Micron-sized magnetic poly (methyl acrylate) (mPMA) microspheres were prepared by a novel modified suspension polymerization method. mPMA microspheres were highly functionalized by the ammonolysis reaction with ethylenediamine to yield abundant amino groups (-NH2) on the surface. The morphology, magnetic property and surface functionality of the magnetic microspheres were examined by SEM, VSM a...

Smart biomaterials composed of pH responsive polymers, poly((meth)acrylic acid), were synthesized using a precipitation polymerization technique. The microparticles were grafted with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) chains that are capable of complexing with the hydroxyl groups of the polyacid and interpenetrating into the mucus gel layer upon entry into the small intestine. Upon introduction of an ...

Silicalite-poly(furfuryl alcohol) [PFA] composite membranes were prepared by solution casting of silicalite-furfuryl alcohol [FA] suspension on a porous polysulfone substrate and subsequent in situ polymerization of FA. X-ray diffraction, nitrogen sorption, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to characterize silicalite nan...

In this paper, the synthesis and characterization of thermal properties of porous copolymers 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone with trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate are presented. They were obtained by suspension polymerization as a pure polymers or composite materials with different inorganic fillers. The influence of the type of filler on the textural and thermal properties was investigated in details....

This study demonstrates that when platelets are stimulated by thrombin in the presence of low concentrations of purified human fibrinogen (10 to 20 Lg/mL. final concentration) binding of released platelet von Willebrand factor (plt-vWF) to the platelet membrane is enhanced. This effect appears to be mediated by fibrin monomer produced by the action of thrombin on the fibrinogen in the incubatio...

In this paper, the design of a PID type stabilizer is investigated using Genetic algorithms. The proposed stabilizer is applied to a single machine infinite bus system subjected to a load disturbance. Comparison with Conventional lead-lag Power System Stabilizer (CPSS) and other design methods of PID stabilizers shows the out performance of the proposed design. Furthermore, the proposed stabili...