... polymers, optics and chemically stable glass. 1 To expand the application areas of colemanite as a possible biomaterial, colemanite was transformed into an apatite structure, similar to hydroxyapatite (Ca₁₀(PO_{4)6(OH)2, HAp), using a novel method earlier. 4 PVA}...

... of K. pneumoniae by 57.45 ± 3.76% after 24 h. The results obtained from this study offer a new approach to the utilization of LipCsP-chitosan as nanocarriers for candidate antipneumococcal agents. anti-bacterial chitosan nanoparticles polymers UN SDG 3: Good health and well-being...

... were investigated. Ibandronate, the polymers and the developed formulation were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The release of ibandronate was investigated in 0.1 N...

... than 0·7 in the Korsmeyer–Peppas model. FTIR and DSC studies showed chemical and thermal stability between the drug and polymers. C _max values of the test and reference formulations of PSS were 46·080 ± 0·567, 46·350 ± 0·507 and DM were 14·090 ± 1·678 and 10·560 ± 1·098 μg/ml...

...Srinadh Mattaparthi, MTech; Chandra Shekhar Sharma, PhD This work explored a facile way to fabricate superhydrophobic and antireflective polymer surfaces using Canna indica flower petals. A simple, inexpensive two-step soft-lithography technique was employed to replicate the surface...

...) . The larvae of the silkworm spin fine continuous silk fibres during the cocoon formation process. Silk fibre is formed with fibroin and sericin; fibroin is a natural fibrous protein with a semicrystalline structure, and sericin is an amorphous protein polymer. Silk contains about 75 wt.% fibroin and 25 wt...

... and flexible (proximal) at the other end with stiffness variations up to 50 times between the two ends. 10 A single fiber having such diverse properties is extraordinary and difficult to mimic even when using synthetic polymers. The tensile strength of the byssal threads is comparable, but the modulus...

... fabricate yarns, textiles and wools from polymers, rubbers, glasses, metals and other materials. ^{48 , 49} These fibrous materials are used for clothing, personal armour, separation membranes, bioscaffolds and so on. Fibrosity at the microscale – that is, microfibrosity – leads...

...Juergen M. Lackner; Serap Gümüş; Seyda Polat; Lukasz Major; Wolfgang Waldhauser The current work explains the influence of the polymer substrate on the topography formation of nano-wrinkled thin titanium films. Similar to the biomimetic antetype of human skin, this wrinkling phenomenon increases...

.... For in situ production in particular, it is important to understand how variations in processing distance affect the products. Beaded fibers are a common occurrence in electrospinning of polymers and are widely regarded as ‘a defect’. On the other hand, the beads can be used as reservoirs to store active...

.... The polymer solutions were stirred magnetically for 900 s at the ambient temperature (22°C) before electrospraying. 10 wt% estradiol was dissolved in ethanol. The two solutions were transferred to 5-mL plastic syringes and were introduced simultaneously into the EHP device using precision syringe pumps (PHD...

...Sherry Wang, PhD; Angana Banerjee, MS; Blair Matarlo, BS; Treena L. Arinzeh, PhD; Zohar Ophir, PhD; Michael Jaffe, PhD; George Collins, PhD Electrospinning collagen with a synthetic polymer has been frequently investigated as a method of fabricating composite micro and nanofibers for tissue...