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Polymers, Volume 10, Issue 6

June 2018 - 126 articles

Cover Story: Dendritic polyglycerol sulfate (dPGS) is a polyanionic polymer originally investigated as a substitute for heparin. As dPGS showed much less anticoagulant activity, but high anti-inflammatory activity and the ability to target inflamed tissue, it has since been examined for the treatment of inflammatory conditions and related diseases, including rheumatoid and osteoarthritis as well as neurological disorders. Additionally, it showed promising results as a carrier for anticancer drugs, as well as for the treatment of virus infections. Radio- and dye-labeled analogs were used to track dPGS. Our review summarizes the potential applications of dPGS for the imaging, diagnosis and treatment of different diseases. View this paper.
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Articles (126)

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,846 Views
13 Pages

19 June 2018

The qualitative properties of solutions of a hereditary model of motion of aqueous solutions of polymers, its modification in the limiting case of short relaxation times, and a similar second grade fluid model are studied. Unsteady shear flows are co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,683 Views
15 Pages

Preparation of Compositional Gradient Polymeric Films Based on Gradient Mesh Template

  • Honglei Teng,
  • Jing Li,
  • Zhaosheng Hou,
  • Xilu Yan,
  • Linru Han,
  • Jing Xu and
  • Tianduo Li

18 June 2018

In this paper, a template-filling method was found to prepare composition gradient gelatin films by incorporating α-[3-(2,3-epoxypropoxy) propyl]-ω-butyl-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS–E) grafted gelatin (PGG) into a gradient gelatin mesh template. The m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,072 Views
23 Pages

18 June 2018

The need for a sustainable development and improved whole life performance of concrete infrastructure has led to the requirement of more durable and sustainable concrete bridges alongside accurate predictive analysis tools. Using the combination of S...

  • Article
  • Open Access
82 Citations
5,749 Views
16 Pages

Polymer Optical Fiber Bragg Gratings in CYTOP Fibers for Angle Measurement with Dynamic Compensation

  • Arnaldo Leal-Junior,
  • Antreas Theodosiou,
  • Camilo Díaz,
  • Carlos Marques,
  • Maria José Pontes,
  • Kyriacos Kalli and
  • Anselmo Frizera-Neto

17 June 2018

This paper demonstrates the use of polymer optical fiber Bragg gratings (POFBGs) for angle measurements over a range of different oscillatory frequencies. The POFBGs are inscribed in low-loss, cyclic transparent amorphous fluoropolymers (CYTOP) and a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,831 Views
13 Pages

Effect of a Surfactant in Microcapsule Synthesis on Self-Healing Behavior of Capsule Embedded Polymeric Films

  • Jiyeon Lee,
  • Seon Joo Park,
  • Chul-Soon Park,
  • Oh Seok Kwon,
  • So Young Chung,
  • Jongwon Shim,
  • Chang-Soo Lee and
  • Joonwon Bae

17 June 2018

Recently, there has been increased interest in self-healing membranes containing functional microcapsules in relation to challenges involving water treatment membranes. In this study, a self-healing membrane has been prepared by incorporating microca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
8,870 Views
11 Pages

Critical Point Drying: An Effective Drying Method for Direct Measurement of the Surface Area of a Pretreated Cellulosic Biomass

  • Kyu-Young Kang,
  • Kyung-Ran Hwang,
  • Ji-Yeon Park,
  • Joon-Pyo Lee,
  • Jun-Seok Kim and
  • Jin-Suk Lee

17 June 2018

The surface area and pore size distribution of Eucalyptus samples that were pretreated by different methods were determined by the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) technique. Three methods were applied to prepare cellulosic biomass samples fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
7,817 Views
14 Pages

Modification of Alkali Lignin with Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diglycidyl Ether to Be Used as a Thickener in Bio-Lubricant Formulations

  • Esperanza Cortés-Triviño,
  • Concepción Valencia,
  • Miguel A. Delgado and
  • José M. Franco

16 June 2018

Considerable efforts are currently being made by the academic community and industry, aiming to develop environmentally friendly lubricants with suitable technical features for their performance. In this context, lignin could be considered a promisin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,711 Views
11 Pages

16 June 2018

The ring spinning process is the most widely used method in the spinning industry. Nowadays, the labor cost become more and more expensive, and it is essential to improve productivity. For increasing the productivity, a modification of adding a pre-t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,278 Views
21 Pages

On the Mechanisms of the Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Diblock and Random Copolymers of Poly(Lactic Acid) and Poly(Trimethylene Carbonate)

  • Agnieszka Adamus-Wlodarczyk,
  • Radoslaw A. Wach,
  • Piotr Ulanski,
  • Janusz M. Rosiak,
  • Marta Socka,
  • Zois Tsinas and
  • Mohamad Al-Sheikhly

16 June 2018

This article demonstrates that ionizing radiation induces simultaneous crosslinking and scission in poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-d-lactide) diblock and random copolymers. Copolymer films were electron-beam (EB) irradiated up to 300 kGy under anaero...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
7,494 Views
13 Pages

16 June 2018

The present work envisages a simple approach to synthesize a new wound dressing based on chitosan-dialdehyde cellulose nanocrystal-silver nanoparticles (CS-DCNC-AgNPs). Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were generated in-situ by periodate oxidation of cel...

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