Adsorption of Levofloxacin on Microplastics in Aqueous Solution [PDF]
대한환경공학회지, 2022 Objectives Recently, microplastics (MPs) is observed at surface water in worldwide because of massive use of plastics. Since MPs have a large specific surface area, they could provide adsorption sites to water contaminants such as Levofloxacin (LVF). LVF
Jooyoung Lee, Jeong-Ann Park
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Microplastics assessment in Arabian Sea fishes: accumulation, characterization, and method development [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Around the globe, plastic has been entering the aquatic system and is ingested by organisms. Identification, optimal digestion method, and characterization of the polymers to trace sources are of growing importance.
S. Riaz +5 more
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Acetolysis of waste polyethylene terephthalate for upcycling and life-cycle assessment study
Nature Communications, 2023 To reduce environmental pollution and reliance on fossil resources, polyethylene terephthalate as the most consumed synthetic polyester needs to be recycled effectively.
Yuantao Peng +5 more
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ACS Nano, 2021 Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a flexible, hydrophilic simple polymer that is physically attached to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, liposomes, and nanoparticles to reduce renal clearance, block antibody and protein binding sites, and enhance the half ...
Bing‐Mae Chen, T. Cheng, S. Roffler
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Effects of polyethylene glycol on the surface of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery.
Nanoscale, 2021 The rapid development of drug nanocarriers has benefited from the surface hydrophilic polymers of particles, which has improved the pharmacokinetics of the drugs.
Liwang Shi +9 more
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Technologies and Catalysts for the Production of Polyethylene by Slurry Process: Patent Review [PDF]
Baspārish, 2022 For more than sixty years, thousands of patents and articles have been published annually on various manufacturing methods and comparing the properties and performance of manufactured polyethylenes.
hossein bazgir, zahra Zahra Issaabadi
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Electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to commodity chemicals and H2 fuel
Nature Communications, 2021 Plastic wastes represent a largely untapped resource for manufacturing chemicals and fuels, particularly considering their environmental and biological threats.
Hua Zhou +8 more
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Occurrence, toxicity and remediation of polyethylene terephthalate plastics. A review
Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022 Polyethylene terephthalate is a common plastic in many products such as viscose rayon for clothing, and packaging material in the food and beverage industries.
Vaishali Dhaka +8 more
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Effect of head size and rotation on taper corrosion in a hip simulator
Bone & Joint Open, 2021 Aims: This study investigates head-neck taper corrosion with varying head size in a novel hip simulator instrumented to measure corrosion related electrical activity under torsional loads.
Christian M. Wight +7 more
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Poly(Ethylene Glycol‐block‐2‐Ethyl‐2‐Oxazoline) as Cathode Binder in Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
ChemistryOpen, 2021 Functional binders constitute a strategy to overcome several challenges that lithium‐sulfur (Li‐S) batteries are facing due to soluble reaction intermediates in the positive electrode.
Yu‐Chuan Chien +3 more
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