Phenomenology of the initial burst release of drugs from PLGA microparticles

J Yoo, YY Won - ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2020 - ACS Publications
Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) is the most prevalent polymer drug delivery vehicle in
use today. There are about 20 commercialized drug products in which PLGA is used as an …

Additives in proton exchange membranes for low-and high-temperature fuel cell applications: A review

CY Wong, WY Wong, K Ramya, M Khalid… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polymer electrolyte membranes, also known as proton exchange membranes (PEMs), are a
type of semipermeable membrane that exhibits the property of conducting ions while …

Robust and sensitive pressure/strain sensors from solution processable composite hydrogels enhanced by hollow-structured conducting polymers

H Zhou, Z Wang, W Zhao, X Tong, X Jin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flexible sensors based on conductive hydrogels have found potential applications in many
emerging electronic devices, but they often suffer from poor mechanical properties, single …

Fundamental water and salt transport properties of polymeric materials

GM Geise, DR Paul, BD Freeman - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Fundamental water and salt transport properties of polymers are critical for applications such
as reverse osmosis (RO), nanofiltration (NF), forward osmosis (FO), pressure-retarded …

Mechanically robust, self-healable polymers usable under high humidity: humidity-tolerant noncovalent cross-linking strategy

Y Fujisawa, A Asano, Y Itoh, T Aida - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Although mechanically robust polymer materials had not been thought to self-heal, we
recently found that poly (ether thiourea) PTUEG3, which is a glassy polymer with high …

Crosslinked PVA/SSA proton exchange membranes: Correlation between physiochemical properties and free volume determined by positron annihilation …

MM Gomaa, C Hugenschmidt, M Dickmann… - Physical Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Two processes for crosslinking polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with sulfosuccinic acid (SSA) and
thermal crosslinking were used to fabricate a proton exchange membrane (PEM). Such …

Natural glycyrrhizic acid-tailored homogeneous conductive polyaniline hydrogel as a flexible strain sensor

L Zhao, H Zhang, Z Guo, X Yu, X Jiao… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polyaniline (PANi) hydrogels often exhibit highly mechanical and electrochemical
properties, which have received extensive attention in the fields of batteries …

Ethylene vinyl alcohol: a review of barrier properties for packaging shelf stable foods

KK Mokwena, J Tang - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) is one of the best known flexible thermoplastic oxygen barrier
materials in use today. It is especially important for refrigerated and shelf-stable foods where …

Moisture in organic coatings—a review

GK Van der Wel, OCG Adan - Progress in organic coatings, 1999 - Elsevier
A review is given on transport and equilibrium sorption of moisture in polymer films and
organic coatings. Polymeric material forms the continuous phase of a coating and is …

Plasticizing effect of water on poly (lactide-co-glycolide)

P Blasi, SS D'Souza, F Selmin, PP DeLuca - Journal of Controlled Release, 2005 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect and nature of hydration on the glass
transition temperature (Tg) of poly (d, l-lactide-co-glycolide) and investigate the physical …