Interfacial compatibilization of PLA and Mg in composites for bioresorbable bone implants

Interfacial compatibilization of PLA and Mg in composites for bioresorbable bone implants M Ben Abdeljawad, X Carette, R Mincheva, J. Odent1 and J-M Raquez Abstract :  In this study, polylactide (PLA)/magnesium (Mg) composites were produced through extrusion and compression-molding. In order to enhance the interfacial adhesion between the hydrophobic matrix and the hydrophilic filler, an […]

Cerium Salts: An Efficient Curing Catalyst for Benzoxazine Based Coatings

Cerium Salts: An Efficient Curing Catalyst for Benzoxazine Based Coatings Tao Zhang, Leila Bonnaud, Jean-Marie Racquez, Marc Poorteman, Marjorie Olivier and Philippe Dubois Abstract :  The effect of three different cerium salts (Ce(NO3)3·6H2O, CeCl3·7H2O and Ce(OOCCH3)3·5H2O) on the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of a model diamine-based benzoxazine (4EP-pPDA) was investigated. With the incorporation of the cerium […]

Update and Challenges in Carbon Dioxide-Based Polycarbonate Synthesis.

Update and Challenges in Carbon Dioxide-Based Polycarbonate Synthesis. Dr. Jin Huang, Dr. Joshua C. Worch, Prof. Dr. Andrew P. Dove, Prof. Dr. Olivier Coulembier Abstract : The utilization of carbon dioxide as a comonomer to produce polycarbonates has attracted a great deal of attention from both industrial and academic communities because it promises to replace petroleum-derived plastics and […]

High‐Performance Bio‐Based Benzoxazines from Enzymatic Synthesis of Diphenols

High‐Performance Bio‐Based Benzoxazines from Enzymatic Synthesis of Diphenols Leïla Bonnaud, Benjamin Chollet, Ludovic Dumas, Aurélien A. M. Peru, Amandine L. Flourat, Florent Allais, and Philippe Dubois Abstract :  This paper reports the preparation, characterization, and performance of three low viscosity fully bio‐based benzoxazine resins synthesized from bio‐based furfurylamine, paraformaldehyde, and three new enzymatic originated diphenols […]

Simultaneous “O−Alkyl” and “O−Acyl” Lactone Cleavages from Hydroxy-Carboxylic Acid Initiators: Direct Access to Multiblock Architecture

Simultaneous “O−Alkyl” and “O−Acyl” Lactone Cleavages from Hydroxy-Carboxylic Acid Initiators: Direct Access to Multiblock Architecture Bryan Raeskinet, Sébastien Moins, Luke Harvey, Julien De Winter, Céline Henoumont, Sophie Laurent, and Olivier Coulembier Abstract : Herein, we demonstrate the possibility to prepare multiblock polyester-based copolymers in a “one-pot, one-step” approach from independent and simultaneous ROPs of 4- and […]

Hierarchical chemomechanical encoding of multiresponsive hydrogel actuators via 3D printing

Hierarchical chemomechanical encoding of multiresponsive hydrogel actuators via 3D printing Jérémy Odent, Sophie Vanderstappen, Antoniya Toncheva, Enzo Pichon, Thomas J. Wallin, Kaiyang Wang, Robert F. Shepherd, Philippe Duboisa and Jean-Marie Raquez Abstract :  Inspired by nature, we herein demonstrate a family of multi-responsive hydrogel-based actuators that are encoded with anisotropic swelling behavior to provide rapid […]

Highly Elastic, Transparent, and Conductive 3D-Printed Ionic Composite Hydrogel

Highly Elastic, Transparent, and Conductive 3D-Printed Ionic Composite Hydrogel Jérémy Odent, Thomas J. Wallin, Wenyang Pan, Kevin Kruemplestaedter, Robert F. Shepherd, and Emmanuel P. Giannelis Abstract :  Despite extensive progress to engineer hydrogels for a broad range of technologies, practical applications have remained elusive due to their (until recently) poor mechanical properties and lack of […]

Hierarchical chemomechanical encoding of multiresponsive hydrogel actuators via 3D printing

Hierarchical chemomechanical encoding of multiresponsive hydrogel actuators via 3D printing Jérémy Odent, Sophie Vanderstappen, Antoniya Toncheva, Enzo Pichon, Thomas J. Wallin, Kaiyang Wang, Robert F. Shepherd, Philippe Dubois and Jean-Marie Raquez Abstract :  Inspired by nature, we herein demonstrate a family of multi-responsive hydrogel-based actuators that are encoded with anisotropic swelling behavior to provide rapid […]

Enhancement of thermal conductivity in epoxy coatings through the combined addition of expanded graphite and boron nitride fillers

Enhancement of thermal conductivity in epoxy coatings through the combined addition of expanded graphite and boron nitride fillers Isaac Isarn, Leïla Bonnaud, Lluís Massagués, Àngels Serra, Francesc Ferrando Abstract :  Expanded graphite (EG) and boron nitride (BN) were used as fillers to impart thermal conductivity (TC) while maintaining electrical insulation of a homopolymerized cycloaliphatic epoxy […]

Enhancement of thermal conductivity in epoxy coatings through the combined addition of expanded graphite and boron nitride fillers

Enhancement of thermal conductivity in epoxy coatings through the combined addition of expanded graphite and boron nitride fillers Isaac Isarn, Leïla Bonnaud, Lluís Massagués, Àngels Serra, Francesc Ferrando Abstract :  Expanded graphite (EG) and boron nitride (BN) were used as fillers to impart thermal conductivity (TC) while maintaining electrical insulation of a homopolymerized cycloaliphatic epoxy […]