An opportunity exists today for cross-cutting research utilizing advances in materials science, immunology, microbial pathogenesis, and computational analysis to effectively design the next generation of adjuvants and vaccines. This study integrates these advances into a bottom-up approach for the molecular design of nanoadjuvants capable of mimicking the immune response induced by a natural in...

To tailor the erosion rate of polyanhydrides while retaining their surface erosion characteristics, new three-component polyanhydrides of sebacic acid, 1,3-bis(p-carboxyphenoxy)propane and poly(ethylene glycol) were synthesized. The hydrophilicity of the polymer increased and its mechanical strength decreased with increasing PEG content. Correspondingly, the erosion rate increases with increasi...

Phenol was extracted from sebacic acid wastewater (SAWW) using liquid-liquid extraction in batch as well as serial modes by applying different solvent: SAWW (1:250 5:250, v/v). Alcohols (1-hexanol, 1-heptanol, and 1-octanol), castor oil and Aliquat-336® were used for phenol extraction. In a typical extraction experiment involving shaking and allowing for phase separation, phenol (75-96%) can be...

Eight titanium complex greases (i.e., benzoic acid/stearic acid and sebacic acid/stearic acid titanium complex greases, and greases containing PTFE, or nanotitanium dioxide, or nano-silicon dioxide) were synthesized using 3-L reaction vessel. Their physical characteristics were characterized and their tribological properties were evaluated by using a four-ball tester. Chemical compositions of t...

This paper presents the volumetric velocity measurement method of small seeding tracer with diameter 5µm ∼ 100µm for volumes ≥ 500cm3. The size is between helium-filled soap bubbles (HFSB) and di-ethyl-hexyl-sebacic acid ester(DEHS) droplets. targeted volume dimension equivalent to HFSB, which will give a higher resolution turbulence study. relations particle size, imaging light intensity are f...

A series of high molecular weight copolyesters were prepared from isophthalic acid, 1,4butane diol and sebacic acid/ adipic acid through a two step process of melt polycondensation using titanium tetra butoxide as catalyst. The synthesised random copolyesters were characterised by means of IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), viscosity measurements, differential scanning ca...

Biobased, foam-like polyester composite materials were 3D-printed from a thermoset paste formulation. This formulation was composed of sebacic acid, glycerol, citric and cellulose nanocrystals in water ethanol with potassium chloride as salt porogen. Thin walls lattices geometry selected to facilitate post-printing processes such removal during curing the post-curing The compressive performance...

Aspartic acid is prepared chemically or by the fermentation of carbohydrates. Currently, low molecular weight polyaspartic acids are prepared commercially by heating aspartic acid at high temperatures (>220 C) for several hours in the solid state. In an effort to develop a more rapid, continuous, melt polymerization scheme, aspartic acid was copolymerized with adipic, azelaic, sebacic, and dode...