Abstract null null Glycopolymer has been developed in bactericidal applications, but the traditional synthesis, such as click chemistry, needs poly-step reactions and complicated processes. Herein, incorporating the glyco-units into the polymers by quaternization has been exploited to give a facile strategy by Copper-mediated reversible deactivation radical polymerization (Cu(0)-RDRP) to prepare quaternized poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) with pendant saccharide. The obtained PILs have the suitable p...
Last. Eoin Cunningham('QUB': Queen's University Belfast)H-Index: 8
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Abstract null null With global oil supplies expected to deplete within the next century, novel processing techniques and material developments are becoming a necessity to ease the burden and, eventually, replace these unsustainable resources. Work has begun to replace plastics (polymers derived from crude oil) with sustainable biopolymers. Often these can be derived from waste sources or low value by-products. Poultry feathers represent one possible feedstock material for biopolymer development,...
#1Dawid Kasprzak(PUT: Poznań University of Technology)H-Index: 5
#2Maciej Galinski(PUT: Poznań University of Technology)H-Index: 14
Abstract null null The novel preparation procedure for the fabrication of homogeneous chitin films has been designed. The method is based on the processing of biopolymers in ionic liquid-based solvents with the assistance of dimethyl sulfoxide co-solvent. In our experiments, co-solvent was added to the chitin solution just before biopolymer regeneration, as a viscosity reducer. The concept of the reduced viscosity allows to realize the easier manufacture of chitin compared to the method with chi...
#1Jingren Gou(SCUT: South China University of Technology)H-Index: 1
#2Wangyu Liu(SCUT: South China University of Technology)H-Index: 13
Last. Hong Xie(SCUT: South China University of Technology)
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Abstract null null Gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is considered as a midway solution of liquid electrolyte and solid polymer electrolyte. Nowadays, the biodegradable and renewable cellulose based GPEs are adopted as promising substitutes for GPEs based on other polymers like PVDF and PMMA. However, the safety concerns derived from the flammability of cellulose still hinders the practical application of the cellulose based GPEs. Simultaneously, the conventional methods to improve the flame-resista...
Abstract null null Dendrimers are well-defined globular macromolecules with multiple polymeric branching that are amenable to undergo structural modifications. This property makes dendrimers dynamic nanocarriers capable of entrapping and delivering high-molecular weight hydrophobic/hydrophilic drugs, antibodies, or any therapeutic gene. The setbacks of conventional techniques to deliver drugs with higher efficacy has led to the use of nanomedicines including dendrimers. Poly(amidoamine) dendrime...
#1Daijun Feng(MSU: Mississippi State University)H-Index: 1
#2Satish Mishra(MSU: Mississippi State University)H-Index: 4
Last. Colleen N. Scott(MSU: Mississippi State University)H-Index: 7
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Abstract null null C-H functionalization is a mild method for the direct transformation of inert C-H bonds to the desired p roduct. Herein, the C-H borylation reaction is employed to convert poly(phenyl ether) (PPE) to the borylated analog (PPE-Bpin) for further functional group transformation into other products. We explored the conversion of PPE to an adhesive (PPE-ADH) by the combination of a PPE epoxy resin (PPE-ER) and a triamine. The GPC trace shows no noticeable degradation in the polymer...