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Polymers, Volume 13, Issue 4

February-2 2021 - 193 articles

Cover Story: We tested the antibacterial activity of a lysine-modified cationic dendrimer (CD) against resistant Gram-negative bacteria, and, knowing that guanidine groups and two isomeric triterpenoid acids are active against Gram-positive bacteria, prepared lysine/arginine-modified dendrimers entrapping ursolic and oleanolic acids (UOA), named UOACDs. UOACDs showed significant antibacterial activity against 15 Gram-positive isolates, and it was established that UOA did not contribute to the antibacterial effects observed. Particularly, lysine was critical for the potency, while arginine was critical for redirecting activity against Gram-positive species. A high cationic character with a balanced lysine/arginine content produced remarkable antimicrobial effects (MIC = 0.5–8.7 µM). View this paper.
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Articles (193)

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,210 Views
25 Pages

Free-Radical Photopolymerization of Acrylonitrile Grafted onto Epoxidized Natural Rubber

  • Rawdah Whba,
  • Mohd Sukor Su’ait,
  • Lee Tian Khoon,
  • Salmiah Ibrahim,
  • Nor Sabirin Mohamed and
  • Azizan Ahmad

23 February 2021

The exploitation of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) in electrochemical applications is approaching its limits because of its poor thermo-mechanical properties. These properties could be improved by chemical and/or physical modification, including gra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,017 Views
21 Pages

23 February 2021

CO2 convective dissolution has been regarded as one of the fundamental mechanisms to accelerate the mass transfer of CO2 into brine. We present a new spectrophotometric method to characterize the convective instability and measure the dissolved CO2 m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,463 Views
14 Pages

23 February 2021

In this study, a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) comprising poly (IA-co-cellulose-co-VSA-co-AA; ICVA) core-SAP (CSAP) was synthesized through radical polymerization using itaconic acid (IA), acrylic acid (AA), cellulose, and vinyl sulfonic acid (VSA) as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,698 Views
17 Pages

Bacterial Cellulose Network from Kombucha Fermentation Impregnated with Emulsion-Polymerized Poly(methyl methacrylate) to Form Nanocomposite

  • Helena Oliver-Ortega,
  • Shiyu Geng,
  • Francesc Xavier Espinach,
  • Kristiina Oksman and
  • Fabiola Vilaseca

23 February 2021

The use of bio-based residues is one of the key indicators towards sustainable development goals. In this work, bacterial cellulose, a residue from the fermentation of kombucha tea, was tested as a reinforcing nanofiber network in an emulsion-polymer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,439 Views
11 Pages

Bio-Based Hotmelt Adhesives with Well-Adhesion in Water

  • Xi Yu,
  • Chuang Dong,
  • Wei Zhuang,
  • Dongjian Shi,
  • Weifu Dong,
  • Mingqing Chen and
  • Daisaku Kaneko

23 February 2021

We suggest a simple idea of bio-based adhesives with strong adhesion even under water. The adhesives simply prepared via polycondensation of 3,4-dihydroxyhydrocinnamic acid (DHHCA) and lactic acid (LA) in one pot polymerization. Poly(DHHCA-co-LA) has...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,074 Views
17 Pages

Development and Characterization of Weft-Knitted Fabrics of Naturally Occurring Polymer Fibers for Sustainable and Functional Textiles

  • Marcela Ferrándiz,
  • Eduardo Fages,
  • Sandra Rojas-Lema,
  • Juan Ivorra-Martinez,
  • Jaume Gomez-Caturla and
  • Sergio Torres-Giner

23 February 2021

This study focuses on the potential uses in textiles of fibers of soy protein (SP) and chitin, which are naturally occurring polymers that can be obtained from agricultural and food processing by-products and wastes. The as-received natural fibers we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,739 Views
15 Pages

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Nanocellulose-Stabilized Pickering Emulsions

  • Ka Kit Lee,
  • Darren Yi Sern Low,
  • Mei Ling Foo,
  • Lih Jiun Yu,
  • Thomas Shean Yaw Choong,
  • Siah Ying Tang and
  • Khang Wei Tan

23 February 2021

While the economy is rapidly expanding in most emerging countries, issues coupled with a higher population has created foreseeable tension among food, water, and energy. It is crucial for more sustainable valorization of resources, for instance, nano...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,279 Views
15 Pages

Process Characterization of Polyvinyl Acetate Emulsions Applying Inline Photon Density Wave Spectroscopy at High Solid Contents

  • Stephanie Schlappa,
  • Lee Josephine Brenker,
  • Lena Bressel,
  • Roland Hass and
  • Marvin Münzberg

23 February 2021

The high solids semicontinuous emulsion polymerization of polyvinyl acetate using poly (vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate) as protective colloid is investigated by optical spectroscopy. The suitability of Photon Density Wave (PDW) spectroscopy as inline...

  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
6,234 Views
10 Pages

23 February 2021

Using a simple esterification reaction of a hydroxyl group with an anhydride group, pristine lignin was successfully converted to a new lignin (COOH-lignin) modified with a terminal carboxyl group. This chemical modification of pristine lignin was co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,724 Views
14 Pages

23 February 2021

Cobalt porphyrins have emerged as promising catalysts for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical applications because of their good performance, low cost and the abundance of cobalt in the earth. Herein, a negatively charged porphyrin meso-tetra-(4...

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