Self-healing polymeric materials with branched architectures and reversible cross-linking
functionalities at the periphery of branches were synthesized by atom transfer radical …

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) provides access to well-defined polymers with
complex architecture, such as block and graft copolymers, stars or brushes. 1-5 Typically, …

Background Moderate intraoperative hypothermia promotes myocardial injury, surgical site
infections, and blood loss. Whether aggressive warming to a truly normothermic temperature …

The kinetics of copper-mediated controlled/living radical polymerization (CRP) of methyl
acrylate (MA) in the presence of Cu 0 and two different ligands that form active catalyst …

In this study, thermal and physicochemical characterization results of corncob (CC) and its
derived biochars were analyzed and differentiated from sawdust (SD) and cornstalk (CS). The …

This paper attempts to provide an up-to-date depiction and analysis of the consumer’s attitude
towards sustainability of fast fashion products in the UK. Four related strands of literature …

Aims Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is characterized by extensive aortic wall matrix
degradation that contributes to the remodelling and eventual rupture of the arterial wall. …

Increasing concentrations of anthropogenic antibiotics and their metabolites in aqueous
environments has caused growing concerns over the proliferation of antibiotic resistance and …

This work proposes a memristor-based quantized convolutional auto-encoder (MQCAE)
and applies it in an image denoising application. The pulse width or amplitude is gradually …

Ni, and Os, etc., as catalysts. 1À7 ATRP provides a versatile tool to prepare polymeric
materials with various architectures including block and graft copolymers, stars, and brushes. …