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Monomer and end capper was synthesized according to known literature procedures [10,11]. The conjugated polymer with two side-chain thiol groups was also synthesized by nickel mediated polymerization method [12,13]. A schematic representation of the synthesis of monomer, end capper, polymer was shown in Scheme 2. 2.2.1. 2,7-Dibromo-9H-fluorene (1) Fluorine (300.8 mmol, 50.0 g) and CHCl3 (450 mL) was taken in the 1 liter round-bottom flask, wrapped with aluminum foil. The solution was cooled to 0

Chemical Society, polymers are created from repeated pieces that are connected together.1 The pieces are called monomers. The synthesis of polymers is called polymerization. Two types of polymerization reactions are addition reactions and condensation reactions. Addition reactions result in addition polymers.1 One type of addition reaction is the synthesis of polystyrene from the styrene monomer. Styrene is also known as phenylethene.2 Condensations reactions are just like addition reactions except that

2440L 006 Laura Anderson Mestiyage Dona Chamithri Jayawardana October 21, 2014 Introduction A monomer is a compound that can react with at least two other monomers and form polymers (Monomer). Polymers are very large molecules that are made up of repeating monomers. Polymers can be formed into linear and nonlinear structures. Most polymers consist of two or more different types of monomers (Polymer). A bouncy ball can be formed from a ratio of polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, and sodium

Superior aesthetics and biocompatibility of dental ceramics has driven the increasing use of all-ceramic restorations over the past decade (1). However, the brittleness and low fracture strength of ceramics can initiate crack propagation causing fracture of the restoration. Clinical studies have demonstrated that all-ceramic dental restorations have an increased resistance to fracture in service when adhesively cemented to the prepared tooth structure with resin-based composite cements (2). It is

Gelatin, due to the presence of unique amino acid sequences and multiple functional groups in its structure has capability to crosslink by small molecules containing reactive functional groups to form membrane like film. In recent years, numerous studies have been performed to cross-linking of gelatin with more desirable properties, such as minimize toxicity and easy preparing. One of best approach to crosslink gelatin is using photo and inducing sensitive molecules to generate radicals in the system

Water-soluble conjugated polymers (WCPs) have wide application prospects in biological imaging, diagnosis, and treatment areas. Currently, the synthetic methods of WCPs mainly include palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions (Suzuki, Heck, and Sonogashira), Wessling reaction, and FeCl3-catalyzed oxidative polymerization. All these methods follow the step-wise polymerization mechanism, which has disadvantages such as uncontrollable molecular weights, wide molecular weight distribution, difficult terminal

product properties was extensively analyzed. The most probable dimeric (monomer repeating unit (n) =1) and polymeric (n

Abstract Conductive polymers have promising applications in the field of tissue engineering as tissue scaffolds. Many tissue types respond favorably to electrical stimulation, because of this conductive polymers can be used for the regeneration of damaged tissue. This review will focus on the synthesis and fabrication of conductive polymers as well as their applications in tissue engineering. Introduction All cells exhibit some form of electrical excitability, from voltage gated ion channels

Figure 1. Three-dimensional cartoon style structure of transthyretin (TTR) showing two monomers/one dimer of the dimer-of-dimers quaternary structure (monomers pink and orange) at the binding interface. Stick style top view of AG10 (blue) highlighting two binding sites per tetramer and key binding serine and lysine residues S117 and K15 of TTR (green). All monomers of TTR contain 1 α-helix and an 8-stranded β-sheet with Greek-key topology. Interaction differences - AG10

hydrogels decreased because when the concentration of AA was high, the collision probability between monomers would increase, thus increasing the graft length of sulfonated cellulose, favoring the formation of a polymeric network at higher Q values of hydrogels. HIGh AA concentrations would lead to self-polymerization and lower swelling ratio. The best ratio between sulfonated cellulose and monomer was determined as 1:7. 3.5 The effect of KPS on the swelling ratio of hydrogel Fig. 3c shows the effect