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Sustainable Chemically Modified Mater-Bi/Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Cellulose Biocomposites: Looking at the Bulk through the Surface
PublicationSustainable polymer composites are progressively under development in a technological paradigm shift from "just use more and more" to "convert into value-added products". The bio-based blends based on Mater-Bi bio-plastic (A) and poly(ε-caprolactone) (B), at a weight ratio of 70:30 (A:B) were developed, followed by the addition of UFC100 cellulose (C) filler to yield 70/30 (w/w) (A:B)/C sustainable biocomposites. The effects of...
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Chemically reduced graphene oxide based aerogels - Insight on the surface and textural functionalities dependent on handling the synthesis factors
PublicationEfficient adjusting of reduced graphene oxide aerogels properties requires information about experimental factor-aerogel property relationship. In this work, the reduced graphene oxide aerogels surface and textural functionalities in relation to precursor concentration, gelation time and hydrogel freezing temperature were studied in detail, with the use of dynamic adsorption method of gaseous organic probes and experimental design....
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Small Polymeric Toys Placed in Child-Dedicated Chocolate Food Products—Do They Contain Harmful Chemicals? Examination of Quality by Example of Selected VOCs and SVOCs
PublicationThis study was focused on child-dedicated chocolate food products that contain a plastic package with a small toy inside (also known as chocolate eggs). Three types of these products that are commercially available on the Polish market, with different prices, chocolate composition, and main types of polymers used in the toy manufacturing process, were investigated. The polymers were identified using Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR)...
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Progress in ATRP-derived materials for biomedical applications
PublicationThe continuing wave of technological breakthroughs and advances is critical for engineering well- defined materials, particularly biomaterials, with tailored microstructure and properties. Over the last few decades, controlled radical polymerization (CRP) has become a very promising option for the synthesis of precise polymeric materials with an unprecedented degree of control over mo lecular architecture. Atom transfer radical...
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Spectroscopic evaluation of a low power atmospheric pressure mixed argon–helium microwave induced plasma combined with the chemical generation of volatile species for the optical emission spectrometric determination of arsenic, antimony and mercury
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Toward Mechanosynthesis of diamondoid structures: III. Quantum-chemical study of silylene molecule and silicon atom transfer mechanism from caped SWCNT tip to the reaction center on a hydrogenated Si(111) surface
PublicationOpublikowana wcześniej (Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng., Vol. 7, 1999, pp. 43-58) strategia mechanosyntezy struktur krzemu na uwodornionej płaszczyźnie Si(111) została poszerzona poprzez uwzględnienie ostrza w postaci zamkniętej SWCNT jako urządzenia kontrolującego położenie cząsteczki sililenu oraz atomu krzemu.
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Hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties of pollutants as a factor influencing their redistribution during snowpack melt
PublicationGlaciers accumulate organic pollutants delivered by snow. However, our understanding of the exact dynamics of organic pollutants in the snowpack relies primarily on laboratory experiments and mathematical models. To fill the gap related to the detailed field data, we have conducted observations of melting snow profiles in two locations and three different stages of melting on one High Arctic glacier, as well as in superimposed...
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Portable raman spectrometer for maritime security applications
PublicationThe fast identification of explosives, narcotics and other chemicals carried on board of ships or transported in containers to the harbors is an important problem of maritime security. Raman spectroscopy is widely used for fast identification of various chemicals. Continuous progress in the field of photonics has resulted in commercial availability of low-power compact Raman spectrometers which can be integrated into portable systems....
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Pomiar parametrów sumarycznych – Chemia analityczna, jako niezbędne narzędzie podczas pracy oczyszczalni ścieków
PublicationMimo upływu ponad 100 lat od opracowania pierwszych metod oznaczania liczbowych parametrów sumarycznych w próbkach z oczyszczalni ścieków, powszechnie używane metody są wciąż czasochłonne, a wykorzystanie toksycznych odczynników nieuniknione. Istotnym celem stawianym przed nowoczesną analityką chemiczną jest udoskonalenie metod analitycznych w sposób maksymalnie ograniczający negatywny wpływ na środowisko, zapewniający równocześnie...
