BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER COMPOSITE BASED ON POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND WOOD WASTE. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION by VLAD BARBULESCU, LAURENTIA ALEXANDRESCU, MIHAELA NITUICA, MIHAI GEORGESCU, MARIA SONMEZ, DANIELA-MARIA STELESCU, DANA GURAU

“…Wood waste resulting from wood processing into finished products is cryogenically ground to min. 500 nm, mechanically functionalized at temperature with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) (7%) and compounded in varying proportions (10%, 20%, 50%). …”
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Latest Updates on the Advancement of Polymer-Based Biomicroelectromechanical Systems for Animal Cell Studies by Ricardo Garcia-Ramirez, Ana S. Cerda-Kipper, Damaris Alvarez, Sofia Reveles-Huizar, Jorge A. Garza-Abdala, Samira Hosseini

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Biomimetic materials based on zwitterionic polymers toward human-friendly medical devices by Kazuhiko Ishihara

“…This review summarizes recent research on the design of polymer material systems based on biomimetic concepts and reports on the medical devices that implement these systems. …”
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Synthesis Amphiphilic One-Handed Helical Ladder Polymers with Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Ziheng Pan, Wei Zheng

“…However, the synthesis of helical ladder polymers is difficult and inhibits their functions and applications. …”
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Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Polymer-Based Packaging Applications: A Colloidal Perspective by Dongpo Huang, Luyan Shen, Haifeng Yu

“…The incorporation of these 2D materials into polymer-based packaging systems is also considered, with a focus on how surface functionalization and dispersion techniques enhance their interaction with the polymer matrix to improve barrier properties against gases and moisture, increase mechanical strength, and impart antimicrobial effects. …”
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Photonics on a Budget: Low-Cost Polymer Sensors for a Smarter World by Muhammad A. Butt

“…Polymer-based photonic sensors are emerging as cost-effective, scalable alternatives to conventional silicon and glass photonic platforms, offering unique advantages in flexibility, functionality, and manufacturability. …”
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Hydrogels from Protein–Polymer Conjugates: A Pathway to Next-Generation Biomaterials by Oubadah Alayoubi, Yağmur Poyraz, Gana Hassan, Sümeyye Berfin Gül, Nergiz Çalhan, Naz Mina Mert Şahin, Megha Gautam, Aylin Kutlu, Bengü Özuğur Uysal, Ebru Demet Akten, Önder Pekcan

“…Protein–polymer conjugates offer a variety of biological properties by combining the mechanical strength of polymers and the bioactive functionality of proteins. …”
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Investigation of Polymers as Matrix Materials for Application in Colorimetric Gas Sensors for the Detection of Ammonia by Sonja Hoffmann, Michael Henfling, Sabine Trupp

“…In this study, we present a method to examine the impact of polymers of different structures and functionalities on sensor dyes. …”
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Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Silica Hybrid Particles for Biomimetic Recognition of Target Drugs by Sumaira Roshan, Adnan Mujahid, Adeel Afzal, Izzut Nisar, Mirza Nadeem Ahmad, Tajamal Hussain, Sadia Zafar Bajwa

“…The control material, i.e., nonimprinted polymer- (NIP-) silica hybrid particles, exhibits much lower response during the drug rebinding assay suggesting the lack of functionality due to the absence of imprinting effects. …”
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GaSe-doped polymer microfibre for second-order nonlinear optical processes by Yuxin Ma, Biqiang Jiang, Xiao Xuan, Zhen Hao, Xuetao Gan, Jianlin Zhao

“…In this study, we demonstrate a functionally doped polymer microfibre to implement second-order nonlinear processes in an optical fibre system. …”
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Marine Fouling Release Performance of Amphiphilic Carboxybetaine Perfluoropolyether Methacrylate Polymer Coatings by Florian Koschitzki, Onur Özcan, Robin Wanka, Marc Krisam, Axel Rosenhahn

“…A variety of polymer compositions containing fluorophilic perfluoropolyether (PFPE) urethane dimethacrylate and zwitterionic carboxybetaine methacrylate (CBMA) are in situ copolymerized across a broad concentration range and anchored to chemically functionalized substrates by grafting‐through polymerization. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Analytical Methods for Quantifying the Deacetylation Degree in Chitosan Polymer Chains by Talita Martins, Gustavo L. Oliveira, Samuel B. Henriques, Eduardo H.M. Nunes

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INNOVATIONS IN THE SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL MATERIALS BASED ON POLYMERS WITH CARBAZOLIC SEQUENCES by Ionica Ionita, Ana-Maria Albu, Cristiana Radulescu, Elena Irina Moater

“…In this context, multicomponent polymers with structural units containing both photoconductive and electro-optic functionalities in the side chain can be regarded as potentially suitable materials for photorefractive applications. …”
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Harnessing natural polymers and nanoparticles: Synergistic scaffold design for improved wound healing by Anitha S, Nandini Robin Nadar, Srividya Shivakumar, Sharma S C, Siddharth P, Surekha Varalakshmi V, Rajesh Lenka, Rajadurai S

“…The synergistic approach results in novel scaffold designs that promote cell functions and mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) to further enhance wound healing. …”
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Synthesis and Performance of Epoxy-Terminated Hyperbranched Polymers Based on Epoxidized Soybean Oil by Guang-Zhao Li, Qiuhong Wang, Chongyu Zhu, Shuai Zhang, Fumei Wang, Lei Tao, Youqi Jiang, Qiang Zhang, Wenyan Wang, Rui Han

“…Epoxy-terminated hyperbranched polymers (EHBPs) are a class of macromolecular polymers with a hyperbranched structure containing epoxy groups. …”
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Impact of Doping on Charge Transport Properties in Thienothiophene‐Based Organic Porous Polymers by Melis Unal, Recep Isci, Ilknur Demirtas, Erdal Ertas, Wakana Matsuda, Sailun Ji, Takayuki Tanaka, Yusuke Tsutsui, Shu Seki, Turan Ozturk

“…Abstract Organic covalent frameworks (COFs) have played significant roles in achieving high performance as electronic conductive and semi‐conductive materials in a wide range of applications, including solar cells, capacitors, hydrogen‐production or storing materials, cancer cell treatments, photosensitizers in bacterial therapy, chemical sensors, and light‐emitting diodes. Organic porous polymer materials are analogs of COFs without crystalline nature and widely examined in material chemistry owing to their ease of design, functionality, and flexibility. …”
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Burst-Free Sustained Release of Proteins from Thermal Gelling Polymer Solutions by Yuxing Zhang, Xixi Zou, Qiran Du, Xiaotao Dong, Uday Kumar Chinta, Ruyue Yu, Fei Wu, Tuo Jin

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Pre-encapsulation in dextran microparticles effectively mitigates burst release from thermosensitive hydrogels, while preserving protein functionality.…”
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Duality Revelation and Operator-Based Method in Viscoelastic Problems by Zelin Liu, Xiaobin Yu, Yajun Yin

“…The operator-based method enhances the mathematical duality between the creep and relaxation functions, providing greater physical intuition and understanding of time-dependent material behavior. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Ferulated Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan Electrospun Nanofibers by Manuel Robles-Ceceña, Agustín Rascón-Chu, Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi, Alexel J. Burgara-Estrella, Santos J. Castillo, Roberto Mora-Monroy, Francisco Brown-Bojorquez, Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza, Amir D. Maldonado-Arce, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan

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First-Principle Insights into Positive Triboelectrification of Polyoxymethylene Through Homolytic Bond Rupture by Giulio Fatti, Hyunseok Ko, Sung Beom Cho

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