Burns are serious traumas related to skin damage, causing extreme pain and possibly death. Natural drugs such as Aloe vera and vitamin E have been demonstrated to be beneficial in formulations for wound healing. The aim of this work is to develop and evaluate polymeric films containing Aloe vera and vitamin E to treat wounds caused by burns. Polymeric films containing different quantities of so...

A method for the large-scale fabrication of patterned organic nanowire (NW) arrays is demonstrated by the use of laser interference patterning (LIP) in conjunction with inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching. The NW arrays can be fabricated after a short ICP etching of periodic patterns produced through LIP. Arrays of NWs have been fabricated in UV-absorbent polymers, such as PET (polyethylen...

We investigated the physical properties and tooth-whitening effect of polymeric compositions based on orally acceptable polymers, polyvinyl acetate (PVAc), ethyl cellulose (EC), pyrrolidone. The composition was prepared with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as a tooth-bleaching agent an polymer through simple mixing stirring in alcohol. PVAc EC polymers showed non-erosive features sustainable matrices ...

Understanding the effect surface production has on polymer properties is important in design of advanced materials. The aim this study was to determine how moulding process affected rate hydrolysis and topography, chemistry physicochemistry PVAc moulded, hydrolysed surfaces. Three different mould materials were used produce compression moulded sheets which treated with aqueous NaOH at a range c...