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Polymer Science
Jae-pil Jeong, Yohan Kim, Yiluo Hu, Seunho Jung
Summary: Succinoglycan is a bacterial polysaccharide with unique rheological properties, and its potential applications in the medical field are gradually being revealed as research progresses.
Review
Polymer Science
Siju Liu, Renqi Guo, Chuang Li, Cuifen Lu, Guichun Yang, Feiyi Wang, Junqi Nie, Chao Ma, Meng Gao
Summary: POSS hybrid hydrogels possess excellent properties and broad application prospects in various biomedical fields. Ideal hybrid hydrogels can be obtained by introducing POSS nanoparticles into hydrogels through simple methods.
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Yonggang Du, Yiming Wang, Yueru Yu, Gonghui Shi, Shuai Zhou, Mei Liu, Shitong Ren, Xiangxiang Jia, Ge Zhao
Summary: The study showed that the addition of AE-POSS improved the dispersity of DOPO-POSS in the gallic epoxy matrix, leading to enhanced thermal stability and flame retardancy of the GER/DOPO-POSS nanocomposites.
Article
Polymer Science
Nanticha Danmatam, Wanwipa Nakburee, John Pearce, Datchanee Pattavarakorn
Summary: This study fabricated electroactive hydrogels using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) biopolymer and conductive polythiophene (PTh). The PTh particles dispersed uniformly in the CMC matrix, leading to improved mechanical properties and thermal stability. The hydrogel with 6%wt PTh showed the highest tensile strength and elongation at break. The hydrogel with 10%wt PTh exhibited the highest bending angle under an applied electric field.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Soham Irtiza Swapnil, Nondita Datta, Md Musavvir Mahmud, Rumana A. Jahan, M. Tarik Arafat
Summary: The study found that the appropriate combination of solvent-coagulant can form stable cellulose acetate fiber, with the addition of crosslinkers and catalyst further increasing the strength and usability of the fiber.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Cho-E Choi, Aishik Chakraborty, Ali Coyle, Yasmeen Shamiya, Arghya Paul
Summary: Considerable progress has been made in synthesizing intelligent, biodegradable hydrogels that undergo rapid changes in physicochemical properties once exposed to external stimuli. These advantageous properties of stimulus-triggered materials make them highly appealing to diverse biomedical applications. Of late, research on the incorporation of light-triggered nanoparticles (NPs) into polymeric hydrogel networks has gained momentum due to their ability to remotely tune hydrogel properties using facile, contact-free approaches, such as adjustment of wavelength and intensity of light source.
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Xi Wang, Fuqiang Li, Xin Liu, Hui Zhang
Summary: Hydrogels, functional polymer materials with high water content and controllability, have great potential in the field of ophthalmology.
ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Isao Yamaguchi, Islam M. D. Tariqul, Aohan Wang
Summary: This study elucidates the reaction mechanism of N-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)pyridinium chloride with anionic dyes, leading to the formation of Zincke salts and ionic polymers. It was found that certain polymers are suitable for the detection of nucleosides, DNA, and proteins.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Malgorzata Oleksy, Klaudia Dynarowicz, David Aebisher
Summary: The introduction of new biomaterials has greatly improved the quality of human life in terms of health by enabling the development of fields such as medicine, tissue, and regenerative engineering. These materials, with their specific features like biocompatibility and ease of sterilization, have led to the availability of various implants, prostheses, tools, and surgical equipment. The use of biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine strategies aims to restore damaged tissues by providing an ideal rate of regenerated tissue development.
Article
Polymer Science
Amato Igarashi, Hiroaki Imoto, Kensuke Naka
Summary: Polymethacrylates linked by urethane bonds can form self-standing films, while polymers without urethane linkers cannot. The mechanical and thermal properties of the polymer films are influenced by the shape of the cage-type silsesquioxanes.
Article
Polymer Science
Jiayi Guo, Eun Ju Park, Yew Chin Teo, Asyraf Abbas, Denise Goh, Raymond Alexander Alfred Smith, Yuntong Nie, Hang T. L. Nguyen, Joe Poh Sheng Yeong, Simon Cool, Haruyuki Makio, Peili Teo
Summary: This study describes the efficient synthesis and bioevaluation of novel brush-type polyethylene-peptide copolymers for potential applications in orthopaedic implants. The copolymers containing pendant arms of polyethylene and PEGylated biomolecules were synthesized using ring-opening metathesis polymerization. The thermal stability of the copolymer was improved, and its ability to enhance osteogenic activity and reduce inflammatory response was evaluated.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shuihong Zhu, Yonghua Tang, Changxu Lin, Xiang Yang Liu, Youhui Lin
Summary: The latest advances in patterning natural polymers using nanofabrication techniques have been discussed, offering new opportunities for applications in tissue engineering, flexible electronics, and other fields in the future.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Habib Joukhdar, Annika Seifert, Tomasz Juengst, Juergen Groll, Megan S. Lord, Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina
Summary: This review summarizes the fundamental principles, fabrication and characterization approaches, and biomedical applications of ice templating in polymer-based biomaterials. It describes the utility of porous scaffolds in biomedical applications, highlights biological mechanisms impacted by pore features, outlines the physical and thermodynamic mechanisms underpinning ice templating, describes common fabrication setups, critically evaluates complexities of ice templating specific to polymers, and discusses future directions in this field.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Muhammad Bilal, Ijaz Gul, Aneela Basharat, Sarmad Ahmad Qamar
Summary: Polysaccharides, as ubiquitous biomolecules, have great potential in various biotechnological and industrial applications due to their tailor-made functionalities. Their application in nanotechnology for food preservation and smart packaging has shown promising results, highlighting their emerging role as robust biomaterials with excellent tunable properties.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Anastasiia N. Andriianova, Lyaysan R. Latypova, Liliya Ya. Vasilova, Sofia V. Kiseleva, Vladimir V. Zorin, Ildus B. Abdrakhmanov, Akhat G. Mustafin
Summary: The study found that the introduction of methyl, methoxy, or pentyl groups into the ortho position of PANI did not increase antibacterial activity; on the contrary, in most cases, it led to a decrease in antibacterial properties. Conversely, PANI derivatives modified by incorporating pentyl groups into the amino group were found to be more efficient antibacterial compounds against both gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2021)
