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Polymers, Volume 10, Issue 7

July 2018 - 118 articles

Cover Story: Amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of hydrophobic regioregular chiral or achiral polythiophene chains and a hydrophilic poly(acrylic acid) chain were synthesized using a macromolecular click reaction, which formed micelles in water. The chiral polythiophene chain formed supramolecular π-stacked chiral aggregates in the micelle core that were stable in aqueous solution for long periods without precipitation. Micelles consisting of chiral and achiral copolymers showed negative nonlinear effects on supramolecular chiral aggregate formation in the core. Chiral polythiophene aggregates formed in the micelle cores were highly stabilized by the crosslinking of poly(acrylic acid) blocks with diamines in the shell. View the paper here.
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Articles (118)

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,082 Views
14 Pages

Dynamic and Static Mechanical Properties of Crosslinked Polymer Matrices: Multiscale Simulations and Experiments

  • Daria V. Guseva,
  • Vladimir Yu. Rudyak,
  • Pavel V. Komarov,
  • Boris A. Bulgakov,
  • Alexander V. Babkin and
  • Alexander V. Chertovich

19 July 2018

We studied the static and dynamic mechanical properties of crosslinked polymer matrices using multiscale simulations and experiments. We continued to develop the multiscale methodology for generating atomistic polymer networks, and applied it to the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
9,733 Views
37 Pages

19 July 2018

Organosilicon polymer materials play an important role in certain applications due to characteristics of much lower glass transition temperatures (Tg), viscosities, surface energy, as well as good mechanical, thermal stabilities, and insulation perfo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
8,896 Views
25 Pages

19 July 2018

This work investigated the synthesis of a novel low melting temperature polyamide 6 (PA6) copolyamide (PA6-BABT/SA) with different aliphatic/aromatic units weight content using a melt poly-condensation process. The bio-based aromatic N1,N4-bis(4-amin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,947 Views
15 Pages

Functionalized Graphene Oxide Modified Polyethersulfone Membranes for Low-Pressure Anionic Dye/Salt Fractionation

  • Lifen Liu,
  • Xin Xie,
  • Rahul S. Zambare,
  • Antony Prince James Selvaraj,
  • Bhuvana NIL Sowrirajalu,
  • Xiaoxiao Song,
  • Chuyang Y. Tang and
  • Congjie Gao

19 July 2018

In this study, polyelectrolyte assembled functionalized graphene oxide (PE-GO) membranes were fabricated through a one-step charge facilitated deposition method for high performance dye/salt separation. According to the intercalation of polydopamine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,300 Views
19 Pages

19 July 2018

Long chain branched poly (lactic acid) (LCBPLA) was prepared via transesterification between high molecular weight poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and low molar mass monomer trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) during melt blending in the presence of zinc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,758 Views
12 Pages

Fabrication of Porous Polyvinylidene Fluoride/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites and Their Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance

  • Fei-Peng Du,
  • Xuan Qiao,
  • Yan-Guang Wu,
  • Ping Fu,
  • Sheng-Peng Liu,
  • Yun-Fei Zhang and
  • Qiu-Yu Wang

19 July 2018

In this paper, a solvent vapor-induced phase separation (SVIPS) technique was used to create a porous structure in polyvinylidene fluoride/Multi-walled carbon nanotube (PVDF/MWNTs) composites with the aim of increasing the electrical conductivity thr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,949 Views
12 Pages

Immobilizing Laccase on Modified Cellulose/CF Beads to Degrade Chlorinated Biphenyl in Wastewater

  • Na Li,
  • Quiyang Xia,
  • Yuan Li,
  • Xiaobang Hou,
  • Meihong Niu,
  • Qingwei Ping and
  • Huining Xiao

19 July 2018

Novel modified cellulose/cellulose fibril (CF) beads (MCCBs) loaded with laccase were prepared to degrade polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in wastewater. The proper porous structure in MCCBs was achieved by introducing nano CaCO3 (as a pore forming a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,030 Views
25 Pages

18 July 2018

In this paper, we focus on the relaxation dynamics of a polymer network modeled by a fractal cactus. We perform our study in the framework of the generalized Gaussian structure model using both Rouse and Zimm approaches. By performing real-space reno...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,395 Views
7 Pages

Controlling the Internal Structures of Polymeric Microspheres via the Introduction of a Water-Soluble Organic Solvent

  • Yanping He,
  • Xin Li,
  • Tianci Zhu,
  • Mengxing Shan,
  • Linhua Zhu,
  • Tian Si,
  • Hong Wang and
  • Yanlin Sun

18 July 2018

Polymeric microspheres with different internal structures have been widely used because of their characteristics in the structures. This paper reports a method of controlling the internal structures of polymeric microspheres via the introduction of a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,643 Views
13 Pages

18 July 2018

Polyurethane (PU) foams are widely used as acoustic package materials to eliminate vehicle interior noise. Therefore, it is important to improve the acoustic performances of PU foams. In this paper, the grey relational analysis (GRA) method and multi...

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Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360