Formation of Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Excretion of Anthocyanins, and Microbial Diversity in Rats Fed Blackcurrants, Blackberries, and Raspberries by Greta Jakobsdottir, Narda Blanco, Jie Xu, Siv Ahrné, Göran Molin, Olov Sterner, Margareta Nyman

“…The high content of soluble fibre in blackcurrants and the high proportion of mannose-containing polymers might explain these effects. Anthocyanins could only be detected in urine of rats fed blackcurrants, and the excretion was lower with HEAL19. …”
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A Fully Degradable, Bio‐Safe Supercapacitor Targeting for Harmless Disposal of Energy Storage Devices by Chang Xu, Shiqiang Guan, Xijing Zhuang, Xufeng Dong

“…Regarding this, future‐oriented supercapacitors with fully degradable behavior and excellent biosafety have been prepared through the wide application of degradable polymers and a rational encapsulation and isolation strategy. …”
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Modeling Dendrimers Charge Interaction in Solution: Relevance in Biosystems by Domenico Lombardo

“…Due to their easily controllable properties dendrimers can be considered at the crossroad between traditional colloids, associating polymers, and biological systems and represent then an interesting new technological approach and a suitable model system of molecular organization in biochemistry and related fields.…”
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Influence of Polyphosphoric Acid on the Consistency and Composition of Formulated Bitumen: Standard Characterization and NMR Insights by Catarina Varanda, Inês Portugal, Jorge Ribeiro, Artur M. S. Silva, Carlos M. Silva

“…Over the recent years, bitumen modification with polymers, acids, or mineral fillers has gained relevance to adjust its performance properties. …”
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Antibiotic residuals removal via novel fabricated hydrogel from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and sodium methacrylate by Nahit Aktaş, Sinan Akgöl, Urmat Zholdoshbek Uulu

“…In this study, poly(2-hydroxyethyl-sodium methacrylate) (p(HEMA-SMA)) hydrogels were synthesized as a novel adsorbent to remove antibiotic residues from environmental samples. [p(HEMA-SMA)] co-polymers were synthesized by the free radical photopolymerization method. …”
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Secondary nucleation guided noncovalent synthesis of dendritic homochiral superstructures via growth on and from surface by Sai Rachana Pramatha, Dasari Srideep, Udaijit Pattnaik, Rahul Sahu, Devamrutha Ilayidathu Suresh, Aditya Chandrakant Yadav, Chinmayee Muduli, Sandeep K. Reddy, Satyaprasad P. Senanayak, Kotagiri Venkata Rao

“…Abstract Secondary nucleation is an emerging approach for synthesizing higher-order supramolecular polymers with exciting topologies. However, a detailed understanding of growth processes and the synthesis of homochiral superstructures is yet to be demonstrated. …”
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Quadratic descriptors and reduction methods in a two-layered model for compound inference by Jianshen Zhu, Naveed Ahmed Azam, Shengjuan Cao, Ryota Ido, Kazuya Haraguchi, Liang Zhao, Hiroshi Nagamochi, Tatsuya Akutsu

“…Experimental results show that for 32 chemical properties of monomers and 10 chemical properties of polymers, the prediction functions constructed by the proposed method achieved high test coefficients of determination. …”
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Industrial policy in the chemical industry in the context of economic sanctions against Russia by D. L. Frolov

“…The current state of the chemical industry in the country has been showed, its bias towards export-oriented industries assessed (fertilizers, synthetic rubber, ammonia, polymers, tires production). The attention to low-tonnage chemistry has decreased, which led to the deficit of its domestic production and the imports growth. …”
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Repair effects of offcut-carbon-fiber-powder-modified PU-PMMA copolymer on flexure-after-impact behaviors of composite laminate by Shang-Nan Tsai, Hsin-Ting Chiang

“…Polymer matrix composites are popular for their lightweight and high strength. …”
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New trends of additive manufacturing using materials based-on natural fibers and minerals : A systematic review by Joao Ribeiro, Manuel Rodríguez-Martín, Joaquín Barreiro, Ana Fernández-Abia, Roberto García-Martín, Joao Rocha, Susana Martínez-Pellitero

