scholarly journals Silver- and Zinc-Decorated Polyurethane Ionomers with Tunable Hard/Soft Phase Segregation

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 6134
Author(s):  
Irene Rapone ◽  
Vincenzo Taresco ◽  
Valerio Di Lisio ◽  
Antonella Piozzi ◽  
Iolanda Francolini
Keyword(s):  
Repeat Unit ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Phase Segregation ◽  
Wound Dressings ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Segmented Polyurethane ◽  
Soft Phase ◽  
Phase Mixing ◽  
Ionic Groups ◽  
Structure Property Relationship

Segmented polyurethane ionomers find prominent applications in the biomedical field since they can combine the good mechanical and biostability properties of polyurethanes (PUs) with the strong hydrophilicity features of ionomers. In this work, PU ionomers were prepared from a carboxylated diol, poly(tetrahydrofuran) (soft phase) and a small library of diisocyanates (hard phase), either aliphatic or aromatic. The synthesized PUs were characterized to investigate the effect of ionic groups and the nature of diisocyanate upon the structure–property relationship. Results showed how the polymer hard/soft phase segregation was affected by both the concentration of ionic groups and the type of diisocyanate. Specifically, PUs obtained with aliphatic diisocyanates possessed a hard/soft phase segregation stronger than PUs with aromatic diisocyanates, as well as greater bulk and surface hydrophilicity. In contrast, a higher content of ionic groups per polymer repeat unit promoted phase mixing. The neutralization of polymer ionic groups with silver or zinc further increased the hard/soft phase segregation and provided polymers with antimicrobial properties. In particular, the Zinc/PU hybrid systems possessed activity only against the Gram-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis while Silver/PU systems were active also against the Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The herein-obtained polyurethanes could find promising applications as antimicrobial coatings for different kinds of surfaces including medical devices, fabric for wound dressings and other textiles.

Exploration of Bis(Arylimidazole) Iridium Picolinate Complexes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aron Huckaba ◽  
sadig aghazada ◽  
iwan zimmermann ◽  
giulia grancini ◽  
natalia gasilova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Voltammetry ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Aryl Group ◽  
Ligand Modification ◽  
Property Relationship ◽  
Structure Property Relationship

The straightforward synthesis and photophysical properties of a new series of heteroleptic Iridium (III) bis(2-arylimidazole) picolinate complexes is reported. Each complex has been characterized by NMR, UV-Vis, cyclic voltammetry, and the emissive properties of each is described. By systematically modifying first the cyclometallating aryl group on the arylimidazole ligand and then the picolinate ligand, the ramifications of ligand modification in these complexes was better understood through the construction of a structure-property relationship.

Exploration of Bis(Arylimidazole) Iridium Picolinate Complexes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aron Huckaba ◽  
sadig aghazada ◽  
iwan zimmermann ◽  
giulia grancini ◽  
natalia gasilova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Voltammetry ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Aryl Group ◽  
Ligand Modification ◽  
Property Relationship ◽  
Structure Property Relationship

The straightforward synthesis and photophysical properties of a new series of heteroleptic Iridium (III) bis(2-arylimidazole) picolinate complexes is reported. Each complex has been characterized by NMR, UV-Vis, cyclic voltammetry, and the emissive properties of each is described. By systematically modifying first the cyclometallating aryl group on the arylimidazole ligand and then the picolinate ligand, the ramifications of ligand modification in these complexes was better understood through the construction of a structure-property relationship.

Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship (QSPR) Study of the Hydrophobicity of Phenols and 2-(Aryloxy-a-acetyl)-phenoxathiin Derivatives

2008 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Beteringhe ◽  
Ana Cristina Radutiu ◽  
Titus Constantinescu ◽  
Luminita Patron ◽  
Alexandru T. Balaban
Keyword(s):  
Water Solubility ◽  
Molecular Descriptors ◽  
Log P ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Substituted Phenols ◽  
Reverse Phase ◽  
Aromaticity Index ◽  
Structure Property Relationship ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
Energy Of Formation

In a preceding study, the molecular hydrophobicity (RM0) was determined experimentally from reverse-phase thin-layer chromatography data for several substituted phenols and 2-(aryloxy-a-acetyl)-phenoxathiin derivatives, obtained from the corresponding phenoxides and 2-(a-bromoacetyl)-phenoxathiin. QSPR correlations for RM0 were explored using four calculated molecular descriptors: the water solubility parameter (log Sw), log P, the Gibbs energy of formation (DGf), and the aromaticity index (HOMA). Triparametric correlations do not improve substantially the biparametric correlation of RM0 in terms of log Sw and HOMA.

