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- Ranucci, E., et al.
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New biodegradable polymers from renewable sources. High molecular weight poly(ester carbonate)s from succinic acid and 1,3-propanediol
- 2000
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 21:10, s. 680-684
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- High molecular weight poly(ester carbonate)s have been prepared by a two-step chain-extension reaction performed on oligomeric alpha,omega-dihydroxy-terminated poly(1,3-propylene succinate) in turn obtained by thermal polycondensation of excess 1,3-propanediol with succinic acid. The new polymers have a biodegradable backbone and derive from renewable sources. Therefore, they have a potential as environment-friendly materials.
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- Wu, Q. J., et al.
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An unusual crystallization behavior in polyamide 6/montmorillonite nanocomposites
- 2001
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 22:17, s. 1438-1440
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The crystallization behavior and structure of polyamide 6 (PA6) nanocomposites containing 3 wt.-% montmorillonite (MMT) were investigated for different cooling conditions using differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. In sharp contrast to PA6 and other semicrystalline polymers, increased cooling rates resulted in higher crystallinity of PA6/MMT. The. highest crystallinity (60.8%) occurred in the liquid nitrogen-quenched PA6/MMT film. The results show that the gamma -crystalline form is dominant in the rapidly cooled PA6/MMT.
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- Ai, Chenxiang, et al.
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A knitting copolymerization Strategy to Build Porous Polytriazolium Salts for Removal of Anionic Dyes and MnO4−
- 2022
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - : Wiley. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 43:15
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Although considerable efforts have been devoted to novel ionic porous networks (IPNs), the development of them in a scalable manner to tackle the issues in pollutant treatment by adsorption remains an imminent challenge. Herein, inspired by natural spider webs, a knitting copolymerization strategy is proposed to construct analogue triazolium salt-based porous networks (IPN-CSUs). It is not only convenient to incorporate the cationic motifs into the network, but easy to control over the contents of ionic pairs. The as-prepared IPN-CSUs displays a high surface area of 924 m2 g−1, a large pore volume of 1.27 cm3 g−1 and abundant ionic sites, thereby exhibiting fast adsorption rate and high adsorption capacity towards organic and inorganic pollutants. The kinetics and thermodynamics study reveal that the adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm model correspondingly. Specifically, the maximum adsorption capacity of the IPN-CSUs is as high as 1.82 mg mg−1 for permanganate ions and up to 0.54 mg mg−1 for methyl orange, which stands out among the previously reported porous adsorbents so far. It is expected that the strategy reported herein can be extended to the development of other potential efficient adsorbents in water purifications.
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- Alkarmo, Walid, et al.
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Poly(ionic liquid)-Derived N-Doped Carbons with Hierarchical Porosity for Lithium- and Sodium-Ion Batteries
- 2019
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - : Wiley. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 40:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The performance of lithium- and sodium-ion batteries relies notably on the accessibility to carbon electrodes of controllable porous structure and chemical composition. This work reports a facile synthesis of well-defined N-doped porous carbons (NPCs) using a poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) as precursor, and graphene oxide (GO)-stabilized poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanoparticles as sacrificial template. The GO-stabilized PMMA nanoparticles are first prepared and then decorated by a thin PIL coating before carbonization. The resulting NPCs reach a satisfactory specific surface area of up to 561 m(2) g(-1) and a hierarchically meso- and macroporous structure while keeping a nitrogen content of 2.6wt%. Such NPCs deliver a high reversible charge/discharge capacity of 1013 mA h g(-1) over 200 cycles at 0.4A g(-1) for lithium-ion batteries, and show a good capacity of 204 mAh g(-1) over 100 cycles at 0.1A g(-1) for sodium-ion batteries.
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- Arias, Veluska, et al.
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Nano-Stereocomplexation of Polylactide (PLA) Spheres by Spray Droplet Atomization
- 2014
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - : Wiley. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 35:22, s. 1949-1953
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A direct, efficient, and scalable method to prepare stereocomplexed polylactide (PLA)-based nanoparticles (NPs) is achieved. By an appropriate combination of fabrication parameters, NPs with controlled shape and crystalline morphology are obtained and even pure PLA stereocomplexes (PLASC) are successfully prepared using the spray-drying technology. The formed particles of varying D- and L-LA content have an average size of approximate to 400 nm, where the smallest size is obtained for PLA50, which has an equimolar composition of PLLA and PDLA in solution. Raman spectra of the particles show the typical shifts for PLASC in PLA50, and thermal analysis indicates the presence of pure stereocomplexation, with only one melting peak at 226 degrees C. Topographic images of the particles exhibit a single phase with different surface roughness in correlation with the thermal analysis. A high yield of spherically shaped particles is obtained. The results clearly provide a proficient method for achieving PLASC NPs that are expected to function as renewable materials in PLA-based nanocomposites and potentially as more stable drug delivery carriers.
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- Arja, Katriann, et al.
