Chemically induced repair, adhesion, and recycling of polymers made by inverse vulcanization

SJ Tonkin, CT Gibson, JA Campbell, DA Lewis… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Inverse vulcanization is a copolymerization of elemental sulfur and alkenes that provides
unique materials with high sulfur content (typically≥ 50% sulfur by mass). These polymers …

Polydopamine-based materials applied in Li-ion batteries: a review

W Jiang, X Yang, J Deng, J Zhang, G Zhang - Journal of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
With the increasing awareness of global energy saving, the new energy storage devices
represented by lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have attracted more and more attention. The …

A novel approach for drag reduction using polymer coating

WA Rowin, AB Asha, R Narain, S Ghaemi - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymer drag reduction (DR) remains challenging for marine applications due to the
difficulties in introducing the polymer drag-reducer into external flows. We developed a …

Polydopamine coating grown on the surface of fluorinated polymer to enhance the self-lubricating properties of lignin-cellulose based composites

Z Shan, X Jia, J Yang, Y Su, H Song - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel ethanol-water Tris buffer system was developed to construct a
polydopamine (PDA) protective layer on the surface of polytetrafluoro-wax (PFW) to obtain …

Polydopamine-Coated Alginate Microgels: Process Optimization and In Vitro Validation

I Cruz-Maya, S Zuppolini, M Zarrelli, E Mazzotta… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, alginate-based microgels have gained relevant interest as three-
dimensional analogues of extracellular matrix, being able to support cell growth and …

The attachment of carbon nanotubes to atomic force microscopy tips using the pick-up method

CT Gibson - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the last 30 years research has shown that the resolution and reproducibility of data
acquired using the atomic force microscope (AFM) can be improved through the …