The self-organization of amphiphilic block copolymers in water strongly depends on their molecular structure, particularly their hydrophilic–hydrophobic balance. This study proposes tuning the amphiphilicity of block copolymers by a click strategy. This work prepares novel amphiphilic block-graft PCL-b-(PaN3CL-g-PBA) copolymers that comprise poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) as the hydrophobic segment...

Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based materials allow for the direct conversion of light into heat and then mechanical force in so-called photo-mechanical effect. This effect has been observed almost solely form polymer (nano)composites, where CNTs act as active fillers. To overcome issue with heterogeneous distribution, hybrids based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) covalently modified poly(2-hy...

In this work, we prepare and characterize multiphasic thin films containing poly(?-caprolactone), PCL, poly(butylene succinate), PBS, a poly (butylene succinate-ran-?-caprolactone) (PBS-ran-PCL) random copolyester. To that aim, were prepared by sequential dipping of silicon substrate into chloroform solutions the respective polymers. The preparation method resulted in with varying compositions ...

The use of colloidal particles to prepare and stabilize emulsions, known as "Pickering emulsions “, has aroused growing interest in recent years. Pickering Ramsden demonstrated at the beginning last century feasibility surfactant-free presence these is called Emulsions". This concept stabilized by solid experiencing renewed nowadays given many advantages it offers good stability, environmental ...

Poly (ε-caprolactone), (PCL) or simply polycaprolactone as it is usually referred to, is a synthetic biodegradable aliphatic polyester which has attracted considerable attention in recent years, notably in the biomedical areas of controlled-release drug delivery systems, absorbable surgical sutures, nerve guides, and three-dimensional (3-D) scaffolds, for use in tissue engineering. Various poly...

The reactions of enantiomeric glycerol-based 3-armed lactide oligomers (H3DLAO and H3LLAO) and a diethylene glycol-based 2-armed ɛ-caprolactone oligomer (H2CLO) with hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) produced polyesterurethane copolymer networks (PEU-3scLAO/2CLOs 100/0, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75 and 0/100) with different feed ratios of stereocomplex (sc) lactide oligomer (H3scLAO = H3DLAO + H3LLAO, H3...

In shape-memory polymers, changes in shape are mostly induced by heating, and exceeding a specific switching temperature, T(switch). If polymers cannot be warmed up by heat transfer using a hot liquid or gaseous medium, noncontact triggering will be required. In this article, the magnetically induced shape-memory effect of composites from magnetic nanoparticles and thermoplastic shape-memory po...