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Hydrogel nanocomposites with antimicrobial properties are increasingly gaining attention to combat bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this research, we presented the development of polyamidoxime–sodium alginate (PAO-SA)-based hydrogel...

Asphalt surface layers are prone to deterioration under long-term vehicle loads and environmental factors, making active healing binders essential for pavement durability. This study designed a polyurethane-modified asphalt (PUA) with dynamic disulfi...

Epoxy- and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA)-based polymers offer versatile platforms for ion exchange, contaminant removal, and resource recovery. However, their reported adsorption capacities do not always reflect the number of functional groups that rem...

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) has been widely used as packaging and protection materials owing to its electrical insulation and mechanical strength. However, HDPE is flammable and requires flame-retardant modification. The addition of flame retard...

Carbon nanostructures are used to coat engineering fibers to render electrical conductivity to smart polymer composites for applications such as self-sensing, actuation, deicing, and self-healing. Despite their great potential and wide use, specific...

Thin stochastic porous structures have potential applications as flexible structural components and functional elements in heat and mass transfer systems, filtration and separation membranes, tissue engineering scaffolds, and lightweight structures r...

This study investigated bacterial cellulose films (BCF) coated with twelve commercially available natural-origin wax and wax-like formulations as potential bio-based food-packaging materials. Bacterial cellulose (BC), produced by Komagataeibacter xyl...

As electronics become smaller and more power-dense, glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide 66 (PA66/GF) must combine halogen-free flame retardancy with electrical safety, including a glow-wire ignition temperature (GWIT) ≥ 775 °C and a comparative t...

Assessing stability in filled epoxies requires specifying the intended material state and processing history. This structured narrative review examines local structural stabilization, physical support during fabrication, and functional retention, dra...

Lignin and chitin are abundant structural biopolymers that can be recovered from wood-processing, agricultural, fishery and other biological residues. Their conversion into nanoparticles, nanocrystals or nanofibrils provides opportunities to combine...

Plastic pyrolysis performance depends not only on nominal reactor temperature but also on the actual temperature field established within the reacting bed and vapor phase. This study investigates how the heating-system configuration of a laboratory f...

Cannabidiol (CBD), the main non-intoxicating phytocannabinoid of Cannabis sativa, is highly lipophilic and poorly water-soluble. We developed chitosan-coated lipid nanocapsules (NCs) loaded with a CBD-rich Cannabis sativa ethanolic extract (CEE), usi...

Functional polymers are increasingly considered for semiconductor integration, but their properties may be altered by plasma and thermal processing. Here, 50 nm thick iCVD-grown pV3D3 dielectric films were subjected to O₂ plasma treatment and thermal...

Bio-inspired metal–organic frameworks have attracted considerable attention due to their structural versatility and potential applications in catalysis, sensing, and drug delivery. We report the synthesis, structural elucidation, thermal behavi...

The selectivity of a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) is decided the moment its functional monomer is chosen, yet that choice is still made largely by trial and error and without any statement of confidence, so a confident but wrong pick can commi...

This paper investigates the effect of reinforcement layer configuration and storage duration (year of manufacture) on the strain response of 3D-printed composite components. For the analysis, a methodology based on strain gauge measurements of cantil...

Lightweight elastomeric foams for footwear, sealing and damping applications require substantial density reduction without loss of cellular stability, yet the role of matrix rheology in expandable-microsphere foaming of oil-extended thermoplastic ela...

References [25,38] had to be removed from the following sentences in the Introduction: “On the other hand, the higher frequency range is an interesting region for the study of promising materials for At present, the fibers used in composites ma...

High-speed flight demands thermal protection materials combining lightweightness, high strength, efficient thermal insulation, and long-term oxidative ablation resistance. Herein, a ternary hybrid preceramic polymer system consisting of liquid polyca...

The application of carbon fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) composites in osteosynthesis implants represents a promising approach to mitigating the stress-shielding effect associated with the high stiffness of conventional metallic imp...

Interfaces play a critical role in the mechanical integrity of polymer-bonded explosives (PBXs) based on 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB), yet how crystallographic orientation governs their temperature- and strain-rate-dependent mechanical...

The limited biodegradation of many commercially available compostable polymer formulations under mesophilic anaerobic digestion (AD) currently represents one of the main barriers to their acceptance in integrated organic recycling systems. This study...

Control of mechanical properties of natural clays and clayey soils under saturation with water is an important task in agriculture and geoengineering. In this study, kaolinite was modified with cationic chitosan, anionic potassium humate (PHum), and...

Asphalt rubber (AR) is increasingly used as a sustainable pavement binder, but hazardous fumes generated during production constrain its wider application. This study investigated wood biochar (WB), walnut-shell biochar (WSB) and corn-straw biochar (...

Cassava thermoplastic starch (TPS) is a renewable candidate for short-life biodegradable packaging, but high water affinity, moisture-dependent mechanical behavior, and limited barrier performance constrain its use. A manual PRISMA-guided systematic...

