Conditions: Application in Thrombogenicity Testing of Differ... by Wim van Oeveren, Ignace F. Tielliu, Jurgen de Hart

“…The Hemobile was used for testing of polymer tubes. High flow was not possible with the Chandler loop. …”
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Visualization of microbial biofilms in case of digestive disorders in lambs by E. M. Lenchenko, N. P. Sachivkina, D. A. Blumenkrants, A. Yu. Arsenyuk

“…Light microscopy results demonstrated formation of three-dimensional biofilm structure in the form of dense grid consisting of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeast cells, hyphas and pseudohyphas surrounded with intracellular polymer matrix. Presence of blastospores aided to the increased number of cells attached to the substrate, and biofilm was formed, which consisted of rod and round cells attached to the microfungi cells. …”
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Development of FRC Materials with Recycled Glass Fibers Recovered from Industrial GFRP-Acrylic Waste by Kishan Patel, Rishi Gupta, Mohit Garg, Boyu Wang, Urmil Dave

“…An efficient in situ recycling process allowed the authors to extract glass fibers from glass fiber-reinforced polymer acrylic waste. Concrete mixes with low fiber dosages including 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3% (by volume) of recycled as well as virgin glass fibers were prepared. …”
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Dioxaphosphorinane-Constrained Nucleic Acid Dinucleotides as Tools for Structural Tuning of Nucleic Acids by Dan-Andrei Catana, Brice-Loïc Renard, Marie Maturano, Corinne Payrastre, Nathalie Tarrat, Jean-Marc Escudier

“…The so-called dioxaphosphorinane rings were introduced at key positions along the sugar-phosphate backbone allowing the control of the six-torsion angles α to ζ defining the polymer structure. The syntheses of all the members of the D-CNA family are described, and we emphasize the effect on secondary structure stabilization of a couple of diastereoisomers of α,β-D-CNA exhibiting wether B-type canonical values or not.…”
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Performance of BFRP Retrofitted RCC Piles Subjected to Axial Loads by Anandakumar Ramaswamy, Selvamony Chachithanantham, Seeni Arumugam

“…This paper deals with the behaviour of basalt fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP) composites retrofitted RCC piles subjected to axial compression loads. …”
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Experimental Study on Compressive and Flexural Performances of Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Yimeng Wei, Yuan Qin, Junrui Chai, Chengyong Xu, Yue Zhang, Xianwei Zhang

“…In practical engineering, steel fiber or polymer fiber is usually selected to improve the tensile and crack resistance of concrete. …”
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Modification of surface layers of metal parts by pulse laser processing by M. N. Vereschagin, S. N. Tselueva, M. Yu. Tseluev

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Micro and nanoparticulate PP/CaCO3 composites mechanical, thermal and transport properties - DOE by Juliano Martins Barbosa, Caroline Valadão Pacheco, Gisele Szilágyi, Patrícia Candioto de Oliveira, Renato Meneghetti Peres, Hélio Ribeiro

“…To optimize fillers dispersion in the polymer matrix, a Design of Experiment (DOE) was used, that combined Extruder screw rotation (N: 250 and 500 rpm); Extruder feed flow (Q:10 and 15 kg/h) and Average particle size (ϕ: 40 nm and 1.7 μm) at four different filler concentrations. …”
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