Preparation and characterization of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly[ε-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-l-lysine] thin films for biomedical applications

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 1691-1709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephat U. Izunobi ◽  
Luke M. Geever ◽  
Clement L. Higginbotham
2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Kamal Khan ◽  
Mohammed Mizanur Rahman ◽  
Bodrun Nesa ◽  
Romana Nasrin ◽  
Swajal Molla ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 1872-1878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoling He ◽  
Song Xu ◽  
Andrey V. Sklyarov ◽  
Steven Hardcastle

We report on the synthesis and surface characterization of thin-film nanocomposites using functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with a diamine-terminated oligomeric poly(ethylene glycol) [poly(ethylene glycol) bis (3-aminopropyl)-terminated 1500]. The functionalized CNT samples are soluble in highly polar solvents. Their common solubility allows for the intimate mixing of the functionalized nanotubes with the matrix polymer–poly(vinyl alcohol) by dip coating and wet casting to form nanocomposite thin films. We demonstrate the alignment of the CNT bundles in the thin films that are formed without the external field forces. We present our results and discuss alignment reorientations from the characterizations of the nanocomposite thin films by using a Raman spectrometer, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (21) ◽  
pp. 50489
Author(s):  
Prutha Joshi ◽  
Steven Breaux ◽  
Joseph Naro ◽  
Yuyang Wang ◽  
Md Shakir Uddin Ahmed ◽  
...  

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwang-Ming Lee ◽  
Chia-Hong Huang ◽  
Chia-Yu Chang ◽  
Chung-Cheng Chang

anhydride-poly(ethylene glycol) co-polymer (A-PEGCP) has been synthesized from maleic anhydride, poly(ethylene glycol) and bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether without using any organic solvent. The thin films produced from A-PEGCP solution were spin-coated on ITO-coated glass. The nanoparticles are observed in the thin films. It is proposed that the nanoparticle is built by a self-assembly process with bisphenol-A aggregates and poly (ethylene glycol) moieties. The effects of concentration, thermal annealing, excitation wavelength and moisture on the optical and nanostructured characterization of the thin films are investigated in this study. Photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of the thin film on ITO-coated glass has a peak of about 450 nm that extends from 360 to 550 nm under 325 nm excitation. The increase in PL intensity is accompanied by a red shift of PL spectrum as concentration increases. Moreover, the slightly red shift of PL spectrum is also observed as annealing temperature increases. Meanwhile, PL intensity negligibly decreases with annealing temperature. The degradation in PL intensity is apparent due to moisture. The excitation-wavelength dependent photoluminescence (EWDP) is observed in the thin film. UV-Vis absorption spectra of the thin films are red-shifted with concentration due to more molecular aggregation. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy is −9.52 eV. The optical band-gap energy is 4.09–4.44 eV.


2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (17) ◽  
pp. 5006-5010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solène Passemard ◽  
Davide Staedler ◽  
Lucia Učňová ◽  
Guillaume Stéphane Schneiter ◽  
Phally Kong ◽  
...  

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