Development of novel melt-compounded starch-grafted polypropylene/polypropylene-grafted maleic anhydride/organoclay ternary hybrids by E. Lafranche, R. Tessier, P. Krawczak

“…Two organo-modified montmorillonites were used, the first one containing polar functional groups (Cloisite®30B) having affinity to the starch phase, and the other one containing non polar-groups (Cloisite®20A) having affinity to the polypropylene phase of the polymer matrix. …”
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Influence of the filler content on the free nanohole volume in epoxy-based composites by S. Tognana, W. Salgueiro, A. Somoza, A. J. Marzocca

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New ferrimagnetic biocomposite film based in collagen and yttrium iron garnet

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MIP-based electrochemical sensor for highly selective and sensitive determination of entacapone from the triple mixture in tablet dosage form by Fatma Budak, Ahmet Cetinkaya, S. Irem Kaya, Sibel A. Ozkan

“…For the MIP-based electrochemical sensor (4-AP@MIP/GCE) design, 4-aminophenol (4-AP) was selected as the functional monomer. Surface characterization of the 4-AP@MIP/GCE sensor was performed by scanning electron microscopy, electrochemical characterization by CV, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). …”
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Research progress of long chain oxygenated fuels, chemicals and materials based on biomass by WU Shiliang, DING Peilin, XIAO Rui*

“…Because they are rich in multiple functional groups and various structures, which are superior to short-chain compounds in the preparation of high-value chemicals. …”
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Rapid isolation of extracellular vesicles from stem cell conditioned medium using osmosis-driven filtration by Casey Y. Huang, Helen Nguyen, David J. Lundy, James. J Lai

“…EVOs employs a high osmolarity polymer solution to concentrate EVs while simultaneously removing smaller contaminants. …”
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Production and optimization of polyglutamic acid from Bacillus licheniformis: effect of low levels of gamma radiation by Riham M. Youssef, Reham Samir, Ola M. Gomaa, Hala N. ElHifnawi, Mohamed A. Ramadan

“…FTIR spectra demonstrated that PGA functional groups were successfully unchanged after exposure to low levels of gamma radiation similar to the doses given to cancer patients under radiotherapy. …”
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Persistent Photoluminescence and Mechanoluminescence of a Highly Sensitive Pressure and Temperature Gauge in Combination with a 3D‐Printable Optical Coding Platform by Teng Zheng, Jiangcheng Luo, Dengfeng Peng, Liang Peng, Przemysław Woźny, Justyna Barzowska, Mikołaj Kamiński, Sebastian Mahlik, Jan Moszczyński, Kevin Soler‐Carracedo, Fernando Rivera‐López, Hanoch Hemmerich, Marcin Runowski

“…Abstract Distinct types of luminescence that are activated by various stimuli in a single material offer exciting developmental opportunities for functional materials. A versatile sensing platform that exhibits photoluminescence (PL), persistent luminescence (PersL), and mechanoluminescence (ML) is introduced, which enables the sensitive detection of temperature, pressure, and force/stress. …”
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Ceramic-based piezoelectric material reinforced 3D printed polycaprolactone bone tissue engineering scaffolds by Duo Meng, Yanhao Hou, Hareem Zubairi, Mustafa Tugrul Ucan, David A Hall, Antonio Feteira, Paulo Bartolo, Ge Wang, Weiguang Wang

“…Consequently, this research proposes novel lead-free Bi1/2Na1/2TiO3-based (BNT) piezoelectric materials, namely, direct piezoelectric ceramics (DPC) (>50 % d33 enhancement compared to undoped BNT) and converse piezoelectric ceramics (CPC) (>200 % Smax enhancement compared to undoped BNT), with properties optimized for bone tissue engineering (BTE). 3D BTE scaffolds are designed and fabricated considering biocompatible and biodegradable polycaprolactone (PCL) incorporating DPC and CPC as functional fillers. Comparative evaluations against hydroxyapatite (HA), a well-accepted bioceramic for clinical applications, are conducted for surface, mechanical, and biological properties. …”
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Study the effect of Phosphate Barvar-2 Biofertilizer, Iron Nano-Chelate and Superabsorbent on qualitative and quantitative yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under dry farming... by Omolbanin Hasanour, khosroo Azizi, Mohammad Feizian, Ahmad Ismaeili

