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      Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) Derivatives: Innovative Conductive Polymers for Bioelectronics 

      Mantione, Daniele; Del Agua López, Isabel; Sánchez Sánchez, Ana; Mecerreyes Molero, David (MDPI, 2017-08)
      Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)s are the conducting polymers (CP) with the biggest prospects in the field of bioelectronics due to their combination of characteristics (conductivity, stability, transparency and ...
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      Poly(ionic Liquid) Thermo-responsive Hydrogel Microfluidic Actuators 

      Tudor, Aleksandru; Sáez Castaño, Janire; Florea, Larisa; Benito López, Fernando ORCID; Diamond, Dermot (2017-03-14)
      tributylhexyl phosphonium sulfopropylacrylate (PSPA) poly(ionic liquid) (PILc) hydrogels as temperature controlled actuators in microfluidic devices. The hydrogel size is modulated by localised changes in its temperature ...
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      Poly(ionic liquid)-based engineered mixed matrix membranes for CO2/H2 separation 

      Nabais, Ana R.; Martins, Ana P.S.; Alves, Vítor D.; Crespo, João G.; Marrucho, Isabel M.; Tomé, Liliana C.; Neves, Luísa A. (Elsevier, 2019-04-06)
      Poly(ionic liquid)s (PIL) have emerged as a class of versatile polyelectrolites, that can be used to prepare new materials able to achieve superior performances compared to conventional polymers. The combination of PILs ...
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      Poly(ionic liquid)–ionic liquid membranes with fluorosulfonyl derived anions: characterization and biohydrogen separation 

      Gouveia, Andreia S.L.; Malcaitè, Eglè; Lozinskaya, Elena I.; Shapl, Alexander S.; Tomé, Liliana C.; Marrucho, Isabel M. (ACS, 2020-04-21)
      Clean and sustainable energy production has become a key global issue concerning the world’s energy shortage and environmental problematic. Despite the recognized potential of biohydrogen (bioH2) for sustainable development, ...
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      Poly(l-lactide)-Based Anti-Inflammatory Responsive Surfaces for Surgical Implants 

      Sánchez Bodón, Julia; Ruiz Rubio, Leire; Hernáez Laviña, Estíbaliz; Vilas Vilela, José Luis ORCID; Moreno Benítez, María Isabel ORCID (MDPI, 2020-12-24)
      In the last few decades, surgical implants have been widely used to restore the function of damaged bones or joints. However, it is essential to receive antibiotic or anti-inflammatory treatment to circumvent significant ...
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      Poly(α-hydroxy Acids)-Based Cell Microcarriers 

      Larrañaga Espartero, Aitor ORCID; Sarasua Oiz, José Ramón ORCID (MDPI, 2016-12-16)
      Biodegradable poly(alpha-hydroxyacids) have gained increasing interest in the biomedical field for their use as cell microcarriers thanks to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, tunable mechanical properties/degradation ...
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      Polyacrylamide Ferrogels with Magnetite or Strontium Hexaferrite: Next Step in the Development of Soft Biomimetic Matter for Biosensor Applications 

      Safronov, Alexander P. ORCID; Mikhnevich, Ekaterina A.; Lotfollahi, Zahra; Blyakhman, Felix A. ORCID; Sklyar, Tatyana F.; Larrañaga Varga, Aitor; Medvedev, Anatoly I.; Fernández Armas, Sergio; Kurlyandskaya, Galina V. ORCID (MDPI, 2018-01-16)
      Magnetic biosensors are an important part of biomedical applications of magnetic materials. As the living tissue is basically a " soft matter." this study addresses the development of ferrogels (FG) with micron sized ...
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      Polyacrylamide Ferrogels with Ni Nanowires 

