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Effects of gamma irradiation and periodate oxidation on the structure of dextrin assessed by mass spectrometry
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.011 2018-04-11 Sterilization of biomaterials by gamma irradiation should not change its structure, since this may affect also its bioactivity. In this work, dextrin and periodate-oxidized dextrin (ODEX), both irradiated and non-irradiated, were hydrolysed by α-amylase and t... |
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Chemical and Physical Effects of Processing Environment on Simultaneous Single Crystallization of Biodegradable Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Poly(L-lactide) Brushes and Poly(ethylene glycol) substrate
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.009 2018-04-10 Through growth of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and PEG-b-poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) single crystals from dilute solution, the crystallization of crystallizable PCL and PLLA brushes in homo and mixed-brush nanostructures was investigate... |
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Structure formation in nanophase-separated systems with lamellar morphology: Comb-like vs. linear precision polymers
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.041 2018-04-03 We report findings of a comparative study of a comb-like polymer, poly(1,4-phenylene-2,5-n-didecyloxy terephthalate) [PPDOT] and a linear chain precision polymer consisting of a methyl protected 2,6-diaminopyridine group after every 20th methylene unit of a l... |
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Lightweight, super-elastic, and thermal-sound insulation bio-based PEBA foams fabricated by high-pressure foam injection molding with mold-opening
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.002 2018-04-03 Polyether block amide (PEBA) is a thermoplastic elastomer that offers a unique combination of low density, flexibility, small hysteresis and excellent flex fatigue resistance. Foaming is an effective method to save material, reduce weight, and tune mechanical... |
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Plasma polymerization of Cyclopropylamine with a sub-atmospheric pressure DBD
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.040 2018-03-30 Amino functionalized surfaces have been shown to improve cell adhesion, proliferation and viability. Herein, plasma polymerized cyclopropylamine (CPA) coatings were deposited at sub-atmospheric pressure with a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) sustained in a... |
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Cationic polymerization of isoprene using CF3COOD/TiCl4 initiating system: a new view on the polymerization mechanism
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.039 2018-03-30 Cationic polymerization of isoprene with CF3COOD/TiCl4 initiating system has been studied under different experimental conditions. It was shown that trans-1,4 unit with different types of enchainment (regular head-to-tail and inverse head-to-head and tail-to ... |
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Method for Preparing a Well-Defined Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric System via Radiation-Induced RAFT Polymerization
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.037 2018-03-30 RAFT polymerization was utilized to imprint atrazine, a model herbicide, onto porous nonwoven fabric via surface-initiated polymerization of methacrylic acid (MAA) using γ-rays for the generation of radicals. Cumyl dithiobenzoate (CDB) and ethylene glycol dim... |
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Poly(ethylene terephthalate) films modified by UV-induced surface graft polymerization of vanillin derived monomer for antibacterial activity
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.038 2018-03-30 New antibacterial PET surfaces were developed from vanillin-derived biobased monomer. An easy one-step and high yielding synthesis of N-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-acrylamide monomer was successfully achieved. PET was modified by a two-step procedure: Type II... |
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The Influence of Short Chain Branch on Formation of Shear Induced Crystals in Bimodal Polyethylene at High Shear Temperatures
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.036 2018-03-29 The shear-induced crystallization of bimodal polyethylene with high molecular weight fraction having different content of short chain branch at low shear rate and high temperatures was investigated by in-situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle... |
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Reprocessable Porous Poly(ionic liquid) Membranes derived from Main-chain Polyimidazolium
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.035 2018-03-28 A main-chain polyimidazolium poly(ionic liquid) was obtained via one-step Debus-Radziszewski (DB) reaction, which was followed by anion exchange to afford the hydrophobic analogue. After confirmation of their chemical structures by nuclear magnetic resonance ... |