Chitosan-Nanocellulose Composites for Regenerative Medicine Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (28) ◽  
pp. 4584-4592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avik Khan ◽  
Baobin Wang ◽  
Yonghao Ni
Keyword(s):  
Regenerative Medicine ◽  
Preparation Method ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Structure Property Relationship ◽  
Attractive Candidate ◽  
Fundamental Understanding

Regenerative medicine represents an emerging multidisciplinary field that brings together engineering methods and complexity of life sciences into a unified fundamental understanding of structure-property relationship in micro/nano environment to develop the next generation of scaffolds and hydrogels to restore or improve tissue functions. Chitosan has several unique physico-chemical properties that make it a highly desirable polysaccharide for various applications such as, biomedical, food, nutraceutical, agriculture, packaging, coating, etc. However, the utilization of chitosan in regenerative medicine is often limited due to its inadequate mechanical, barrier and thermal properties. Cellulosic nanomaterials (CNs), owing to their exceptional mechanical strength, ease of chemical modification, biocompatibility and favorable interaction with chitosan, represent an attractive candidate for the fabrication of chitosan/ CNs scaffolds and hydrogels. The unique mechanical and biological properties of the chitosan/CNs bio-nanocomposite make them a material of choice for the development of next generation bio-scaffolds and hydrogels for regenerative medicine applications. In this review, we have summarized the preparation method, mechanical properties, morphology, cytotoxicity/ biocompatibility of chitosan/CNs nanocomposites for regenerative medicine applications, which comprises tissue engineering and wound dressing applications.

Quantitative Structure- Property Relationship (QSPR) Investigation of Camptothecin Drugs Derivatives

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 533-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neda Ahmadinejad ◽  
Fatemeh Shafiei ◽  
Tahereh Momeni Isfahani
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Quantitative Structure Property Relationship ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Property Relationship ◽  
Structure Property Relationship

Aim and Objective: Quantitative Structure- Property Relationship (QSPR) has been widely developed to derive a correlation between chemical structures of molecules to their known properties. In this study, QSPR models have been developed for modeling and predicting thermodynamic properties of 76 camptothecin derivatives using molecular descriptors. Materials and Methods: Thermodynamic properties of camptothecin such as the thermal energy, entropy and heat capacity were calculated at Hartree–Fock level of theory and 3-21G basis sets by Gaussian 09. Results: The appropriate descriptors for the studied properties are computed and optimized by the genetic algorithms (GA) and multiple linear regressions (MLR) method among the descriptors derived from the Dragon software. Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation (LOOCV) is used to evaluate predictive models by partitioning the total sample into training and test sets. Conclusion: The predictive ability of the models was found to be satisfactory and could be used for predicting thermodynamic properties of camptothecin derivatives.

Structure–property relationship of acceptor-substituted oligothiophenes

Tetrahedron ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 66 (45) ◽  
pp. 8729-8733 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Wrackmeyer ◽  
M. Hummert ◽  
H. Hartmann ◽  
M.K. Riede ◽  
K. Leo
Keyword(s):  
Structure Property ◽  
Property Relationship ◽  
Structure Property Relationship ◽  
Relationship Of

Copolymerization of urea and murexide for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and tetracycline degradation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhilu Du ◽  
Xinyu Zhao ◽  
Yingnan Zhao ◽  
Huiying Sun ◽  
Yingqi Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Property Relationship ◽  
Structure Property Relationship ◽  
Tetracycline Degradation ◽  
Depth Study

Copolymerization of urea and small molecules is an effective strategy to modify g-C3N4. To in-depth study the important effects of the introduction of small molecular moiety on the structure-property relationship...

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