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Polymers, Volume 12, Issue 10

October 2020 - 262 articles

Cover Story: Engineering applications of hydrogels are generally limited by the common problem of their softness and brittleness. In this study, a composite double network ionic hydrogel (CDN-gel) was synthesized via a facile visible-light-trigger polymerization combined with salt impregnation. The excellent mechanical properties were lent to CDN-gel by the introduction of multi-sacrificial bonds. The CDN-gel has high toughness (48 MJ/m3), stretchability (700%), Young's modulus (3.5 MPa), and notch-insensitivity. The residual strain is <25% after stretch-releasing for 1000 cycles at a strain of 200%. The above properties are expected to expand the application of hydrogel in anti-fatigue and damping fields. View this paper.
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Articles (262)

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
13,866 Views
20 Pages

Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers for the Fabrication of Functional Devices

  • Christian Pinto-Gómez,
  • Francesc Pérez-Murano,
  • Joan Bausells,
  • Luis Guillermo Villanueva and
  • Marta Fernández-Regúlez

21 October 2020

Directed self-assembly of block copolymers is a bottom-up approach to nanofabrication that has attracted high interest in recent years due to its inherent simplicity, high throughput, low cost and potential for sub-10 nm resolution. In this paper, we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,124 Views
25 Pages

Dielectric Spectroscopy and Thermal Properties of Poly(lactic) Acid Reinforced with Carbon-Based Particles: Experimental Study and Design Theory

  • Giovanni Spinelli,
  • Rumiana Kotsilkova,
  • Evgeni Ivanov,
  • Vladimir Georgiev,
  • Radost Ivanova,
  • Carlo Naddeo and
  • Vittorio Romano

20 October 2020

In the present study, polylactic acid (PLA) enriched with carbonaceous particles like multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), graphene nanoplates (GNPs) or a combination of both up 12 wt % of loading are used for producing 3D-printed specimens with f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,181 Views
13 Pages

Electrospun Multiple-Chamber Nanostructure and Its Potential Self-Healing Applications

  • Yubo Liu,
  • Xinkuan Liu,
  • Ping Liu,
  • Xiaohong Chen and
  • Deng-Guang Yu

20 October 2020

To address the life span of materials in the process of daily use, new types of structural nanofibers, fabricated by multifluid electrospinning to encapsulate both epoxy resin and amine curing agent, were embedded into an epoxy matrix to provide it w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,619 Views
20 Pages

20 October 2020

Although water, air, and other resources are abundant on earth, they have been subjected to strict environmental regulations. This is because of their limitation of availability for human consumption. In the separation industry, the membrane system w...

  • Review
  • Open Access
395 Citations
22,951 Views
28 Pages

Alginate: From Food Industry to Biomedical Applications and Management of Metabolic Disorders

  • Roxana Gheorghita Puscaselu,
  • Andrei Lobiuc,
  • Mihai Dimian and
  • Mihai Covasa

20 October 2020

Initially used extensively as an additive and ingredient in the food industry, alginate has become an important compound for a wide range of industries and applications, such as the medical, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors. In the food industry,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,592 Views
13 Pages

20 October 2020

Functional light scattering materials have received considerable attention in various fields including cosmetics and optics. However, a conventional approach based on optically active inorganic materials requires considerable synthetic effort and com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,436 Views
13 Pages

Proper Blends of Biodegradable Polycaprolactone and Natural Rubber for 3D Printing

  • Thossapit Wissamitanan,
  • Charoenyutr Dechwayukul,
  • Ekwipoo Kalkornsurapranee and
  • Wiriya Thongruang

20 October 2020

Flexible thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) were prepared for fused deposition modeling (FDM) or 3D printing. These materials can be used for medical purposes such as disposable soft splints and other flexible devices. Blends of 50% epoxidized natural ru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,847 Views
12 Pages

20 October 2020

Herein, a composite structure, consisting of Cu nanoparticles (NPs) deposited onto carbon nanotubes and modified with ferrocene-branched chitosan, was prepared in order to develop a nonenzymatic electrochemical glucose biosensor ferrocene-chitosan/ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,324 Views
14 Pages

Development of 3D Bioactive Scaffolds through 3D Printing Using Wollastonite–Gelatin Inks

  • Filis Curti,
  • Izabela-Cristina Stancu,
  • Georgeta Voicu,
  • Horia Iovu,
  • Cristina-Ioana Dobrita,
  • Lucian Toma Ciocan,
  • Rodica Marinescu and
  • Florin Iordache

20 October 2020

The bioactivity of scaffolds represents a key property to facilitate the bone repair after orthopedic trauma. This study reports the development of biomimetic paste-type inks based on wollastonite (CS) and fish gelatin (FG) in a mass ratio similar to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
165 Citations
6,373 Views
16 Pages

Energy-Saving Electrospinning with a Concentric Teflon-Core Rod Spinneret to Create Medicated Nanofibers

  • Shixiong Kang,
  • Shicong Hou,
  • Xunwei Chen,
  • Deng-Guang Yu,
  • Lin Wang,
  • Xiaoyan Li and
  • Gareth R. Williams

20 October 2020

Although electrospun nanofibers are expanding their potential commercial applications in various fields, the issue of energy savings, which are important for cost reduction and technological feasibility, has received little attention to date. In this...

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Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360