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A microfluidic device is fabricated by using silica capillary with 50 µm inner diameter and 150 µm outer diameter. This device is simple to fabricate by pouring the silica capillary with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), then removing the capillary after curing, to form the entire micrometer regime. This device can easily regulate the size of the oil-in...
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In this study, polyethylene 2,6-naphthalate (PEN) was selected as a substrate to fabricate a flexible conducting electrode through the solution process. The sandwiched silver nanowire (AgNW) electrode between the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) layers fabricated on the flexible PEN substrate was successfully prepa...
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Chalcones are hydrophobic polyphenols with poor aqueous solubility. In this study, we prepared a new aspirin-conjugated chalcone derivative-loaded nanoparticle (AS-DK143-loaded NP) using mPEG-PLA co-polymer which, in an aqueous environment, spontaneously forms a micellar formulation with an average particle size of 22.55 nm. Exposure to varying con...
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Polyethersulfone (PES) and PES/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) nanocomposite fibers were prepared via dry-jet wet spinning at the filler loading of 1 and 2 wt%. Prior to the spinning, the optimal dispersion time of CNC in N, N-dimethylacetamide was investigated based on the dynamic light scattering. Upon the bath-type sonication, the hydrodynamic diame...
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Published in Macromolecular Research
A benzoxazine monomer with ortho-maleimide functionality has been synthesized using ortho-maleimide functional phenol, aniline and paraformaldehyde as starting materials. The chemical structure of this benzoxazine monomer is verified by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopies, elemental anal...
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Nanohydrogels (NHs) are novel and attractive carriers for various anticancer factors delivery. The objective of present study is development of a safe NH for pH responsive delivery of methotrexate (MTX). Herein, poly (hydroxyethyl methacrylate) is utilized as the main structure, which is cross-linked with poly(ethyleneglycol) diacrylate (PEG-DA) th...
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Myriad peptides have been reported for utilization as key motives in design of smart therapeutic materials due to their capabilities for selective binding, self-assembly, and bioresponsiveness. In this review, we describe various therapeutic applications of peptides, their derivatives, and their assemblies by employing the bioresponsive characteris...
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TiO2 functionalized by meso-tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphine was proposed as an enzyme supporter. Laccase molecules were firmly anchored onto the interface of the nanocomplex via the synergy of multiple mutual interactions, including covalent bonding and the adjacent coordination between the enzyme matrix and protein molecules. Morphology, struc...
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Controlled release formulations (CRFs) of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) with chitosan (CTS) and chitosan-starch (CTS-STA) matrices were prepared in their un-crosslinked and crosslinked forms. Pesticide-matrix interactions were probed by FT-IR, while TGA and SEM provided information on the morphological characteristics of the pesticide-load...
