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  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,456 Views
13 Pages

Viscoelastic Properties of Unentangled Multicyclic Polystyrenes

  • Zhi-Chao Yan,
  • Md. D. Hossain,
  • Michael J. Monteiro and
  • Dimitris Vlassopoulos

1 September 2018

We report on the viscoelastic properties of linear, monocyclic, and multicyclic polystyrenes with the same low molecular weight. All polymers investigated were found to exhibit unentangled dynamics. For monocyclic polymers without inner loops, a cycl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,127 Views
14 Pages

23 December 2024

This work investigates the sustainable reuse of expanded polystyrene (EPS) waste through a multi-cycle physical recycling process involving dissolution in acetone and subsequent manufacturing via Direct Ink Write (DIW) 3D printing and casting. Morpho...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,822 Views
41 Pages

Self-Healing Polymer-Based Coatings: Mechanisms and Applications Across Protective and Biofunctional Interfaces

  • Aldo Cordoba,
  • Fabiola A. Gutiérrez-Mejía,
  • Gabriel Cepeda-Granados,
  • Juan V. Cauich-Rodríguez and
  • Karen Esquivel Escalante

27 November 2025

Self-healing polymer-based coatings have emerged as a new generation of adaptive protective materials capable of restoring their structure and function after damage. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of current strategies enabling autonom...

  • Review
  • Open Access
474 Views
36 Pages

Self-Healing Polymer Nanocomposites: Mechanisms, Structure–Property Relationships, and Emerging Applications

  • Sachin Kumar Sharma,
  • Sandra Gajević,
  • Lokesh Kumar Sharma,
  • Yogesh Sharma,
  • Mohit Sharma,
  • Lozica Ivanović,
  • Saša Milojević and
  • Blaža Stojanović

20 January 2026

Self-healing polymer nanocomposites are increasingly investigated as damage-tolerant materials for structural and functional applications; however, their engineering translation remains limited by the difficulty of achieving high mechanical reinforce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,489 Views
16 Pages

Lignin Microspheres Modified with Magnetite Nanoparticles as a Selenate Highly Porous Adsorbent

  • Vesna Marjanovic,
  • Radmila Markovic,
  • Mirjana Steharnik,
  • Silvana Dimitrijevic,
  • Aleksandar D. Marinkovic,
  • Aleksandra Peric-Grujic and
  • Maja Đolic

10 November 2022

Highly porous lignin-based microspheres, modified by magnetite nanoparticles, were used for the first time for the removal of selenate anions, Se(VI), from spiked and real water samples. The influence of experimental conditions: selenate concentratio...