Mussel-inspired thermo-switchable underwater adhesive based on a Janus hydrogel by Hiroya Abe, Daichi Yoshihara, Soichiro Tottori, Matsuhiko Nishizawa

“…Herein, we present a Janus hydrogel adhesive that can reversibly switch its adhesion strength, which is controlled by temperature, using a thermoresponsive polymer and mussel-inspired molecules. This thermoswitchable adhesive (TSA) hydrogel displays both strong adhesion and gentle detachment with an over 1000-fold gap in underwater adhesion strength onto glass, titanium, aluminum, and Teflon substrates when exposed to temperatures above and below the lower critical solution temperature (LCST). …”
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Diversity and succession of microbial communities on typical microplastics in Xincun Bay, a long-term mariculture tropical lagoon by Shi Yunfeng, Wang Shuai, Wang Hui, Li Zhaoyang, Cai Jiali, Han Qiuying, Zhao Muqiu

“…In this study, three polymer types of microplastics (MPs), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS) and polypropylene (PP), were exposed for 60 days in Xincun Bay (Hainan, China), a long-term mariculture tropical lagoon. …”
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Adsorption of Mercury(II) Ions by Poly(Hydroxyethylmethacrylate) Adsorbents with Thiazolidine Groups by Ç. Arpa, A. Sağlam, S. Bektał, S. Patir, Ö. Genç, A. Denizli

“…We have recently developed a new polymer system for the removal of contaminant heavy metal ions from aquatic systems. …”
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Performance and Characterization for Blend Membrane of PES with Manganese(III) Acetylacetonate as Metalorganic Nanoparticles by H. Abdallah, M. S. Shalaby, A. M. H. Shaban

“…The prepared nanoparticle powder was dissolved in polymer solution mixture to produce RO PES/Mn(acac)3 blend membrane, without any treatment of Polyethersulfone membrane surface. …”
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Effect of water release behavior by pH-sensitive microgels on hydration, microstructure of cementitious materials by Gengtong Zhang, Huiyun Xia, Dongwei Cao, Huaxin Chen, Weihua Li

“…Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) has been effectively applied in cement-based materials for controllable water release to alleviate autogenous shrinkage. …”
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Synthesis of Schiff bases based on Chitosan, thermal stability and evaluation of antimicrobial and antitumor activities by Abdullah Ali Alamri, Rita M. A. Borik, Ashraf H. F. Abd El-Wahab, Hany M. Mohamed, Khatib S. Ismail, Mohamed R. El-Aassar, Al-Anood M. Al-Dies, Ahmed M. El-Agrody

“…Also, DSC shows endothermal peak of CS at 100 °C due to the loss of water and second thermal event related to the decomposition of amine units with an exothermic peak at 295 °C, while Schiff bases shows endothermal peak around 70–95 °C which is related to the loss of water for all samples and the second exothermic peak around 260–280 °C is related to the decomposition of the amine group in the polymer units. The antimicrobial activities of Schiff bases were tested against + ve/ − ve Gram bacteria, and fungi, while antitumor activities were evaluated against cell lines, MCF-7, HCT-116, and HepG-2. …”
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Unzipping of knotted DNA via nanopore translocation by Antonio Suma, Cristian Micheletti

“…DNA unzipping by nanopore translocation has implications in diverse contexts, from polymer physics to single-molecule manipulation to DNA–enzyme interactions in biological systems. …”
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Feasibility of Reprocessing Natural Fiber Filled Poly(lactic acid) Composites: An In-Depth Investigation by Sujal Bhattacharjee, Dilpreet S. Bajwa

“…Measurements of fiber length and molecular weight of polymer were, respectively, carried out by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). …”
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An Isothermal Sorption Model Based on the Flory-Huggins Theory: Application to Analyze Water Sorption of Wheat Flour by Wangming LI, Rongkun MA, Qingchao JIA, Na XU, Xinxin KONG, Xiaoxiao WEI

“…The results showed that the proposed model could give a good prediction of isothermal water sorption in wheat flour, with the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter χ ranging from 0.86 to 1.52 and the cross-linking density of polymer ranging from 3000 to 6400 mol/m3, which suggested that the model was reasonable. …”
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An Updated Analytical Structural Pounding Force Model Based on Viscoelasticity of Materials by Qichao Xue, Chunwei Zhang, Jian He, Guangping Zou, Jingcai Zhang

