Safety considerations for synthetic sling surgery

JG Blaivas, RS Purohit, MS Benedon, G Mekel… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Implantation of a synthetic midurethral sling (SMUS) is the most commonly performed anti-
incontinence operation in women worldwide. The effectiveness of the SMUS is comparable …

Evaluation of polypropylene plastic degradation and microplastic identification in sediments at Tambak Lorok coastal area, Semarang, Indonesia

A Khoironi, H Hadiyanto, S Anggoro, S Sudarno - Marine pollution bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine the degradation of plastic polypropylene (PP) and identify the
presence of microplastic in sediments and seawater along the Tambak Lorok coastal area …

Revising the mechanism of polymer autooxidation

G Gryn'ova, JL Hodgson, ML Coote - Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The basic scheme for autooxidation of polymers, originally developed by Bolland, Gee and
co-workers for rubbers and lipids, is now widely applied to all types of polymeric materials …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of the interaction among microalgae Spirulina sp, plastics polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene in freshwater environment

A Khoironi, S Anggoro, - Sudarno - Journal of Ecological …, 2019 - bibliotekanauki.pl
The annual plastic production in Indonesia has exceeded 4.6 million tons and accumulated
in the aquatic system. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and Polypropylene (PP) are the …

Flame retardancy, thermal properties, and combustion behaviors of intumescent flame‐retardant polypropylene containing (poly) piperazine pyrophosphate and …

Z Hu, ZQ Zhong, XD Gong - Polymers for Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A (poly) piperazine pyrophosphate (PIPP) was synthesized and its chemical structure was
confirmed via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, and …

Role of thermal and electric fields in the failure mechanism of metallized film capacitors: insights from molecular chain dynamics within polymer dielectrics

J Zhang, F Wang, J Zhou, Z Zhang, J Li… - Journal of Physics D …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The seamless integration of modern power systems and renewable energy sources heavily
relies on advanced power electronics technologies, with metallized film capacitors (MFCs) …

An Overview of the Sustainable Depolymerization/Degradation of Polypropylene Microplastics by Advanced Oxidation Technologies

EI García-López, N Aoun, G Marcì - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plastics have become indispensable in modern society; however, the proliferation of their
waste has become a problem that can no longer be ignored as most plastics are not …

Degradation of polypropylene in vivo: A microscopic analysis of meshes explanted from patients

VV Iakovlev, SA Guelcher… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Polypropylene meshes, originally introduced for hernia repair, are presently utilized in
several anatomical sites. Several million are implanted annually worldwide. Depending on …

Effect of titanium dioxide on the thermal ageing of polypropylene

SK Esthappan, SK Kuttappan, R Joseph - Polymer degradation and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were prepared by wet synthesis method and the particle size
was calculated by transmission electron microscopic technique. Polypropylene/titanium …

Thermal analysis of plastics used in the food industry

M Majder-Łopatka, T Węsierski, A Ankowski… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fires in landfills, where used plastic packaging waste is discarded, have shown how great a
fire hazard these types of materials pose. In this study, the course of thermo-oxidation of …