Immobilising microalgae and cyanobacteria as biocomposites: new opportunities to intensify algae biotechnology and bioprocessing

GS Caldwell, P In-Na, R Hart, E Sharp, A Stefanova… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a groundswell of interest in applying phototrophic microorganisms, specifically
microalgae and cyanobacteria, for biotechnology and ecosystem service applications …

Hard Coatings from Soft Latexes: A Review of Routes to Overcome the Film Formation Dilemma

N Jiménez, N Ballard, JM Asua - Macromolecular Materials and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The use of polymer latexes for high‐performance coatings is challenging as the properties
required to allow for film formation at reasonable temperatures tend to result in films with …

Polyurethane/acrylic hybrid waterborne dispersions: synthesis, properties and applications

S Mehravar, N Ballard, R Tomovska… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polyurethane (PU)/acrylic hybrid dispersions are an important class of polymeric dispersions
that are produced on an industrial scale. In this review, we detail the design and synthesis of …

Film formation of hard‐core/soft‐shell latex particles

EL Brito, N Ballard - Journal of Polymer Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multiphase latex particles can be used to overcome some of the limitations with regards to
the mechanical properties of films cast from homogeneous latexes while maintaining a …

Imaging the strain evolution of a platinum nanoparticle under electrochemical control

C Atlan, C Chatelier, I Martens, M Dupraz, A Viola… - Nature Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Surface strain is widely employed in gas phase catalysis and electrocatalysis to control the
binding energies of adsorbates on active sites. However, in situ or operando strain …

Cracking in films cast from soft core/hard shell waterborne polymer dispersions

H Abdeldaim, B Reck, KJ Roschmann… - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Soft core-hard shell waterborne polymer dispersions are promising for achieving no-volatile
organic compound, mechanically strong coatings able to form films at low temperatures …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling cracking during film formation of soft core/hard shell latexes

H Abdeldaim, JM Asua - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Waterborne dispersions of hybrid polymer particles consisting of a soft core covered by
patches of hard polymer (soft core-hard “shell”) are very promising to overcome the film …

Designed incorporation of semi-crystalline domains into structured latex particles via solvent-aided emulsion polymerization

A Perez, E Kynaston, C Lindsay, N Ballard - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite significant effort, it remains a major challenge to match the mechanical properties of
films cast from solvent-based polymers using waterborne polymer dispersions. In this paper …

Hydrogen bond-directed formation of stiff polymer films using naturally occurring polyphenols

N Jiménez, N Ballard, JM Asua - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Although coatings cast from waterborne polymer dispersions are significantly more
environmentally friendly than their solvent-based counterparts, their relatively poor …

Volatile organic compound-free synthesis of waterborne Poly (hydroxy urethane)–(Meth) acrylic hybrids by miniemulsion polymerization

B Bizet, E Grau, H Cramail, JM Asua - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A volatile organic compound (VOC)-free method for the synthesis of poly (hydroxyurethane)–
(meth) acrylic waterborne hybrid dispersions was developed. Poly (hydroxyurethane)(PHU) …