Nanoconfinement effects on the glass transition and crystallization behaviors of nifedipine

S Cheng, GB McKenna - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2019 - ACS Publications
The impact of nanoconfinement on the crystallization and glass transition behaviors of
nifedipine (NIF) has been investigated using differential scanning calorimetry …

Molecular and macromolecular structure changes in polyamide 11 during thermal oxidation–Kinetic modeling

O Okamba-Diogo, E Richaud, J Verdu… - … degradation and stability, 2015 - Elsevier
The oxidation kinetics of unstabilized polyamide 11 thin film under oxygen pressures up to
2.0 MPa was studied by means of ferrous ion method for hydroperoxides titration, size …

Manipulating Conjugated Polymer Backbone Dynamics through Controlled Thermal Cleavage of Alkyl Side Chains

H Zhao, JJ Shanahan, S Samson, Z Li… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The morphological stability of an organic photovoltaic (OPV) device is greatly affected by the
dynamics of donors and acceptors occurring near the device's operational temperature …

Synthesis of polymers in nanoreactors: A tool for manipulating polymer properties

H Zhao, SL Simon - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of nanoreactors to confine monomers and synthesize polymers results in changes
in the reaction kinetics and polymer properties making nanoconfinement a potential tool for …

Synthesis of cellulose nanocrystal armored latex particles for mechanically strong nanocomposite films

E Limousin, N Ballard, JM Asua - Polymer Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) possess an incredible degree of mechanical strength which
makes them interesting candidates in the design of composite materials. In this work, we …

Effect of confinement on the synthesis of PMMA in AAO templates and modeling of free radical polymerization

B Sanz, N Ballard, JM Asua, C Mijangos - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
The hierarchical surface structure of polymer materials leads to unique properties which are
of both academic and commercial interest. In this work we explore the ability to replicate the …

Thermooxidative aging of polydicyclopentadiene in glassy state

E Richaud, PY Le Gac, J Verdu - Polymer degradation and stability, 2014 - Elsevier
Thermal aging of thin films of unstabilized polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) at several
temperatures ranging from 120 to 30° C was investigated by means of carbonyl build up by …

In-situ polymerization of styrene in AAO nanocavities

JM Giussi, I Blaszczyk-Lezak, MS Cortizo, C Mijangos - Polymer, 2013 - Elsevier
One of the most promising aspects of the anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) template is the
ability to generate a variety of different hierarchical one-dimensional (1D) polymer …

The effect of nanoconfinement on methyl methacrylate polymerization: Tg, molecular weight, and tacticity

HY Zhao, ZN Yu, F Begum, RC Hedden, SL Simon - Polymer, 2014 - Elsevier
The effect of nanoconfinement on the free radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate
(MMA) is investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, gel permeation …

Poly (diethylene glycol methylether methacrylate) Brush-Functionalized Anodic Alumina Nanopores: Curvature-Dependent Polymerization Kinetics and Nanopore …

H Bayat, M Raoufi, I Zamrik, H Schönherr - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report on the synthesis and characterization of poly (diethylene glycol methylether
methacrylate)(PDEGMA) brushes by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization …