Recent advances in synthesis, characterization and rheological properties of polyurethanes and POSS/polyurethane nanocomposites dispersions and films

SA Madbouly, JU Otaigbe - Progress in polymer science, 2009 - Elsevier
Aqueous polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) have recently emerged as important alternatives
to their solvent-based counterparts for various applications due to increasing health and …

Recent trends in shape forming from colloidal processing: A review

C Tallon, GV Franks - Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Shaping ceramic materials is a research area which has continuing innovation and
excellence. Dry processing routes gave way to colloidal techniques enabling the …

Rheological study of genipin cross-linked chitosan hydrogels

MJ Moura, MM Figueiredo, MH Gil - Biomacromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
This paper reports the rheological behavior of chitosan solutions that have been cross-
linked with different amounts of genipin, at body temperature and physiological pH. The …

The dramatic effect of small pH changes on the properties of chitosan hydrogels crosslinked with genipin

K Delmar, H Bianco-Peled - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
We report on intriguing new phenomena related to the creation of chitosan hydrogels
crosslinked with genipin. We found that the reaction between chitosan and genipin is very …

In situ-forming robust chitosan-poly (ethylene glycol) hydrogels prepared by copper-free azide–alkyne click reaction for tissue engineering

VX Truong, MP Ablett, HTJ Gilbert, J Bowen… - Biomaterials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A water-soluble azide-functionalised chitosan was crosslinked with propiolic acid ester-
functional poly (ethylene glycol) using copper-free click chemistry. The resultant hydrogel …

Room-temperature gelcasting of alumina with a water-soluble copolymer

Y Yang, S Shimai, S Wang - Journal of Materials Research, 2013 - cambridge.org
A novel and simple method for gelcasting of alumina was developed using a nontoxic and
water-soluble copolymer of isobutylene and maleic anhydride (commercially called Isobam) …

Bioactive supramolecular hydrogel with controlled dual drug release characteristics

D Ma, K Tu, LM Zhang - Biomacromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
Heparin, a powerful anticoagulant used for the prophylaxis of both surgical and medical
thrombosis, was covalently incorporated into a supramolecular hydrogel network. For this …

Controlling the microstructure of ceramic particle stabilized foams: influence of contact angle and particle aggregation

C Chuanuwatanakul, C Tallon, DE Dunstan, GV Franks - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Porous cellular alumina ceramic green bodies have been produced by combining the
particle stabilized foam method with gelcasting. The suspension foams were stabilized by …

Designing novel pH-induced chitosan–gum odina complex coacervates for colon targeting

PS Roy, A Samanta, M Mukherjee, B Roy… - Industrial & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
This paper investigates the design of novel polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) coacervates of
chitosan (Ch) with gum Odina (GO) as potential candidates for colon targeting …

Cross‐linked polyvinyl alcohol as a binder for gelcasting and green machining

F Chabert, DE Dunstan… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Submicrometer alumina suspensions, dispersed in aqueous acidic solutions of polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) and 2, 5‐dimethoxy‐2, 5‐dihydrofuran, have been evaluated for suitability as …