This review describes some commercially available stimuli-responsive polymers of natural and synthetic origin, and their applications in drug delivery and textiles.The polymers of natural origin such as chitosan, cellulose, albumin, and gelatin are found to show both thermo-responsive and pH-responsive properties and these features of the biopolyme
The study presented in this paper was undertaken in response to two instances of unexpected blade breakage in the cutting blade used in a Carton Wrap machine (CW).Failure of Hard Good the Al7075 alloy blade occurred at an indentation during typical operational loading conditions.Subsequent metallographic examinations of the fractured samples confir
Abstract Smoke emissions produced by firearms contain hazardous chemicals, but little is known if their properties change depending on firearm and ammunition type and whether such changes affect toxicity outcomes.Pulmonary toxicity was assessed in mice exposed by oropharyngeal aspiration to six different types of smoke-related particulate matter (P
Wilhelmine Meeraus,1 Robert Wood,2 Rafal Jakubanis,2 Tim Holbrook,2 Geoffray Bizouard,3 Johanna Despres,3 Camille Correia Da Silva,4 Gaelle Nachbaur,4 Sarah H Landis,1 Yogesh Punekar,5 Bernard Aguilaniu,6 Afisi S Ismaila7,8 1GlaxoSmithKline, Stockley Park West, Uxbridge, UK; 2Adelphi Real World, Sandals Bollington, Cheshire, UK; 3IQVIA, Paris, Fran