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Polymers, Volume 11, Issue 4

April 2019 - 174 articles

Cover Story: Volatile organic components pose a significant danger to human health and, especially, formaldehyde (HCHO) is produced in many natural and synthetic processes and is considered a prime household air pollutant. To destroy HCHO at room temperature, platinum–nickel nanoparticles were directly synthesized on polydopamine-coated poly(methyl methacrylate) electrospun fibers without any excessive oxide. These formed a filter-like membrane that was able to decompose 90% of the formaldehyde at very low dosage with high durability. The sheet-like membrane enables facile handling and its low air resistance allows for minimal air flow losses when integrated, for example, in an air conditioning unit. View this paper
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Articles (174)

  • Article
  • Open Access
57 Citations
9,860 Views
14 Pages

Pluronic F127-Folate Coated Super Paramagenic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Contrast Agent for Cancer Diagnosis in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Hieu Vu-Quang,
  • Mads Sloth Vinding,
  • Thomas Nielsen,
  • Marcus Görge Ullisch,
  • Niels Chr. Nielsen,
  • Dinh-Truong Nguyen and
  • Jørgen Kjems

25 April 2019

Contrast agents have been widely used in medicine to enhance contrast in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Among them, super paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) have been reported to have low risk in clinical use. In our study, F127-Folate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,165 Views
14 Pages

In vitro Comparative Study of Fibroblastic Behaviour on Polymethacrylate (PMMA) and Lithium Disilicate Polymer Surfaces

  • Cristina Herráez-Galindo,
  • María Rizo-Gorrita,
  • Irene Luna-Oliva,
  • María-Ángeles Serrera-Figallo,
  • Raquel Castillo-Oyagüe and
  • Daniel Torres-Lagares

25 April 2019

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and lithium disilicate are widely used materials in the dental field. PMMA is mainly used for the manufacture of removable prostheses; however, with the incorporation of CAD-CAM technology, new applications have been in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
296 Citations
22,690 Views
35 Pages

25 April 2019

The field of polymeric nanoparticles is quickly expanding and playing a pivotal role in a wide spectrum of areas ranging from electronics, photonics, conducting materials, and sensors to medicine, pollution control, and environmental technology. Amon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
6,266 Views
10 Pages

Jetting Performance of Polyethylene Glycol and Reactive Dye Solutions

  • Zhiyuan Tang,
  • Kuanjun Fang,
  • Yawei Song and
  • Fuyun Sun

24 April 2019

The jetting performance of dye inks determines the image quality, production efficiency, and lifetime of the print head. In the present study, we explored the jetting performance of mixed solutions of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and reactive dye by tes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,405 Views
15 Pages

Characterization of Reduced and Surface-Modified Graphene Oxide in Poly(Ethylene-co-Butyl Acrylate) Composites for Electrical Applications

  • Carmen Cobo Sánchez,
  • Martin Wåhlander,
  • Mattias Karlsson,
  • Diana C. Marin Quintero,
  • Henrik Hillborg,
  • Eva Malmström and
  • Fritjof Nilsson

24 April 2019

Promising electrical field grading materials (FGMs) for high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) applications have been designed by dispersing reduced graphene oxide (rGO) grafted with relatively short chains of poly (n-butyl methacrylate) (PBMA) in a poly...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,026 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Silane Treatment on Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane/Mesoscopic Fly Ash Composites

  • Chuanrui Qin,
  • Wei Lu,
  • Zhenglong He,
  • Guansheng Qi,
  • Jinliang Li and
  • Xiangming Hu

24 April 2019

In view of the accidents such as rock mass breakage, roof fall and coal slide in coal mines, polyurethane/mesoscopic fly ash (PU/MFA) reinforcement materials were produced from polymethylene polyphenylene isocyanate (PAPI), the polyether polyol, flam...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
9,121 Views
16 Pages

Synthesis and Characterization of Covalently Crosslinked pH-Responsive Hyaluronic Acid Nanogels: Effect of Synthesis Parameters

  • Sheila Maiz-Fernández,
  • Leyre Pérez-Álvarez,
  • Leire Ruiz-Rubio,
  • Raúl Pérez González,
  • Virginia Sáez-Martínez,
  • Jesica Ruiz Pérez and
  • José Luis Vilas-Vilela

24 April 2019

Stable hyaluronic acid nanogels were obtained following the water-in-oil microemulsion method by covalent crosslinking with three biocompatible crosslinking agents: Divinyl sulfone, 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether (BDDE), and poly(ethylene glycol) bi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
7,017 Views
23 Pages

23 April 2019

Metal nanoparticles and the combination of metal nanoparticles with graphene oxide are widely used in environmental, agriculture, textile, and therapeutic applications. The effect of graphene oxide–green platinum nanoparticles (GO-PtNPs) on hum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,089 Views
11 Pages

An Albumin Biopassive Polyallylamine Film with Improved Blood Compatibility for Metal Devices

  • Shuang Lin,
  • Xin Li,
  • Kebing Wang,
  • Tengda Shang,
  • Lei Zhou,
  • Lu Zhang,
  • Jin Wang and
  • Nan Huang

23 April 2019

Nowadays, a variety of materials are employed to make numerous medical devices, including metals, polymers, ceramics, and others. Blood-contact devices are one of the major classes of these medical devices, and they have been widely applied in clinic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,794 Views
12 Pages

Photo Actuation Performance of Nanotube Sheet Incorporated Azobenzene Crosslinked Liquid Crystalline Polymer Nanocomposite

  • Meng Bi,
  • Yifan He,
  • Yuchang Wang,
  • Wenlong Yang,
  • Ban Qin,
  • Jiaojiao Xu,
  • Xiuxiu Wang,
  • Binsong Wang,
  • Yinmao Dong and
  • Yachen Gao
  • + 1 author

23 April 2019

Crosslinked liquid crystalline polymers (CLCPs) containing azobenzene (AZO-CLCPs) are a type of promising material due to their significance in the design of light-driven smart actuators. Developing AZO-CLCP composites by incorporating AZO-CLCPs with...

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