You are currently viewing a new version of our website. To view the old version click .

Polymers, Volume 12, Issue 3

March 2020 - 229 articles

Cover Story: The efficient regeneration of a fully functional tissue assisted by the presence of a polymeric scaffold depends on its design and the manufacturing method used. The incorporation of bioactive compounds during scaffold processing is of particular interest to improve environment–scaffold interactions. Namely, solvent-free manufacturing techniques offer remarkable advantages in terms of incorporation yield and retained activity of the loaded bioactive agents. In this work, solvent-free technologies for the processing of scaffolds are discussed, highlighting meaningful cases reported in the regenerative medicine field. View this paper.
  • Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
  • You may sign up for email alerts to receive table of contents of newly released issues.
  • PDF is the official format for papers published in both, html and pdf forms. To view the papers in pdf format, click on the "PDF Full-text" link, and use the free Adobe Reader to open them.

Articles (229)

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
6,087 Views
16 Pages

17 March 2020

In this study, bearing bushes made of polyetheretherketone (PEEK), 30 wt % carbon fibre reinforced PEEK, 30 wt % glass fibre reinforced PEEK, each 10 wt % of PTFE, graphite and carbon fibre modified PEEK were investigated on a purpose built pin joint...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,332 Views
11 Pages

17 March 2020

In this paper, the waterborne UV lacquer product (WUV) was used as the main raw material, zinc oxide (ZnO) was used as the additive, and the stearic acid as the surface modifier. According to the method of spraying coating on the surface of poplar wo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,222 Views
9 Pages

17 March 2020

poly ether-block-amide (PEBAX)-2533/metal salt/Al salt membranes were prepared for mixed olefin/paraffin separation. PEBAX-2533 with 80% ether group and 20% amide group was suggested as the polymer matrix for comparison of separation performance acco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,333 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Polyol/Crosslinker Blend Composition on Phase Separation and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Thin Films

  • Said Arévalo-Alquichire,
  • Maria Morales-Gonzalez,
  • Kelly Navas-Gómez,
  • Luis E. Diaz,
  • José A. Gómez-Tejedor,
  • María-Antonia Serrano and
  • Manuel F. Valero

17 March 2020

Polyurethanes (PUs) from Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polycaprolactone diol (PCL) and a crosslinker, Pentaerythritol (PE), were synthetized with isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI). In this study, we investigated the effect of polyol and crosslinker comp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,593 Views
21 Pages

Inclusion of Cross-Linked Elastin in Gelatin/PEG Hydrogels Favourably Influences Fibroblast Phenotype

  • Ye Cao,
  • Bae Hoon Lee,
  • Scott Alexander Irvine,
  • Yee Shan Wong,
  • Havazelet Bianco Peled and
  • Subramanian Venkatraman

17 March 2020

The capacity of a biomaterial to innately modulate cell behavior while meeting the mechanical property requirements of the implant is a much sought-after goal within bioengineering. Here we covalently incorporate soluble elastin into a gelatin–...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,407 Views
13 Pages

Barrier Properties of GnP–PA-Extruded Films

  • Regine Boldt,
  • Andreas Leuteritz,
  • Daniela Schob,
  • Matthias Ziegenhorn and
  • Udo Wagenknecht

17 March 2020

It is generally known that significant improvements in the properties of nanocomposites can be achieved with graphene types currently commercially available. However, so far this is only possible on a laboratory scale. Thus, the aim of this study was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,062 Views
10 Pages

17 March 2020

Although the anomalous low crystallinity of octyl β-D-glucoside (β-OGlu) was first proposed more than 30 years ago, many fundamental aspects of its crystal structure and of the crystalline phase behavior of the pure substance have remained...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,724 Views
13 Pages

High Capacity Prismatic Type Layered Electrode with Anionic Redox Activity as an Efficient Cathode Material and PVdF/SiO2 Composite Membrane for a Sodium Ion Battery

  • Arjunan Ponnaiah,
  • Subadevi Rengapillai,
  • Diwakar Karuppiah,
  • Sivakumar Marimuthu,
  • Wei-Ren Liu and
  • Chia-Hung Huang

16 March 2020

A prismatic type layered Na2/3Ni1/3Mn2/3O2 cathode material for a sodium ion battery is prepared via two different methods viz., the solid state and sol–gel method with dissimilar surface morphology and a single phase crystal structure. It show...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,639 Views
18 Pages

16 March 2020

In this study, the antimicrobial agents of mono(hydroxyethoxyethyl)phthalate (M(HEEP)2) with different metal of M = Zn, Mn, Pb, and Ca were synthesized from diethylene glycol (DEG), phthalic anhydride (PA), and divalent metal acetates including calci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,778 Views
14 Pages

15 March 2020

Protein adsorption on solid surfaces provides either beneficial or adverse outcomes, depending on the application. Therefore, the desire to predict, control, and regulate protein adsorption on different surfaces is a major concern in the field of bio...

of 23

Get Alerted

Add your email address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal.

XFacebookLinkedIn
Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360