Inorganic–organic hybrid biomaterials made with star polymer poly(methyl methacrylate-co-3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate) and silica, which show promising mechanical properties, are 3D printed as bone substitutes for the first time, by direct ink writing of sol. Three different inorganic:organic ratios methacrylate)-star-SiO2 inks pore channels in range 100–200 µm. Mechanical properties ...

The design of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the specific binding hydrophobic molecules (mitotane) was investigated by considering monomers and cross-linking agents with variable character, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate lauryl as functional monomers, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate 1,6-hexanediol agents. MIPs were bound to a porous silica support means radical transfer react...

This study aims at the testing of various low-k insulators deposited at temperatures below approximately 160 C for possible application in temperature-limited copper interconnects (e.g., in plastic electronics). Various polymers were tested such as the well-known poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), a Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) based copolymer partially fluorinated (POSS-F) and th...

The effect of glass transition temperature, Tg, on the self-assembly of "honeycomb" microstructures on nonplanar substrates was probed by the synthesis of a library of core cross-linked star polymers with different arm compositions. Star polymers based on poly(dimethyl siloxane), poly(ethyl acrylate), poly(methyl acrylate), poly(tert-butyl acrylate), and poly(methyl methacrylate) were synthesiz...