Investigation of the Effect of Molecular Weight, Density, and Initiator Structure Size on the Repulsive Force between a PNIPAM Polymer Brush and Protein by Getachew Tizazu

“…Using these constants, the steric repulsive force was plotted as a function of the separation distance(s) between the substrate and the protein. …”
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Preparations of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer for selective recognition and determination of 4-methylimidazole in soft beverage by high performance liquid chromatography by Helin Ye, Xiaofen Chen, Zufei Feng

“…The magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers were prepared by means of suspension polymerization, using Fe 3 O 4 as magnetically component, 4-methylimidazole as template molecule, methacrylic acid as functional monomers, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a cross-linker, initiated by 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile. …”
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Development and Evaluation of a Novel Polymer Drug Delivery System Using Cromolyn-Polyamides-Disulfide using Response Surface Design by Nadeen Mohammad Alkurdi, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Awad Albalwi, Mike Kh. Haddad, Yousef Aldalahmed, Dalia Khalil Ali

“…An FTIR test was used to evaluate the functional groups of cromolyn in nanocomposites, which indicated that the drug was encapsulated inside the polymer. …”
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Synthesis, Evaluation, and Electrochemical Detection Application of Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for 4,4′-Methylenedianiline from Food-Contact Materials by Lijing Lu, Haoyue Ning, Jipeng Guo, Chuang Guo, Liao Pan, Lixin Lu

“…Magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) capable of selectively recognizing and absorbing 4,4′-methylenedianiline (MDA) were successfully synthesized, using Fe3O4 coated with mesoporous silicon (Fe3O4@mSiO2) as the magnetic carrier, 4-vinyl pyridine (4-VP) as the functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the cross-linking agent, and MDA as the template molecule. …”
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Towards the understanding of the molecular weight dependence of essential work of fracture in semi-crystalline polymers: A study on poly(ε-caprolactone) by F. Tuba, L. Olah, P. Nagy

“…The plane-stress ductile fracture of poly(#-caprolactone) (PCL) has been investigated as a function of molecular weight and related crystalline structure. …”
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Efficiency and bacterial diversity of an improved anaerobic baffled reactor for the remediation of wastewater from alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding technology. by Dong Wei, Xinxin Zhang, Chunying Li, Min Zhao, Li Wei

“…Alkaline-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding technology is used to maximize crude oil recovery. …”
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Quaternized Polysulfone as a Solid Polymer Electrolyte Membrane with High Ionic Conductivity for All-Solid-State Zn-Air Batteries by Luis Javier Salazar-Gastélum, Alejandro Arredondo-Espínola, Sergio Pérez-Sicairos, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Noé Arjona, Minerva Guerra-Balcázar

“…The IEC analysis revealed that PSf120 exhibited a higher quantity of functional groups, enhancing its hydroxide conductivity, which reached a value of 22.19 mS cm⁻¹. …”
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Influence of Hydrophilic Polymers on the β Factor in Weibull Equation Applied to the Release Kinetics of a Biologically Active Complex of Aesculus hippocastanum by Justyna Kobryń, Sandra Sowa, Monika Gasztych, Andrzej Dryś, Witold Musiał

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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Characterization of Colloidal Polymers of <i>N</i>-Isopropylacrylamide and Alkyl Acrylic Acids for Optical pH Sensing by James T. Moulton, David Bruce, Richard A. Bunce, Mariya Kim, Leah Oxenford Snyder, W. Rudolf Seitz, Barry K. Lavine

“…Copolymers of <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) and alkyl acrylic acids that swell and shrink in response to pH were prepared by dispersion polymerization at 35 °C using <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide (transduction monomer), methylenebisacrylamide (crosslinker), 2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-acetophenone (initiator), <i>N</i>-<i>tert</i>-butylacrylamide (transition temperature modifier), and acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, ethacrylic acid, and propacrylic acid (functional comonomer). The diameter of the microspheres of the copolymer varied between 0.5 µm and 1.0 µm. …”
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Mechanically Strong Active‐Site‐Enriched Polymer Composite Solid Electrolytes toward Superior Room‐Temperature Performance in Lithium Batteries by Jiaxiao Qi, Yongjing Wang, Haixiong Tang, Jiayu Zhao, Yu Hong, Qiong Li, Ming Jiang, Lijie Dong

