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Polymers, Volume 2, Issue 3

September 2010 - 13 articles

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Articles (13)

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
12,817 Views
15 Pages

Synthesis and Properties of 1,8-Carbazole-Based Conjugated Copolymers

  • Tsuyoshi Michinobu,
  • Haruka Osako and
  • Kiyotaka Shigehara

30 July 2010

A new series of conjugated carbazole polymers based on the 1,8-carbazolylene unit was synthesized by the Pd-catalyzed polycondensation between the 1,8-diiodocarbazole derivative and various bifunctional counter comonomers. An alkyne spacer was found...

  • Review
  • Open Access
120 Citations
18,289 Views
39 Pages

28 July 2010

Shape memory polymers (SMP) belong to the class of stimuli-responsive materials and have generated significant research interest. Their capability to retain an imposed, temporary shape and to recover the initial, permanent shape upon exposure to an e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
11,474 Views
18 Pages

Polyurethane Membranes Modified with Isopropyl Myristate as a Potential Candidate for Encapsulating Electronic Implants: A Study of Biocompatibility and Water Permeability

  • Nima Roohpour,
  • Jaroslaw M. Wasikiewicz,
  • Alireza Moshaverinia,
  • Deepen Paul,
  • Mike F. Grahn,
  • Ihtesham U. Rehman and
  • Pankaj Vadgama

12 July 2010

Medical polyurethanes have shown good bio-stability and mechanical properties and have been used as coating for implantable medical devices. However, despite their excellent properties, they are relatively permeable to liquid water and water vapour w...

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