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Polymers, Volume 10, Issue 9

September 2018 - 114 articles

Cover Story: A rhodamine (Rh) functionalized micellar hydrogel with excellent mechanochromic and mechanofluorescent properties was prepared by emulsion polymerization. The stress needed to trigger the mechanofluorescent property of Rh in this hydrogel was much lower than in its native polymer matrix reported before, which was attributed to the enhancement of the mechanoresponsive sensitivity. The hydrogel could emit bright fluorescence under sufficient stress/strain and could be used to detect stress/strain quantificationally by fluorescence signal. Due to the reversibility of color on/off, the hydrogel could also be used as a reusable writing and erasing material. View this paper.
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Articles (114)

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,616 Views
7 Pages

Self-Assembly DBS Nanofibrils on Solution-Blown Nanofibers as Hierarchical Ion-Conducting Pathway for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

  • Hang Wang,
  • Xiangxiang Li,
  • Xiaojie Li,
  • Xi Feng,
  • Weimin Kang,
  • Xianlin Xu,
  • Xupin Zhuang and
  • Bowen Cheng

19 September 2018

In this work, we reported a novel proton exchange membrane (PEM) with an ion-conducting pathway. The hierarchical nanofiber structure was prepared via in situ self-assembling 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidene-d-sorbitol (DBS) supramolecular fibrils on solution-b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
5,921 Views
19 Pages

19 September 2018

This article describes the sorption properties of cyclodextrin polymers (nanosponges; NS) with the pesticides 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (4-CPA) and 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol (TCF), including an evaluation of its efficiency and a comparison with othe...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,727 Views
14 Pages

19 September 2018

Intracellular protein delivery is an invaluable tool for biomedical research, as it enables fundamental studies of cellular processes and creates opportunities for novel therapeutic development. Protein delivery reagents such as cell penetration pept...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,092 Views
18 Pages

19 September 2018

In this paper, the high-density polyethylene/maleic anhydride grafted high-density polyethylene/polyamide 6 (HDPE/HDPE-g-MA/PA6) ternary blends were prepared by blend melting. The binary dispersed phase (HDPE-g-MA/PA6) is of a core-shell structure, w...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
35 Citations
9,448 Views
12 Pages

19 September 2018

The human nervous system lacks an inherent ability to regenerate its components upon damage or diseased conditions. During the last decade, this has motivated the development of a number of strategies for nerve regeneration. However, most of those ap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
4,988 Views
13 Pages

19 September 2018

Benzoyl and stearoyl acid grafted cellulose were synthesized by a simple chemical grafting method. Using these as chemical adsorbents, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), like pyrene and phenanthrene, were effectively removed from aqueous soluti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,762 Views
16 Pages

PBN11-8, a Cytotoxic Polypeptide Purified from Marine Bacillus, Suppresses Invasion and Migration of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by Targeting Focal Adhesion Kinase Pathways

  • Lanhong Zheng,
  • Xiangjie Zhu,
  • Kangli Yang,
  • Meihong Zhu,
  • Ammad Ahmad Farooqi,
  • Daole Kang,
  • Mi Sun,
  • Yixin Xu,
  • Xiukun Lin and
  • Yingang Feng
  • + 3 authors

19 September 2018

The development of antitumor drugs has attracted cancer researchers and the identification of novel antitumor lead compounds is certainly of great interest. The fermentation broth of Bacillus sp. N11-8, which was isolated from the Antarctic waters, s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,084 Views
11 Pages

Theoretical Study on the Grafting Reaction of Maleimide to Polyethylene in the UV Radiation Cross-Linking Process

  • Hui Zhang,
  • Yan Shang,
  • Hong Zhao,
  • Chunyang Li,
  • Xuan Wang,
  • Baozhong Han and
  • Zesheng Li

19 September 2018

Theoretical investigation of the reaction of graft maleimide to polyethylene in the UV radiation cross-linking process is accomplished at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level for high-voltage cable insulation materials. The reaction potential energy surface...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,181 Views
10 Pages

19 September 2018

Hybrid oils in an elastomer matrix provide superior physical and chemical properties over conventional elastomer composites. In this study, we investigated the possibility of utilizing palm-based hybrid oil as a processing oil, with various other add...

  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
7,990 Views
15 Pages

Bioinspired Engineering towards Tailoring Advanced Lignin/Rubber Elastomers

  • Haixu Wang,
  • Weifeng Liu,
  • Jinhao Huang,
  • Dongjie Yang and
  • Xueqing Qiu

18 September 2018

The pursuit of high volume and high value-added applications for lignin has been a long-term challenge. In this work, inspired by the energy sacrificial mechanism from biological materials, we developed high-performance lignin/carbon black (CB)/nitri...

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