This paper describes the synthesis of low dimensional structures of copper by electrodeposition method using polycarbonate track etch membrane (PCTEM) as template. Copper microwires of different diameters were fabricated by using the membranes of pore diameters 0.2 & 0.4 um as template. The morphology of fabricated microwires was characterized by scanning electron microscope and material confir...

This data article provides supplementary figures to the research article entitled, "Phase separation approach to a reactive polycarbonate monolith for "click" modifications" (Xin et al., Polymer, 2015, doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2015.04.008). Here, the nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms of the prepared porous polycarbonate monolith are shown to classify its inner structure and calculate the sp...

Pulmonary administration of protein and peptide drugs using inhaled dry powder particles is an interesting alternative to parenteral delivery. The stabilisation of these molecules is essential to the maintenance of biological activity in such inhalation formulations. Here salmon calcitonin (sCT) was co-spray dried with linear or branched PEG (L-PEG and B-PEG) and PVP in order to formulate aeros...

BACKGROUND Non-ionic surfactants such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) can increase the glucose yield obtained from enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulosic substrates. Various explanations behind this effect include the ability of PEG to increase the stability of the cellulases, decrease non-productive cellulase adsorption to the substrate, and increase the desorption of enzymes from the subs...

An IgM monoclonal antibody (AGP3) against polyethylene glycol (PEG) was used to assay PEG-modified proteins by ELISA. PEG-modified beta-glucuronidase could be measured at concentrations as low as 15 ng/mL, corresponding to 750 pg (1.8 fmol) of conjugate. This ELISA should be generally applicable to all PEG-modified proteins because AGP3 binds the backbone of the PEG chain independent of the lin...

Active devices such as pumps and mixers have been fabricated in plastic-PDMS hybrid devices. By utilizing functionalized silane primers, bond strength between Polycarbonate or PMMA and PDMS improved in dry and aqueous environments. Plastic-primer-PDMS layers exposed to acid and base solutions at 70 C for 2 hours showed no signs of delamination at 30 psi for pH -1 to 15 and 60 psi for pH 0 to 15...

DNA micropatterns have been fabricated on the surface of Polycarbonate (PC) bases of compact discs, with the ultimate goal of using conventional CD technology for DNA analysis. To confirm the formation of -COOH groups on the PC surface upon UV/ ozone treatment, contact angle titrations were carried out on the PC surfaces. The surface morphologies of PC surface were measured by Tapping-mode Atom...

The research was aimed at analyzing the polycarbonate scrap arising during production and its possible secondary utilization. The analysis of morphological, rheological and thermal data revealed significant differences between the original pellets and the reground material obtained from injection molded parts. Test specimens were injection molded from various mixtures of the virgin and the regr...

Amphotericin B (AMB) is a highly hydrophobic antifungal, whose use is limited by its toxicity and poor solubility. To improve its solubility, AMB was reacted with a functionalized polyethylene glycol (PEG), yielding soluble complex AmB-PEG formulations that theoretically comprise of chemically conjugated AMB-PEG and free AMB that is physically associated with the conjugate. Reverse-phase chroma...