Latest Articles of European Polymer Journal


Effects of gamma irradiation and periodate oxidation on the structure of dextrin assessed by mass spectrometry 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.011 2018-04-11 Sterilization of biomaterials by gamma irradiation should not change its structure, since this may affect also its bioactivity. In this work, dextrin and periodate-oxidized dextrin (ODEX), both irradiated and non-irradiated, were hydrolysed by α-amylase and t...
Chemical and Physical Effects of Processing Environment on Simultaneous Single Crystallization of Biodegradable Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Poly(L-lactide) Brushes and Poly(ethylene glycol) substrate 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.009 2018-04-10 Through growth of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and PEG-b-poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) single crystals from dilute solution, the crystallization of crystallizable PCL and PLLA brushes in homo and mixed-brush nanostructures was investigate...
Structure formation in nanophase-separated systems with lamellar morphology: Comb-like vs. linear precision polymers 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.041 2018-04-03 We report findings of a comparative study of a comb-like polymer, poly(1,4-phenylene-2,5-n-didecyloxy terephthalate) [PPDOT] and a linear chain precision polymer consisting of a methyl protected 2,6-diaminopyridine group after every 20th methylene unit of a l...
Lightweight, super-elastic, and thermal-sound insulation bio-based PEBA foams fabricated by high-pressure foam injection molding with mold-opening 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.002 2018-04-03 Polyether block amide (PEBA) is a thermoplastic elastomer that offers a unique combination of low density, flexibility, small hysteresis and excellent flex fatigue resistance. Foaming is an effective method to save material, reduce weight, and tune mechanical...
Plasma polymerization of Cyclopropylamine with a sub-atmospheric pressure DBD 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.040 2018-03-30 Amino functionalized surfaces have been shown to improve cell adhesion, proliferation and viability. Herein, plasma polymerized cyclopropylamine (CPA) coatings were deposited at sub-atmospheric pressure with a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) sustained in a...
Cationic polymerization of isoprene using CF3COOD/TiCl4 initiating system: a new view on the polymerization mechanism 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.039 2018-03-30 Cationic polymerization of isoprene with CF3COOD/TiCl4 initiating system has been studied under different experimental conditions. It was shown that trans-1,4 unit with different types of enchainment (regular head-to-tail and inverse head-to-head and tail-to ...
Method for Preparing a Well-Defined Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric System via Radiation-Induced RAFT Polymerization 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.037 2018-03-30 RAFT polymerization was utilized to imprint atrazine, a model herbicide, onto porous nonwoven fabric via surface-initiated polymerization of methacrylic acid (MAA) using γ-rays for the generation of radicals. Cumyl dithiobenzoate (CDB) and ethylene glycol dim...
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) films modified by UV-induced surface graft polymerization of vanillin derived monomer for antibacterial activity 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.038 2018-03-30 New antibacterial PET surfaces were developed from vanillin-derived biobased monomer. An easy one-step and high yielding synthesis of N-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-acrylamide monomer was successfully achieved. PET was modified by a two-step procedure: Type II...
The Influence of Short Chain Branch on Formation of Shear Induced Crystals in Bimodal Polyethylene at High Shear Temperatures 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.036 2018-03-29 The shear-induced crystallization of bimodal polyethylene with high molecular weight fraction having different content of short chain branch at low shear rate and high temperatures was investigated by in-situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle...
Reprocessable Porous Poly(ionic liquid) Membranes derived from Main-chain Polyimidazolium 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.035 2018-03-28 A main-chain polyimidazolium poly(ionic liquid) was obtained via one-step Debus-Radziszewski (DB) reaction, which was followed by anion exchange to afford the hydrophobic analogue. After confirmation of their chemical structures by nuclear magnetic resonance ...

Effects of gamma irradiation and periodate oxidation on the structure of dextrin assessed by mass spectrometry

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.011

2018-04-11

Sterilization of biomaterials by gamma irradiation should not change its structure, since this may affect also its bioactivity. In this work, dextrin and periodate-oxidized dextrin (ODEX), both irradiated and non-irradiated, were hydrolysed by α-amylase and t...

Chemical and Physical Effects of Processing Environment on Simultaneous Single Crystallization of Biodegradable Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Poly(L-lactide) Brushes and Poly(ethylene glycol) substrate

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.009

2018-04-10

Through growth of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and PEG-b-poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) single crystals from dilute solution, the crystallization of crystallizable PCL and PLLA brushes in homo and mixed-brush nanostructures was investigate...

Structure formation in nanophase-separated systems with lamellar morphology: Comb-like vs. linear precision polymers

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.041

2018-04-03

We report findings of a comparative study of a comb-like polymer, poly(1,4-phenylene-2,5-n-didecyloxy terephthalate) [PPDOT] and a linear chain precision polymer consisting of a methyl protected 2,6-diaminopyridine group after every 20th methylene unit of a l...

Lightweight, super-elastic, and thermal-sound insulation bio-based PEBA foams fabricated by high-pressure foam injection molding with mold-opening

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.04.002

2018-04-03

Polyether block amide (PEBA) is a thermoplastic elastomer that offers a unique combination of low density, flexibility, small hysteresis and excellent flex fatigue resistance. Foaming is an effective method to save material, reduce weight, and tune mechanical...

Plasma polymerization of Cyclopropylamine with a sub-atmospheric pressure DBD

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.040

2018-03-30

Amino functionalized surfaces have been shown to improve cell adhesion, proliferation and viability. Herein, plasma polymerized cyclopropylamine (CPA) coatings were deposited at sub-atmospheric pressure with a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) sustained in a...

Cationic polymerization of isoprene using CF3COOD/TiCl4 initiating system: a new view on the polymerization mechanism

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.039

2018-03-30

Cationic polymerization of isoprene with CF3COOD/TiCl4 initiating system has been studied under different experimental conditions. It was shown that trans-1,4 unit with different types of enchainment (regular head-to-tail and inverse head-to-head and tail-to ...

Method for Preparing a Well-Defined Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric System via Radiation-Induced RAFT Polymerization

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.037

2018-03-30

RAFT polymerization was utilized to imprint atrazine, a model herbicide, onto porous nonwoven fabric via surface-initiated polymerization of methacrylic acid (MAA) using γ-rays for the generation of radicals. Cumyl dithiobenzoate (CDB) and ethylene glycol dim...

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) films modified by UV-induced surface graft polymerization of vanillin derived monomer for antibacterial activity

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.038

2018-03-30

New antibacterial PET surfaces were developed from vanillin-derived biobased monomer. An easy one-step and high yielding synthesis of N-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-acrylamide monomer was successfully achieved. PET was modified by a two-step procedure: Type II...

The Influence of Short Chain Branch on Formation of Shear Induced Crystals in Bimodal Polyethylene at High Shear Temperatures

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.036

2018-03-29

The shear-induced crystallization of bimodal polyethylene with high molecular weight fraction having different content of short chain branch at low shear rate and high temperatures was investigated by in-situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle...

Reprocessable Porous Poly(ionic liquid) Membranes derived from Main-chain Polyimidazolium

10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.03.035

2018-03-28

A main-chain polyimidazolium poly(ionic liquid) was obtained via one-step Debus-Radziszewski (DB) reaction, which was followed by anion exchange to afford the hydrophobic analogue. After confirmation of their chemical structures by nuclear magnetic resonance ...