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2. Non-destructive monitoring of ethylene vinyl acetate crosslinking in PV-modules by luminescence spectroscopy

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3. Fabrication of polycaprolactone/zirconia nanofiber scaffolds using electrospinning technique

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4. 1,3,5-Triazine-based polymer: synthesis, characterization and application for immobilization of silver nanoparticles

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5. Chitosan-g-poly(4-acrylamidobenzenesulfonamide) copolymers: synthesis, characterization, and bioactivity

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6. Synthesis and photo-controllable thermosensitivity of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) terminated with dimethylaminochalcone unit

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7. Encapsulation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with copolymer to disperse in aqueous media

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8. Preparation and enhanced mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite hybrid hydrogels via novel photocatalytic polymerization

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9. Novel hybrid block copolymer nanocarrier systems to load lipophilic drugs prepared by microphase inversion method

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10. Exploring the roles of molecular structure on the β-crystallization of polypropylene random copolymer

    • Hao Zheng
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11. Nanocomposite carbon dots/PAM fluorescent hydrogels and their mechanical properties

    • Yan-Qin Wang
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12. Experimental investigation and modeling of the tension behavior of polypropylene at different temperature

    • Guiqin Li
    • Jun Wang
    • Peter Mitrouchev

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13. Conformation mediated preferential swelling of amphiphilic block copolymer ultrathin films

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14. Biosynthesis and characterization of novel polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers consisting of 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyrate and 3-hydroxyhexanoate

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    • Hitomi Nakazaki
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15. Smart, lightweight, flexible NiO/poly(vinylidene flouride) nanocomposites film with significantly enhanced dielectric, piezoelectric and EMI shielding properties

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16. Microporous coordination polymer with secondary amine functional groups for CO₂ uptake and selectivity

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17. Study of autocorrelation function of polymer and polymer–nanocomposite solutions using dynamic light scattering method

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18. Difference in environmental degradability between poly(ethylene succinate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

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19. Bio-based mesoporous sponges of chitosan conjugated with amino acid-diketopiperazine through oil-in-water emulsions

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20. Improvement of physical properties of poly(glycerol sebacate) by copolymerization with polyhydroxybutyrate-diols

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21. Synthesis of thermotropic polybenzoxazole using 3-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid

    • Mohammad Asif Ali
    • Hiroshi Shimosegawa
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22. Synthesis and characterization of poly(butylene succinate)-reduced graphene oxide composite through in-situ melt polymerization

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23. Enhanced enzymatic degradation in nanocomposites of various organically-modified layered zinc phenylphosphonates and poly (butylene succinate-co-adipate)

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24. Nanocomposite polyazomethine/reduced graphene oxide with enhanced conductivity

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