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Erik Beck E, Weimer A, Feld A, Vonk V, Noei H, Lott D, Jeromin A, Kulkarni S, Giuntini D, Plunkett A, Domènech B, Schneider GA, Vossmeyer T, Weller H, Keller TF, Stierle A. Solvent controlled 2D structures of bottom-up fabricated nanoparticle superlattices. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:4506-4514. [PMID: 36753337 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03043h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We demonstrate that oleyl phosphate ligand-stabilized iron oxide nanocubes as building blocks can be assembled into 2D supercrystalline mono- and multilayers on flat YSZ substrates within a few minutes using a simple spin-coating process. As a bottom-up process, the growth takes place in a layer-by-layer mode and therefore by tuning the spin-coating parameters, the exact number of deposited monolayers can be controlled. Furthermore, ex situ scanning electron and atomic force microscopy as well as X-ray reflectivity measurements give evidence that the choice of solvent allows the control of the lattice type of the final supercrystalline monolayers. This observation can be assigned to the different Hansen solubilities of the solvents used for the nanoparticle dispersion because it determines the size and morphology of the ligand shell surrounding the nanoparticle core. Here, by using toluene and chloroform as solvents, it can be controlled whether the resulting monolayers are ordered in a square or hexagonal supercrystalline lattice.
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- E Erik Beck
- Centre for X-ray and Nano Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for X-ray and Nano Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany.
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- Centre for X-ray and Nano Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany.
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- Centre for X-ray and Nano Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany.
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- Centre for X-ray and Nano Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany.
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- Institute of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
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- Institute of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
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- Institute of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
- ams-OSRAM International GmbH, ams OSRAM Group, Leibnizstr. 4, 93055 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Advanced Ceramics, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Germany
- Fraunhofer Center for Applied Nanotechnology, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre for X-ray and Nano Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany.
- Physics Department, Universität Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Germany
- Physics Department, Universität Hamburg, Germany
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Sadeghian-Nodoushan F, Nikukar H, Soleimani M, Jalali- Jahromi A, Hosseinzadeh S, Khojasteh A. A smart magnetic hydrogel containing exosome promotes osteogenic commitment of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2022; 25:1123-1131. [PMID: 36246059 PMCID: PMC9526893 DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2022.64682.14237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objectives Exosomes, as nano-sized extracellular vehicles acting as cell-to-cell communicators, are novel promising therapeutics in the area of bone tissue engineering. Moreover, magnetic nanoparticles, whose integration with other appropriate components is viewed as an intriguing approach to strengthen bone tissue engineering efficacy. We investigated the effect of magnetic enriched with exosomes on osteogenic differentiation. Materials and Methods Exosomes were isolated from human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells by Exo-spin™ kit (MSC-EX). Alginate (Alg) scaffold containing 1% (w/w) cobalt ferrite nanoparticles (CoFe2O4) was produced. MSC-EX were gently loaded onto Alg and Alg-cobalt ferrite (Alg-CF) scaffolds yielding Alg-EX and Alg-CF-EX scaffolds. The effects of MSC-Ex and magnetic hydrogel composite under an external static magnetic field (SMF) on proliferation and differentiation of MSCs were evaluated by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity measurement, alizarin red staining, and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. Results Our results showed that Alg and Alg-CF scaffolds were not only cytotoxic but also supported AdMSCs proliferation. MSC-EX loading of the scaffolds enhanced AdMSCs proliferation significantly. According to the results, Alg-CF-EX scaffolds under magnetic stimulation exhibited the most potent effect on osteogenic differentiation of cultured AdMSCs as evidenced by higher ALP activity and mineralization. Conclusion We provided evidence that the combination of Alg hydrogel, CFNPs, and MSC-EX resulted in the construction of a bone tissue-engineering scaffold that highly supports the osteogenic commitment of MSCs.