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Enhanced Fluorescent Assignment of Protein Aggregates by an Oligothiophene-Porphyrin-Based Amyloid Ligand
- 2013
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - : Wiley-VCH Verlag. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 34:9, s. 723-730
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fluorescent probes identifying protein aggregates are of great interest, as deposition of aggregated proteins is associated with many devastating diseases. Here, we report that a fluorescent amyloid ligand composed of two distinct molecular moieties, an amyloidophilic pentameric oligothiophene and a porphyrin, can be utilized for spectral and lifetime imaging assessment of recombinant A 1-42 amyloid fibrils and A deposits in brain tissue sections from a transgenic mouse model with Alzheimers disease pathology. The enhanced spectral range and distinct lifetime diversity of this novel oligothiopheneporphyrin-based ligand allow a more precise assessment of heterogeneous amyloid morphology compared with the corresponding oligothiophene dye.
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- Dai, Tingyang, et al.
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Sequential Polymer Precipitation of Core-Shell Microstructured Composites with Giant Permittivity
- 2010
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - : Wiley-VCH Verlag. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 31:5, s. 484-489
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Polymeric core shell microstructures have been constructed through a new method, namely sequential precipitation, which is intrinsically a self-assembly and phase separation process. High-quality poly(vinyldene fluoride)-polycarbonate-lithium perchlorate composite films with spherical core shell microstructures have been prepared and determined to consist of conducting cores and insulating shells. Because of the percolation effect, the resulting materials present a dielectric constant as high as 10(4)-10(7) at the threshold.
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- Diba, Mani, et al.
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Exploiting Bisphosphonate-Bioactive-Glass Interactions for the Development of Self-Healing and Bioactive Composite Hydrogels
- 2016
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - : Wiley. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 37:23, s. 1952-1959
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Hydrogels are widely recognized as promising candidates for various biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering. Recently, extensive research efforts have been devoted to the improvement of the biological and mechanical performance of hydrogel systems by incorporation of functional groups and/or inorganic particles in their composition. Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs, commonly used for treatment of osteoporosis, which exhibit a strong binding affinity for hydroxyapatite. In this study, the binding affinity of a bisphosphonate-functionalized polymer, hyaluronan, toward a bioactive glass (i.e., 45S5 Bioglass) is evaluated using force-distance measurements with atomic force microscopy. The strong interaction between bisphosphonate and bioactive glass is then exploited to develop organic-inorganic composite hydrogels and the viscoelastic and self-healing ability of these materials are investigated. Finally, the stability and mineralization behavior of these hydrogels are evaluated in simulated body fluid. Following this approach, injectable, bioactive and self-healing organic-inorganic composite hydrogels are produced, which mineralize abundantly and rapidly in simulated body fluid. These properties render these composite gels suitable for applications in bone-tissue engineering.
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- Engelmark Cassimjee, Karim, et al.
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Synthesis of cyclic polyamines by enzymatic generation of an amino aldehyde in situ
- 2012
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - : Wiley. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 33:18, s. 1580-1583
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Multifunctional polycationic polyamines, for example, used in drug and gene delivery, have product range limitations in their synthesis methods. Here, we synthesize a polyamine by forming a self-assembling amino aldehyde from the corresponding amino alcohol with horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase (HLADH), followed by reduction. Circular polyamines were synthesized from 3-amino-propan-1-ol as starting material, analogous to cyclic polyamines formed from azetidin. The product had an isolated yield of 89.7% or 15.3 g L -1. The predicted range of possible polyamine products by this method is broad since many amino alcohols are putative substrates for HLADH. The enzyme also had activity for 2-amino-propan-1-ol and 2-amino-2-phenyl-ethanol, for which the enantioselectivity was 330 (S) and 32 (R), respectively.
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- Fan, Zhiwen, et al.
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Porous Ionic Network/CNT Composite Separator as a Polysulfide Snaring Shield for High Performance Lithium–Sulfur Battery
- 2023
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Ingår i: Macromolecular rapid communications. - 1022-1336 .- 1521-3927. ; 44:24
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery features a high theoretical energy density, but the shuttle of soluble polysulfides between the two electrodes often results in a rapid capacity decay. Herein, a straightforward electrostatic adsorption strategy based on a cross-linked polyimidazolium separator as a snaring shield of polysulfides is reported, which suppresses the undesirable migration of polysulfides to the anode. The porous ionic network (PIN)-modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are successfully prepared and coated onto a commercial porous polypropylene membrane in a vacuum-filtration step. The favorable affinity of the imidazolium ring toward polysulfide via the polar interaction and the electrostatic effect of ions mitigates the undesirable shuttle of polysulfides in the electrolyte, improving the Li─S battery in terms of rate performance and cycling life. Compared to the reference PIN-free CNT-coated separator, the PIN/CNT-coated one has an increased initial capacity of 1.3 folds (up to 1394.8 mAh g−1 for PIN/CNT/PP-3) at 0.1 C.
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