Electrospun polymer nanofibers: Processing, properties, and applications

A Al-Abduljabbar, I Farooq - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Electrospun polymer nanofibers (EPNF) constitute one of the most important nanomaterials
with diverse applications. An overall review of EPNF is presented here, starting with an …

Molecular characterization of polymer networks

SPO Danielsen, HK Beech, S Wang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymer networks are complex systems consisting of molecular components. Whereas the
properties of the individual components are typically well understood by most chemists …

From macroplastics to microplastics: Role of water in the fragmentation of polyethylene

F Julienne, N Delorme, F Lagarde - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, the artificial photodegradation of polyethylene films was studied in laboratory to
compare the fragmentation pathways of this polymer at air and in water. Oxidation, surface …

Graphene-based nanocomposites: Synthesis, mechanical properties, and characterizations

A Ibrahim, A Klopocinska, K Horvat, Z Abdel Hamid - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Graphene-based nanocomposites possess excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical,
and chemical properties. These materials have potential applications in high-performance …

Uniaxial expansion of the 2D Ruddlesden–Popper perovskite family for improved environmental stability

I Spanopoulos, I Hadar, W Ke, Q Tu… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The unique hybrid nature of 2D Ruddlesden–Popper (R–P) perovskites has bestowed upon
them not only tunability of their electronic properties but also high-performance electronic …

Hydrogels from amorphous calcium carbonate and polyacrylic acid: bio‐inspired materials for “mineral plastics”

S Sun, LB Mao, Z Lei, SH Yu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Given increasing environmental issues due to the large usage of non‐biodegradable
plastics based on petroleum, new plastic materials, which are economic, environmentally …

Biodegradable chito-beads replacing non-biodegradable microplastics for cosmetics

S Ju, G Shin, M Lee, JM Koo, H Jeon, YS Ok… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The global ban on plastic microbeads for personal care products has forced researchers to
find sustainable alternatives. However, current biodegradable microbeads rarely offer …

Mechanical testing of electrospun PCL fibers

F Croisier, AS Duwez, C Jérôme, AF Léonard… - Acta biomaterialia, 2012 - Elsevier
Poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) fibers ranging from 250 to 700nm in diameter were produced by
electrospinning a polymer tetrahydrofuran/N, N-dimethylformamide solution. The …

Atomic force microscopy: a powerful tool to address scaffold design in tissue engineering

M Marrese, V Guarino, L Ambrosio - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Functional polymers currently represent a basic component of a large range of biological
and biomedical applications including molecular release, tissue engineering, bio-sensing …

Nanoindentation and nanoscratch investigations on graphene-based nanocomposites

MM Shokrieh, MR Hosseinkhani, MR Naimi-Jamal… - Polymer Testing, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of graphene nano-platelets (GNPs) on mechanical properties of polymer
nanocomposites were investigated using nanoindentation and nanoscratch methods. The …