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- Fatemeh Sadeghian-Nodoushan
- Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran,Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Corresponding authors: Simzar Hosseinzadeh. Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-21-88666136; ; Arash Khojasteh. Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-21-88666136;
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Department of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium ,Corresponding authors: Simzar Hosseinzadeh. Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-21-88666136; ; Arash Khojasteh. Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-21-88666136;
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Villa I, Santiago Gonzalez B, Orfano M, Cova F, Secchi V, Colombo C, Páterek J, Kučerková R, Babin V, Mauri M, Nikl M, Monguzzi A. The Sensitization of Scintillation in Polymeric Composites Based on Fluorescent Nanocomplexes. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11123387. [PMID: 34947738 PMCID: PMC8704871 DOI: 10.3390/nano11123387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The sensitization of scintillation was investigated in crosslinked polymeric composite materials loaded with luminescent gold clusters aggregates acting as sensitizers, and with organic dye rhodamine 6G as the emitting species. The evolution in time of the excited states population in the systems is described by a set of coupled rate equations, in which steady state solution allowed obtainment of an expression of the sensitization efficacy as a function of the characteristic parameters of the employed luminescent systems. The results obtained indicate that the realization of sensitizer/emitter scintillating complexes is the strategy that must be pursued to maximize the sensitization effect in composite materials.
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- Irene Villa
- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, FZU, Cukrovarnická 10/112, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (J.P.); (R.K.); (V.B.); (M.N.)
- Correspondence: (I.V.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milan, Italy; (M.O.); (F.C.); (V.S.); (C.C.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milan, Italy; (M.O.); (F.C.); (V.S.); (C.C.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milan, Italy; (M.O.); (F.C.); (V.S.); (C.C.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milan, Italy; (M.O.); (F.C.); (V.S.); (C.C.); (M.M.)
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, FZU, Cukrovarnická 10/112, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (J.P.); (R.K.); (V.B.); (M.N.)
- Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Břehová 7, 115 19 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, FZU, Cukrovarnická 10/112, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (J.P.); (R.K.); (V.B.); (M.N.)
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, FZU, Cukrovarnická 10/112, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (J.P.); (R.K.); (V.B.); (M.N.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milan, Italy; (M.O.); (F.C.); (V.S.); (C.C.); (M.M.)
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, FZU, Cukrovarnická 10/112, 162 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (J.P.); (R.K.); (V.B.); (M.N.)
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- Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milan, Italy; (M.O.); (F.C.); (V.S.); (C.C.); (M.M.)
- Correspondence: (I.V.); (A.M.)
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Farzaneh S, Hosseinzadeh S, Samanipour R, Hatamie S, Ranjbari J, Khojasteh A. Fabrication and characterization of cobalt ferrite magnetic hydrogel combined with static magnetic field as a potential bio-composite for bone tissue engineering. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ramasamy N, Padmakumar A, Haralur G, Singha NK. Structure-property relationship of highly crosslinked rubber-iron oxide composite based on chloroprene rubber (CR) as well as on nitrile rubber (NBR); a comparative study using different models. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2020.1826328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Natarajan Ramasamy
- Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
- IIT M Research Park, Saint Gobain Research India, Chennai, India
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- Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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- Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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Clancy AJ, Anthony DB, De Luca F. Metal Mimics: Lightweight, Strong, and Tough Nanocomposites and Nanomaterial Assemblies. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:15955-15975. [PMID: 32191431 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The ideal structural material would have high strength and stiffness with a tough ductile failure, all with a low density. Historically, no such material exists, and materials engineers have had to sacrifice a desired property during materials selection, with metals (high density), fiber composites (brittle failure), and polymers (low stiffness) having fundamental limitations on at least one front. The ongoing revolution of nanomaterials provides a potential route to build on the potential of fiber-reinforced composites, matching their strength while integrating toughening behaviors akin to metal deformations, all while using low-weight constituents. Here, the challenges, approaches, and recent developments of nanomaterials for structural applications are discussed, with an emphasis on improving toughening mechanisms, which is often the neglected factor in a field that chases strength and stiffness.
