Mechanical Properties and Structures of Clay-Polyelectrolyte Blend Hydrogels
Our recent studies have shown that the hydrogels prepared by blending clay, a dispersant of clay, and a polyelectrolyte (sodium polyacrylate (PAAS)) possess excellent mechanical properties.
Hiroyuki Takeno, Shiori Nagai
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Effects of APP/SiO2 polyelectrolyte composites on wood-plastic composite [PDF]
This paper was aimed to evaluate process of APP/SiO2, which used Nano-crystalline cellulose (NCC) modified ammonium polyphosphate (APP) as anionic polyelectrolyte (a-APP), and cationic polyethyleneimine (PEI) modified Nano–SiO2 as cationic ...
Chen He +3 more
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Conformation of a Polyelectrolyte Complexed to a Like-Charged Colloid
We report results from a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation on the conformations of a long flexible polyelectrolyte complexed to a charged sphere, \textit{both negatively charged}, in the presence of neutralizing counterions in the strong Coulomb ...
A.W.C. Lau +25 more
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Shifts in Redox Formal Potentials Accompanying the Incorporation of Cationic Complexes in Perfluoro Polycarboxylate and Polysulfonate Coatings on Graphite Electrodes [PDF]
The formal potentials of several redox couples incorporated in coatings of a perfluoropolycarboxylate on graphite electrodes were measured and compared with the formal potentials of the same couples in homogeneous solution.
Anson, Fred C., Tsou, Yu-Min
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Young's modulus of polyelectrolyte multilayers from microcapsule swelling
We measure Young's modulus of a free polyelectrolyte multilayer film by studying osmotically induced swelling of polyelectrolyte multilayer microcapsules filled with the polyelectrolyte solution.
Andrienko, D. +4 more
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Hydrogels have become an increasingly interesting topic in numerous fields of application. In addition to their use as immobilization matrixes in (bio)catalysis, they are widely used in the medical sector, e.g., in drug delivery systems, contact lenses ...
Johanna Romischke +6 more
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Swelling Properties of Hydrogels Containing Phenylboronic Acids
Phenylboronic acids are a class of compounds that bind glucose and other sugars. When polymerized into hydrogels, they provide a convenient nonenzymatic means for sensing glucose concentration, provided competing sugars are present at negligible ...
Arum Kim +2 more
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In situ Gelling Amphotericin B Nanofibers: A New Option for the Treatment of Keratomycosis
The purpose of our research was the development of Amphotericin B-loaded in situ gelling nanofibers for the treatment of keratomycosis. Different formulation strategies were applied to increase the drug load of the sparingly water-soluble Amphotericin B ...
Benedikt Göttel +7 more
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Electrostatic analysis of the charged surface in a solution via the finite element method: The Poisson-Boltzmann theory [PDF]
Electrostatic potential as well as the local volume charge density are computed for a macromolecule by solving the Poisson-Boltzmann equation (PBE) using the finite element method (FEM). As a verification, our numerical results for a one dimensional PBE,
Shaghayegh Nikzad, Houshyar Noshad
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The adsorption of uncharged polymers is, due to numerous efforts over past decades, fairly well understood. Some insight exists into the structure of the adsorbed layer, and the effect of the important parameters molecular weight, solvency and polymer/surface interaction has been investigated. Theory and experiment are beginning to converge.
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