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    Immobilization of urease onto cellulose spheres for the selective removal of urea

    Cellulose spheres were selected as an economical and biodegradable carrier for urease immobilization. The high crystallinity cellulose spheres (Ces) were crosslinked using citric acid and then oxidized using s...

    Miaomiao Lv, **aofei Ma, Debbie P. Anderson, Peter R. Chang in Cellulose (2018)

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    Porous cellulose facilitated by ionic liquid [BMIM]Cl: fabrication, characterization, and modification

    Porous celluloses (PCs) were successfully prepared by a simple process of freezing the cellulose solution in ionic liquid, followed by solvent exchange and drying at normal temperature instead of the supercrit...

    Xueyuan Liu, Peter R. Chang, Pengwu Zheng, Debbie P. Anderson, **aofei Ma in Cellulose (2015)

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    Fabrication and evaluation of physical properties and cytotoxicity of zein-based polyurethanes

    Polyurethane prepolymer (PUP) was first synthesized from polycaprolactone diol and isophorone diisocyanate; and then a series of zein-based polyurethane (ZEPU) sheets was fabricated from PUP and zein (ZE) usin...

    **nshen Du, Yin** Li, **ng Liu, **ong Wang in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in… (2014)

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    Erratum to: Hydrophobic modification of cellulose nanocrystal via covalently grafting of castor oil

    Wulin Shang, ** Huang, Huan Luo, Peter R. Chang, Jiwen Feng, Guangyong **e in Cellulose (2013)

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    Hydrophobic modification of cellulose nanocrystal via covalently grafting of castor oil

    Hydrophobic cellulose nanocrystals (CNs) have been prepared by grafting isocyanate-terminated castor oil, a kind of natural vegetable oil, onto their surface. The existence of castor oil component in the modif...

    Wulin Shang, ** Huang, Huan Luo, Peter R. Chang, Jiwen Feng, Guangyong **e in Cellulose (2013)

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    Bamboo fiber and its reinforced composites: structure and properties

    Natural plant fibers have unequivocally contributed economic prosperity and sustainability in our daily lives. Particularly, bamboo fibers have been used for industrial applications as diverse as textiles, pap...

    Dagang Liu, Jianwei Song, Debbie P. Anderson, Peter R. Chang, Yan Hua in Cellulose (2012)

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    Simultaneous Determination of Resibufogenin and Its Major Metabolite 3-epi-Resibufogenin in Rat Plasma by HPLC Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    A rapid, sensitive and specific method for the simultaneous quantification of resibufogenin (RBG) and 3-epi-resibufogenin (3-ERBG) in rat plasma was developed by using a liquid–liquid extraction procedure and liq...

    Huirong Chen, Sa Deng, Peter R. Chang, Changyuan Wang, **aochi Ma in Chromatographia (2012)

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    Effects of Incorporating Polycaprolactone and Flax Fiber into Glycerol-Plasticized Pea Starch

    This study focused on improving the material properties of pea thermoplastic starch (TPS) with polycaprolactone (PCL) and flax fiber. Accordingly, composites of glycerol-plasticized pea starch, polycaprolacton...

    Olayide O. Fabunmi, Lope G. Tabil in Journal of Polymers and the Environment (2011)

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    Improvement in physical properties and cytocompatibility of zein by incorporation of pea protein isolate

    A series of protein-based biocomposites was prepared from glycerol-plasticized zein (ZE) and pea protein isolate (PPI) using a hot press and moulding process. The effects of PPI content (W ...

    Chaoming Liu, Yun Chen, **aomei Wang, ** Huang in Journal of Materials Science (2010)

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    Preparation and Properties of Thermoplastic Starch/Montmorillonite Nanocomposite Using N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)formamide as a New Additive

    N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)formamide (HF) was synthesized efficiently and used as a new additive to prepare thermoplastic starch/montmorillonite nanocomposite (TPS/MMT). Here, HF acted as both pla...

    Hongguang Dai, Peter R. Chang, Fengying Geng in Journal of Polymers and the Environment (2009)

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    N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)formamide as a new plasticizer for thermoplastic starch

    N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)formamide (HF) was synthesized efficiently and used as a new plasticizer for corn starch to prepare thermoplastic starch (TPS). The hydrogen bond interaction between HF ...

    Hongguang Dai, Peter R. Chang, Fei Peng, Jiugao Yu in Journal of Polymer Research (2009)