      Safronov, Alexander P. ORCID; Stadler, Bethanie J. H.; Um, Joseph; Kouhpanji, Mohammad Reza Zamani; Alonso Masa, Javier; Galyas, Andrey G.; Kurlyandskaya, Galina V. ORCID (MDPI, 2019-08)
      Nickel magnetic nanowires (NWs) have attracted significant attention due to their unique properties, which are useful for basic studies and technological applications, for example in biomedicine. Their structure and magnetic ...
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      Polycaprolactone Adsorption and Nucleation onto Graphite Nanoplates for Highly Flexible, Thermally Conductive, and Thermomechanically Stiff Nanopapers 

      Li, Kun; Battegazzore, Daniele; Pérez Camargo, Ricardo Arpad; Liu, Guoming; Monticelli, Orietta; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ORCID; Fina, Alberto (American Chemical Society, 2021-12-15)
      [EN] Free-standing nanopapers based on graphene and its related materials have been widely studied and proposed for flexible heat spreader applications. Given that these materials are typically brittle, this work reports ...
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      Polycarbazole and Its Derivatives: Synthesis and Applications. A Review of the Last 10 Years 

      Bekkar, Fadila; Bettahar, Faiza; Moreno Benítez, María Isabel ORCID; Meghabar, Rachid; Hamadouche, Mohammed; Hernáez Laviña, Estibaliz; Vilas Vilela, José Luis ORCID; Ruiz Rubio, Leire (MDPI, 2020-09-28)
      Polycarbazole and its derivatives have been extensively used for the last three decades, although the interest in these materials briefly decreased. However, the increasing demand for conductive polymers for several ...
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      Polycyclic aromatic chains on metals and insulating layers by repetitive [3+2] cycloadditions 

      Riss, Alexander; Richter, Marcus; Pérez Paz, Alejandro; Wang, Xiao-Ye; Raju, Rajesh; He, Yuanqin; Ducke, Jacob; Corral, Eduardo; Wuttke, Michael; Seufert, Knud; Garnica, Manuela; Rubio Secades, Angel; Barth, Johannes V.; Narita, Akimitsu; Muellen, Klaus; Berger, Reinhard; Feng, Xinliang; Palma, Carlos Andres; Auwaerter, Willi (Nature Publishing, 2020-03-20)
      The vast potential of organic materials for electronic, optoelectronic and spintronic devices entails substantial interest in the fabrication of -conjugated systems with tailored functionality directly at insulating ...
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      Polydimethylsiloxane containing waterborne hydrophobic polyurethane coatings with good adhesion to metals: synthesis and characterization 

      Pérez Das Dores, Aarón; Llorente Zabala, Oihane; Martín Alberdi, María Dolores; González Vives, Alba; Irusta Maritxalar, María Lourdes (Elsevier, 2021-10-22)
      Waterborne polyurethanes (WPU) are of great importance in the industrial field as adhesives and coatings due to reduced use of organic solvents in their formulations. One of the main drawbacks of these formulations is their ...
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      Polyether Single and Double Crystalline Blends and the Effect of Lithium Salt on Their Crystallinity and Ionic Conductivity 

      Olmedo Martínez, Jorge L.; Pastorio, Michele; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Lorenzetti, Alessandra; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Mecerreyes Molero, David; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ORCID (MDPI, 2021-06-25)
      In this work, blends of Poly(ethylene oxide), PEO, and poly(1,6-hexanediol), PHD, were prepared in a wide composition range. They were examined by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Polarized Light Optical Microscopy ...
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      Polyether Synthesis by Bulk Self-Condensation of Diols Catalyzed by Non-eutectic Acid Base Organocatalysts 

      Basterrechea Gorostiza, Andere; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Jehanno, Coralie; Zhu, Haijin; Flores, Irma; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ORCID; Etxeberria Lizarraga, Agustín ORCID; Mecerreyes Molero, David; Coulembier, Olivier; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz (American Chemical Society, 2019-01-25)
      Polyethers constitute a well-established class of polymers covering a wide range of applications from industrial man-ufacturing to nanomedicine. Nevertheless, their industrial implementation is limited to short chain ...
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      Polyethylene Oxide/Sodium Sulfonamide Polymethacrylate Blends as Highly Conducting Single-Ion Solid Polymer Electrolytes 

