scholarly journals A three-dimensional statistical model for imaged microstructures of porous polymer films

2017 ◽  
Vol 269 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. BARMAN ◽  
D. BOLIN
2020 ◽  
Vol 281 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. RÖDING ◽  
C. FAGER ◽  
A. OLSSON ◽  
C. VON CORSWANT ◽  
E. OLSSON ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kemerink ◽  
S.F. Alvarado ◽  
P.M. Koenraad ◽  
R.A.J. Janssen ◽  
H.W.M. Salemink ◽  
...  

AbstractScanning-tunneling spectroscopy experiments have been performed on conjugated polymer films and have been compared to a three-dimensional numerical model for charge injection and transport. It is found that field enhancement near the tip apex leads to significant changes in the injected current, which can amount to more than an order of magnitude, and can even change the polarity of the dominant charge carrier. As a direct consequence, the single-particle band gap and band alignment of the organic material can be directly obtained from tip height-voltage (z-V) curves, provided that the tip has a sufficiently sharp apex.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 1141-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Wagner ◽  
Lukas Kamer ◽  
Takeshi Sawaguchi ◽  
Robert Geoff Richards ◽  
Hansrudi Noser ◽  
...  

Nanoscale ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 14446-14452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Wan Lim ◽  
Min Chul Suh

We have investigated a simple and cost-effective fabrication method for a porous polymer film employing the spin-coating process during continuous supply of water droplets by an ultrasonic humidifier.


2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1001-1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Escalé ◽  
Laurent Rubatat ◽  
Laurent Billon ◽  
Maud Save

Author(s):  
Guadalupe del C. Pizarro ◽  
Oscar G. Marambio ◽  
Manuel Jeria-Orell ◽  
Diego P. Oyarzún ◽  
Rudy Martin-Trasanco ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Kollar ◽  
Andrea Morelli ◽  
Federica Chiellini ◽  
Stanislav Miertus ◽  
Dusan Bakos ◽  
...  

In this study, a combined experimental and computational study of long-term human bladder epithelial cell line HBLAK adhesion and proliferation on five different polymeric surfaces, namely hyaluronic acid, amylose, collagen, polyhydroxybutyrate, and polylactic acid, was performed with the goal to understand the nature of the attraction between various surface materials and a simplified model of the cell surface (transmembrane protein integrin). These biodegradable polymers are frequently used as scaffolds for tissue engineering. During formation of the new tissue, the scaffold polymers are gradually replaced by the natural extracellular matrix of the proliferating cells. Cell adhesion and proliferation experiments were carried out employing thin polymer films prepared by solvent casting while for the computational approach three-dimensional molecular models of layers of ordered polymeric fibers were used as quasi-planar nano-sized models of polymeric surface patches. Experimental results indicated a good capability of amylose, polyhydroxybutyrate, and hyaluronic acid polymer films to foster cell adhesion. Proliferation experiment, carried out by incubating cells with the investigated polymer films for 72 h, showed that all the investigated polymers are able to sustain a good proliferation of HBLAK cells almost comparable to plain glass. Computational estimate of molecular mechanic interaction energies between three-dimensional models of polymeric films and the collagen-binding α2 I domain of the cell adhesion receptor integrin α2β1 confirmed elevated affinity to amylose and polyhydroxybutyrate that is related to higher polarity of function groups on the film surface as documented by the maps of molecular electrostatic potential. This combined experimental and modeling approach can contribute to rational design and surface modifications of polymeric material suitable for forming the scaffolds of human urethra that can be effectively colonized by stem cells.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (27) ◽  
pp. 15593-15605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rumiaya Pervin ◽  
Pijush Ghosh ◽  
Madivala G. Basavaraj

The work contributes to a fundamental understanding of how to regulate the microstructure of porous polymer films fabricated via evaporation induced phase separation (EIPS).


2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 4324-4330 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Christoph Jung ◽  
Regina Rosenhauer ◽  
Michael Rutloh ◽  
Christian Kempe ◽  
Joachim Stumpe

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