The structural regulation of H-bonding network in the chemically-bonded polyimide/silica nanocomposite with excellent mechanical stability and improved moisture resistance by Hao Wang, Ziqiao Wang, Naihang Kuang, Yujiu Yang, Chunhua Zhang

“…Polymer-based nanocomposites, being widely concerned for lightweight and high-strength functional materials, still exhibit irreversible failures to resist mechanical damage and water erosion. …”
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The impacts of type and proportion of five different asphalt modifiers on the low temperature fracture toughness and fracture energy of modified HMA by Mehdi Fallah Tafti, Seyyed Abuzar Hoseini Aqda, Hamed Motamedi

“…The asphalt modifiers used for this purpose were: Elastoplastomer Polymer Strings (EPS), Parafiber, Sulfur Polymer, Polyolefin-Aramid Compound Structural Fibers (PACSF) and Sasobit. …”
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Numerical investigation on strengthening steel beams with web openings using GFRP by Hamda Guedaoura, Yazid Hadidane, Mohammed J Altaee

“… This study presents the first investigation into the use of glass fiber reinforced polymer GFRP to strengthen steel beams with web openings. …”
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Chemical Synthesis, Characterization, and Biocompatibility Study of Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan Phosphate Nanocomposite for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications by Nabakumar Pramanik, Debasish Mishra, Indranil Banerjee, Tapas Kumar Maiti, Parag Bhargava, Panchanan Pramanik

“…The use of CSP promotes the homogeneous distribution of particles in the polymer matrix through its pendant phosphate groups along with particle-polymer interfacial interactions. …”
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Modelling chemistry and biology after implantation of a drug-eluting stent. Part Ⅰ: Drug transport by Tuoi Vo, William Lee, Adam Peddle, Martin Meere

“…From the model, we can identify the time scales over which the drug traverses the artery wall and empties from the polymer coating, as well as obtain approximate formulae for the total amount of drug in the artery tissue and the fraction of drug that has released from the polymer. …”
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The Impact of Non‐Monolithic Semiconductor Capacitance on Organic Electrochemical Transistors Performance and Design by Ned E. Dreamer, Dimitrios A. Koutsouras, Morteza Hassanpour Amiri, Paschalis Gkoupidenis, Kamal Asadi

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Synthesis, Characterization and Anticancer Activity of Poly Acetal /PVP Ag, Au Nanocomposite in Treatment of Lung Cancer Cell Line by Maha A. Younus, Dalia J. Hadi

“…The AuNPs And AgNPs were characterized through XRD analysis and FESEM microscopy. The poly acetal, polymer blends and nano composite were characterized by FTIR, FESEM, DSC and TGA. …”
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Impact of Surface Modification and Nanoparticle on Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Nanocomposites by Idowu David Ibrahim, Tamba Jamiru, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Williams Kehinde Kupolati, Stephen Chinenyeze Agwuncha

“…The use of plant fibers, polymer, and nanoparticles for composite has gained global attention, especially in the packaging, automobile, aviation, building, and construction industries. …”
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Scanning Electron Microscopic Assessment of Stent Coating Integrity in Jailed Wire Technique for Bifurcation Treatment by Lijian Gao, Ce Zhang, Huanhuan Wang, Yiqun Zhang, Zhan Gao, Bo Xu, Jue Chen, Jinqing Yuan, Shubin Qiao, Jilin Chen

“…One-stent strategy was performed with three types of guidewire (nonpolymer-jacketed wire, intermediate polymer-jacketed wire, and full polymer-jacketed wire) tested for JWT. …”
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A dendritic hexamer acceptor enables 19.4% efficiency with exceptional stability in organic solar cells by Tao Jia, Tao Lin, Yang Yang, Lunbi Wu, Huimin Cai, Zesheng Zhang, Kangfeng Lin, Yulong Hai, Yongmin Luo, Ruijie Ma, Yao Li, Top Archie Dela Peña, Sha Liu, Jie Zhang, Chunchen Liu, Junwu Chen, Jiaying Wu, Shengjian Liu, Fei Huang

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Improving Spent Coffee Biochar for Effective Organic Contaminant Removal from Aqueous Media by Inga Block, Harshadrai M. Rawel, Tillmann Klamroth, Christina Günter, Jiyong Kim, Fabian Loepthien, Shashank K. Gahlaut, Ilko Bald, Andreas Taubert

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Anisotropic robust Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels inspired by bio-tissue by Qifeng Jin, Suli Xing, Su Ju, Ya Cao, Ke Duan, Li Jin, Yulin Zhang, Yonglyu He, Jinyao Chen, Jianwei Zhang

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Metal-organic cage crosslinked nanocomposites with enhanced high-temperature capacitive energy storage performance by Shuo Zhao, Weifeng Peng, Le Zhou, Shuqi Dai, Weibin Ren, Erxiang Xu, Yao Xiao, Mufeng Zhang, Mingjun Huang, Yang Shen, Ce-Wen Nan

“…Incorporating inorganic nanoparticles into polymers is an effective approach to improving their dielectric properties. …”
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Nanozyme based ultra-stretchable, low-hysteresis, and dual-mode antibacterial composite hydrogels for wound healing by Yanyan Li, Weiqi Kang, Jian Zhang, Ping Shi, Jianshu Li, Yongping Lu

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Direct seawater splitting for hydrogen production: Recent advances in materials synthesis and technological innovation by Yilin Zhao, Zhipeng Yu, Aimin Ge, Lujia Liu, Joaquim Luis Faria, Guiyin Xu, Meifang Zhu

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Investigation of the Ternary System, Water/Hydrochloric Acid/Polyamide 66, for the Production of Polymeric Membranes by Phase Inversion by Jocelei Duarte, Camila Suliani Raota, Camila Baldasso, Venina dos Santos, Mara Zeni

Subjects: “…polymeric solution…”
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Effect of Process Parameters on Short Fiber Orientation along the Melt Flow Direction in Water-Assisted Injection Molded Part by Haiying Zhou, Hesheng Liu, Qingsong Jiang, Tangqing Kuang, Zhixin Chen, Weiping Li

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Magnesium layered double hydroxide nanofiller in PMMA exposed to gamma irradiation by Dandara Luz Souza de Oliveira, Amanda Damasceno Leão, Fábio de Oliveira da Silva Ribeiro, Alyne Rodrigues de Araújo, Pietro Paolo Jorge Correia de Oliveira e Silva, José Lamartine Soares-Sobrinho, Elmo Silvano de Araújo, Renata Francisca da Silva Santos, Kátia Aparecida da Silva Aquino

“…This work synthesized LDH and added to PMMA by an in-situ polymerization method. Viscosimetric analysis showed that LDH at 0.25 wt% concentration promotes polymer radiolytic protection of 90% against damage caused by gamma radiation. …”
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Temperature Sensing in Agarose/Silk Fibroin Translucent Hydrogels: Preparation of an Environment for Long-Term Observation by Maria Micheva, Stanislav Baluschev, Katharina Landfester

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PERANCANGAN ALAT PENCEKAM UNTUK PEMESINAN POLYURETHANE FOAM PADA PROSES FACE MILL CUTTING MESIN CNC ROUTER 3 AXIS DENGAN METODE VDI 2221 by Archi Kun Cahyo Utomo, Ubaidillah Ubaidillah, Wijang Wisnu Raharjo, Fitrian Imaduddin, Dikky Kusuma Wijaya

“…The slightly harder polymer material is expected to address the need for a gripping tool that will not harm the PU foam upon application. …”
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