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  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,706 Views
17 Pages

17 January 2019

The preparation of highly ordered colloidal architectures has attracted significant attention and is a rapidly growing field for various applications, e.g., sensors, absorbers, and membranes. A promising technique for the preparation of elastomeric i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart and Functional Polymers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,195 Views
16 Pages

30 September 2019

The preparation of ordered macroporous SiCN ceramics has attracted significant interest and is an attractive area for various applications, e.g., in the fields of catalysis, gas adsorption, or membranes. Non-oxidic ceramics, such as SiCN, own a great...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Porous Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,018 Views
15 Pages

Embedding Photoacids into Polymer Opal Structures: Synergistic Effects on Optical and Stimuli-Responsive Features

  • Martin Bitsch,
  • Anna Katharina Boehm,
  • Alexander Grandjean,
  • Gregor Jung and
  • Markus Gallei

3 December 2021

Opal films with their vivid structural colors represent a field of tremendous interest and obtained materials offer the possibility for many applications, such as optical sensors or anti-counterfeiting materials. A convenient method for the generatio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymeric Photonic Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,559 Views
21 Pages

16 December 2019

Fluoropolymers represent a unique class of functional polymers due to their various interesting and important properties such as thermal stability, resistance toward chemicals, repellent behaviors, and their low refractive indices in comparison to ot...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Chemistry)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,987 Views
16 Pages

Free-Standing and Self-Crosslinkable Hybrid Films by Core–Shell Particle Design and Processing

  • Steffen Vowinkel,
  • Stephen Paul,
  • Torsten Gutmann and
  • Markus Gallei

15 November 2017

The utilization and preparation of functional hybrid films for optical sensing applications and membranes is of utmost importance. In this work, we report the convenient and scalable preparation of self-crosslinking particle-based films derived by di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,390 Views
12 Pages

10 December 2016

The N1,N1ʹ-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(N2-phenyloxalamide) (OXA) is a soluble-type nucleator with a dissolving temperature of 230 °C in poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) matrix. The effect of thermal history and shear flow on the crystallization behavior of the PL...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Young Talents in Polymer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,195 Views
21 Pages

10 November 2021

Manufacturing meltblown nonwoven fabrics requires special grades of resin with very low viscosity, which are not dealt with so much on market and cost quite high compared to the standard grades. We propose a high-shear rate processing method that can...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Processing and Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,003 Views
12 Pages

31 October 2023

Although magnesium alloys show potential as structural and functional materials, they are difficult to join using traditional welding methods because of their low melting points and active chemical properties. Their poor weldability impedes their uni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,058 Views
25 Pages

Nano-Dry-Melting: A Novel Technology for Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical Amorphous Solid Dispersions

  • Malin Hermeling,
  • Christoph Nueboldt,
  • Roman Heumann,
  • Werner Hoheisel and
  • Joerg Breitkreutz

Amorphous solid dispersions (ASD) are one of the most prominent formulation approaches to overcome bioavailability issues that are often presented by new poorly soluble drug candidates. State-of-the art manufacturing techniques include hot melt extru...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Amorphous Solid Dispersions: Rational Selection of a Manufacturing Process)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,312 Views
13 Pages

4 November 2020

Organogel (OG) is a class of semi-solid gel, entrapping organic solvent within a three-dimensional network, which is formed via the self-assembly of organogelators. In the present study, OG was produced by glycerol monolaurate (GML) as organogelator....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Biopolymers and Colloids: A Theme Issue in Honor of Professor David Julian McClements)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,105 Views
16 Pages

28 September 2024

Single nucleotide variant (SNV) detection is pivotal in various fields, including disease diagnosis, viral screening, genetically modified organism (GMO) identification, and genotyping. However, detecting SNVs presents significant challenges due to t...

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)
  • Review
  • Open Access
355 Views
33 Pages

10 September 2026

Since pioneering fluid-flow models for the Iberian and French Variscan belt, advances in geochronology, thermochronology, and geodynamic modeling have improved our understanding of late Variscan crustal evolution. New datasets suggest tungsten and go...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Review Papers in “Earth Sciences” Section)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,107 Views
13 Pages

Comparison of Melting Processes for WPC and the Resulting Differences in Thermal Damage, Emissions and Mechanics

  • Sebastian Wiedl,
  • Peter Karlinger,
  • Michael Schemme,
  • Manuela List and
  • Holger Ruckdäschel

9 May 2022

The necessity for resource-efficient manufacturing technologies requires new developments within the field of plastic processing. Lightweight design using wood fibers as sustainable reinforcement for thermoplastics might be one solution. The processi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability in Fiber Composites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
4,247 Views
18 Pages

Effects of Organic Montmorillonite (OMMT) and Pre-Orientation on Property of Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA)/Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) Blends

  • Di Song,
  • Kai Wang,
  • Jianing Shen,
  • Long Zhao and ,
  • Nai Xu,
  • Sujuan Pang and
  • Lisha Pan
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

4 January 2020

Poly(l-lactic acid)/ethylene propylene diene monomer/organic montmorillonite (PLLA/EPDM/OMMT) samples were melt-compounded and then processed into sheets via two routes, namely, compression-molding and calendering. Tensile performance, morphology, an...

(This article belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,884 Views
10 Pages

24 June 2021

In this study, a Sn–Bi composite solder paste with thermosetting epoxy (TSEP Sn–Bi) was prepared by mixing Sn–Bi solder powder, flux, and epoxy system. The melting characteristics of the Sn–Bi solder alloy and the curing reaction of the epoxy system...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances of Welding Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
446 Views
28 Pages

Comparative Rheological and Physicochemical Characterization of Beeswax: Capping, Old Comb, and Foundation Wax

  • Ramón Arias,
  • Camila Mella,
  • Carolina Quezada,
  • Elizabeth Troncoso and ,
  • Daniel Ramírez and
  • Karen Yáñez
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

6 October 2026

Beeswax is a beekeeping product used in comb foundation manufacturing and in cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food applications. Data on their physicochemical and rheological behavior remain scarce. We compared capping wax (CW), old comb wax (OW), and f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bee Products: Chemical Properties, Processing, and Quality)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,812 Views
11 Pages

Milligram Size Rheology of Molten Polymers

  • Salvatore Costanzo,
  • Rossana Pasquino,
  • Jörg Läuger and
  • Nino Grizzuti

18 February 2019

During laboratory practice, it is often necessary to perform rheological measurements with small specimens, mainly due to the limited availability of the investigated systems. Such a restriction occurs, for example, because the laboratory synthesis o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Experimental and Computational Rheology)