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Materials, 2020 Renewable vinyl compounds itaconic acid (IA) and its derivative 10-hydroxyhexylitaconic acid (10-HHIA) are naturally produced by fungi from biomass. This provides the opportunity to develop new biobased polyvinyls from IA and 10-HHIA monomers.
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Hydrogels: Properties and Applications in Biomedicine
Molecules, 2022 Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer chains with three-dimensional (3D) network structures, which can absorb relatively large amounts of fluid. Because of the high water content, soft structure, and porosity of hydrogels, they closely resemble living ...
T. Ho +8 more
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Raman Microspectroscopy Detection and Characterisation of Microplastics in Human Breastmilk
Polymers, 2022 The widespread use of plastics determines the inevitable human exposure to its by-products, including microplastics (MPs), which enter the human organism mainly by ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact.
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Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 Hydrogels exhibit potential applications in smart wearable devices because of their exceptional sensitivity to various external stimuli. However, their applications are limited by challenges in terms of issues in biocompatibility, custom shape, and self ...
Biao Zhao +10 more
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Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling
Nature Communications, 2020 Microplastics are ubiquitous in estuarine, coastal, and deep sea sediments. The impacts of microplastics on sedimentary microbial ecosystems and biogeochemical carbon and nitrogen cycles, however, have not been well reported. To evaluate if microplastics
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Science Advances, 2020 A breathable, biodegradable, antibacterial, and self-powered skin is developed. Mimicking the comprehensive functions of human sensing via electronic skins (e-skins) is highly interesting for the development of human-machine interactions and artificial ...
Xiao Peng +9 more
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Green process intensification using microreactor technology for the synthesis of biobased chemicals and fuels [PDF]
, 2022 Microreactor technology as an important means of process intensification has opened vast opportunities for green and sustainable chemical synthesis. Over the past decade, a promising research direction has been seen in the utilization of microreactors ...
Yue, Jun
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Biomaterials for bone regeneration : an orthopedic and dentistry overview [PDF]
, 2021 Because bone-associated diseases are increasing, a variety of tissue engineering approaches with bone regeneration purposes have been proposed over the last years.
Baldin, Estela Knopp Kerstner +6 more
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Bio-based aliphatic/aromatic poly(trimethylene furanoate/sebacate) random copolymers:Correlation between mechanical, gas barrier performances and compostability and copolymer composition [PDF]
, 2022 Highly promising fully biobased random copolyesters, poly(trimethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate-co-trimethylene sebacate) (PTFcoPTSeb), were synthesized by using bio derived 1,3-propanediol, dimethyl ester of 2,5- furandicarboxylic acid, and sebacic acid ...
Guidotti, Giulia +6 more
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Designing Dendrite‐Free Zinc Anodes for Advanced Aqueous Zinc Batteries
Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 Zn metal has been regarded as the most promising anode for aqueous batteries due to its high capacity, low cost, and environmental benignity. Zn anode still suffers, however, from low Coulombic efficiency due to the side reactions and dendrite growth in ...
Junnan Hao +8 more
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