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Facile Fabrication of Functional Membranes through Oxidant-Triggered Plant-Inspired Surface Modification
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Surface functionalization methods are critically important for materials research community in endowing surfaces with multiple novel and unique properties. Plant-derived polyphenolic compounds exhibit material-independent adhesive affinity and form versatile coatings via synchronous oxidation and...
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Multifunctional Self-Healing Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers for Biomedical Applications
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Hydrogel is a chemically or physically cross-linked hydrophilic three-dimensional (3D) polymer network. Classic hydrogels with irreversibly cross-linked polymer networks cannot heal after rupture, leading to degradation and deterioration in their functions over time. In contrast, self-healing...
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Spring 2017
Mussels can obtain strong underwater attachment to virtually all kinds of surfaces including rocks, metals, wood structures, polymers and concretes by secreting mussel foot proteins to form byssus. Great efforts have been dedicated to understanding this behavior and it is found that an catecholic...
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Fall 2017
In this study, an oxidant-induced mussel-inspired modification was implemented to prepare modified polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane utilizing the deposition of polydopamine (PDA) coating, which was oxidized by sodium periodate under a slightly acidic condition (pH = 5.0). The surface...