Advances in physiologically relevant actuation of shape memory polymers for biomedical applications

L Sun, X Gao, D Wu, Q Guo - Polymer Reviews, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The synergistic effects of the combination of hyperthermia and chemotherapy have
implicated the critical role of hyperthermia temperatures in clinical practice. Temperature …

Cross-linked poly (ester urethane)/starch composite films with high starch content as sustainable food-packaging materials: Influence of cross-link density

Z Liu, L Chen, L Qu, R Zhang, Z Qin, H Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study focused on the development of cross-linked poly (ester urethane)/starch (PEUST)
composites containing 50 wt% starch content for food-packaging materials. The NCO …

A strategy to tailor the mechanical and degradation properties of PCL-PEG-PCL based copolymers for biomedical application

YY Liu, JPF Blazquez, GZ Yin, DY Wang, J Llorca… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodegradable and biocompatible 3D printable biomaterials with tunable mechanical
properties and degradation rate adapted to target tissues were urgently required to …

Sodium alginate and Chitosan aided design of form-stable Polyrotaxane based phase change materials with ultra-high latent heat

GZ Yin, XM Yang, AM López, MT Wang, W Ye… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We prepared a series of highly porous Polyrotaxane/sodium alginate, and
Polyrotaxane/Chitosan foam alloys according to a sustainable pathway by using water as …

Highly thermal conductive Boron Nitride/Polyrotaxane encapsulated PEG-based phase change materials

GZ Yin, XM Yang, AM López, JG Molleja… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we tried to overcome the typical limitations of phase change materials (PCMs),
namely, leakage and low thermal conductivity. To realize the leakage proof PCM, a …

Novel Ultrathin Films Based on a Blend of PEG-b-PCL and PLLA and Doped with ZnO Nanoparticles

L Vannozzi, P Gouveia, P Pingue… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this paper, a novel nanofilm type is proposed based on a blend of poly (ethylene glycol)-
block-poly (ε-caprolactone) methyl ether (PEG-b-PCL) and poly (l-lactic acid), doped with …

Highly porous 3D PLLA materials composed of nanosheets, fibrous nanosheets, or nanofibrous networks: preparation and the potential application in oil–water …

G Yin, D Zhao, L Zhang, Y Ren, S Ji, H Tang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Gradual precipitation method was used to generate porous PLLA materials with adjustable
morphology and micropores. By adjusting the solvents and concentrations of polymer …

Low-Temperature and Solventless Ring-Opening Polymerization of Eutectic Mixtures of l-Lactide and Lactones for Biodegradable Polyesters

M Castillo-Santillan, D Maniar… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biodegradability is one of the key features for reducing the negative environmental impact of
plastic waste disposal; therefore, designing biocompatible polymeric biomaterials with …

[HTML][HTML] Surface grafting POSS to improve the hydrophobicity and fire safety of Polyrotaxane based smart phase change materials

GZ Yin, MH Zhou, MF Acosta, PR Arévalo - Advanced Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-based flexible phase change materials have broad and practical
application value in thermal management of flexible electronic devices. Considering the …

Effect of block length and stereocomplexation on the thermally processable poly (ε-caprolactone) and poly (lactic acid) block copolymers for biomedical applications

N Mulchandani, A Gupta, K Masutani… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The current research concentrates on the synthesis of linear block copolymers with their
backbone consisting of hard and soft segments, that is, poly (L-lactic acid)(PLLA)/poly (D …