Anion Effect on Forward Osmosis Performance of Tetrabutylphosphonium-Based Draw Solute Having a Lower Critical Solution Temperature [PDF]
Membranes, 2023 The applicability of ionic liquids (ILs) as the draw solute in a forward osmosis (FO) system was investigated through a study on the effect of the structural change of the anion on the FO performance.
Jihyeon Moon, Hyo Kang
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Unusual Lower Critical Solution Temperature Phase Behavior of Poly(benzyl methacrylate) in a Pyrrolidinium-Based Ionic Liquid [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Polymer/ionic liquid systems are being increasingly explored, yet those exhibiting lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phase behavior remain poorly understood.
Brian R. Carrick +2 more
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Thermoresponsive PNIPAM Gel-Coated PCL Nanofibers: Characterization, Vapor-Phase Release of Rosemary Essential Oil, and Activity Against Aspergillus flavus [PDF]
FoodsRosemary essential oil (REO) was incorporated into electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) nanofibers, which were subsequently modified with a thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)-gel coating using an immersion-based approach.
Elif Yener +5 more
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Temperature-Responsive Antheraea pernyi Silk Fibroin/Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels for Controlled Protein Drug Delivery [PDF]
GelsTemperature-responsive hydrogels provide hydrated matrices for regulating protein release near physiological temperature. Building on a previously developed p(ASF-AGE-NIPAAm) hydrogel platform, this study evaluated five formulations with ASF-AGE feed ...
Boxiang Wang +4 more
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Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymers Containing Thermo- and Photoresponsive Lower Critical Solution Temperature Phase Behavior Polymer with Tunable Assembly Temperature in an Ionic Liquid Mixture [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2019 Xiaoyu Lan +7 more
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Gels, 2021 A series of star and linear polymers based on a poly(ethylene oxide) core and poly(diethylene glycol ethyl ether acrylate) outer arms were synthesised by atom-transfer radical polymerization.
Bagus Santoso +3 more
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Physchem, 2022 All-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are employed to compare the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behaviors of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) with the canonical Val-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly ((VPGVG)n ...
Yuxin Xie +4 more
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Constrained thermoresponsive polymers – new insights into fundamentals and applications
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021 In the last decades, numerous stimuli-responsive polymers have been developed and investigated regarding their switching properties. In particular, thermoresponsive polymers, which form a miscibility gap with the ambient solvent with a lower or upper ...
Patricia Flemming +3 more
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Fibers, 2021 This study deals with the investigation of the phase state of the polymer systems from polysulfone (PSF) with the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG-400, Mn = 400 g·mol−1) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP K-30, Mn = 40,000 g·mol−1) in N,N ...
Tatiana V. Plisko +5 more
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Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021 Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (poly(NIPAM-co-HEMA)) is a temperature-responsive copolymer that is expected to be applicable as an advanced functional polymeric material in various fields.
Masaki Kubo +4 more
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