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Helicobacter muridarum sp. nov., a Microaerophilic Helical Bacterium with a Novel Ultrastructure Isolated from the Intestinal Mucosa of Rodents
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Performance analyses of helical coil heat exchangers. The effect of external coil surface modification on heat exchanger effectiveness
PublicationThe shell and coil heat exchangers are commonly used in heating, ventilation, nuclear industry, process plant, heat recovery and air conditioning systems. This type of recuperators benefits from simple construction, the low value of pressure drops and high heat transfer. In helical coil,centrifugal force is acting on the moving fluid due to the curvature of thetube results in the development. It has been long recognized that the...
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Surfactants application in sample preparation techniques: Insights, trends, and perspectives
PublicationSince the implementation of Green Chemistry into analytical practice, significant efforts have been made to improve the sustainability of chemical analysis. These include reducing the use of hazardous chemicals and solvents, minimizing waste, and improving energy efficiency. Surfactants can be applied in chemical analysis as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional solvents and chemicals. The use of surfactants can...
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HR-CS FAAS based method for direct determination of total concentrations of Ca, Fe, Mg and Mn in functional apple beverages and evaluation of contributions of the bioaccessible fraction of these elements by in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and chemical fractionation
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Fast, sensitive and reliable multi-residue method for routine determination of 34 pesticides from various chemical groups in water samples by using dispersive liquid – liquid microextraction coupled with gas chromatography – mass spectrometry
PublicationA simple and efficient dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction technique (DLLME) was developed by using a mixture of two solvents: 40 μL of tetrachlorethylene (extraction solvent) and 1.0 mL of methanol (disperser solvent), which was rapidly injected with a syringe into 10mL ofwater sample. Some important parameters affecting the extraction efficiency, such as type and volume of solvents, water sample volume, extraction time,...
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Utilization of standards generated in the process of thermal decomposition chemically modified silica gel for a single point calibration of a GC/FID system
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Lodowa kraina - obszar badań dla chemika analityka. Cz. II. Wrażliwość ekosystemu Antarktyki na obecność zanieczyszczeń
PublicationW pracy ujęto problematykę zanieczyszczeń obszarów polarnych. Zwrócono szczególną uwagę na trwałe związki organiczne obecne na obszarze Antarktyki w różnych próbkach biotycznych i abiotycznych (szczegółowy opis współczesnych badań analitycznych prowadzonych w latach 2000 - 2013). Substancje chemiczne pochodzenia antropogenicznego mogą pojawiać się na terenach polarnych za sprawą transportu na duże odległości (LRAT). Badania poziomów...
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Novel bio-based thermoplastic poly(ether-urethane)s. Correlations between the structure, processing and properties
PublicationThe main purpose of this work was to analyze the effect of the number of unreacted isocyanate groups and the [NCO]/[OH] molar ratio during the chain extension of a prepolymer during the polymerization process on the structure, processing and selected properties of thermoplastic poly(ether-urethane)s. Three series of novel thermoplastic polyurethanes were obtained via a prepolymer route. Three prepolymers were synthesized from diisocyanate...
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Influence of chemically prepared H2SO4-graphite intercalation compound (GIC) precursor on parameters of exfoliated graphite (EG) for oil sorption from water
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Description and assessment of chemical properties of fruits of the chocolate vine (five-leaf Akebia) Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Decne and dead man's fingers Decaisnea insignis (Griff.) Hokk.f. & Thomson, grown in Szczecin and in the Arboretum in Glinna (northwestern Poland)
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Molecular biaxiality determines the helical structure – infrared measurements of the molecular order in the nematic twist-bend phase of difluoro terphenyl dimer
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In-Situ Processing of Biocomposites via Reactive Extrusion
PublicationLaw regulations, economic and environmental factors are the main causes for the rapidly growing interests in biocomposites’ research, conducted currently in a number of academic and industrial scientific centers. However, weak polymer matrix/filler interactions, common in biocomposites, result in unsatisfactory mechanical properties, which limit their practical applications. From many attempts performed to solve this problem, in-situ...
