{"title":"CO2-Responsive Copolymers for Membrane Applications, Synthesis, and Performance Evaluation","authors":"Emil Pashayev, Prokopios Georgopanos","doi":"10.1002/mame.202570006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202570006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Back Cover</b>: In article 2400290, Emil Pashayev and Prokopios Georgopanos present the design and synthesis of a carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) responsive poly (N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-acrylamide)-<i>b</i>-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PDMAPAm-<i>b</i>-PMMA) diblock copolymer via a two-step reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization, while also investigating the application of the synthesized polymer as a CO<sub>2</sub> membrane adsorber.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"310 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.202570006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143404551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Evaluation of Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid) Encapsulated Betulinic Acid Nanocarrier for Improved Anti-Tumor Efficacy","authors":"Cyril Tlou Selepe, Khanyisile Sheer Dhlamini, Lesego Tshweu, Lusisizwe Kwezi, Bathabile Ramalapa, Suprakas Sinha Ray","doi":"10.1002/mame.202570004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202570004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: Natural anti-tumor agents are highly regarded for their low cytotoxicity towards healthy cells. However, their relatively short systematic half-life and low bioavailability impose hurdles for clinical application. This study introduces a strategy to surmount these obstacles by developing a drug delivery system employing biopolymeric emulsion techniques to optimize the therapeutic efficacy of a natural anti-tumor agent, betulinic acid. More details can be found in article 2400283 by Bathabile Ramalapa, Suprakas Sinha Ray, and co-workers. Suprakas Sinha Ray designed the cover art in collaboration with the team at INMYWORK Studio. \u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"310 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.202570004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143404550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gergő Róth, Tibor Nagy, Ákos Kuki, Levente Novák, Dávid Nyul, Miklós Zsuga, Sándor Kéki
{"title":"Detailed Compositional and Structure–Property Analysis of Ethylene Oxide-Propylene Oxide Triblock Copolymers","authors":"Gergő Róth, Tibor Nagy, Ákos Kuki, Levente Novák, Dávid Nyul, Miklós Zsuga, Sándor Kéki","doi":"10.1002/mame.202570001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202570001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: A detailed analysis of PEO-PPO based block copolymers revealed the presence of diblock copolymers, which modify their HLB values. By analyzing the copolymers, the authors mapped the composition-property relationships then an artificial neural network was created providing the properties of polymer solutions for any estimated copolymer composition. More details can be found in article 2400297 by Sándor Kéki and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"310 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.202570001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143114536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Kakapour, Saied Nouri Khorasani, Shahla Khalili, Mahshid Hafezi, Mehdi Sattari-Najafabadi, Mahsa Najarzadegan, Samin Saleki, Shadab Bagheri-Khoulenjani
{"title":"An Injectable IPN Nanocomposite Hydrogel Embedding Nano Silica for Tissue Engineering Application","authors":"Ali Kakapour, Saied Nouri Khorasani, Shahla Khalili, Mahshid Hafezi, Mehdi Sattari-Najafabadi, Mahsa Najarzadegan, Samin Saleki, Shadab Bagheri-Khoulenjani","doi":"10.1002/mame.202570003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202570003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Back Cover</b>: In article 2400242, Saied Nouri Khorasani and co-workers discuss the development of a IPN hydrogel of GelMA and alginate, reinforced with nano silica. The resulted hydrogel exhibits enhanced physical, rheological and mechanical properties, and biocompatibility, making it a promising candidate for cartilage tissue engineering. The incorporation of nano silica improves the structural integrity, injectability, and functionality of the hydrogel, facilitating better integration with biological tissues.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"310 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.202570003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143114537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development and Evaluation of Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid) Encapsulated Betulinic Acid Nanocarrier for Improved Anti-Tumor Efficacy","authors":"Cyril Tlou Selepe, Khanyisile Sheer Dhlamini, Lesego Tshweu, Lusisizwe Kwezi, Bathabile Ramalapa, Suprakas Sinha Ray","doi":"10.1002/mame.202400283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400283","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Betulinic acid (BA) is a promising natural anti-tumor agent renowned for its activity against various tumor cell types. Despite its favorable profile of low cytotoxicity to normal cells, BA's inherent hydrophobic nature and relatively short systematic half-life impose hurdles for clinical application. This study introduces a strategy to surmount these obstacles by developing a drug delivery system employing poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-encapsulated BA nanoparticles (PLGA-BA NPs). Rigorous characterization techniques such as dynamic light scattering (DLS), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses are employed to confirm the integrity of the drug within the nanocarriers. The PLGA-BA NPs demonstrated a mean particle size of 196 ± 6.80 nm. XRD analysis demonstrated the amorphous state of the PLGA-BA formulation, a characteristic vital for sustained drug release and enhanced bioavailability. The PLGA-BA NPs exhibited spherical morphology with encapsulation and loading efficiency of 83 ± 9.24% and 7.0 ± 0.4%, respectively, highlighting efficient encapsulation of the drug within the PLGA NPs. In vitro, cytotoxicity assessments demonstrated enhanced anti-proliferative efficacy against breast and lung tumor cells when utilizing PLGA-BA NPs in comparison to free BA. This research underlines the potential of employing the developed PLGA-based nanocarrier to optimize the therapeutic efficacy of BA.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"310 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.202400283","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143404316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Speckle Pattern Analysis of PVK:rGO Composite Based Memristor Device","authors":"Ramin Jamali, Madeh Sajjadi, Babak Taherkhani, Davood Abbaszadeh, Ali-Reza Moradi","doi":"10.1002/mame.202470023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202470023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: In article 2400213, Davood Abbaszadeh, Ali-Reza Moradi, and co-workers demonstrate the innovative approach of speckle pattern statistical analysis for memristor devices characterization while they are in operation. The method is non-invasive, remote, and probeless. Analyzing the speckle patterns of PVK:rGO memristors in their ON/OFF states provides insights into resistance mechanism and information on the distribution of charge carriers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"309 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.202470023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142851499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zahra Shahroodi, Vahid Momeni, Ali Moshkriz, Nariman Rajabifar, Reza Darvishi
{"title":"Mechanical and Morphological Perspectives on PLA-Based Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPVs): A Brief Review","authors":"Zahra Shahroodi, Vahid Momeni, Ali Moshkriz, Nariman Rajabifar, Reza Darvishi","doi":"10.1002/mame.202400209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400209","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) brings intriguing prospects to the realm of biodegradable polymers through environmental sustainability, processing, and affordability. However, the widespread use of PLA remains full of challenges mostly because of its brittleness and poor mechanical properties. This review highlighted recent studies on improving PLA brittleness by adding different elastomeric systems and using different crosslinking systems in order to improve the mechanical properties, enhance the interfacial interactions, and stabilize the micromorphology of PLA systems as an effective, promising strategy to mitigate intrinsic PLA problems. Looking at the different microstructures required to achieve better performance, an insightful discussion on the developed morphology between PLA and high-elastic materials is featured along with reviewing primary mechanical concepts. It concludes with an outlook for static and dynamic vulcanization systems with a perspective of biodegradable PLA and draws attention to the new possibilities that crosslinked PLA can offer.</p>","PeriodicalId":18151,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Materials and Engineering","volume":"310 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/mame.202400209","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143404301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}