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Table of Contents for Polymer International

Polycarbonate urethane films modified by heparin to enhance hemocompatibility and endothelialization

Polyurethane with pendant carboxyl groups was synthesized by a two‐step reaction using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate as hard segments, polycarbonate diols as soft segments and...

Preparation of polymer microspheres with a rosin moiety from rosin ester, styrene and divinylbenzene

Rosin was reacted with hydroxyethyl methacrylate to produce a macromonomer. This macromonomer was used to partly replace styrene for the novel preparation of polymer microspheres with divinylbenzene...

Kenaf‐filled biodegradable composites: rheological and mechanical behaviour

Biodegradable polymer composites, typically based on biodegradable polymer matrices and natural‐organic fillers, are gaining rising interest and importance over the last few years. Several...

Polystyrene composites of single‐walled carbon nanotubes‐graft‐polystyrene

Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) dispersed in N‐methylpyrrolidone (NMP) were functionalized by addition of polystyryl radicals from 2,2,6,6‐tetramethyl‐1‐piperidinyloxy‐ended polystyrene...

Structure–property relationships in polyhydroxyurethanes produced from terephthaloyl dicyclocarbonate with various polyamines

This article focuses on the synthesis and characterization of polyhydroxyurethanes (PHUs) obtained from the reaction between bis[(2‐oxo‐1,3‐dioxolan‐4‐yl)methyl]benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate (DCter) and...

Interfacial agent effect on rheological response and crystallite characteristics in germicidal polypropylene/titanium dioxide nanocomposites

Germicidal nanocomposites based on metallocene isotactic polypropylene (iPP) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles have been prepared at a constant TiO2 content of 2 wt%. Different quantities of...

Hydroxyl‐functional polyurethanes and polyesters: synthesis, properties and potential biomedical application

This mini review gives an overview of the synthesis of polyurethanes and polyesters with pendant hydroxyl groups performed mainly in our group. Significant for the synthesis of most of these polymers...

Modification of epoxy–anhydride thermosets using a hyperbranched poly(ester‐amide): I. Kinetic study

An epoxy‐anhydride formulation used for the coating of electrical devices was modified with a commercially available hyperbranched poly(ester‐amide), Hybrane™ S2200, in order to improve the thermal...