SU-GG-T-308: Polymer Cross-Linking and Sensitivity Enhancement in Normoxic Polymer Gels Used for Three-Dimensional Dosimetry

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (6Part14) ◽  
pp. 2796-2796
Author(s):  
R Martin ◽  
J BenComo ◽  
M Heard ◽  
M Martin ◽  
K Kaluarachchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Polymer Gels ◽  
Sensitivity Enhancement ◽  
Cross Linking

Televisualization: An Aid To Collaborative Research In Molecular Structure Biology

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (S2) ◽  
pp. 32-33
Author(s):  
M. F. Schmid ◽  
P. Matsudaira ◽  
M. T. Dougherty ◽  
M. B. Sherman ◽  
C. Henn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Actin Filaments ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Horseshoe Crab ◽  
Hexagonal Lattice ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Limulus Polyphemus ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Tilt Series

Collaboration between local microscopists and image processing specialists, and their remote biological colleagues, has been hampered by the difficulty of i) transferring the three-dimensional reconstructions of macromolecules resulting from the cryomicroscopy and image processing, ii) viewing the results in a meaningful way, and iii) communicating the results and the interpretations derived therefrom to each other.The acrosomal process is an intracellular quasi-crystalline organelle in the head of the sperm of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. It consists of 100 - 130 actin-scruin filaments packed together in a pseudo-hexagonal lattice and is up to 60 μm long with a diameter of 0.1 μm. Scruin-scruin interactions are responsible for cross-linking the actin filaments together in the bundle. Our goal was to reveal interfilament interactions in the bundle. We have taken tilt series images in the electron microscope to reconstruct its three-dimensional structure at 45 Å resolution.

scholarly journals Optically transparent, high-toughness elastomer using a polyrotaxane cross-linker as a molecular pulley

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. eaat7629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Gotoh ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Abu Bin Imran ◽  
Mitsuo Hara ◽  
Takahiro Seki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
External Force ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
High Toughness ◽  
Dimensional Network ◽  
Cyclic Molecules ◽  
Optically Transparent ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Special Challenge

An elastomer is a three-dimensional network with a cross-linked polymer chain that undergoes large deformation with a small external force and returns to its original state when the external force is removed. Because of this hyperelasticity, elastomers are regarded as one of the best candidates for the matrix material of soft robots. However, the comprehensive performance required of matrix materials is a special challenge because improvement of some matrix properties often causes the deterioration of others. For example, an improvement in toughness can be realized by adding a large amount of filler to an elastomer, but to the impairment of optical transparency. Therefore, to produce an elastomer exhibiting optimum properties suitable for the desired purpose, very elaborate, complicated materials are often devised. Here, we have succeeded in creating an optically transparent, easily fabricated elastomer with good extensibility and high toughness by using a polyrotaxane (PR) composed of cyclic molecules and a linear polymer as a cross-linking agent. In general, elastomers having conventional cross-linked structures are susceptible to breakage as a result of loss of extensibility at high cross-linking density. We found that the toughness of the transparent elastomer prepared using the PR cross-linking agent is enhanced along with its Young’s modulus as cross-linking density is increased.

scholarly journals Transformation Between 2D and 3D Covalent Organic Frameworks via Reversible [2+2] Cycloaddition

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaksen Jadhav ◽  
Yuan Fang ◽  
Cheng-Hao Liu ◽  
Afshin Dadvand ◽  
Ehsan Hamzehpoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Band Structure ◽  
Absorption Edge ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Covalent Organic Frameworks ◽  
Doping Behavior ◽  
2D Polymers ◽  
2D And 3D

We report the first transformation between crystalline vinylene-linked two-dimensional (2D) polymers and crystalline cyclobutane-linked three-dimensional (3D) polymers. Specifically, absorption-edge irradiation of the 2D poly(arylenevinylene) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) results in topological [2+2] cycloaddition cross-linking the π-stacked layers in 3D COFs. The reaction is reversible and heating to 200°C leads to a cycloreversion while retaining the COF crystallinity. The resulting difference in connectivity is manifested in the change of mechanical and electronic properties, including exfoliation, blue-shifted UV-Vis absorption, altered luminescence, modified band structure and different acid-doping behavior. The Li-impregnated 2D and 3D COFs show a significant ion conductivity of 1.8×10<sup>−4</sup> S/cm and 3.5×10<sup>−5</sup> S/cm, respectively. Even higher room temperature proton conductivity of 1.7×10<sup>-2</sup> S/cm and 2.2×10<sup>-3</sup> S/cm was found for H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>-treated 2D and 3D COFs, respectively.

scholarly journals On-Chip Fabrication and In-Flow 3D-Printing of Cell-Laden Microgel Constructs: From Chip to Scaffold Materials in One Integral Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Förster ◽  
Jürgen Groll ◽  
Benjamin Reineke ◽  
Stephan Hauschild ◽  
Ilona Paulus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Cell Protection ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Produce Cell ◽  
Chip Fabrication ◽  
Integral Process ◽  
Scaffold Materials ◽  
On Chip

