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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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,...

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...

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...

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...