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Calibration of the thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry system using standards generated in the process of thermal decomposition of chemically modified silica gel
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From polymer waste to potential main industrial products: Actual state of recycling and recovering
Publicationlastics have become widely used materials in everyday life due to their special properties such as durability, easy processing, light-weight and low-cost of production. However, because of their stable and non-biodegradable nature, postconsumer plastics become an issue to the environment. The growing amounts of waste are generated, as plastic products are commonly used only once before disposal. The alternatives of practical techniques...
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Eco-Friendly Ether and Ester-Urethane Prepolymer: Structure, Processing and Properties
PublicationThis study concerns bio-based urethane prepolymers. The relationship between the chemical structure and the thermal and processing parameters of bio-based isocyanate-terminated ether and ester-urethane prepolymers was investigated. Bio-based prepolymers were obtained with the use of bio-monomers such as bio-based diisocyanate, bio-based polyether polyol or polyester polyols. In addition to their composition, the bio-based prepolymers...
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Physicochemical and Mechanical Performance of Freestanding Boron-Doped Diamond Nanosheets Coated with C:H:N:O Plasma Polymer
PublicationThe physicochemical and mechanical properties of thin and freestanding heavy boron-doped diamond (BDD) nanosheets coated with a thin C:H:N:O plasma polymer were studied. First, diamond nanosheets were grown and doped with boron on a Ta substrate using the microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique (MPECVD). Next, the BDD/Ta samples were covered with nylon 6.6 to improve their stability in harsh environments and...
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MAX phase ternary carbide derived 2-D ceramic nanostructures [CDCN] as chemically interactive functional fillers for damage tolerant epoxy polymer nanocomposites
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Drug affinity to human serum albumin prediction by retention of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide pseudostationary phase in micellar electrokinetic chromatography and chemically advanced template search descriptors
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Testing and sampling devices for monitoring volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in indoor air
PublicationAdults spend most of their time in enclosed spaces (e.g., apartment, office and public buildings). According to research conducted by scientists, air quality indoors is much worse than the ambient air quality outdoors. Hazardous chemicals found in air indoors can adversely affect the functioning of the human body and cause many respiratory and circulatory diseases. Harmful chemical compounds (mainly volatile organic compounds and...
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Release and Transport of Toxic, Mobile Organic Compounds (Formaldehyde and Phenols) on an Arctic Glacier
PublicationAs a result of current deglaciation, the chemical cycles of many compounds, including toxic formaldehyde and phenols, are changing. However, the processes by which these chemicals are released have yet to be studied in situ. Here, we quantify fluxes of HCHO and phenols in a glacial catchment within one summer season, obtaining a net release from the glacier of 0.106 · 106 g formaldehyde and 0.255 · 106 g phenols, which can be interpreted...
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Lodowa kraina - obszar badań dla chemika analityka. Cz. 1 - Badania z zakresu chemii analitycznej prowadzone na terenie Antarktyki
PublicationPomimo, że Antarktyka jest kontynentem wolnym od przejawów antropopresji związanej z różnymi sferami działalności człowieka dane literaturowe mogą być podstawą do stwierdzenia, że nie jest to obszar wolny od zanieczyszczeń antropogenicznych. Zanieczyszczenia, które są identyfikowane w różnych elementach środowiska Antarktyki związane są głównie z ich transportem na duże odległości oraz depozycją na tym obszarze. W pracy przedstawiono:...
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Membrane in tandem with a helical sorbent trap as continuous sampling technique of the polyvinyl chloride thermo-oxidative degradation products for their on-line gas chromatographic monitoring
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Chemia defektów oraz zagadnienie dyfuzji tlenu w mieszanych przewodnikach jonowo – elektronowych na bazie związków typu ABO3.
PublicationPublikacja opisująca teoretyczne zagadnienia związane z dyfuzją molekularnego i jonowego tlenu w ceramikach na bazie struktur ABO3.
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Klasyfikacja wyrobów tytoniowych z wykorzystaniem elektronicznych nosów
PublicationZapobieganie nielegalnej dystrybucji wyrobów tytoniowych w Polsce stanowi poważny problem. Wyroby tytoniowe przemycane do Polski mogą charakteryzować się niższą jakością, wynikającą z wykorzystania surowców gorszego gatunku. Jednym z rozwiązań zmniejszających skalę tego problemu mogą być działania ograniczające przemyt przez granice państwa. Autorzy pracy uważają, że wykorzystanie elektronicznych nosów do rutynowych kontroli przewożonych...
