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Open AccessIdentification of Molecular Fluorophore as a Component of Carbon Dots able to Induce Gelation in a Fluorescent Multivalent-Metal-Ion-Free Alginate Hydrogel
We introduce a simple approach to fabricate fluorescent multivalent metal ion-free alginate hydrogels, which can be produced using carbon dots accessible from natural sources (citric acid and L-cysteine). Mole...
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Open AccessAnti-corrosive and oil sensitive coatings based on epoxy/polyaniline/magnetite-clay composites through diazonium interfacial chemistry
Epoxy polymer nanocomposites filled with magnetite (Fe3O4) clay (B), named (B-DPA-PANI@Fe3O4) have been prepared at different filler loading (0.1, 0.5, 1, 3, 5 wt. %). The surface modification of clay by polyanil...
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Foamy phase change materials based on linear low-density polyethylene and paraffin wax blends
Foamy phase-change materials (FPCMs) based on linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) blended with 30 wt.% of paraffin wax (W) were successfully prepared for the first time. The advantage of these materials is...
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Light-controllable viscoelastic properties of a photolabile carboxybetaine ester-based polymer with mucus and cellulose sulfate
In this study, the interaction of a photoswitchable carboxybetaine ester-based polymer with mucus and cellulose sulfate was elucidated, showing light-controllable viscoelastic properties. This polymer contains...
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Electrospun PVDF graphene oxide composite fibre mats with tunable physical properties
This article is aimed at a basic physical characterization of electrospun PVDF/graphene oxide (GO) composite non-woven fibre mats. The morphological characterization of the prepared fabrics was performed via S...
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Improved flexible, controlled dielectric constant material from recycled LDPE polymer composites
In this study, recycled low density polyethylene (RLDPE) is developed with the addition of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) to have new polymer composites. The following wt% were used of the filler (1, 4 and 6 wt%). Tensil...
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Electrorheology of aniline oligomers
Aniline oligomers were prepared by the oxidation of aniline with p-benzoquinone in aqueous solutions of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) of various concentrations. Their molecular structures were assessed by Fourier tr...
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Electrical transport properties of poly(aniline-co-p-phenylenediamine) and its composites with incorporated silver particles
Statistical copolymers of aniline and p-phenylenediamine, poly(aniline-co-p-phenylenediamine)s, were synthesised by oxidative polymerisation using various oxidants, ammonium peroxydisulphate or silver nitrate. De...