We synthesized polyethylene (PE), poly(ethylene-co-1-decene), poly(ethyleneco-p-methylstyrene) and poly(ethylene-ter-1-decene-ter-p-methystyrene) using a rac-Et(Ind)2ZrCl2 metallocene catalyst and a methylaluminoxane cocatalyst system. The materials were characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. We compared and studied the kinetics,...

One of the research projects is concerned with the four-membered saturated inorganic ring system called cylcodiphosphazanes, which essen ally act as monoor bidentate ligands toward transi on metals. Deriva ves of cyclodiphosphazanes containing oxygen, sulphur, phosphorous or nitrogendonor-func onali es have shown versa le coordina on behaviour, resul ng in simple mononuclear to tri-, tetraor po...

A wide number of polymers are being used for various medical applications. In this work, microwave-assisted surface modification of metallocene polyethylene (mPE) was studied. FTIR analysis showed no significant changes in the chemical groups after treatment. Contact angle analysis revealed a decrease in contact angle of the treated samples insinuating increasing hydrophilicity and better bioco...

The feasibility of replacing NADPH with 1,1'-dicarboxycobaltocene in the catalytic cycle of cytochrome P450 BM3 has been explored. Using the holoprotein, the surrogate mediator was observed to reduce both the FAD and FMN in the reductase domain, as well as the iron in the heme domain. In an electrochemical system, the mediator was able to support lauric acid hydroxylation at a rate of 16.5 nmol...