We report on tensile testing of atomistic simulation models mimicking silicone resins. To this end, we extend previous studies on silicone hardening and network formation (Polymers 2025, 17, 2619) to molecular dynamics simulations of the atomic-...

Pyrolysis changes both the composition and physical structure of biochar, making it necessary to separate chemistry-driven neutron-transport effects from density and geometry effects. This computational study examines date-palm biochars produced at 3...

Aramid pulp (AP), a short fiber reinforcement with excellent mechanical properties, is highly promising for weight reduction and reinforcement in rubber transmission belts, tires, and sealing products. However, its smooth and chemically inert surface...

The proposed restriction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) covers over 10,000 different substances. The affected materials also include PFAS-related fluoropolymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene (P...

Alginate fibers are a promising alternative to conventional synthetic fibers; however, the upstream process of extracting alginate remains energy and time intensive. This study aimed to optimize a mechanochemical alginate extraction method using a Bo...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising biodegradable and bio-based alternatives to conventional plastics; however, their industrial implementation remains challenged by high production costs, refined carbon sources, stringent cultivation requirem...

This study systematically evaluates the composition-dependent wettability, apparent surface free energy, moisture sorption, and adhesion to a model mucin layer of binary polymer matrices composed of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), Carbopol 974P...

Postharvest losses of horticultural crops represent a significant global challenge, impacting food security, economic stability, and environmental sustainability. Traditional preservation methods cannot maintain the quality and extend the shelf life...

Biopolymer-based hydrogels are promising platforms for hemostatic applications, yet most chitosan-based materials rely on passive plug formation rather than activation of the natural coagulation cascade. This study aimed to develop hemostatic hydroge...

Polymer composites show complex, nonlinear mechanical behavior. This makes their rational design hard. Running tests or high-fidelity simulations for every candidate design is slow and costly. Purely data-driven models are fast, but they can break ba...

In synthetic polymer-based biomaterials, interfacial hydration plays a crucial role in biological interactions with proteins and cells. Although a wide range of polymers, including zwitterionic and non-ionic types, are used as biomaterials, the molec...

Surface coating may influence the physicochemical and mechanical properties of surgical sutures. This study was conducted to characterize the changes associated with a humic-acid-containing alginate coating applied to silk and poly(glycolide-co-lacti...

Reducing clinker content while maintaining the performance of slag-blended cement requires grinding-aid strategies that improve grinding efficiency and support subsequent hydration. In this study, commercial triisopropanolamine (TIPA), diethanolisopr...

Organic and polymer semiconductors are central to modern electronic and optoelectronic technologies, including organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), solar cells, and bioelectronic devices. Controlling thin-film morphology is critical for optimizing...

Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber/polypropylene (EPDM/PP) thermoplastic vulcanizates containing triallyl cyanurate (TAC) or octavinyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (OV-POSS) coagents were prepared by dynamic vulcanization. The effects of...

The development of efficient and biocompatible polymeric vectors remains a cornerstone of successful gene therapy. In this study, we developed a versatile polymeric platform for nucleic acid delivery by synthesizing a series of cationic block copolym...

Currently, hydrocarbon resins are mainly classified into styryl-based and benzocyclobutene (BCB)-based systems. Styryl-based hydrocarbon resins are cost-effective but generally show limited heat resistance, whereas BCB-based resins have relatively hi...

To address the poor biodegradability and high environmental risks of traditional synthetic water-retaining agents (WRAs), and the vegetation colonization challenge induced by organic matter deficiency in saline-alkali mining areas, a biodegradable WR...

Lignin, the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on Earth, has gained significant attention as a sustainable precursor for materials used in advanced energy storage technologies. Its intrinsic chemical complexity, featuring phenolic, methoxy, and quinon...

In this work, isopropanol, n-butanol and 2-methoxyethanol were introduced as post-added alcohol modifiers after the preliminary formation of magnesium ethoxide particles. The effects of these alcohol modifiers on the structure of magnesium ethoxide s...

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) poses increasing challenges for compact electronic systems and emerging 5G/6G technologies, driving demand for Electromagnetic (EM) absorbers that are lightweight, low-cost, and environmentally sustainable. Conventi...

This study aimed to investigate physicochemical properties and release characteristics of andrographolide liquisolid systems developed using microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), magnesium aluminometasilicate (NEU), and their combinations (MCC:NEU) as ca...

Urea-derived graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) underwent chemical treatment in a strongly oxidizing H₂SO₄/HNO₃/H₂O₂ environment, followed by dialysis against water. XRD and SEM measurements revealed significant disruption of the layered polymeric fra...

Gemini surfactants are extensively employed in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) owing to their low critical micelle concentration (CMC), excellent interfacial activity, and strong self–assembly capability. However, molecular–level understandin...

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) possesses outstanding thermal stability, low dielectric loss and an excellent insulating property, showing significant application potential in high-performance energy storage film capacitors. However, the conventional...