Browsing by Keywords "Polymers"
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Antibacterial electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanofibrous webs incorporating triclosan/cyclodextrin inclusion complexes
(2013)Solid triclosan/cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (TR/CD-IC) were obtained and then incorporated in poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanofibers via electrospinning. α-CD, β-CD, and γ-CD were tested for the formation of TR/CD-IC by ... -
Area-selective atomic layer deposition using an inductively coupled plasma polymerized fluorocarbon layer: A case study for metal oxides
(American Chemical Society, 2016)Area-selective atomic layer deposition (AS-ALD) has attracted immense attention in recent years for self-aligned accurate pattern placement with subnanometer thickness control. Here, we demonstrate a methodology to achieve ... -
Bacteria-immobilized electrospun fibrous polymeric webs for hexavalent chromium remediation in water
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016)The development of hexavalent chromium remediating fibrous biocomposite mats through the immobilization of a hexavalent chromium reducing bacterial strain, Morganella morganiiSTB5, on the surfaces of electrospun polystyrene ... -
CdSe/ZnS core-shell nanocrystal based scintillators for enhanced detection in UV
(IEEE, 2006)In this work, we present a novel scintillator that incorporates CdSe/ZnS core-shell nanocrystals to utilize both their high quantum fluorescence efficiency in the visible and high optical absorption in the UV for the purpose ... -
Chemical funneling of colloidal gold nanoparticles on printed arrays of end-grafted polymers for plasmonic applications
(American Chemical Society, 2020-06)Spatially defined assembly of colloidal metallic nanoparticles is necessary for fabrication of plasmonic devices. In this study, we demonstrate high-resolution additive jet printing of end-functional polymers to serve as ... -
Conjugated polymer nanoparticles
(2010)Conjugated polymer nanoparticles are highly versatile nano-structured materials that can potentially find applications in various areas such as optoelectronics, photonics, bio-imaging, bio-sensing and nanomedicine. Their ... -
Conjugated polymer nanoparticles for cell labelling, imaging and drug delivery
(European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, 2012-08)Nanoparticles based on conjugated polymers are emerging as a new class of luminescent nanoparticles. These nanoparticles have many potential applications including imaging agents, biosensors, and photonics owing to their ... -
Construction of multi-layered white emitting organic nanoparticles by clicking polymers
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015)A series of blue, green and red emitting polymers that are appropriately functionalized with alkyne and azide functional groups have been prepared and clicked together to construct bi-layered and tri-layered white emitting ... -
Development of an iterative learning controller for polymer based micro-stereolithography prototyping systems
(IEEE, 2016)Additive manufacturing has become increasingly popular for a wide range of applications in recent years. Micro-stereolithography (μSLA) is a popular method for obtaining polymer-based parts. Systems using the μSLA approach ... -
Dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in an aqueous medium by water-dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles
(2010)Vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) synthesized by the alcohol catalytic CVD (ACCVD) technique are dispersed in water with the aid of water-dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs). The ... -
Does the donor-acceptor concept work for designing synthetic metals? 1. theoretical investigation of poly(3-cyano-3′-hydroxybithiophene)
(American Chemical Society, 2002)Homo- and copolymers of hydroxythiophene and cyanothiophene have been investigated by employing density functional theory with the aim of determining the effect of donor-acceptor substitution on the electronic structure. ... -
Effect of chalcogens on electronic and photophysical properties of vinylene-based diketopyrrolopyrrole copolymers
(American Chemical Society, 2015)Three vinylene linked diketopyrrolopyrrole based donor−acceptor (D−A) copolymers have been synthesized with phenyl, thienyl, and selenyl units as donors. Optical and electronic properties were investigated with UV−vis ... -
Effect of double growth factor release on cartilage tissue engineering
(2013)The effects of double release of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) from nanoparticles on the growth of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and their differentiation into cartilage cells were ... -
Electrospun crosslinked poly-cyclodextrin nanofibers: highly efficient molecular filtration thru host-guest inclusion complexation
(Nature Publishing Group, 2017)Water pollution is a serious concern for public health and environment in today's world; hence, there exists a strong demand to develop cost-effective, sustainable and eco-friendly membranes. Here, we produce a highly ... -
Electrospun polymeric nanofibrous composites containing TiO2 short nanofibers
(2011)In this study, polymeric nanofibrous composites containing anatase TiO 2 short nanofibers (TiO2-SNF) were successfully produced via electrospinning. The fabrication of the nanofibrous composite structure includes two steps. ... -
Electrostatics of Polymer Translocation Events in Electrolyte Solutions
(American Institute of Physics Inc., 2016)We develop an analytical theory that accounts for the image and surface charge interactions between a charged dielectric membrane and a DNA molecule translocating through the membrane. Translocation events through neutral ... -
Energy based investigation of process parameters while drilling carbon fiber reinforced polymers
(Elsevier B.V., 2016)Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are widely used in the aerospace industry due to their light weight, high strength, and low thermal conductivity. Drilling is a critical process that affects the quality of CFRP ... -
Fabrication of flexible polymer–GaN core–shell nanofibers by the combination of electrospinning and hollow cathode plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015)Here we demonstrate the combination of electrospinning and hollow cathode plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition (HCPA-ALD) processes by fabricating flexible polymer-GaN organic-inorganic core-shell nanofibers at a ... -
Fast-dissolving, prolonged release, and antibacterial cyclodextrin/limonene-inclusion complex nanofibrous webs via polymer-free electrospinning
(American Chemical Society, 2016)We have proposed a new strategy for preparing free-standing nanofibrous webs from an inclusion complex (IC) of a well-known flavor/fragrance compound (limonene) with three modified cyclodextrins (HPβCD, MβCD, and HPγCD) ... -
Flexible organic-inorganic core-shell nanofibers by electrospinning and atomic layer deposition
(CRC Press, 2012)Organic-inorganic core-shell nanofibers were fabricated by combining electrospinning and atomic layer deposition (ALD). In the first step, nylon66 (polymeric organic core) nanofibers having different average fiber diameters ...
