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Plastics of the Future? The Impact of Biodegradable Polymers on the Environment and on Society.

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, 2018
In recent years the littering of plastics and the problems related to their persistence in the environment have become a major focus in both research and the news.
Tobias Haider   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thermal conductivity of polymers and polymer nanocomposites [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials science & engineering. R, Reports, 2018
Polymers are widely used in industry and in our daily life because of their diverse functionality, light weight, low cost and excellent chemical stability.
Congliang Huang, Xin Qian, Ronggui Yang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A vaccine-based nanosystem for initiating innate immunity and improving tumor immunotherapy

open access: yesNature Communications, 2020
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) immunotherapy efficacy has still limitations. Here, the authors generate a vaccine that integrates CD274 siRNA into the L1 protein of human papillomavirus, which cooperates with ICB by activating innate immunity in breast
Di-Wei Zheng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geminate labels programmed by two-tone microdroplets combining structural and fluorescent color

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
Creating an enhanced-security-level label that carries entirely distinct information in different optical states has proven challenging. Here, the authors design geminate labels by programming fluorescent cholesteric liquid crystal microdroplets to ...
Lang Qin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ratiometric upconversion nanothermometry with dual emission at the same wavelength decoded via a time-resolved technique

open access: yesNature Communications, 2020
Traditional ratiometric temperature monitoring is challenging due to the variation in tissue absorption and scattering of different wavelengths. Here, the authors show improved accuracy by using emission at the same wavelength, but different luminescent ...
Xiaochen Qiu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iodine Promoted Ultralow Zn Nucleation Overpotential and Zn-Rich Cathode for Low-Cost, Fast-Production and High-Energy Density Anode-Free Zn-Iodine Batteries

open access: yesNano-Micro Letters, 2022
The anode-free design is a promising strategy to increase the energy density of aqueous Zn metal batteries (AZMBs). However, the scarcity of Zn-rich cathodes and the rapid loss of limited Zn greatly hinder their commercial applications.
Yixiang Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Supramolecular Polymers

open access: yesScience, 2012
Supramolecular Polymers Explained While polymers are constructed from chemically bonded units, supramolecular polymers arise through reversible linkages, such as hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions.
T. Aida, E. Meijer, S. Stupp
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhanced antimicrobial activity, mechanical and dielectric properties of styrene butadiene rubber vulcanizates designed for protection products

open access: yesScientific Reports
This study focuses on fabricating and evaluating novel, ecofriendly, green, flexible, antimicrobial Styrene Butadiene Rubber vulcanizates for producing safety products.
Doaa E EL-Nashar   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preparation and Characterization of Semi-IPN Cryogels Based on Polyacrylamide and Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate); Functionalization of Carrier with Monochlorotriazinyl-β-cyclodextrin and Release Kinetics of Curcumin

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Curcumin (CCM) is a natural hydrophobic polyphenol known for its numerous applications in the food industry as a colorant or jelly stabilizer, and in the pharmaceutical industry due to its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-cancer, and ...
Ecaterina Stela Dragan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innovative Fibrous Materials Loaded with 5-Nitro-8-hydroxyquinoline via Electrospinning/Electrospraying Demonstrate Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Anticancer Activities

open access: yesAntioxidants, 2023
A new type of fibrous mat based on a cellulose derivative—cellulose acetate (CA) or CA and water-soluble polymers (polyvinylpyrrolidone, PVP or poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA)—loaded with the model drug 5-nitro-8-hydroxyquinoline (5N) was fabricated via ...
Mariya Spasova   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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