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Polymers, Volume 1, Issue 1 (December 2009) – 3 articles , Pages 1-34

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Article
Role of Different Pre-Treatments on Composition and Rheology of Synovial Fluids
by Marguerite Rinaudo, Yves Rozand, Pierre Mathieu and Thierry Conrozier
Polymers 2009, 1(1), 16-34; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym1010016 - 28 Dec 2009
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Different pre-treatments applied to synovial fluids (SF) before their analyses are tested to characterize SF after storage under different conditions and to investigate their evolution along a viscosupplementation treatment. The main techniques proposed involve steric exclusion chromatography with triple detection (SEC) and viscometry; [...] Read more.
Different pre-treatments applied to synovial fluids (SF) before their analyses are tested to characterize SF after storage under different conditions and to investigate their evolution along a viscosupplementation treatment. The main techniques proposed involve steric exclusion chromatography with triple detection (SEC) and viscometry; it is the first time that such a study is developed. SEC gives the molecular weight distribution and concentration of hyaluronan (HA) and proteins separately; the steady state viscosity is always non-Newtonian and not directly related to SF composition. Pre-treatment of SF (storage in cold, filtration, centrifugation) allows us to conclude that, in order to store SF, it is best to freeze it, even if in some cases, viscosity is modified but not the composition. All the data obtained (including protease pre-treatment) allow us to conclude that a small fraction of HA-protein complex forms a loose 3D-network and controls the rheology. Full article
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Editorial
Polymers – A New Open Access Scientific Journal on Polymer Science
by Shu-Kun Lin
Polymers 2009, 1(1), 1-2; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym1010001 - 28 Dec 2009
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Polymers is a new interdisciplinary, Open Access scientific journal on polymer science, published by Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI). This journal welcomes manuscript submissions on polymer chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, polymer physics, polymer characterization and all related topics. Both synthetic polymers and natural polymers, [...] Read more.
Polymers is a new interdisciplinary, Open Access scientific journal on polymer science, published by Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI). This journal welcomes manuscript submissions on polymer chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, polymer physics, polymer characterization and all related topics. Both synthetic polymers and natural polymers, including biopolymers, are considered. Manuscripts will be thoroughly peer-reviewed in a timely fashion, and papers will be published, if accepted, within 6 to 8 weeks after submission. [...] Full article
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Communication
Mild and Facile Synthesis of Multi-Functional RAFT Chain Transfer Agents
by Rachel K. O’Reilly and Claire Hansell
Polymers 2009, 1(1), 3-15; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym1010003 - 19 Oct 2009
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In this paper we will describe the synthesis and characterization of a series of novel chain transfer agents for application in reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT). The facile and mild conditions used for the synthesis of these new chain transfer agents [...] Read more.
In this paper we will describe the synthesis and characterization of a series of novel chain transfer agents for application in reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT). The facile and mild conditions used for the synthesis of these new chain transfer agents should allow for the application of these methods for the preparation of a wide range of multifunctional chain transfer agent species. Some initial polymerization data for these multifunctional chain transfer agents is also reported. Full article
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