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Recent Progress on Natural Rubber-Based Materials Containing Metallic and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: State of the Art and Biomedical Applications

Compounds, 2023
Diseases caused by infections are becoming harder to treat as the antibiotics used become less effective. A combination of strategies to develop active biomaterials that enhance antibacterial effects are desirable, especially ones that cause fewer side ...
Nayrim B. Guerra, Jordana Bortoluz, Andressa R. Bystronski, Ana Elisa D. Maddalozzo, Danielle Restelatto, Mariana Roesch-Ely, Declan M. Devine, Marcelo Giovanela, Janaina S. Crespo   +8 more
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Knowledge about occupational latex allergy amongst Thai nurses and student nurses.

, 2011
Glove usage, particularly powdered latex gloveis a cause of latex allergy in hospital workers;therefore those workers must have latex allergyknowledge to protect themselves and patientsfrom serious health problems.
Supapvanich, Chompunuch, Povey, Andrew, Andrew Povey, Povey, Andrew; id_orcid, Vocht, Frank de, Frank de Vocht, De Vocht, Frank, Chompunuch Supapvanich   +7 more
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Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic polyethylene aerogel coated natural rubber latex foam for oil-water separation application

Polymer testing, 2020
The oil-water separation has made an attention due to over-increased production of oily water from the industrial process and everyday routine of humans.
L. Zou, A. Phule, Y. Sun, T. Zhu, S. Wen, Z. Zhang   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Environmentally Friendly Flexible Strain Sensor from Waste Cotton Fabrics and Natural Rubber Latex. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2019
A green approach was successfully developed to fabricate flexible sensors by utilizing carbonized waste cotton fabrics in combination with natural rubber latex.
Chen X, An J, Cai G, Zhang J, Chen W, Dong X, Zhu L, Tang B, Wang J, Wang X.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

In situ synthesis of natural rubber latex-supported gold nanoparticles for flexible SERS substrates

, 2015
Natural rubber latex (NRL) from Hevea brasiliensis was used as a matrix to synthesize gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), leading to an organic–inorganic hybrid latex of NRL-supported AuNPs (AuNPs@NRL).
Zhao, Pengfei, Luo, Yongyue, Tao, Jinglong, Kong, Lingxue, Peng, Zheng, He, Dongning, Tang, Bin, Gong, Wei   +7 more
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Tensile Strength of PHBV/Natural Rubber Latex Mixtures

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2015
A polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) is mingled with natural rubber latex (R) to develop its mechanical property of the blend. Normally, substantial effects of the PHBV are hard, fragile, and inelastic, whereas the natural rubber is ...
Promkotra Sarunya, Kangsadan Tawiwan
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Enhancing Activity of Pleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) Sing β-1,3-Glucanoligosaccharide (Ps-GOS) on Proliferation, Differentiation, and Mineralization of MC3T3-E1 Cells through the Involvement of BMP-2/Runx2/MAPK/Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway

Biomolecules, 2020
Osteoporosis is a leading world health problem that results from an imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption. β-glucans has been extensively reported to exhibit a wide range of biological activities, including antiosteoporosis both in ...
Thanintorn Yodthong, Ureporn Kedjarune-Leggat, Carl Smythe, Pannawich Sukprasirt, Aratee Aroonkesorn, Rapepun Wititsuwannakul, Thanawat Pitakpornpreecha   +6 more
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Natural rubber latex foam with particulate fillers for carbon dioxide adsorption and regeneration. [PDF]

RSC Adv, 2019
To reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere, natural rubber (NR) was developed as a rubber foam for CO2 adsorption. Although the CO2 adsorption capacity of the NR latex foam produced by mixing with a cake mixer (CM) was higher than
Panploo K, Chalermsinsuwan B, Poompradub S.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
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Sustainable Asphalt Materials: Mechanistic-Empirical Design and Economic Evaluation of Natural Rubber Latex-Modified Asphalt Mixtures [PDF]

Using Natural Rubber Latex (NRL) as a sustainable material has gained significant attention owing to its potential to reduce environmental impacts. At a laboratory test scale, NRL as a biopolymer has been proven in increasing resistance to permanent ...
Zhou, Lu, Airey, Gordon, Thom, Nick, Abed, Ahmed, Sudibyo, Tri, Suwarto, Fardzanela, Parry, Tony   +6 more
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