Recent progress in PBAT-based films and food packaging applications: A mini-review

S Roy, T Ghosh, W Zhang, JW Rhim - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioplastics are a promising alternative to non-biodegradable plastics. One of these
bioplastics, PBAT (polybutylene adipate co-terephthalate), is a polyester-based bioplastic …

Probing the free volume in polymers by means of positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

G Consolati, D Nichetti, F Quasso - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) is a valuable technique to investigate
defects in solids, such as vacancy clusters and grain boundaries in metals and alloys, as …

Convenient, nondestructive monitoring and sustained-release of ethephon/chitosan film for on-demand of fruit ripening

Y Yao, Y Deng, Y Liang, X Li, X Tang, M Lin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The microstructure changes (such as micro defects and free volume, etc.) is a deep factor
that determines the sustained release behavior of polymer film. However, there are few …

The role of defects in the structural and photocatalytic properties of Mg/B co-doped ZnO nanoparticles

K Senturk, B Yalcin, IE Yalcin, MC Alphan… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Mg/B co-doped ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by using the sol–gel technique to
investigate the role of the defects on the structural, biological and photocatalytic properties …

A novel approach for the atomic scale characterization of Li-ion battery components probed by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

R Bakar, S Koc, AY Yahsi, C Tav, U Yahsi - Materials Research Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent research has focused on solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) as the best liquid
electrolyte replacements. Poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) is the most frequent one because of its …

Free-volume analysis of the structural and dielectric properties of PMMA/TeO2 composites via positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

S Kuzeci, E Ozcan, AU Kaya, R Bakar, C Tav… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
PMMA (Poly methyl methacrylate) composites have promising potential for applications in
optics and dielectric energy storage. To investigate the effects of TeO 2 contents in PMMA in …

The Influence of Defects on the Structural, Optical, and Antibacterial Properties of Cr/Cu Co-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles

L Arda, Z Raad, S Veziroglu, C Tav, U Yahsi - Journal of Molecular …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract In this research, Cu/Cr codoped ZnO nanoparticles (Zn₀. ₉₉₋ ₓCu₀. ₀₁Cr x O)
were prepared using the sol-gel technique. The dopant ratio was systematically varied …

Free-Volume analysis of PAMAM dendrimers by means of positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

AY Yahsi, H Uzun, AN Altunkaya… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymeric structures known as dendrimers branch around a nucleus and contain functional
groups that can affix surface groups to their ends. The inherent structural free volume of …