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Green Synthesis of Polyurethanes Using Soybean Oil-Based Polyols for Bioactive Functional Fabrics
Polyurethanes (PUs) pose great potential in diverse applications, including the functionalization of fabrics, owing to their promising mechanical characteristics and biological compatibility. Here, a green syn...
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Correction: Green Synthesis of Polyurethanes Using Soybean Oil-Based Polyols for Bioactive Functional Fabrics
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Synthesis of novel curcumin-based aqueous polyurethane dispersions for medical textile diligences with potential of antibacterial activities
In this work, a biologically active curcumin molecule is used as an antibacterial agent, and the insertion of this naturally occurring biomolecule into the backbone of water-dispersible polyurethane has been s...
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Adsorptive removal of Drimarene Brilliant Blue by thermo stable and eco-friendly graphene oxide reinforced polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels with high reusability potential
In this study graphene oxide (GO) reinforced polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite hydrogels were synthesized and used as efficient adsorbent for Drimarene Brilliant Blue. GO nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized b...
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Synthesis and Characterization of Aqueous Curcumin Polyurethane Dispersions Using Isophorone Diisocyanate: Efficiency Evaluation as Textile Finishes
This research is aimed at synthesizing some novel bio-based ecofriendly finishes for textile applications. A series of curcumin based aqueous polyurethane (PU) dispersions (CUR-WDPU-IPDI) was prepared using po...
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Investigation of thermal, antibacterial, antioxidant and antibiofilm properties of PVC/ABS/ZnO nanocomposites for biomedical applications
The Present study deals with synthesis of PVC/ABS/ZnO nanocomposites with Zinc oxide nanoparticles of particle size less than 50 nm by sonication and solution casting techniques. After characterization, such n...
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Utilization of Shellfish Industrial Waste for Isolation, Purification, and Characterizations of Chitin From Crustacean’s Sources in Pakistan
Chitin is the most versatile and promising biomaterial after cellulose which can primarily be isolated from crustacean exoskeleton. It has great economic values because of their excellent chemical and biologic...
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Stoichiometric-architectural impact on thermo-mechanical and morphological behavior of segmented Polyurethane elastomers
The pliability of polymers is contingent on its architecture, decided by its stoichiometry, which is also an expedient way to ensure the anticipated characteristics in polymers. Four series of linear polyureth...
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Introduction to Drugs, Drug Targets and Drug Resistance
Drugs are the moieties used in treating diseases. Drugs include vaccines, antidepressants, antibiotics, antiviral, anesthetics, stimulants, and inhibitors. Drugs perform functions in the living system and are ...
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Synthesis and characterization of hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC)-TiO2-based polyurethane bionanocomposites
A novel green series of hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) based polyurethane (PUs) prepolymersblended with TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by reaction of Isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), hydroxyl-terminated polybut...
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A comprehensive review on synthesis, characterization, and applications of polydimethylsiloxane and copolymers
Polydimethylsiloxane belongs to a polymeric organosilicon compounds that is widely used as silicon-based organic polymer. Polydimethylsiloxane is a basically optically clear, inert, nontoxic and inflammable ma...
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Synthetic applications and methodology development of Chan–Lam coupling: a review
Chan–Lam coupling is one of the most popular and easy methods to perform arylation of amines (N-arylations). This cross-coupling is generally performed by reacting aryl boronate derivatives with a variety of subs...
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Investigation of non-adhesive behaviour of waterborne polyurethane dispersions
The current work probe the thermo-mechanical defects responsible for the non-adhesive behaviour of waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUDs). A sequence of composition of PUDs has been developed by using blen...
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Environmentally Friendly Plant-Based Natural Dyes: Extraction Methodology and Applications
The public demand in recent times has compelled different industries to move toward the frequent use of plant-derived natural colors that do not cause any detrimental effects on the environment and ecosystem. ...
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Correction to: Preparation, optimization and pharmacological evaluation of 99mTc-4-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino) benzoic acid complex: as a novel potential radiopharmaceutical agent with hepatobiliary excretion
In the published original version, the complete list of authors was omitted. The complete list of contributing authors is updated with this Correction.
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Performance Behavior of Chitosan Based Water Dispersible Polyurethanes: Physicochemical Properties
The research work was carried out to synthesize a series of novel chitosan based water dispersible polyurethanes (CS-WDPUs). The three step synthesis involves the formation of end capped PU-prepolymer was form...
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Morphological studies of polyurethane based pressure sensitive adhesives by tap** mode atomic force microscopy
The polyurethane pressure sensitive adhesive (PUPSA) films have been prepared on polypropylene sheets with coating bars. The topographical information of the dried films is investigated using phase images by u...
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Pluronic-Based Mixed Polymeric Micelles Enhance the Therapeutic Potential of Curcumin
Curcumin is a naturally occurring constituent of turmeric that is a good substitute for synthetic medicines for the treatment of different diseases, due to its comparatively safer profile. However, there are c...
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Microwave-assisted extraction and dyeing of chemical and bio-mordanted cotton fabric using harmal seeds as a source of natural dye
The revival of cultural heritage in a form of natural colorants for textile dyeing is gaining popularity due to their soothing nature and bright shades. The present study was conducted to explore the coloring ...
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Enhancement of bioactivity and bioavailability of curcumin with chitosan based materials
Curcumin (CUR) has been investigated for its poor accessibility to a site of action or absorption and rapid metabolism to cope with the limited medication and cure applications. This article reviews numerous a...