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A significance of multi slip condition for inclined MHD nano-fluid flow with non linear thermal radiations, Dufuor and Sorrot, and chemically reactive bio-convection effect
PublicationThe aim of this research is to discuss the significance of slip conditions for magnetized nanofluid flow with the impact of nonlinear thermal radiations, activation energy, inclined MHD, sorrot and dufour, and gyrotactic micro motile organisms over continuous stretching of a two-dimensional sheet. The governing equations emerge in the form of partial differential equations. Since the resultant governing differential equations...
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Towards sugar-derived polyamides as environmentally friendly materials
PublicationAs part of our ongoing study investigating isohexide-based polyamides, we have synthesized isosorbide(bis(propan-1-amine)) (DAPIS) and studied its reactivity in the polymerization towards fully biobased polyamides. Polycondensation of nylon salts with various contributions of DAPIS afforded a family of homo- and copolyamides, which were characterized using complementary spectroscopic techniques. The chemical structure of the materials...
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Reactive extrusion of bio-based polymer blends and composites – Current trends and future developments
PublicationReactive extrusion is a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly method to produce new materials with enhanced performance properties. At present, reactive extrusion allows in-situ polymerization, modification/functionalization of polymers or chemical bonding of two (or more) immiscible phases, which can be carried out on commonly used extrusion lines. Although reactive extrusion has been known for many years, its application...
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Expectation-Maximization Model for Substitution of Missing Values Characterizing Greenness of Organic Solvents
PublicationOrganic solvents are ubiquitous in chemical laboratories and the Green Chemistry trend forces their detailed assessments in terms of greenness. Unfortunately, some of them are not fully characterized, especially in terms of toxicological endpoints that are time consuming and expensive to be determined. Missing values in the datasets are serious obstacles, as they prevent the full greenness characterization of chemicals. A featured...
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Synthesis of isotactic polypropylene- block -polystyrene block copolymers as compatibilizers for isotactic polypropylene/polyphenylene oxide blends
PublicationPoly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) and isotactic polypropylene (iPP) are highly incompatible and consequently their uncompatibilized blends are quite brittle regardless of the molecular weights and ductility of the individual components. Isotactic polypropylene-polystyrene block copolymers, to be applied as compatibilizers for a broad range of PPO/iPP blend compositions, were prepared by mechanism transformation from...
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An Investigation of Polyamides Based on Isoidide-2,5-dimethyleneamine as a Green Rigid Building Block with Enhanced Reactivity
PublicationNovel, semicrystalline polyamides and copolyamides were synthesized from a new carbohydrate-based diamine, namely isoidide-2,5-dimethyleneamine (IIDMA). In combination with 1,6-hexamethylene diamine (1,6-HDA) as well as the biobased sebacic acid (SA) or brassylic acid (BrA), the desired copolyamides were obtained via melt polymerization of the nylon salts followed by a solid-state polycondensation (SSPC) process. Depending on the...
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Właściwości katalityczne i biomedyczne związków zawierających jony rutenu(II) oraz rutenu(III)
PublicationRuthenium complexes appear in scientific publications mainly as catalysts in the olefins metathesis process. In this review, we want to indicate the research niche regarding the use of ruthenium(II) and ruthenium(III) complexes in other catalytic processes, i.e. polymerization or epoxidation of olefins and depolymerization. We would like to combine the catalytic properties of ruthenium(II,III) complex compounds with their biomedical...
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Novel, Fully Biobased Semicrystalline Polyamides
PublicationNovel, semicrystalline polyamides and co(polyamides) were synthesized from biobased sebacic acid (SA), 2,5-diamino-2,5-dideoxy-1,4;3,6-dianhydroiditol (diaminoisoidide, DAII) as well as from 1,4-diaminobutane (DAB), also known as putrescine in nature. Low molecular weight polyamides were obtained by melt polycondensation of the salts based on these monomers or by interfacial polycondensation. In order to increase their molecular...
