Permeation barriers for hydrogen embrittlement prevention in metals–a review on mechanisms, materials suitability and efficiency

NE Laadel, M El Mansori, N Kang, S Marlin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
To develop large-scale use of hydrogen as an environmentally sensible alternative to fossil
energy sources, the design of safe and innovative storage and transportation infrastructure …

Multiblock copolymer synthesis via RAFT emulsion polymerization

GKK Clothier, TR Guimarães, SW Thompson… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A multiblock copolymer is a polymer of a specific structure that consists of multiple covalently
linked segments, each comprising a different monomer type. The control of the monomer …

Bimodal molecular weight samples improve the isotropy of 3D printed polymeric samples

NP Levenhagen, MD Dadmun - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
Parts prepared by the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing process suffer from poor
interfacial adhesion between layers. This is due to poor diffusion of the very large and slow …

RAFT emulsion polymerization for (multi) block copolymer synthesis: overcoming the constraints of monomer order

M Khan, TR Guimarães, K Choong, G Moad… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Synthesis of (multi) block copolymers using reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer
(RAFT) polymerization generally suffers from the limitation that the order of the blocks must …

Topology effects on the structural and physicochemical properties of polymer brushes

M Divandari, G Morgese, L Trachsel, M Romio… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The application of polymer “brushes”, with their unique physicochemical properties, has led
to a radical change in the way we functionalize biomaterials or formulate hybrids; however …

Improving interlayer adhesion in 3D printing with surface segregating additives: Improving the isotropy of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene parts

NP Levenhagen, MD Dadmun - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019 - ACS Publications
Printed 3D objects built by fused deposition modeling (FDM) are well-known to exhibit large
anisotropic mechanical properties. This anisotropy is due to poor diffusion and …

Effect of graphene oxide nanosheets on the physico-mechanical properties of chitosan/bacterial cellulose nanofibrous composites

A Azarniya, N Eslahi, N Mahmoudi, A Simchi - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, novel chitosan/bacterial cellulose (CS/BC) nanofibrous composites reinforced
with graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets are introduced. As cell attachment and permeability …

Impact of composition and placement of hydrogen-bonding groups along polymer chains on blend phase behavior: coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation …

A Kulshreshtha, RC Hayward, A Jayaraman - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we study symmetric polymer blends comprised of two polymer chemistries, one
containing hydrogen-bonding (H-bonding) acceptor groups and another containing H …

Loops and cycles at surfaces: The unique properties of topological polymer brushes

EM Benetti, M Divandari… - … A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Grafting synthetic polymers to inorganic and organic surfaces to yield polymer “brushes” has
represented a revolution in many fields of materials science. Polymer brushes provide …

Nanostructured polyacrylamide hydrogels with improved mechanical properties and antimicrobial behavior

E Olăreț, ȘI Voicu, R Oprea, F Miculescu, L Butac… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This work proposes a simple method to obtain nanostructured hydrogels with improved
mechanical characteristics and relevant antibacterial behavior for applications in articular …