Hypercrosslinked Polymers: A Review
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1344703 2017-07-21 Hypercrosslinked polymers (HCPs) represent a class of nanoporous materials with a wide range of practical and potential applications such as gas sorption and separation, heterogeneous catalysis, drug delivery, and chromatographic separation. First introduced ... |
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Polymeric Surfactants and Emerging Alternatives used in the Demulsification of Produced Water: A Review
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1340308 2017-07-18 Stable emulsions are frequently encountered in oil production and cause a series of environmental and operational issues. Chemical demulsification is widely used for the separation of oil from water or removal of water from oil. The chemicals used in the demu... |
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Fabrication and Properties of Polycaprolactone Composites Containing Calcium Phosphate-Based Ceramics and Bioactive Glasses in Bone Tissue Engineering: A Review
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1332640 2017-06-28 Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a bioresorbable and biocompatible polymer that has been widely used in long-term implants and controlled drug release applications. However, when it comes to tissue engineering, PCL suffers from some shortcomings such as slow degrada... |
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Chemical Insight Into Benzimidazole Containing Donor-Acceptor-Donor Type Π-Conjugated Polymers: Benzimidazole As An Acceptor
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1329210 2017-06-16 Benzimidazoles are commonly used as an electron acceptor unit in the synthesis of donor acceptor donor type conjugated polymers. This review offers an overview of the utility of benzimidazole derivatives in the synthesis of various donor acceptor donor type o... |
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Measurement Methods for Solubility and Diffusivity of Gases and Supercritical Fluids in Polymers and Its Applications
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1329209 2017-06-16 Over the last century, polymer processes involving a gas or supercritical fluid (SCF) have attracted significant attention. The attributes of a gas/SCF in polymers benefited many polymer processing applications. In polymer applications, the solubility and dif... |
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Hyaluronic Acid-Based Biomaterials: A Versatile and Smart Approach to Tissue Regeneration and Treating Traumatic, Surgical, and Chronic Wounds
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1315433 2017-05-10 Wound healing is a multipart and dynamic process of replacing devitalized and damaged cellular structures and tissue layers. Numerous conventional wound dressings are employed for the management of wounds but there is a lack of absolute and versatile choice. ... |
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Marine Biopolymer-Based Nanomaterials as a Novel Platform for Theranostic Applications
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1311914 2017-05-02 Marine biopolymer-based nanomaterials are one of the most active research areas in recent decades for theranostic applications. Marine biopolymers are interesting biomaterials for clinical applications because of their good biocompatibility, biodegradability,... |
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Progress in Toughening Poly(Lactic Acid) with Renewable Polymers
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1287726 2017-03-15 Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is regarded as one of the most promising biobased and biodegradable polymers due its various advantages including high mechanical strength, easy processability, high melting temperature, renewability, biodegradability, and biocompatibi... |
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Biomass Liquefaction and Alkoxylation: A Review of Structural Characterization Methods for Bio-based Polyols
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2017.1283328 2017-03-13 The conversion of biomass via liquefaction and alkoxylation has been shown to be a versatile and promising route for producing bio-based polyols for polyurethane synthesis. Despite the complexity of bio-based polyols, this review showcases how detailed struct... |
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A Review of Cellulose and Cellulose Blends for Preparation of Bio-derived and Conventional Membranes, Nanostructured Thin Films, and Composites
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2016.1269124 2017-02-08 Cellulose has been used as a raw material for the manufacture of membranes and fibers for many years. This review gives the background of the most recent methods of treating or dissolving cellulose, and its derivatives to form polymer films or membranes for a... |