Polymerization reactions and modifications of polymers by ionizing radiation

A Ashfaq, MC Clochard, X Coqueret, C Dispenza… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ionizing radiation has become the most effective way to modify natural and synthetic
polymers through crosslinking, degradation, and graft polymerization. This review will …

Radiation modified polymers for medical applications

T Zaharescu, GHC Varca - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The medical purposes of irradiated polymers are satisfied by the correlation of their gained
high degradation stability and the extended operational periods, when the materials become …

Enhancing and mitigating radiolytic damage to soft matter in aqueous phase liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy in the presence of gold nanoparticle …

J Korpanty, LR Parent, NC Gianneschi - Nano letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this work, we describe the radiolytic environment experienced by a polymer in water
during liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy (LCTEM). We examined the radiolytic …

Designing tragacanth gum based sterile hydrogel by radiation method for use in drug delivery and wound dressing applications

B Singh, L Varshney, S Francis - International journal of biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Present article discusses synthesis and characterization of the sterile and pure hydrogel
wound dressings which were prepared through radiation method by using polyvinyl alcohol …

Impact of high-energy electron irradiation on mechanical, structural and chemical properties of agarose hydrogels

C Krömmelbein, M Mütze, R Konieczny… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, natural hydrogels are highly
demanded biomaterials for biomedical applications such as wound dressing, tissue …

Nanogels synthesized by radiation-induced intramolecular crosslinking of water-soluble polymers

M Matusiak, S Kadlubowski, JM Rosiak - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanogels are intramolecularly crosslinked macromolecules of hydrophilic polymers. As
such, they constitute a specific topological form of polymers, being a sort of “frozen” polymer …

From the accelerated production of• OH radicals to the crosslinking of polyvinyl alcohol: The role of free radicals initiated by persulfates

F Li, H Ma, C Shen, Y Pan, Y Zhang, Y Liu, C Xu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Persulfates are the concerned oxidants in the advanced oxidation processes recently.
Besides, persulfates with higher concentrations can initiate the free radical crosslinking of …

Utilization of gamma and e-beam irradiation in the treatment of waste sludge from a drinking water treatment plant

B Ranković, A Sagatova, I Vujčić, S Mašić… - Radiation Physics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
An increasing production of drinking water and a significant amount of waste in the form of
treated sludge can lead to a serious environmental problem. The high organic content in the …

Ensemble and single‐molecule fluorescence spectroscopic study of the binding modes of the bis‐benzimidazole derivative Hoechst 33258 with DNA

A Adhikary, V Buschmann, C Müller… - Nucleic Acids …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Ensemble and single‐molecule fluorescence measurements of 2′‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)‐5‐[5‐
(4‐methylpiperazine‐1‐yl) benzimidazo‐2‐yl]‐benzimidazole (H‐258)–calf thymus (CT) …

Irradiation effects in polymer composites for their conversion into hybrids

T Zaharescu, M Mariş - Journal of Composites Science, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper several aspects of profound modifications caused by high energy exposures
are presented as possible candidates for the efficient adjusting processing of polymer …