Electroactive and biocompatible fibrous
scaffolds have been prepared
and characterized using polyaniline (PAni) doped with dodecylbenzenesulfonic
acid (DBSA) combined with poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and PLA/poly(ethylene
glycol) (PEG) mixtures. The composition of simple and core–shell
fibers, which have been obtained by both uniaxial and coaxial electrospinning,
respectively, has been corroborated by Fourier-transform infrared
and micro-Raman spectroscopies. Morphological studies suggest that
the incorporation of PEG enhances the packing of PLA and PAni chains,
allowing the regulation of the thickness of the fibers. PAni and PEG
affect the thermal and electrical properties of the fibers, both decreasing
the glass transition temperature and increasing the electrical conductivity.
Interestingly, the incorporation of PEG improves the PAni-containing
paths associated with the conduction properties. Although dose response
curves evidence the high cytotoxicity of PAni/DBSA, cell adhesion
and cell proliferation studies on PLA/PAni fibers show a reduction
of such harmful effects as the conducting polymer is mainly retained
inside the fibers through favorable PAni···PLA interactions.
The incorporation of PEG into uniaxial fibers resulted in an increment
of the cell mortality, which has been attributed to its rapid dissolution
into the culture medium and the consequent enhancement of PAni release.
In opposition, the delivery of PAni decreases and, therefore, the
biocompatibility of the fibers increases when a shell coating the
PAni-containing system is incorporated through coaxial electrospinning.
Finally, morphological and functional studies using cardiac cells
indicated that these fibrous scaffolds are suitable for cardiac tissue
engineering applications.
Corrosion protection of mild steel by a newly developed chlorinated rubber (CR)‐based coating system containing the inherently conductive polymer polyaniline (PAni) as an anticorrosion agent was studied. The synthesis of PAni and preparation of CR‐based paint containing this polymer are described herein. The corrosion behavior of mild steel samples coated with a CR resin, CR/PAni‐EB (emeraldine base), CR/PAni‐ES (emeraldine salt), and CR/DBSA‐doped PAni were investigated in 3.5% NaCl solution. For this purpose, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and corrosion potential versus time measurements were utilized. It was found that the addition of the two forms of PAni, doped and undoped, to the CR resin increased its corrosion protection efficiency.
An aliphatic-aromatic copolyester of poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, and poly(ethylene adipate), PEA, PET-co-PEA, was synthesized by the high temperature melt reaction of post-consumer PET and PEA. As observed by NMR spectroscopy, the reaction yielded random copolyesters in a few minutes through ester-interchange reactions, even without added catalyst. The copolyesters obtained in the presence of a catalyst presented higher intrinsic viscosity than that obtained without the addition of catalyst, due to simultaneous polycondensation and ester-interchange reactions. The structure of the aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters obtained in different PET/PEA ratio is random as observed by NMR analysis
This study was devoted to examining the application of copper dodecanoate as a non-contaminant antifouling pigment due to its low copper content and fatty acid nature. For this purpose, antifouling paints with mono-component epoxy resin and rosin matrixes were formulated, and their antifouling efficiency was evaluated. Before its incorporation into the different formulations, the synthesized pigment was characterized. Immersion tests in a marine environment were carried out for 12 months to evaluate the antifouling efficiency of the developed paints; the results were compared with those from a commercial paint. The antifouling efficiency of the new epoxy formulation was found to be considerably higher than that of the rosin formulation and very similar to that of the commercial paint. Most importantly, the release of copper from the epoxy paint formulated with copper dodecanoate was 73.5% lower than that of the commercial paint, suggesting prolonged activity of the developed paint.
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