Bridging polymer chemistry and cryobiology

Polymer chemistry.

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Polymer Laboratory: Teaching Polymer Chemistry

This work aims to present the results achieved within the science communication project CV/PVI/1386-Laboratório de Polímeros (Polymer Laboratory), financed by Ciência Viva Agência Nacional para a Cultura Científica e Tecnológica (2006-2008). Several demonstration/experimental kits were developed concerning three main thematics: (1) Polymer concepts; (2) Polymer synthesis and (3) Polymer propert...

Semen Banking and Cryobiology

Cryo banking of spermatozoa is an essential aspect of fertility preservation. With the advancements in cryobiology and better understanding of cryoprotectants and assisted reproduction, indications for semen banking are expanding. The exponential developments that have occurred over the years in the field of cryopreservation have proved that frozen sperm is as good as fresh sperm in fertilizing...

Polymer chemistry and hydrogel systems

Polymer Chemistry Nomenclature

In the simplest case, vinyl monomers are named by using the prefix poly in front of the monomer name, e.g. polyethylene. When a monomer name consists of more than one word, or if the name is preceded by a number or letter, the monomer name is placed in parentheses after the word poly, e.g. poly(acrylic acid) or poly(methyl methacrylate). In general, common names of monomers are used rather than...