      Olmedo Martínez, Jorge L.; Fernández De Añastro Arrieta, Asier; Martínez Ibáñez, María; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ORCID; Mecerreyes Molero, David (American Chemical Society, 2023-04)
      In this work, blends of polyethylene oxide (PEO) and poly(sodium 1-[3-(methacryloyloxy)propylsulfonyl]-1-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide) (PNaMTFSI) in different compositions were investigated for their application as ...
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      Polygenic contribution to the relationship of loneliness and social isolation with schizophrenia 

      Andreu-Bernabeu, Álvaro; Díaz Caneja, Covadonga; Costas, Javier; de Hoyos, Lucía; Stella, Carol; Gurriarán, Xaquín; Alloza, Clara; Fañanás, Lourdes; Bobes, Julio; González Pinto Arrillaga, Ana María ORCID; Crespo Facorro, Benedicto; Martorell, Lourdes; Vilella, Elisabet; Muntané, Gerard; Nacher, Juan; Moltó, María Dolores; Aguilar, Eduardo Jesús; Parellada, Mara; Arango, Celso; González Peñas, Javier (Nature Research, 2022-01-10)
      [EN] Previous research suggests an association of loneliness and social isolation (LNL-ISO) with schizophrenia. Here, we demonstrate a LNL-ISO polygenic score contribution to schizophrenia risk in an independent case-control ...
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      Polyglutamic acid-based Crosslinked Doxorubicin Nanogels as an Anti-Metastatic Treatment for Triple Negative Breast Cancer 

      Duro-Castano, Aroa; Sousa-Herves, Ana; Armiñán, Ana; Charbonnier, David; Arroyo-Crespo, Juan José; Wedepohl, Stefanie; Calderón, Marcelo; Vicent, María J. (Elsevier, 2021-02-13)
      Treatment of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)-associated metastasis represents an unmet clinical need, and we lack effective therapeutics for a disease that exhibits high relapse rates and associates with poor patient ...
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      Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) produced from red grape pomace: Effect of purification processes on structural, thermal and antioxidant properties. 

      Etxabide Etxeberria, Alaitz; Kilmartin, Paul A.; Guerrero Manso, Pedro Manuel ORCID; De la Caba Ciriza, María Coro ORCID; Hooks, David O.; West, Mark; Singh, Tripti (Elsevier, 2022-09)
      Red grape pomace was used as a source for poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) production, which was then subject to a range of purification processes. The different PHB biopolymers were characterized for chemical structure, ...
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      Polylactic acid as a promising sustainable plastic packaging for edible oils 

      Holler, Martina; Alberdi Cedeño, Jon ORCID; Auñón López, Arturo; Pointner, Tobias; Martínez Yusta, Andrea ORCID; König, Jürgen; Pignitter, Marc (Elsevier, 2023-04)
      The influence of renewable packaging materials on the oxidative stability of sunflower oil was investigated to evaluate whether they could be used as alternatives to conventional plastics. Two renewable bottle materials, ...
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      Polymer Colloids: Current Challenges, Emerging Applications, and New Developments 

      Aguirre Arrese, Miren ORCID; Ballard, Nicholas; González Gandara, Edurne; Hamzehlou, Shaghayegh; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Calderón, Marcelo; Paulis Lumbreras, María; Tomovska, Radmila; Dupin, Damien; Bean, Ren H.; Long, Timothy E.; Leiza Recondo, José Ramón; Asua González, José María (American Chemical Society, 2023-03)
      Polymer colloids are complex materials that have the potential to be used in a vast array of applications. One of the main reasons for their continued growth in commercial use is the water-based emulsion polymerization ...