A series of mesoporous silica (MS) materials, including rod-like and spherical SBA-15, MCM-41, MCM-48, was successfully synthesized modified by silane coupling agent γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. The MS utilized as a microreactor for solution reversible addition–fragmentation transfer (RAFT) polymerization methyl methacrylate (MMA) using xanthate chain azodiisobutyronitrile an initiator. Notabl...

A three-dimensional imaging system incorporating multiplexed holographic gratings to visualize fluorescence tissue structures is presented. Holographic gratings formed in volume recording materials such as a phenanthrenquinone poly(methyl methacrylate) photopolymer have narrowband angular and spectral transmittance filtering properties that enable obtaining spatial-spectral information within a...

The biodegradation of three synthetic 14C-labeled polymers, poly(methyl methacrylate), phenol formaldehyde, and polystyrene, was studied with 17 species of fungi in axenic cultures, five groups of soil invertebrates, and a variety of mixed microbial communities including sludges, soils, manures, garbages, and decaying plastics. Extremely low decomposition rates were found. The addition of cellu...

The reduction of graphite oxide (GO) in the presence of reactive poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), under mild biphasic conditions, directly affords graphene grafted with PMMA. The resulting nanocomposite shows excellent electrical conductivities resulting from the optimal dispersion and exfoliation of graphene in the polymer matrix.

A range of hydrogels were prepared by solution polymerization of methacrylic acid, poly(ethyleneglycol) methyl ether methacrylate (M.W. 475 g/mol) and poly(ethyleneglycol) dimethacrylate (as the cross-linking, M.W. 550 or 875 g/mol) in various proportions. The effects of methacrylic acid/ poly(ethyleneglycol) methyl ether methacylate concentration ratios as well as cross-linking concentration i...

Understanding protein-surface interactions is crucial to solid-state biomedical applications whose functionality is directly correlated with the precise control of the adsorption configuration, surface packing, loading density, and bioactivity of protein molecules. Because of the small dimensions and highly amphiphilic nature of proteins, investigation of protein adsorption performed on nanosca...

Plastic wastes are generally not easily degradable under the action of environmental components. They very much resistant to microbial attack too. These non-biodegradable plastics accumulate over a longer period time on earth leading pollution. However, this may be avoided by using biodegradable polymers. Thus demand for preparation polymers has grown up. In recent years, researchers have devel...