Center for Advanced Materials Research: Recent submissions
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Surface modification of low-density polyethylene with poly(2-ethyl-2- oxazoline) using a low-pressure plasma treatment
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a suitable polymer for biomedical applications due to its good physiochemical properties, but its insufficient biocompatibility is often an issue. Therefore, biocompatible substances such ... -
Antibacterial treatment of LDPE with halogen derivatives via cold plasma
( BME-PT and GTE , 2015 , Article)The factor limiting the application of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in healthcare is its high susceptibility to bacterial growth. For this reason, we here investigated antibacterial treatments of LDPE foils using ... -
Adhesive properties of polyester treated by cold plasma in oxygen and nitrogen atmospheres
(2013 , Article)Polyester foil was treated by the surface diffuse barrier discharge (SDBD) plasma at atmospheric pressure in oxygen and/or in nitrogen containing a small amount of oxygen to improve its surface and adhesive properties. ... -
Investigation of beech wood modified by radio-frequency discharge plasma
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)Low-temperature plasma was used to improve the surface and adhesive properties of wood. The pre-treatment of wood surfaces using radio-frequency (RF) discharge plasma is attractive for various wood applications, mainly ... -
Erratum: Piezoelastic PVDF/TPU nanofibrous composite membrane: Fabrication and characterization [Polymers, 11(10), 2019 (1634)] DOI: 10.3390/polym11101634
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Other)The authors wish to make a change to the published paper [1]. Regarding the author name Ahmed H. Hassanain, the last name Hassanain should be spelled Hassanin. The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused. The change ... -
Sulfobetaine-based polydisulfides with tunable upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in water alcohols mixture, depolymerization kinetics and surface wettability
( Academic Press Inc. , 2021 , Article)Hypothesis: Synthesis of a new family of polymers having a polydisulfide structure can be conducted from sulfobetaine-based derivative of natural (R)-lipoic acid. A polydisulfide backbone of polymer can be depolymerized ... -
Electrochemical surface activation of commercial tungsten carbide for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and methanol oxidation reactions
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)The chemistry of electrocatalysts deals with multiple critical factors to facilitate the electrochemical reactions. Among those, the rate limiting depends on electrons transfer for chemisorptions of molecules in redox ... -
Probing the fibrillation of lysozyme by nanoscale-infrared spectroscopy
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Amyloid fibrillation is the root cause of several neuro as well as non-neurological disorders. Understanding the molecular basis of amyloid aggregate formation is crucial for deciphering various neurodegenerative diseases. ... -
Surface functionalization of a polyurethane surface via radio-frequency cold plasma treatment using different gases
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Herein, the surface treatment of polyurethane (PU) films via air, O2, N2, Ar, and their mixtures were tested. The treatment was performed to incorporate new polar functionalities on the polymer surface and achieve improved ... -
Antimicrobial modification of PLA scaffolds with ascorbic and fumaric acids via plasma treatment
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)An optimal medical scaffold should be biocompatible and biodegradable and should have adequate mechanical properties and scaffold architecture porosity, a precise three-dimensional shape, and a reasonable manufacturing ... -
Light-Responsive Hybrids Based on Carbon Nanotubes with Covalently Attached PHEMA- g-PCL Brushes
( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article)Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based materials allow for the direct conversion of light into heat and then into mechanical force in the so-called photo-mechanical effect. This effect has been observed almost solely in the form of ... -
Electrospun Polystyrene/PANI-Ag fibers for organic dye removal and antibacterial application
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Herein we report superior dye-degradation performance for polyaniline-silver (PANI-Ag) nanoparticle coated on polystyrene (PS) electrospun membrane by in situ-polymerization method. Morphological study of the coated membrane ... -
Friction and wear response of a hard-anodized aa6082
( Trans Tech Publications Ltd , 2021 , Conference Paper)The properties of anodized aluminum, and wear resistance in particular, are of high interest for the scientific community. In this study, discs of AA6082 were subjected to a peculiar hard anodizing process leading to ... -
Multi-functional wet-electrospun piezoelectric nanofibers sensing mat: Manufacturing, characterization, and applications
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)This paper introduces the fabrication of multi-featured nanofibers membranes using wet-electrospinning process. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibers were wet-electrospun onto poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly ... -
Morphology analysis
( Elsevier , 2020 , Book chapter)This chapter is dedicated to the surface morphology and topography analyses of various types of polymers in terms of their structural conformations and resulting material structures. The morphology of polymers includes ... -
Nanostructural synergism as Mn-N-C channels in manganese (IV) oxide and fluffy g-C3N4 layered composite with exceptional catalytic capabilities
( Academic Press Inc. , 2022 , Article)The avenues of catalysis and material science are always accepted and it is hoped that a state-of-the-art catalyst with exceptional intrinsic redox characteristics would be produced. This study focused on developing a ... -
Slippery liquid-infused porous polymeric surfaces based on natural oil with antimicrobial effect
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Many polymer materials have found a wide variety of applications in biomedical indus-tries due to their excellent mechanical properties. However, the infections associated with the bio-film formation represent serious ... -
Photochemical grafting of polysulfobetaine onto polyethylene and polystyrene surfaces and investigation of long-term stability of the polysulfobetaine layer in seawater
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2018 , Article)Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polystyrene (PS) films with hydrophilic surface were prepared by photochemical grafting of sulfobetaine-based copolymer containing photolabile moiety, and long-term stability of the ... -
Novel LiAlO2 Material for Scalable and Facile Lithium Recovery Using Electrochemical Ion Pumping
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)In this study, α-LiAlO2 was investigated for the first time as a Li-capturing positive electrode material to recover Li from aqueous Li resources. The material was synthesized using hydrothermal synthesis and air annealing, ... -
Novel Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces (SLIPS) Based on Electrospun Polydimethylsiloxane/Polystyrene Fibrous Structures Infused with Natural Blackseed Oil
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Hydrophobic fibrous slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) were fabricated by electrospinning polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polystyrene (PS) as a carrier polymer on plasmatreated polyethylene (PE) and polyurethane ...