“…Furthermore, a steel-to-polymer pounding example is calculated, and the application of the proposed method in vibration control analysis for pounding tuned mass damper (TMD) is simulated consequently. …”
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Preparation of Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemical Sensors and Analysis of the Doping of Epinephrine in Equine Blood by Zhao Wang, Yanqi Li, Xiaoxue Xi, Qichao Zou, Yuexing Zhang

“…In this paper, a novel molecularly imprinted polymer membrane modified glassy carbon electrode for electrochemical sensors (MIP-OH-MWCNTs-GCE) for epinephrine (EP) was successfully prepared by a gel-sol method using an optimized functional monomer oligosilsesquioxane-Al₂O₃ sol-ITO composite sol (ITO-POSS-Al₂O₃). …”
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Research on Control of Rib Spalling Disaster in the Three-Soft Coal Seam by Feng Cui, Tinghui Zhang, Xiaoqiang Cheng

“…And, silicate-modified polymer grouting reinforcement materials (SMPGMs) are used in field experiments. …”
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Recent progress of artificial cells in structure design, functionality and the prospects in food biotechnology by Li Li, Xiaolin Yao, Guoliang Li, Qianqian Guo, Juan Yue, Wenguang Liu, Yapeng Fang, Adam Midgley, Mouming Zhao, Katsuyoshi Nishinari

“…In the interdisciplinary field of artificial cell construction, based on their constituent components, these systems can be categorized into lipid/polymer vesicles, coacervate, colloidosome, and metal-organic framework (MOF) artificial cells. …”
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Visualization of microbial biofilms in case of digestive disorders in lambs by E. M. Lenchenko, N. P. Sachivkina, D. A. Blumenkrants, A. Yu. Arsenyuk

“…Light microscopy results demonstrated formation of three-dimensional biofilm structure in the form of dense grid consisting of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeast cells, hyphas and pseudohyphas surrounded with intracellular polymer matrix. Presence of blastospores aided to the increased number of cells attached to the substrate, and biofilm was formed, which consisted of rod and round cells attached to the microfungi cells. …”
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Development of Potentiometric Phenol Sensors by Nata de Coco Membrane on Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode by Ani Mulyasuryani, Afifah Muhimmatul Mustaghfiroh

“…Nata de coco, a bacterial cellulose as a result of coconut water fermentation, is a conductive polymer with a electrical conductivity of 553 μS/cm and has high mechanical stability. …”
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Antimicrobial membranes based on polycaprolactone:pectin blends reinforced with zeolite faujasite for cloxacillin-controlled release by Bárbara Bernardi, João Otávio Donizette Malafatti, Ailton José Moreira, Andressa Cristina de Almeida Nascimento, Juliana Bruzaca Lima, Lilian Aparecida Fiorini Vermeersch, Elaine Cristina Paris

“…These results prove that obtaining a hybrid fiber (polymer-zeolite) to incorporate drugs to be released in a controlled manner was successfully achieved. …”
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Efficiency of Sodium Polyacrylate to Improve Durability of Concrete under Adverse Curing Condition by Tanvir Manzur, Shohana Iffat, Munaz Ahmed Noor

“…Under these circumstances, Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) can be utilized as an alternative internal curing agent. …”
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Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging Detection of Defects in Civil Aircraft Composites by Mian Zhong, Bingwei Liu, Chen Li, Zhiqi Wang, Dongshan Wei, Bin Zhou, Xin Dai, Yajun Xu

“…To investigate the defect damage detection and its spectral characteristics and imaging of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminates, defects from the low-velocity impact damage in composites were measured by the THz time-domain reflection imaging system. …”
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Experimental Study on Compressive and Flexural Performances of Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Yimeng Wei, Yuan Qin, Junrui Chai, Chengyong Xu, Yue Zhang, Xianwei Zhang

“…In practical engineering, steel fiber or polymer fiber is usually selected to improve the tensile and crack resistance of concrete. …”
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Seismic Behavior and Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Short Columns Impacted by Oblique Earthquakes by Chunyang Liu, Guixin Yu, Xisen Fan, Changqun Guo, Fei Li

“…The studied parameters include the loading angle, axial compression ratio, the high-strength stirrups with small spacing, and the carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) wrapped column end or outer steel plate mesh at the end of the column. …”
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