Recent advances in surface nanoengineering for biofilm prevention and control. Part II: active, combined active and passive, and smart bacteria-responsive antibiofilm …

PC Balaure, AM Grumezescu - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The second part of our review describing new achievements in the field of biofilm prevention
and control, begins with a discussion of the active antibiofilm nanocoatings. We present the …

Superparamagnetic composite colloids with anisotropic structures

J Ge, Y Hu, T Zhang, Y Yin - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
We report a unified set of emulsion polymerization processes for the synthesis of a series of
spherical and nonspherical magnetite− polystyrene (Fe3O4− PS) composite colloids with …

Use of silica particles for the formation of organic− inorganic particles by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization

N Sheibat-Othman, E Bourgeat-Lami - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
Polystyrene/silica (PS/SiO2) and poly (styrene-co-methyl methacrylate)/SiO2 composite
latex particles were prepared by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization in the presence of …

Multiresponsive hybrid microgels and hollow capsules with a layered structure

V Lapeyre, N Renaudie, JF Dechezelles, H Saadaoui… - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
Various stimuli-responsive composite particles with a high control of their internal structure
and their corresponding hollow capsules are synthesized and characterized by photon …

Cationic alternating polypeptide fixed on polyurethane at multiple sites for excellent antibacterial and antifouling properties

F Liu, W Qu, J Zhang, J Liu, Q Zhu, T Yue, X Xu, N Ma… - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infection and blockage are severe problems for polyurethane (PU) catheters and
there is an urgent demand for surface-functionalized polyurethane. Herein, a cationic …

Modification of silica nanoparticles by grafting of copolymers containing organosilane and fluorine moities

F Pardal, V Lapinte, JJ Robin - Journal of Polymer Science Part …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The free‐radical cotelomerization of 3‐(trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate (TMSPMA) with
1, 1, 2, 2‐tetrahydroperfluorodecyl acrylate (PFDA) in the presence of 2‐mercaptoethanol …

High solids content, soap‐free, film‐forming latexes stabilized by Laponite clay platelets

E Bourgeat‐Lami, TR Guimaraes… - Macromolecular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
High solids content film‐forming poly [styrene‐co‐(n‐butyl acrylate)][poly (Sty‐co‐BuA)]
latexes armored with Laponite clay platelets have been synthesized by soap‐free emulsion …

The synthesis of molecular recognition polymer particles via miniemulsion polymerization

Z Wang, T Qiu, L Guo, J Ye, L He, X Li - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we demonstrate a miniemulsion polymerization strategy to synthesize
molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) submicron particles. Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine …

Tailor-made fluorinated copolymer/clay nanocomposite by cationic RAFT assisted pickering miniemulsion polymerization

A Chakrabarty, L Zhang, KA Cavicchi, RA Weiss… - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
Fluorinated polymers in emulsion find enormous applications in hydrophobic surface
coating. Currently, lots of efforts are being made to develop specialty polymer emulsions …

A kinetic investigation of surfactant‐free emulsion polymerization of styrene using laponite clay platelets as stabilizers

N Sheibat‐Othman… - Journal of Polymer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We report the kinetics and mechanism of soap‐free emulsion polymerization of styrene
using laponite platelets as stabilizers. The polymerization was initiated by potassium …