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...

Sulfo and carboxyl group-containing polymers polymer/silica adsorbents poly(acrylonitrile-co-2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane-1-sulfonic acid-co-acrylic acid-co-N,N’-methylene-bis-acrylamide) [poly(AN-co-AMPS-co-AAco-MBA)] poly(AN-co-AMPS-co-AA-co-MBA)/SiO2 were synthesized by a UV-initiated polymerization or simultaneous in situ sol-gel process used as for removal of Co(II) Ni(II) ions from aqueou...

Radiation induced grafting of acrylic acid (AA) and binary mixture of acrylic acid/N-vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP) has been carried out on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabric. The grafted fabrics are immobilized with collagen via carbodiimide coupling to make the fabric bioreceptive and biocompatible for cell seeding and grafts. Atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy observati...

Co-crystallization of polymers with different configurations/tacticities provides access to materials with enhanced performance. The stereocomplexation of isotactic poly(L-lactide) and poly(D-lactide) has led to improved properties compared with each homochiral material. Herein, we report the preparation of stereocomplex micelles from a mixture of poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(acrylic acid) and poly(D...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: GPC: Gel Permeation Chromatography; FTIR: Fourier Transform Infra Red; XRD: X Ray Diffraction; HRTEM: High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy; TGA: Thermo Gravimetric Analysis; IEC 60520: International Electronic Commission Number 60520; BS 7655: British Standard Number 7655; PMMA: Poly Methyl Methacrylate; PC: Poly Carbonate...

A combined setup of quartz crystal microbalance and generalized ellipsometry can be used to comprehensively investigate complex functional coatings comprising stimuli-responsive polymer brushes and 3D nanostructures in a dynamic, noninvasive in situ measurement. While the quartz crystal microbalance detects the overall change in areal mass, for instance, during a swelling or adsorption process,...

The aim of this study was to determine whether there was any difference in the degree of enamel loss at bond-up, debond and enamel clean-up when two different adhesive systems were tested and with four different methods of enamel clean-up. The adhesive systems were 37 per cent o-phosphoric acid with Transbond XT (group 1) and 10 per cent poly(acrylic acid) conditioner with Fuji Ortho LC (group ...