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- Adam J Clancy
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington, SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Advanced Materials Characterisation group, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, U.K
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Liu B, Du C, Jiang S, Zhou G, Sun J. The influence of the curing process on the shear thickening performance of RMG and property optimization. RSC Adv 2020; 10:12197-12205. [PMID: 35497618 PMCID: PMC9050632 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00319k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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A smart composite with both rate-sensitive and magnetic-sensitive properties was prepared by dispersing carbonyl iron powder (CIP) into a silicon–boron copolymer matrix. In addition to following the common preparation procedure, a curing process used in the rubber industry was considered. Several groups of samples were prepared with and without including this curing process. For the samples that underwent the curing process, the absolute shear thickening effect was reduced by less than half compared to the samples that did not undergo the curing process, however, the relative shear thickening effect was increased by up to 6717.50%. In total, 16 groups of samples were tested under different curing conditions, such as different curing times and curing temperatures, to investigate the performance improvement. The results showed that to obtain a better relative shear thickening effect, a curing time of at least 20 min was needed. When the curing temperature was set to 120 °C, the absolute shear thickening effect was maximized. The influences of pyroboric acid and CIPs on the properties of the materials were also studied. Interestingly, the relative magnetorheological effect did not always increase with increasing CIP content. An increase in the amount of pyroboric acid increased the absolute shear thickening effect and decreased the relative shear thickening effect. The influence of the curing process is studied, and to obtain a better shear thickening performance, the parameter in this curing process is also optimized.![]()
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- Bing Liu
- College of Mechanics and Materials
- Hohai University
- Nanjing 210098
- People's Republic of China
- College of Civil Engineering
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- College of Mechanics and Materials
- Hohai University
- Nanjing 210098
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Mechanics and Materials
- Hohai University
- Nanjing 210098
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Mechanics and Materials
- Hohai University
- Nanjing 210098
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Mechanics and Materials
- Hohai University
- Nanjing 210098
- People's Republic of China
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Zaragoza J, Fukuoka S, Kraus M, Thomin J, Asuri P. Exploring the Role of Nanoparticles in Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Hydrogel Nanocomposites. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 8:E882. [PMID: 30380606 PMCID: PMC6265757 DOI: 10.3390/nano8110882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Over the past few decades, research studies have established that the mechanical properties of hydrogels can be largely impacted by the addition of nanoparticles. However, the exact mechanisms behind such enhancements are not yet fully understood. To further explore the role of nanoparticles on the enhanced mechanical properties of hydrogel nanocomposites, we used chemically crosslinked polyacrylamide hydrogels incorporating silica nanoparticles as the model system. Rheological measurements indicate that nanoparticle-mediated increases in hydrogel elastic modulus can exceed the maximum modulus that can be obtained through purely chemical crosslinking. Moreover, the data reveal that nanoparticle, monomer, and chemical crosslinker concentrations can all play an important role on the nanoparticle mediated-enhancements in mechanical properties. These results also demonstrate a strong role for pseudo crosslinking facilitated by polymer⁻particle interactions on the observed enhancements in elastic moduli. Taken together, our work delves into the role of nanoparticles on enhancing hydrogel properties, which is vital to the development of hydrogel nanocomposites with a wide range of specific mechanical properties.
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- Josergio Zaragoza
- Department of Bioengineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA.
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- Department of General Sciences, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL 32578, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA.
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Zhu XZ, Fan XD, Zhao N, Min X, Liu J, Wang ZC. Influence of mono-lithium based initiators with different steric volumes on 1,4 unit content of hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene using anionic polymerization. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra11117g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The influence of steric structural factors of mono-lithium based anionic initiators on 1,4 unit content of hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene was investigated.
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- Xiu-zhong Zhu
- The Key Laboratory of Space Applied Physics and Chemistry
- Ministry of Education
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology
- School of Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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- The Key Laboratory of Space Applied Physics and Chemistry
- Ministry of Education
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology
- School of Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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- The Key Laboratory of Space Applied Physics and Chemistry
- Ministry of Education
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology
- School of Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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- The Key Laboratory of Space Applied Physics and Chemistry
- Ministry of Education
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology
- School of Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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- The Key Laboratory of Space Applied Physics and Chemistry
- Ministry of Education
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology
- School of Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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- The Key Laboratory of Space Applied Physics and Chemistry
- Ministry of Education
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology
- School of Science
- Northwestern Polytechnical University
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