Nafion polyelectrolyte is widely used in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) due to its high proton conductivity. The properties of hydrated Nafion are attributed to its nanophase-segregated structure in which hydrophilic clusters are embedded in a hydrophobic matrix. However, there has been little characterization of how the monomeric sequence of the Nafion chain affects the nanoph...

Block copolymer nano-micelles are especially important in cancer treatment because of their fine dimensions. In this article, three systems of amphiphilic copolymers with similar lengths and different ratios of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic chains are studied using implicit-solvent coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. The factor fphil is defined as the ratio of the number...

Integrin-mediated adhesion of anchorage-dependent cells to scaffolds is a critical component of tissue engineering. We investigated integrin expression by the human fetal osteoblastic cell line, hFOB 1.19 (hFOB), as a function of substratum surface wettability. The influence of surface wettability on bone cell phenotype was also examined. Plasma-treated quartz (PTQ) and glass (PTG) (hydrophilic...

MXene as one of the new classes 2D transition metal carbide and nitrides had drawn attention researchers due to its high electrical properties hydrophilic nature which provides good interaction with polymeric matrix favour composite material. In this report, a MXene/PVDF binder has been synthesized by stoichiometric mixing PVDF produce binder. The was then cast dried into film. It found that co...

Abstract Mixed micellar systems have been tried with the aim of achieving higher solubility drugs compared to single systems. Hydrophobic-hydrophilic mixed used for above purpose drug ciprofloxacin in past. In present study, a hydrophilic-hydrophilic binary system comprising pluronic copolymers F127 and L64 has studied its effect on solubilization Ciprofloxacin. The solutions two individual the...