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Polymers, Volume 14, Issue 3

February-1 2022 - 294 articles

Cover Story: Antibiotics are widely used to fight surgical infections. It is advisable to use them locally to protect the rest of the body microbiome. Various carriers are used for local application. For example, polymeric biodegradable scaffolds. If an antibiotic is introduced into the structure of the fibers, then the material will first perform the function of drug delivery, and then, after the depletion of its reserves, will assist new tissue formation. In this work, the polylactic acid fibers with chloramphenicol and magnetron plasma have been successfully used to accelerate drug release. View this paper.
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Articles (294)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,723 Views
10 Pages

8 February 2022

A random network of indium–gallium–zinc oxide (IGZO) nanowires was fabricated by electrospun-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-nanofiber template transfer. Conventional electrospun nanofibers have been extensively studied owing to their flexibil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,070 Views
17 Pages

pH-Induced 3D Printable Chitosan Hydrogels for Soft Actuation

  • Sheila Maiz-Fernández,
  • Leyre Pérez-Álvarez,
  • Unai Silván,
  • José Luis Vilas-Vilela and
  • Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez

8 February 2022

Three-dimensional (3D) printing represents a suitable technology for the development of biomimetic scaffolds for biomedical and tissue engineering applications. However, hydrogel-based inks’ printability remains a challenge due to their restric...

  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
8,038 Views
14 Pages

8 February 2022

Fluorinated aromatic polyimide (FAPI) films with rigid polymer backbones have been prepared by chemical imidization approach. The polyimide films exhibited excellent mechanical properties including elastic modulus of up to 8.4 GPa and tensile strengt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,404 Views
18 Pages

Lignin-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis for Photocatalytic Degradation of Reactive Yellow 4G and In Vitro Assessment of Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Antibacterial Activities

  • Rijuta Ganesh Saratale,
  • Si-Kyung Cho,
  • Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale,
  • Avinash Ashok Kadam,
  • Gajanan Sampatrao Ghodake,
  • Verjesh Kumar Magotra,
  • Manu Kumar,
  • Ram Naresh Bharagava,
  • Sunita Varjani and
  • Ramasubba Reddy Palem
  • + 3 authors

8 February 2022

This study explored the potential of abundantly available sodium lignosulfonate (LS) as a reducer and fabricating agent in preparing silver nanoparticles (LS–Ag NPs). The operational conditions were optimized to make the synthesis process simpl...

  • Review
  • Open Access
54 Citations
5,363 Views
20 Pages

Potential of Using Amazon Natural Fibers to Reinforce Cementitious Composites: A Review

  • Thuany E. S. de Lima,
  • Afonso R. G. de Azevedo,
  • Markssuel T. Marvila,
  • Verônica S. Candido,
  • Roman Fediuk and
  • Sergio N. Monteiro

8 February 2022

The engineering application of natural lignocellulosic fibers (NLFs) has been intensifying all over the world due to their low cost and abundance, as well as their being eco-friendly and presenting favorable technological properties in polymeric and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,155 Views
10 Pages

Change in Micro-Morphology and Micro-Mechanical Properties of Thermally Modified Moso Bamboo

  • Tiancheng Yuan,
  • Yaqian Huang,
  • Tao Zhang,
  • Xinzhou Wang and
  • Yanjun Li

8 February 2022

In recent years, saturated steam heat treatment has been considered as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective modification method compared with traditional heat treatment media. In this study, bamboo was treated by saturated steam, and the ch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,857 Views
21 Pages

8 February 2022

Composite materials composed of polylactide (PLA) and nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) have been recognized as excellent candidate material in bone repai The difference in hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity and poor interfacial compatibility between n-HA filler...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,171 Views
22 Pages

8 February 2022

In automobiles, lock parts are matched with inserts, and this is a crucial quality standard for the dimensional accuracy of the molding. This study employed moldflow analysis to explore the influence of various injection molding process parameters on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,585 Views
18 Pages

8 February 2022

A heterogeneous solid acid catalyst was synthesized using tire polymer waste (TPW) for the esterification of waste chicken fat (CF) enriched with fatty acids. The TPW was carbonized and functionalized with concentrated sulfuric acid under various sul...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,528 Views
22 Pages

Zn-containing Adhesives Facilitate Collagen Protection and Remineralization at the Resin-Dentin Interface: A Narrative Review

  • Manuel Toledano,
  • Manuel Toledano-Osorio,
  • Matthias Hannig,
  • Álvaro Carrasco-Carmona,
  • María T. Osorio,
  • Franklin García-Godoy,
  • Inmaculada Cabello and
  • Raquel Osorio

8 February 2022

This is a narrative review of the literature assessing the potential effectiveness of doping dentin polymeric adhesives with zinc compounds in order to improve bonding efficacy, remineralization and protection against degradation. A literature search...

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Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360