“…Among the various SSEs, solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are a highly preferred choice due to their high thermal stability, thin design, and good formability. …”
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Exploring an n-type conducting polymer (BBL) as a potential gas sensing material for NH3 and H2S detection by Sonu Sunny, Sushri Soumya Jena, Shivam Shah, Bhavika Gopalani, Arnab Hazra, Mohit Garg, Sarbani Ghosh

“…Through molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and density functional theory (DFT) approach, we understand the adsorption behavior and selectivity of H $$_{2}$$ S and NH $$_{3}$$ in the BBL film. …”
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Low Band Gap Furan‐Flanked Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Naphthobisthiadiazole Based Conjugated Polymer/Stretchable Blend for Organic Field Effect Transistors by Kakaraparthi Kranthiraja, Vithyasaahar Sethumadhavan, Shohei Kumagai, Yanan Xu, Andreas Erhardt, Christopher R. McNeill, Sergei Manzhos, Jun Takeya, Prashant Sonar

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Growing large single crystals of two- or three-dimensional covalent organic polymers through unconventional Te-O-P linkages by Miaomiao Xue, Lei Zhang, Xiao-Xin Li, Zihao Chen, Fangyuan Kang, Xiang Wang, Qiang Dong, Xin Wang, Chun-Sing Lee, Ya-Qian Lan, Qichun Zhang

“…Abstract Understanding precise structures of two-/three- dimensional (2D/3D) covalent organic polymers (COPs) through single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) analysis is important. …”
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Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Additive in Polymer Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Separation: A Critical Review on Performances and Correlation with Membrane Structure by Riccardo Checchetto

“…Hybrid membrane materials incorporating inorganic filler nanostructures in polymer matrices having polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a plasticized additive are promising membrane materials given the presence of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>C</mi><mi>O</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-philic polar functional groups of PEGs and the structural refinements on the blend matrix consequent to the filler distribution. …”
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Biomimetic Three-Dimensional (3D) Scaffolds from Sustainable Biomaterials: Innovative Green Medicine Approach to Bone Regeneration by Yashaswini Premjit, Merin Lawrence, Abhishek Goyal, Célia Ferreira, Elena A. Jones, Payal Ganguly

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Synthesis, properties and enzymatic biodegradation behavior of fluorinated poly(ε-caprolactone)s by G. Acik

“…This study reports on the synthesis of new fluoro functionalized poly(ε-caprolactone)s (F-PCLs) via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) for different time intervals (24 and 48 h.) by using 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-octafluoro-1-pentanol (OFP) as an initiator. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of hybrid nanocomposite core (polymer)-shell metal-organic frame-works based on SAN, Zn and Al nanoparticles by Shapol Qanei Ahmed, Omer Qadir Hamad, Fatemeh Keshavarzi

“…The core-shell porous polymer-metal-organic framework (MOF) hybrid nanostructures exhibit unique characteristics compared to traditional core-shell nanocomposites, especially in terms of synthesis strategy, structural integration, functionality, and performance. …”
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Graphitic Carbon Nitride: A Novel Two-Dimensional Metal-Free Carbon-Based Polymer Material for Electrochemical Detection of Biomarkers by Ganesan Kausalya Sasikumar, Pitchai Utchimahali Muthu Raja, Peter Jerome, Rathinasamy Radhamani Shenthilkumar, Putrakumar Balla

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Development of a Potentiometric Nitrate Ion Microsensor Improved Using Conductive Polymer Doped with Carbon Nanotubes as a Transducing Layer by Camille Bene, Emmanuel Flahaut, Morgan Legnani, Pierre Temple-Boyer, Jérôme Launay

“…The potentiometric nitrate ion detection is based on the functionalization of the working microelectrode array with a polymer membrane in fluoropolysiloxane (FPSX) containing ionophore tetradodecylammoniumnitrate (TDDAN) and ionic additive potassium tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifuoromethyl)phenyl]borate (KTFPB) to form an all-solid-state ion selective electrode (ISE). …”
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Solvent free UV curable waterborne polyurethane acrylate coatings with enhanced hydrophobicity induced by a semi interpenetrating polymer network by Ali Reza Banan

“…The WPUA formulations consisted of a urethane backbone created from polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF) and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), combined with urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) to introduce acrylate functionality. The synthesized coatings were thoroughly analyzed to assess their morphology, thermal stability, spectroscopic characteristics, water absorption, adhesion strength, and mechanical properties. …”
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