Nanotubes have been shown to possess intriguing mass transport properties, and are being incorporated into polymeric membranes for molecular separations. Although models have been developed to predict the effective permeability and selectivity of composite membranes with non-spherical fillers, they only apply to fillers with isotropic transport properties. However, molecular transport in tubula...

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composites exhibit high stiffness, chemical stability, and heat resistance they are therefore employed in applications under severe operating environments. This work aims to provide insight into the effect of size, concentration, type fillers on thermal mechanical properties PEEK. A total 32 used highlight influence nature (lamellae, such as boron nitride graphite si...

Hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers are the most widely used injectables to augment facial volume without surgery. HA dermal fillers are popular because of their ease of administration, predictable effectiveness, good safety profile, and quick patient recovery. The most common patient complaint is pain. Our goal is to review the current literature on HA fillers and compare outcomes with and wit...

Although it has long been observed that some children incorporate unglossable syllables into their early utterances, it has been difficult to integrate these 'fillers' into theories of language acquisition. Because they straddle boundaries between phonology and morphosyntax, and between pragmatics and lexicon, they do not fit neatly into linguists' notions about 'modules' of language. Fillers h...

Functional lignin-SiO₂ hybrid fillers were prepared for potential application in binders for phenolic resins, and their chemical structure was characterized. The properties of these fillers and of composites obtained from them with phenolic resin were compared with those of systems with lignin or silica alone. The chemical structure of the materials was investigated by Fourier transform infrare...

The author recommends that, contrary to currently accepted protocol, patients undergo skin testing before receiving injectable hyaluronic acid (HA) gel fillers. The risk of hypersensitivity to HA gel fillers, although low compared with bovine collagen, is a factor to consider. As larger volumes of fillers are injected, more extensive and vigorous reactions may be seen.

The mechanical defensive performance of fruit cuticular membranes (CMs) is largely dependent on the molecular arrangement of their constituents. Here, we elucidated nano-sized interactions between cutin and triterpenoids in the cuticular matrix of Fuyu persimmon fruits (Diospyroskaki Thunb. cv. Fuyu), focusing on the mechanical properties using a combination of polymer analyses. The fruit CMs o...

This paper reviews recent advances in the field of developing industrial polymers by nanocomposites materials. The discussed materials have been attracted in both academic and industrial attention because they exhibit dramatic improvement in properties at selected low filler contents. Herein, the types and forms of industrial polymer, structure, and properties of polymer–nanocomposites are disc...

We present the fabrication of lipid nanoscaffolds inside carbon nanotube arrays by employing the nanostructural self-assembly of lipid molecules. The nanoscaffolds are finely tunable into model biomembrane-like architectures (planar), soft nanochannels (cylindrical) or 3-dimensionally ordered continuous bilayer structures (cubic). Carbon nanotube arrays hosting the above nanoscaffolds are forme...