Plasma and polymers: Recent progress and trends

I Levchenko, S Xu, O Baranov, O Bazaka, EP Ivanova… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plasma-enhanced synthesis and modification of polymers is a field that continues to expand
and become increasingly more sophisticated. The highly reactive processing environments …

Antimicrobial surfaces for implantable cardiovascular devices

E Mostafavi, AK Dubey, B Walkowiak, A Kaushik… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this mini-review, we discuss implantable cardiovascular devices (ICVDs)-associated
biofilm infections that have caused huge healthcare challenges, and their treatment not only …

[HTML][HTML] Implant-associated infections: A review of the safety of cardiac implants

V Kandi, S Vadakedath - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiac implantations are among the most critical, and life-saving patient management
procedures. Most cardiac implantations are performed to correct abnormalities in the …

[HTML][HTML] Bactericidal vertically aligned graphene networks derived from renewable precursor

A Al-Jumaili, MA Zafar, K Bazaka, J Weerasinghe… - Carbon Trends, 2022 - Elsevier
Graphene nanostructures exhibit a wide range of remarkable properties suitable for many
applications, including those in the field of biomedical engineering. In this work, plasma …

Effect of epoxy latexes on the mechanical behavior and porosity property of cement mortar with different degrees of hydration and polymerization

P Li, W Lu, X An, L Zhou, S Du - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, an analysis of the influence of polymer modification on the mechanical
behavior, porosity, and microstructure of mortar is carried out. Epoxy latexes contents of 5 …

Synergies between polyacrylamide polymerization and nanoparticle generation using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet

U Gangal, S Exarhos, T Contreras… - Plasma Processes …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We performed a free radical polymerization of acrylamide in an aqueous solution by a radio
frequency‐driven atmospheric pressure plasma jet. The polymerization was catalyzed by …

Enhanced performance of PFO-ZnO nanorods nanocomposite photodiodes grown on ZnO NRs/ZnO/ITO-coated glass

S Rajamanickam, SM Mohammad, IA Razak, SM Abed… - Optical Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
An improved photodiode was fabricated using a nanocomposite of poly (9, 9-di-n-
octylfluorenyl-2, 7-diyl)(PFO) and zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO NRs). The nanocomposite was …