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Tuning of the Electrochemical Properties of Transparent Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide Electrodes by Microwave Pulsed-plasma Polymerized Allylamine
PublicationWe report here the dry, one-step, and low-temperature modification of FTO surfaces using pulsed plasma polymerization of allylamine (PPAAm). PPAAm/FTO surfaces were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, spectroscopic ellipsometry, and contact angles to understand the morphological, structural, and optical properties. FTO were coated with a very thin layer of adherent cross-linked, pinhole-, and additive-free allylamine...
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Introduction to MIP synthesis, characteristics and analytical application
PublicationOne of the trends in analytical chemistry is associated with designing and developing new types of sample preparation techniques, which might significantly increase the efficiency and selectivity of the analytes isolation or/and preconcentration process. One of the most widely employed solutions are selective sorption materials, defined as molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), as well as the sorbents with the molecular fingerprint....
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Methodological evaluation of method for dietary heavy metal intake
PublicationNarażenie człowieka na działanie zanieczyszczeń środowiskowych jest poważnym problemem w obecnych czasach. Metale ciężkie są uważane za toksyczne dla człowieka ze względu na tendencję kumulowania się w wybranych tkankach organizmu. Ponadto, ich obecność w ustroju jest przyczyną wielu schorzeń. Substancje szkodliwe mogą przenikać do organizmu kilkoma drogami, m.in. poprzez spożywanie skażonej żywności. Biorąc pod uwagę ryzyko związane...
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Physico‐Mechanical Properties and Flammability of PUR/PIR Foams Containing Expandable Graphite Core‐Shell Composite Particles
PublicationIn this work, polyurethane/polyisocyanurate (PUR/PIR) foams were modified by two types of expandable graphite (EG) core-shell composite particles. The pulverized EG core-shell composite particles were prepared during emulsion polymerization using methyl methacrylate or glycidyl methacrylate for the synthesis of the polymeric shells (poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly (glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA)), and then the obtained EG_PMMA...
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Napawanie elementów wymiennika ciepła austenitycznym drutem proszkowym
PublicationNa potrzeby przemysłu energetycznego produkuje się wymienniki ciepła przeznaczone do eksploatacji w warunkach agresywnych chemicznie, np. w środowisku siarkowodoru. Z przyczyn ekonomicznych często stosuje się w takim przypadku materiały bimetaliczne wytwarzane procesami napawania. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań nieniszczących, pomiarów twardości, analizy składu chemicznego, pomiarów ferrytu delta oraz badań makro- i mikroskopowych...
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Environmental impact and industrial development of biorenewable resources for polyurethanes
PublicationPolyurethanes are among the most developed types of polymers. They are produced from the three primary components, i.e., polyols, low-molecular-weight glycols used as chain extenders, and diisocyanates. Until recently, all these substrates have been obtained via petrochemical processes. A decrease in petroleum-based resources and new ecological trends in chemistry, chemical technology, and materials engineering have generated increasing...
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): Sediments and Water Analysis
PublicationUnfavorable side effects of different forms of anthropogenic activities can be found anywhere in the world. One of the basic characteristics of pollutants entering marine and ocean waters is their spread and movement in the global ocean. A portion of the substances entering the marine environment is rapidly degraded by chemical processes occurring in the air, sediments, and water, thereby losing their toxic properties. The biggest...
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Toward Polyethylene–Polyester Block and Graft Copolymers with Tunable Polarity
PublicationThe synthesis and characterization of polyethylene–polyester block and graft copolymers and their potential as compatibilizers in polyethylene-based polymer blends are being described. The various routes to functionalized polyethylenes and the corresponding block/graft copolymers have been compared and evaluated for their scalability to industrial scale production. Hydroxyl chain-end and randomly OH-functionalized HDPE as well...
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Shape memory thin films of Polyurethane: Does graphene content affect the recovery behavior of Polyurethane nanocomposites?
PublicationThin nanocomposite films of polyurethane have received remarkable attention due to their shape memory properties. As most of the reports focus on the beneficial aspects of the presence of nanofillers such as graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) introduced into shape memory polymers, some research results reveal the opposite trend. The polyether/polyester-based polyurethane was synthesized through a condensation polymerization and the...