“…This causes increase in plant photosynthetic ability and consequently grain protein yield which is a function of grain yield. ConclusionFoliar application of iron nan-chelate and also phosphate Barvar-2 biofertilizer and superabsorbent significantly affected qualitative and quantitative traits of chickpea such as grain yield, biological yield, leaf chlorophyll and grain protein content and highest levels of studied treatments (S2F2B2) resulted to highest amounts of studied traits. …”
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Electro-Active continuous flax fiber-reinforced epoxy shape memory biocomposites with enhanced mechanical strength for self-shaping multifunctional architectural applications by Asmaa Hassan, Yağmur Bulut, Seyedehgelareh Sanei, Hanaa Dahy

“…Rigid-folding and curved-folding prototypes were investigated for their fabrication viability and functionality in multifunctional applications. The rigid-folding prototype achieved a 70 % shape recovery ratio (Rr) and 99 % shape fixity (Rf) using 12 V. …”
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Features of BET method application to various adsorbents by V. M. Gun'ko

“…m = 0.162 nm2 results in the overestimation of the SBET values by ca. 10 % because of non-parallel-to-surface orientation of slightly polarized N2 molecules interacting with polar surface functionalities (e.g., various hydroxyls). For nanooxides modified by low- and high-molecular (linear, 2D and 3D polymers and proteins) compounds, the overestimation of SBET at ?…”
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MMT and LDH organo-modification with surfactants tailored for PLA nanocomposites by S. Coiai, F. Cicogna, A. de Santi, L. Perez Amaro, R. Spiniello, F. Signori, S. Fiori, W. Oberhauser, E. Passaglia

“…Low molecular weight polyesters were end-functionalized with ammonium and carboxylate salts and used in ionic exchange reactions with respectively cationic (MMT) and anionic (LDH) clays. …”
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Metalloalkoxysiloxanes-cured polydimethylsiloxane compositions filled with silica component for special applications: Dielectric and mechanical properties by Alexander N. Tarasenkov, Maria S. Parshina, Nadezhda A. Tebeneva, Kirill M. Borisov, Galina P. Goncharuk, Vitaliy G. Shevchenko, Sergey A. Ponomarenko, Aziz M. Muzafarov

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Debonding Behavior of Conventional Concrete Strengthened with Anchored FRP and Staked by Rona Ariyansyah, Riawan Gunadi

“…Concrete structures can be damaged or deteriorate due to various reasons such as errors in planning, implementation factors, getting overload burden, decreased capacity and quality of structures, and changes in structural functions. Thus, to strengthen the damaged structures, there is a need for an investigation regarding the damage to the existing concrete structures. …”
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Successful surgical treatment of mediastinal lung hernia with a mesh implant. Consequent results by R. V. Tarasov, E. V. Krasnikova, S. S. Sadovnikova, E. A. Shergina, Y. O. Chesalina, M. A. Bagirov

“…The patient is functionally compensated, shortness of breath is not observed. …”
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Metals associated with Beach plastic litter at Woodbridge Island and Derdesteen in Table Bay, South Africa by Adetunji Awe, Ogheneochuko Oputu, Uyiosa Osagie Aigbe, Conrad Sparks

“…Using a Spectrum Two Universal Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared (UATR-IR) spectrometer, 11 polymers were identified in plastic items ≤ 200 mm, with polypropylene (40%) and polyethylene (24%) being the dominant polymer categories. …”
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Novel HSA-PMEMA Nanomicelles Prepared via Site-Specific In Situ Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly for Improved Intracellular Delivery of Paclitaxel by Yang Chen, Shuang Liang, Binglin Chen, Fei Jiao, Xuliang Deng, Xinyu Liu

“…Moreover, compared to traditional methods of creating protein–hydrophobic polymer conjugates, SI-PISA demonstrates higher reaction efficiency and better preservation of protein functionality. …”
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Corrigendum to “Impact of polymer chemistry on critical quality attributes of selective laser sintering 3D printed solid oral dosage forms” [International Journal of Pharmaceutics:... by Evgenii Tikhomirov, Valerie Levine, Michelle Åhlén, Nicole Di Gallo, Maria Strømme, Thomas Kipping, Julian Quodbach, Jonas Lindh

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Poly(amino acid) Synthesis from 2,5‐Diketopiperazines for Acid‐Actuated Drug Release by Patrick A. Wall, Charlie O. H. Sajid, Karen Mitchinson, Paul D. Thornton

“…Abstract Poly(amino acids) have enormous potential value as biomaterials owing to their inherent biocompatibility, chemical functionality, and biodegradability. However, current commercial poly(amino acid) use is somewhat limited due to production protocols that often include highly toxic phosgene in monomer synthesis. …”
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