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Polymers, Volume 16, Issue 17

September-1 2024 - 161 articles

Cover Story: Enhancing the hydrophobicity of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) for packaging applications remains a challenge. While applying a hydrophobic coating can improve water resistance, the low interaction between the hydrophilic PVA surface and the hydrophobic coating causes aggregations to often occur, preventing proper coating formation. This study aims to achieve dispersibility and uniformity in hydrophobic coatings on PVA, emphasizing the dispersion-improving effect of a carbon quantum dot (CQD) suspension as a solvent. In the proposed model, the small size of CQDs allows for enhanced interactions within the coating suspension and reduces aggregation, resulting in a uniform coating. View this paper
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Articles (161)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,331 Views
24 Pages

Cytotoxicity of Doxorubicin-Curcumin Nanoparticles Conjugated with Two Different Peptides (CKR and EVQ) against FLT3 Protein in Leukemic Stem Cells

  • Fah Chueahongthong,
  • Sawitree Chiampanichayakul,
  • Natsima Viriyaadhammaa,
  • Pornngarm Dejkriengkraikul,
  • Siriporn Okonogi,
  • Cory Berkland and
  • Songyot Anuchapreeda

2 September 2024

A targeted micellar formation of doxorubicin (Dox) and curcumin (Cur) was evaluated to enhance the efficacy and reduce the toxicity of these drugs in KG1a leukemic stem cells (LSCs) compared to EoL-1 leukemic cells. Dox-Cur-micelle (DCM) was develope...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,499 Views
11 Pages

1 September 2024

Since carbon fibre composite sandwich structures have high specific strength and specific modulus, which can meet the requirements for the development of aircraft technology, more and more extensive attention has been paid to their residual mechanica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,017 Views
12 Pages

1 September 2024

Electro-conductive films with excellent flexibility and thermal behavior have great potential in the fields of wearable electronics, artificial muscle, and soft robotics. Herein, we report a super-elastic and electro-conductive composite film with a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,281 Views
15 Pages

Efficient Removal of Mercury from Wastewater Solutions by a Nitrogen-Doped Hyper-Crosslinked Polyamine

  • Khalid Al Ghamdi,
  • Aqeel Ahmad,
  • Gheorghe Falca,
  • Meshal Nawaf Alrefaeia and
  • Othman Charles S. Al-Hamouz

31 August 2024

Mercury, a highly toxic metal and pollutant, poses a significant risk to human health and the environment. This study describes the synthesis of a new nitrogen-doped heteroaromatic hyper-crosslinked polyamine (HCPA) via the polycondensation of 2,6-di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,069 Views
17 Pages

31 August 2024

To solve the problems on resource utilization and environmental pollution of waste concrete and waste polypropylene (PP) plastics, the recycling of them into asphalt pavement is a feasible approach. Considering the high melting temperature of waste P...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,785 Views
15 Pages

31 August 2024

The development of functional foods is a viable alternative for the prevention of numerous diseases. However, the food industry faces significant challenges in producing functional foods based on probiotics due to their high sensitivity to various pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,964 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Wood Species on Lignin-Retaining High-Transmittance Transparent Wood Biocomposites

  • Hamza Bradai,
  • Ahmed Koubaa,
  • Jingfa Zhang and
  • Nicole R. Demarquette

31 August 2024

This study explores lignin-retaining transparent wood biocomposite production through a lignin-modification process coupled with epoxy resin. The wood’s biopolymer structure, which includes cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, is reinforced wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,932 Views
26 Pages

31 August 2024

This study investigates the mechanical and piezoresistive sensing properties of recycled carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composites (rCFRPs) for self-sensing applications, which were prepared from recycled carbon fibers (rCFs) with fiber lengths of 6...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,267 Views
32 Pages

Polymeric Products in Erosion Control Applications: A Review

  • Anna Markiewicz,
  • Eugeniusz Koda,
  • Marta Kiraga,
  • Grzegorz Wrzesiński,
  • Klementyna Kozanka,
  • Maurycy Naliwajko and
  • Magdalena Daria Vaverková

31 August 2024

Among the various types of polymeric materials, geosynthetics deserve special attention. A geosynthetic is a product made from synthetic polymers that is embedded in soils for various purposes. There are some basic functions of geosynthetics, namely,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,350 Views
11 Pages

31 August 2024

In this research, a new computational method was proposed for describing the mechanical behavior of super-elastic-plastic foams under inhomogeneous compressive impacts. The method regarded the foam material as composed of two typical mechanical prope...

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