Abstract We investigate the effect of highly contrasting non-Newtonian liquid properties on formation jets with a focused shape. By using two nozzle-free ejection techniques, mechanically impact- and laser-induced, fast elastic (sodium polyacrylate) weakly (xanthan-gum) diluted polymer solutions are generated. A unique high-speed is encountered at jet onset solution. Its jet-tip speed average 1...

The paper is focused on the formation of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAp) in polyelectrolyte-modified microemulsions, in a microemulsion template phase consisting of cyclohexane, water, cationic surfactant and cosurfactant, in the presence of Na-polyacrylate (PAA) as an anionic polyelectrolyte. It is shown that PAA, can be incorporated into the individual inverse microemulsion droplets. The m...

A new procedure is described for surface grafting polymer brushes by step-growth polymerization from initiator-embedded polymeric thin films and micron- and nanometer-scale patterns. An imprint lithographic process, nanocontact molding, was used to prepare thin patterned cross-linked polyacrylate network films on silicon wafers that incorporated 4-bromostyrene in the networks. These networks pr...

Curcumin is a yellow polyphenol with multiple medicinal effects. These effects, however, are limited due to its poor aqueous stability and solubility. A hydrogel of 3% octadecyl randomly substituted polyacrylate (PAAC18) has been shown to provide high aqueous stability for curcumin under physiological conditions, offering a route for photodynamic therapy. In this study, the excited-state photop...

N-sodium acrylate-O-carboxymethyl chitosan [CMCH-g-PAA(Na)] bound Fe3O4 nanoparticles were developed as a novel magnetic nanoparticles with an ionic structure that can be potentially used in many fields. CMCH-g-PAA (Na) was obtained by grafting of sodium polyacrylate on O-carboxymethyl chitosan, which is an amphiphilic polyelectrolyte with the biocompatibility and biodegra...

The interaction of a weak polyacid, sodium polyacrylate (PAA), and cationic mixed micelles of n-hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride/n-dodecyl hexaoxyethylene glycol monoether (CTAC/C12E8) was studied by turbidimetric titrations at varying pH, in order to determine the effect of polymer charge. Electrostatically-driven complex formation is controlled by three variables: the polymer linear char...

The inorganic compounds, lithium polysilicate (Li 2 Si 5 O 11 ), sodium polyphosphate ((NaPO 3 ) n and phosphate monobasic (H LiPO 4 were investigated as the sole binders in Si-alloy graphite electrodes for Li cells. Surprisingly, coating quality cycling performance of anodes with these is similar to those using state art polyacrylate (LiPAA) organic binder. Graphite show good despite having po...