BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Commercial gentamicin-loaded bone cement beads (Septopal) constitute an effective delivery system for local antibiotic therapy. These beads are not available in all parts of the world, and are too expensive for frequent use in others. Thus, orthopedic surgeons worldwide make antibiotic-loaded beads themselves. However, these beads are usually not as effective as the comme...

Acrylate polymers are derivatives of acrylic acid, but contain a plethora different functional groups and best discussed by themselves. In this column, we study the spectrum an important polymer, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), which is otherwise known as plexiglass, found in windows, car parts, paint. We then spectra PMMA mixtures copolymers detail.

Aalto University, P.O. Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto www.aalto.fi Author Eve Saarikoski Name of the doctoral dissertation Blends of dissolved cellulose with acrylic acid copolymers or microfibrillated cellulose Publisher School of Chemical Technology Unit Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology Series Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS 10/2015 Field of research P...

Materials and Instruments: All chemicals were used as received without further purification. Hydrogen tetrachloroaurate(III) hydrate (HAuCl4·3H2O), 99.9% (metal basis Au 49%) was purchased from Alfa Aesar; sodium citrate tribasic dihydrate (99.0%), hydroquinone (99.5%) and AgNO3 (99.9999%) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich; 2-mercaptobenzoimidazole-5-carboxylic acid was purchased from Tokyo Che...

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) hold great promise for regenerative medicine and transplantation therapy due to their self-renewal and pluripotent properties. We report that 2D thin film scaffolds composed of biocompatible polymer grafted carbon nanotubes (CNTs), can selectively differentiate human embryonic stem cells into neuron cells while maintaining excellent cell viability. According t...

The direct transformation of commercially available commodity polyacrylates into value-added materials was achieved. We demonstrate how 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene, serving as a nucleophilic catalyst, can be used to catalyze acyl substitution reactions of acrylic polymers in the presence of alcohol and amine nucleophiles. Furthermore, we found that organocatalytic transesterification ex...

Temperature responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) exhibits a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of approximately 32 °C in aqueous solution, below which the polymer is water soluble and above which it becomes water insoluble. The LCST of PNIPAM copolymer increases responding to hydrophilic block acrylic acid (AA). The copolymer is pH and temperature responsive. The duel respons...

Microgel particles of cross-linked poly(NIPAM-co-acrylic acid) with different acrylic acid contents are investigated in solution and in the adsorbed state. As a substrate, silicon with a poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) coating is used. The temperature dependence of the deswelling of the microgel particles was probed with atomic force microscopy (AFM). The inner structure of the adsorbed mi...