* Corresponding Author Email: [email protected] Objective(s): The main aim of current research was to develop a novel magnetically responsive hydrogel by radical polymerization of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) on acryl amide (Am) using N,N'-methylene bis acrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinking agent, potassium persulfate (KPS) as a free radical initiator, and magnetic montmorillonite ( mMT)...

A new type of unsaturated poly ester-amide was prepared by melt polycondensation and characterized completely. Influence of heat treatment conditions and cross-linking content on mechanical and degradation properties of unsaturated polyester-amide were studied. Results suggested that the newly synthesized unsaturated poly(ester-amide) possessed good heat stabilization properties. Mechanical...

Synergistic relations between organic molecules and mineral precursors regulate biogenic mineralization. Given the remarkable material properties of the egg shell as a biogenic ceramic, it serves as an important model to elucidate biomineral growth. With established roles of complex anionic biopolymers and a heterogeneous organic scaffold in egg shell mineralization, the present study explores ...

Supercapacitors are an attractive technology for energy storage applications as they allow fast charging of devices. The fabrication flexible supercapacitors by additive manufacturing is a promising approach to produce components where material flexibility and complex geometries desirable. In this work, digital light projection (DLP) used fabricate polymer electrolytes based on crosslinked poly...

Synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers vanillic acid and extraction from spiked blood serumShowkat Ahmad Bhawani, Salma Bakhtiar, Rachel Roland, Syed Rizwan Shafqat, Mohamad Nasir Ibrahim

Acrylic acid is an important commodity chemical and is widely used as a base material for the industrial production of paints, plastics, superabsorbent polymers, rubber, and so on. Currently acrylic acid is produced by partial oxidation of propene, which is refined from petroleum. Catalytic hydrocarboxylation of acetylene with CO is another way to synthesize acrylic acid with high atom-economy....

Dissimilar material bonding is a challenge constantly being considered within engineering. This paper presents method for tailoring metal surfaces by covalently grafting polymers that are directly complimentary to their respective dissimilar material. Acrylic acid was grafted onto the surface of aluminium which subsequently bonded poly-lactic (PLA), nylon-6, and nylon-6/carbon fiber hybrid via ...