Three aqueous self-assembling poly(acrylate) networks have been designed to gain insight into the factors controlling the complexation and release of small molecules within them. These networks are formed between 8.8% 6A-(2-aminoethyl)amino-6A-deoxy-6A-β-cyclodextrin, β-CDen, randomly substituted poly(acrylate), PAAβ-CDen, and one of the 3.3% 1-(2-aminoethyl)amidoadamantyl, ADen, 3.0% 1-(6-amin...

Compared to the common selective laser sintering (SLS) manufacturing method, fused deposition modeling (FDM) seems to be an economical and efficient three-dimensional (3D) printing method for high temperature polymer materials in medical applications. In this work, a customized FDM system was developed for polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) materials printing. The effects of printing speed, layer th...

Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) have outstanding antimicrobial effect, but covalent immobilization of plentiful QAC onto cotton fiber surface to realize a durable function remains challenge. Herein, quaternary monomer, [2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] trimethylammonium chloride (DMC) was co-polymerized with methyl acrylate (MA) prepare an antibacterial copolymer, poly(DMC-co-MA). To graft the c...

The polyamine analogue, N1-ethyl-N11-[(cycloheptyl)methyl]-4,8-diazaundecane (CHENSpm)-induced programmed cell death in NCI H157 cells is accompanied by cytochrome c release, the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, activation of caspase-3, caspase-mediated poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage, G2-M arrest, and DNA and nuclear fragmentation. Overexpression of Bcl-2 completely inhibits CHEN...

Methods: Light-hardened poly-methyl-methacrylate, poly-hydroxyl-ethyl-methacrylate, and calcium hydroxide plus polyanhydride (PPCH+PA) composite graft), PPCH graft alone, PA graft alone, were compared to each other and to a no graft control group. All mandibular premolar teeth were extracted; a total of 48 implants were placed into sockets of the mesial roots in three minipigs. Crestal areas an...

Utilizing the Soret effect, we have employed a moderately focused laser beam (30 microm, 20 mW) to write spatial composition patterns into layers of the critical polymer blend poly(dimethyl siloxane)/poly(ethyl-methyl siloxane) (PDMS/PEMS, M(w)=16.4/22.8 kg/mol) both in the one- and in the two-phase region a few degrees above and below the critical temperature T(c)=37.7 degrees C. Because of th...

Microscale pumps that are simultaneously capable of turning “on” in response to specific analytes in solution and of providing precise control over flow rate will be needed for certain types of smart microand nanoscale devices. Access to these types of pumps, however, has remained limited. Two general approaches for designing microscale pumps have been proposed: 1) those that are turned on and ...

New tin (IV) complexes of empirical formula, [Cl2 Me2 Sn(H2 L)1-3], where ((H2 L)1-3: Methyl-2- {[1-methyl-2-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylidynenitrilo]ethyl}amino-1-cyclopentenedithiocarboxylate [H2cd3OMesalMeen], Methyl-2-{[1-methyl-2-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methylidynenitrilo]ethyl}amino-1-cyclopentenedithiocar-boxylate, [H2 cd4OMesalMeen], Methyl-2-{[1-methyl-2-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphe...

The thermal transition of poly[d(A-r5U)] polydeoxynucleotides (where r was a hydrogen atom, or a methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl or n-pentyl group) was studied by measuring the derivative melting profiles of the polymers in the range of 0.01--0.36 M K+, at pH 6.8. According to the Tm values, polydeoxynucleotide analogues show lower thermal stability than poly[d(A-T)] at any counterion concentr...