Bioprinting has evolved into a thriving technology for the fabrication of cell-laden scaffolds. Bioinks are the most critical component for bioprinting. Recently, microgels have been introduced as a very promising bioink enabling cell protection and the control of the cellular microenvironment. However, their microfluidic fabrication inherently seemed to be a limitation. Here we introduce a direct coupling of microfluidics and 3D-printing for the microfluidic production of cell-laden microgels with direct in-flow bioprinting into stable scaffolds. The methodology enables the continuous on-chip encapsulation of cells into monodisperse microdroplets with subsequent in-flow cross-linking to produce cell-laden microgels, which after exiting a microtubing are automatically jammed into thin continuous microgel filaments. The integration into a 3D printhead allows direct in-flow printing of the filaments into free-standing three-dimensional scaffolds. The method is demonstrated for different cross-linking methods and cell lines. With this advancement, microfluidics is no longer a bottleneck for biofabrication. <br>

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF INFLUENCE OF CROSS-LINKING AGENTS ON CHARACTERISTICS OF SPATIAL GRID AND PROPERTIES OF URETHANE POLYMER

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Inna Slepchuk ◽  
Olga Ya. Semeshko ◽  
Yuliya G. Saribekova ◽  
Irina N. Kulish ◽  
Igor V. Gorokhov
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Polymeric Films ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Glycidyl Ethers ◽  
Equilibrium Swelling ◽  
Spatial Grid

Results of study of influence of amount of functional groups of glycidyl ethers on characteristics of the spatial grid of crosslinked polyurethane polymer are presented. Parameters of a three-dimensional spatial grid of investigated samples of polymeric films and their physical and mechanical properties were determined by a method of equilibrium swelling in organic solvents.

Preparation and properties of high melt strength PBS and its environmentally friendly foaming materials

2021 ◽  
pp. 026248932110536
Author(s):  
Xiao-Ming Zhou ◽  
Yi-Fan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Polymer Melt ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Graft Material ◽  
Butylene Succinate ◽  
Foaming Agent ◽  
Melt Strength ◽  
Blending Method

In order to improve the melt strength of Poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) resin, the silane graft-crosslinked PBS copolyester materials were prepared by melt blending method with vinyltriethyl silane as graft material and benzyl peroxide (BPO) as initiator. At the same time, the environmentally friendly compound foaming agent (citric acid and sodium bicarbonate) was used as foaming agent. The results showed that the tensile properties and melt strength of PBS resin were greatly improved after silane grafting and cross-linking, and the graft and cross-linking reaction between PBS resin and silane occurred, forming a three-dimensional space network structure, and the viscosity and elasticity of polymer melt was changed, which increased the entropy elasticity of the material and strengthened the polymer melt strength. The additional amount of compound foaming agent and the cross-linking degree of material had important influence on the diameter and distribution of PBS foaming material.

Ion cross-linking assisted synthesis ZIF-8/chitosan/melamine sponge with anti-biofouling activity for enhanced uranium recovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuejie Guo ◽  
Haocheng Yang ◽  
Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Porous Structure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Marine Microorganisms ◽  
Uranium Recovery

Micro/mesoporous powders structure and marine microorganisms biofouling directly limited the potential of ZIFs in uranium recovery from seawater. Herein, an anti-biofouling ZIF-8/chitosan/melamine sponge adsorbent (CFZ8) with three-dimensional porous structure was...

scholarly journals Collagen scaffolds functionalized with triple-helical peptides support 3D HUVEC culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 471-482
Author(s):  
Jean-Daniel Malcor ◽  
Emma J Hunter ◽  
Natalia Davidenko ◽  
Daniel V Bax ◽  
Ruth Cameron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Umbilical Vein ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Collagen Scaffolds ◽  
Mechanical Stiffness ◽  
Helical Peptides ◽  
Surface Receptors ◽  
Engineered Tissues

Abstract Porous biomaterials which provide a structural and biological support for cells have immense potential in tissue engineering and cell-based therapies for tissue repair. Collagen biomaterials that can host endothelial cells represent promising tools for the vascularization of engineered tissues. Three-dimensional collagen scaffolds possessing controlled architecture and mechanical stiffness are obtained through freeze–drying of collagen suspensions, followed by chemical cross-linking which maintains their stability. However, cross-linking scaffolds renders their biological activity suboptimal for many cell types, including human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), by inhibiting cell–collagen interactions. Here, we have improved crucial HUVEC interactions with such cross-linked collagen biomaterials by covalently coupling combinations of triple-helical peptides (THPs). These are ligands for collagen-binding cell-surface receptors (integrins or discoidin domain receptors) or secreted proteins (SPARC and von Willebrand factor). THPs enhanced HUVEC adhesion, spreading and proliferation on 2D collagen films. THPs grafted to 3D-cross-linked collagen scaffolds promoted cell survival over seven days. This study demonstrates that THP-functionalized collagen scaffolds are promising candidates for hosting endothelial cells with potential for the production of vascularized engineered tissues in regenerative medicine applications.

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