In: Polymers, 2016, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 208
Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a well-known polymer used for implants and devices, especially spinal ones. To overcome the biomaterial related infection risks, 4-4′- difluorobenzophenone, the famous PEEK monomer, was modified in order to introduce binding sites for silver ions, which are well known for their antimicrobial activity. The complexation of these new monomers with different...
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In: Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2013, vol. 16, no. 6, p. 550–556
A silver polystyrene sulfonate polyelectrolyte was synthesized, showing a spontaneous reduction of silver ions to silver nanoparticles over a period of approximately 1 month. A follow-up of the nanoparticle formation via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals migration of the nanoparticles towards the cracks of the polymer over time, leading to a self-healing process of the nanocomposite....
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In: CrystEngComm, 2012, vol. 14, no. 20, p. 6487-6491
A silver nitrate 24-crown-8 complex [Ag₄(24-crown-8)(NO₃)₄] (1) was synthesized, showing a single crystal to single crystal polymorphic phase transition induced by temperature and leading to polymorph [Ag₄(24-crown-8)(NO₃)₄] 1′. When this complex (1) is exposed to humidity or directly crystallized from a water containing...
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