Polypropylene / polystyrene blends containing montmorillonite (MMT) were prepared using a twin screw extruder followed by fiber spinning. The melt intercalation of PP and PS alloys was carried out in the presence of a compatibilizer such as maleic anhydride-g-polypropylene (MPP). The crystallization morphology, thermal behaviors and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polystyrene (PP/PS) nan...

Polypropylene / polystyrene blends containing montmorillonite (MMT) were prepared using a twin screw extruder followed by fiber spinning. The melt intercalation of PP and PS alloys was carried out in the presence of a compatibilizer such as maleic anhydride-g-polypropylene (MPP). The crystallization morphology, thermal behaviors and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polystyrene (PP/PS) nan...

Albino Wistar rats (either sex, 225 to 250 g) were anesthetized with Sodium pentobarbitone (50 mg/kg, i.p.). Blood pressure was measured with a pressure transducer (T301) on a INCO polygraph through a polypropylene cannula placed in the carotid artery. A polypropylene cannula introduced in the jugulat vein was used for the infusion of drugs. In this study we have tried to ascertain the effect o...

Tetraphenylporphyrin aluminum(iii) salts, TPPAlX, where X = Me, OEt, OiPr, OCHMeCH2Cl, and Cl, and bis(triphenylphosphine)imminium chloride, PPN+Cl- (1 : 1) react with rac-lactide, rac-LA, in neat propylene oxide, PO, to yield chains of enriched isotactic polylactide, PLA, with end groups of PO-Cl and with time these yield cyclic polymers (PO)n(PLA) where n = 2 or 3 and even higher. There is no...

The drawbacks are that the concrete has been improved by using hybrid fibre in concrete. By hybridization benefits from two different fibres utilized a single mixture. hybrids studied basalt-polypropylene fibre, polypropylene-steel steel-coconut polypropylene-e-waste polypropylene-polyvinyl Alcohol and steel-glass- polypropylene fibre. properties compressive strength, tensile flexural limited c...

OBJECTIVES We herein report on development of a composite (synthetic and biological) tracheal scaffold with vascularized autologous connective tissue in the omentum, followed by in situ tissue engineering of the composite scaffold with the pedicled omentum. In this preliminary report, we focus on development and evaluation of the vascularized autologous connective tissue in the omentum. METHO...

Gels obtained by complexation of octablock star polyethylene oxide/polypropylene oxide copolymers (Tetronic 90R4) with α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) were evaluated as matrices for drug release. Both molecules are biocompatible so they can be potentially applied to drug delivery systems. Two different types of matrices of Tetronic 90R4 and α-CD were evaluated: gels and tablets. These gels are capable to...

The reliability of implantable blood sensors is often hampered by unspecific adsorption of plasma proteins and blood cells. This not only leads to a loss of sensor signal over time, but can also result in undesired host vs. graft reactions. Within this study we evaluated the hemocompatibility of isocyanate conjugated star shaped polytheylene oxide-polypropylene oxide co-polymers NCO-sP(EO-stat-...

This study investigates the effect of alcohols on the solution and adsorption properties of symmetric triblock nonionic copolymers comprising blocks of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) (EO(37)PO(56)EO(37)). The cloud point, surface tension, critical micelle concentration (CMC), and maximum packing at the air-water interface are determined, and the latter is compared to the amount of...