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Building blocks of order: block copolymer micelles and colloidal particles in complex packing structures
The self-assembly of polymeric micelles and colloidal dispersions into intricate structures represents a transformative approach in contrast to traditional fabrication methods for creating new functional mater...
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Open AccessKinetics and Mechanism of In Situ Metallization of Bulk DNA Films
DNA-templated metallization is broadly investigated in the fabrication of metallic structures by virtue of the unique DNA-metal ion interaction. However, current DNA-templated synthesis is primarily carried ou...
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Resolving solution conformations of the model semi-flexible polyelectrolyte homogalacturonan using molecular dynamics simulations and small-angle x-ray scattering
The conformation of polyelectrolytes in the solution state has long been of interest in polymer science. Herein we utilize all atom molecular dynamics simulations (MD) and small-angle x-ray scattering experime...
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Microstructural Characterization of Polyanhydride Blends for Controlled Drug Delivery
This research examines the microstructure of polyanhydride blends for use in drug delivery devices. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) studies were performed on the homopolym...
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Synthesis and Measurement of Magnetic Cobalt DNA-Templated Nanowire
Biomaterials such as DNA are currently being explored as potential application in nanotechnology. DNA templates were immobilized on crystal-violet-treated mica by spin coating as a grid-like network. The DNA t...
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Nonisothermal Crystallization of Compatible PCL/PVC Blends under Supercritical CO2
Nonisothermal crystallizations of polycaprolactone (PCL) in the presence of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) at a cooling rate of 0.5 °C/min from 90 to 30 °C under supercritical CO2 at a constant pressure 304 atm were ...
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Titania nano-network film templated from microphase-separated block copolymer and its photocatalysis in fractured form
A thin-frame nano-network film of titania with backbone diameter of 20–30 nm was obtained from precursor templating of nano-porous polymer with nano-channels 50 nm in width. The nano-porous polymer templates w...
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A Spramolecular Star-Like Polymer
This study reports the creation of star-like chain architecture through complexation of a mono-amino terminated poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO-NH2) with a macrocyclic compound, 4-sulfonic calix[n]arene (n=4 and 8) (SC...
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Diluent Segregation in Crystalline/Amorphous Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Poly(vinyl acetate) Blends. Segregation Distance Dominated by the Crystal Growth Kinetics
We systematically studied the effects of composition and crystallization temperature (Tc) on the morphological patterns of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) blends by means of small angl...
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Supramolecular structure of the solid-state complexes of polyacrylamide and dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid
The solid-state complexes of a flexible polymer, polyacrylamide (PAA), and an amphiphilic surfactant, dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (DBSA), have been investigated. Complexation between PAA and DBSA occurred via ...
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Spherulitic growth kinetics in miscible blends of poly(ether ether ketone) and poly(ether imide)
Growths of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) spherulites from both pure melt and its miscible blends with poly(ether imide) (PEI) have been studied by polarized optical microscopy. The nucleation density of PEEK...
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Compatibility and Crystallization Studies on Poly(phenyl acetylene)/Polycaprolactone Blend
The compatibility and crystallization behavior of poly(phenyl acetylene) (PPA)/polycaprolactone (PCL) blends were investigated. PPA and PCL were partially miscible in the melt. PCL composition in the PCL-rich ...
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Solid-state complexes of poly(N-vinyl-pyrrolidone) and dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid: Self-assembled structure and thermal properties
Solid-state complexes of flexible polymers with long-tail surfactants (surf) exhibit mesomorphic phase and microphase-separated lamellar morphology consisting of alternating polymer and surf layers. The alkyl ...
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Bulk Crystallization Behavior of Poly(ε-caprolactone) with a Wide Range of Molecular Weight
Bulk crystallization kinetics and crystallizability of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) with number average molecular weight (Mn) ranging from 1900 to 64700 were investigated. Most PCL samples crystallized rapidly at 3...
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Miscibility and Crystallization of Poly(L-lactide)/Poly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(L-lactide)/Poly(ε-caprolactone) Blends
The miscibility and crystallization behavior of two binary blends, poly(L-lactide) (PLLA)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and PLLA/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), with PLLA as the main component (PLLA composition was not...
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Miscible Blends of Polystyrene and Poly(ε-caprolactone) with Phenylacetylene-Carbon Monoxide Alternating Copolymer
The alternating copolymer of phenylacetylene (PA) and carbon monoxide (CO) (poly(PA-alt-CO)) synthesized by palladium complex has been blended with polystyrene (PS) and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). The miscibility...
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Intermolecular interaction and conformation in poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(ether imide) blends — An infrared spectroscopic investigation
The intermolecular interaction and the conformation in miscible blends of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) and poly(ether imide) (PEI) have been investigated by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. T...
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Two-Stage Crystallization of Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) and its Blends with Poly(Ether Imide)
Thermal mechanical analysis (TMA) has been used to study the crystallization behavior of poly (ether ether ketone) (PEEK) and its blends with poly (ether imide) (PEI). The two crystallization stages of PEEK ar...