“…Since their use reduces the need for other synthetic polymers derived from petroleum and other non-natural fibers that generate a high environmental impact, this type of material is a sustainable, environmentally friendly, biodegradable solution that can be integrated into the value chain of certain industries and, finally, favors the circular economy. …”
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Rapid degradation of DHX36 revealing its transcriptional role by interacting with G‐quadruplex by Ziang Lu, Jinglei Xu, Yuqi Chen, Yuanyuan Zhou, Xiaolu Zhou, Qi Wang, Qi Wei, Shaoqing Han, Ruiqi Zhao, Xiaocheng Weng, Xiaolian Zhang, Xiang Zhou

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Electromagnetic Wavefront Engineering by Switchable and Multifunctional Kirigami Metasurfaces by Yingying Wang, Yang Shi, Liangwei Li, Zhiyan Zhu, Muhan Liu, Xiangyu Jin, Haodong Li, Guobang Jiang, Jizhai Cui, Shaojie Ma, Qiong He, Lei Zhou, Shulin Sun

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Addressing the toxic chemicals problem in plastics recycling by Bethanie Carney Almroth, Eric Carmona, Nnaemeka Chukwuone, Tridibesh Dey, Daniel Slunge, Thomas Backhaus, Therese Karlsson

“…Plastics contain a vast range of chemicals, including monomers, polymers, processing agents, fillers, antioxidants, plasticizers, pigments, microbiocides and stabilizers. …”
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Fabrication of Self-Cleaning Perfluoroacrylate Blend Films by Spray Coating Method by Sema Nur Belen, Özge Ünzal, Uğur Cengiz

“…First, low surface energy polymers, such as fluoropolymers pushing the liquid onto the surface are necessary. …”
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NON-BIODEGRADATION OF POLYMERIZED POLYETHYLENE RADICALS AT SELECTED DUMPSITES IN KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE NIGERIA by Sufiyan I., Salamatu A. E., Alkali M

“…Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is therefore belongs to the class of polymers known as polyesters. In the natural environment, PET can be degraded by thermal oxidation, but hydrolytic cleavage and photo-oxidation initiated by UV light are more common under ambient conditions. …”
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Sustainable 3D printing of bone scaffolds using animal biowaste feedstocks by A. Dukle, M. Ravi Sankar

“…Most of these feedstocks are produced using ceramics, polymers, and composites. However, the currently available feedstocks are costly and have a significant impact on the environment during production and distribution. …”
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Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Sensors Based on Metal Oxides and Sulfides: Recent Progress and Perspectives by Haibing Zhu, Feng Shi, Maoying Peng, Ye Zhang, Sitian Long, Ruixin Liu, Juan Li, Zhanjun Yang

“…Therefore, it is of significance to integrate MOs and MSs with metal/carbon/conducive polymers to modify electrodes for compensating the aforementioned deficiency. …”
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Mechanisms for Covalent Immobilization of Horseradish Peroxidase on Ion-Beam-Treated Polyethylene by Alexey V. Kondyurin, Pourandokht Naseri, Jennifer M. R. Tilley, Neil J. Nosworthy, Marcela M. M. Bilek, David R. McKenzie

“…The universal mechanism of protein attachment to free radicals could be extended to various methods of radiation damage of polymers.…”
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Investigation of new exopolysaccharides produced by strains of donkey milk by Arevik Israyelyan, Tsovinar Balabekyan, Lara Aleksanyan, Inesa Sahakyan, Anna Gasparyan, Flora Тkhruni

“… Background and Objectives: It has been shown that strains of the genus Enterococcus isolated from donkey milk from different regions of the Republic of Armenia have antimicrobial activity, synthesize different polysaccharides and produce disaccharide polymers (glucose and galactose). The quantitative synthesis of polysaccharides (8-15%) depends on the composition of the nutrient medium, temperature and growing time. …”
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Potential Use of Silk Waste in Sustainable Thermoplastic Composite Material Applications: A Review by Tommaso Pini, Matteo Sambucci, Marco Valente

“…In a circular economy approach, we believe that the combination of nonwoven silk waste fabrics, thermoplastic polymers, and possibly hybridization with other fibers from sustainable sources could be beneficial and could lead to green and high-performance products. …”
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