Juniper Publishers Journal of Polymer science

  Abstract A call for novel material, new ideas, applications, and techniques are still and will be challenging all the time. The increased development of science and modern technology allows one to use a high-throughput search for novel materials that could give positive feedback in different areas of life. With increasing demand for high performance materials, the focus of recent researches has been to produce products with enhanced properties at minimal changes in the equipment, process and cost of inputs. The addition of clay minerals or nano-metal oxides to the polymers is to improve the polymer properties, their wide and demand characteristics or desired potential applications by producing the polymer nanocomposites. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy have led to a deeper understanding of polymer nanocomposites, a better account surface topology, structure and morphology. Read more about this article:  https://juniperpublishers.com/ajop/AJOP.MS.ID.555626.php Read more 

  Abstract Significant research and developments are taking place in the field of synthetic polyamides (Nylons). One of the most investigated members of this family of polymers is poly (ε-caprolactam) (PCL, Polyamide 6, PA6, Nylon 6). Herein, a brief overview will be presented on the major recent advancements in the anionic ringopening polymerization (AROP) of ε-caprolactam (CL) by the initiating combinations of metal lactamates and carbamoyl caprolactams and by some other initiating systems, e.g. protected N-heterocyclic carbenes , NaHMDI and σ-borane-barium complexes. The in situ polymerization of CL in the presence of additives, such as flame retardants, reinforcing agents and fillers, is also discussed. Examples are presented on the determination of the molecular weight distributions (MWD) and average molecular weights of Polyamide 6 by GPC (SEC) measurements with 1,1,1-trifluoroethanol as eluent used routinely in our laboratories. Finally, a glimpse will be provided into the ongoi

Abstract This review is devoted to recent progress in the design of anticancer drug delivery systems with participation of unique polysaccharide gellan gum. At first a brief literature survey on conformational and phase behavior of gellan gum as a function of external stimuli, such as temperature, pH, salt addition etc. is presented. Then the immobilization protocol of anticancer drugs and gold nanoparticles within gellan-based hydrogel matrix is discussed. Release of anticancer drugs from gellan gel matrix to outer solution is considered. Cytotoxicity of gellan gum-immobilized gold nanoparticles together with their anticancer activity is summarized. Read more about this article:  https://juniperpublishers.com/ajop/AJOP.MS.ID.555588.php Read more Juniper Publishers Google Scholar articles:  https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=WwdhOCwAAAAJ&citation_for_view=WwdhOCwAAAAJ:RGFaLdJalmkC