Materiales
Materiales
Catalytic Amounts of an Antibacterial Monomer Enable the Upcycling of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Waste
23/03/2023 -
An optimal approach for the upcycling of plastics is reported, which permits the direct manufacture of high?value advanced materials and avoids monomer regeneration. More specifically, a novel...
A facile approach toward the synthesis of terephthalic acid via aminolytic depolymerization of PET waste and studies on the kinetics of depolymerization
17/03/2023 -
In this polymer?governing era, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has become one of the most demanding consumables. This growing interest in the production and consumption of plastic products results...
Dual-Tracer PET Image Separation by Deep Learning: A Simulation Study
23/03/2023 -
Multiplexed positron emission tomography (PET) imaging provides perfectly registered simultaneous functional and molecular imaging of more than one biomarker. However, the separation of the...
Detection of Lysosomal Hg2+ Using a pH-Independent Naphthalene Monoimide-Based Fluoroprobe
10/03/2023 -
The development of fluorometric detection methods for toxic metal ions in real samples and inside cellular environments using fluorescent dyes has gained tremendous research interest. This work...
Can Superhydrophobic PET Surfaces Prevent Bacterial Adhesion?
21/03/2023 -
Prevention of bacterial adhesion is a way to reduce and/or avoid biofilm formation, thus restraining its associated infections. The development of repellent anti-adhesive surfaces, such as...
Fungal Screening for Potential PET Depolymerization
22/03/2023 -
Approximately 400 billion PET bottles are produced annually in the world, of which from 8 to 9 million tons are discarded in oceans. This requires developing strategies to urgently recycle them. PET...
Multichromophore Integrated Panchromatic AzaBODIPYs: Synthesis, Characterization, and Exploring the Role of AzaBODIPY as an Energy and Electron Relay in Photoinduced Processes
18/03/2023 -
Panchromatic azaborondipyrromethenes directly connected with N,N?ditolylaniline (TPA) and naphthalene (Naph) at 1,7? and/or 3,5?positions of the azaBODIPY platform, 1, 2, and 3, were synthesized and...
Biotransformation of ethylene glycol to glycolic acid by Yarrowia lipolytica: a route for poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) upcycling
10/03/2023 -
AbstractBiological recycling of PET waste has been extensively investigated recently to tackle plastic waste pollution, and ethylene glycol (EG) is one of the main building blocks recovered from this...
Surface Modification of Non-Ionic Polyester Fabric into an Anionic Platform for Low Temperature Cationic Basic Dyeing with Improved Colorfastness Properties
09/03/2023 -
This research work involves surface anionization of non-ionic polyester (PET- polyethylene terephthalate) fabric through a novel and facile modification technique to facilitate cationic dyeing,...
WS2 nanosheets rooted in polyethylene terephthalate membrane for gas barrier properties improvement
06/03/2023 -
Abstract PET (polyethylene terephthalate) being widely used in the manufacturing of bottles, especially in the beverages industry, has obvious advantages over glass bottles and...
Anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) loading performance of functionalized polyaniline (PANI) surface with active carbon
06/03/2023 -
Abstract The study was based on surface functionalization of conductive PANI (polyaniline) polymer for drug delivery systems. Specifically, an electrochemical polymerization...
The Efficiency Evaluation of the Reactive Extrusion Process for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET). Monitoring of the Industrial Foil Manufacturing Process by In-Line Rheological Measurements
08/03/2023 -
The main topic of the presented work is the evaluation of the in-line viscometer (VIS) operation installed on the industrial line for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foil production. The tests were...
Vision Transformer Approach for Classification of Alzheimer’s Disease Using 18F-Florbetaben Brain Images
08/03/2023 -
Dementia is a degenerative disease that is increasingly prevalent in an aging society. Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common type of dementia, is best mitigated via early detection...
The Right Activities at Right Spaces: Relationships between Elderly Adults’ Physical Activities and Thermal Responses
09/03/2023 -
In this study, the physiological and thermal responses of 54 healthy elderly adults during horticultural activities with various intensities (low, moderate, and high) in three typical open spaces...
Microplastic Removal from Drinking Water Using Point-of-Use Devices
07/03/2023 -
The occurrence of microplastics in drinking water has drawn increasing attention due to their ubiquity and unresolved implications regarding human health. Despite achieving high reduction...
The Effect of Accelerated Aging on the Molecular Weight and Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyester Yarns Containing Ceramic Particles
08/03/2023 -
The accelerated aging of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) multifilament yarns containing nano or microparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2), silicon carbide (SiC), or fluorite (CaF2) at a maximum...
Assessing Alternative Pre-Treatment Methods to Promote Essential Oil Fixation into Cotton and Polyethylene Terephthalate Fiber: A Comparative Study
09/03/2023 -
This study aims to develop a new refreshing feeling, ecological, and antimicrobial fabrics for medicinal applications. The geranium essential oils (GEO) are incorporated into polyester and cotton...
Recycling of Heterogeneous Mixed Waste Polymers through Reactive Mixing
09/03/2023 -
Anything that is not recycled and/or recovered from waste represents a loss of raw materials. Recycling plastics can help to reduce this loss and to reduce greenhouse gases, improving the goal of the...
Laser microdissection pressure catapulting (LMPC): a new technique to handle single microplastic particles for number-based validation strategies
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This study examines laser microdissection pressure catapulting (LMPC) as an innovative method for microplastic research. Laser pressure catapulting as part of commercially available LMPC...
Reconfigurable Terahertz Moiré Frequency Selective Surface Based on Additive Manufacturing Technology
05/03/2023 -
We designed and fabricated a terahertz (THz) frequency selective surface (FSS) based on two distinct additive manufacturing technologies, namely, printable electronics (PE) and three-dimensional (3D)...
