Designing nanostructured microspheres with well-defined outlines by mixing carboxyl-functionalized amylose and magnetite via ultrasound

Self-healing polymer nanocomposite materials: A review

“…Since the publication of our paper on autonomic self-healing of polymer composites in 2001 [6], the Web of Science lists more than 6000 publications covering the field of self-healing materials. These publications reported on self-healing chemistries in different kinds of materials, including thermoplastic polymers, thermoset polymers, elastomers, shape memory polymers, supramolecular polymers, polymer composites, nanocomposites, and coatings [7][8][9][10][11][12]. Inspired by a variety of natural materials, research in synthetic self-healing materials focuses on the preparation of multifunctional materials that are able to recover their fundamental properties including mechanical strength, conductivity, fracture toughness, and corrosion resistance, after damage has occurred [5].…”

Self-assembly of a surface bisphenol A-imprinted core–shell nanoring amino-functionalized superparamagnetic polymer

“…Ultrasound has been found to be a viable alternative for obtaining enhanced conversion and reaction rates during polymerization. [26][27][28][29][30] Bhanvase et al studied emulsion polymerization in a polar solvent and indicated that the reaction can be rapidly and conveniently carried out by ultrasound. 27 Preparing magnetite-nanostructured amylose microspheres through ultrasoundinduced hydroalcoholic emulsion can signicantly save energy and time.…”

“…27 Preparing magnetite-nanostructured amylose microspheres through ultrasoundinduced hydroalcoholic emulsion can signicantly save energy and time. 30 Moreover, the authors indicated that the physical properties of the resultant polymer and its action mechanism are less affected by ultrasound. 30 However, despite the success of the proposed approach, further investigations on the application of ultrasound in the preparation of imprinted polymers have not been reported.…”

“…30 Moreover, the authors indicated that the physical properties of the resultant polymer and its action mechanism are less affected by ultrasound. 30 However, despite the success of the proposed approach, further investigations on the application of ultrasound in the preparation of imprinted polymers have not been reported. Considering the ndings obtained thus far, we believe that ultrasound-assisted suspension polymerization coupled with the graing reaction can be a powerful method for preparing MIPs.…”