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Super-Hydrophobic and Super-Oleophobic Barrier Coating for Electronic Devices
Background:The electronics industry aims to deliver flexible, lightweight and inexpensive electronic products to consumers. The absence of effective barrier technologies meeting the water permeability demands is the single largest technical hurdle preventing the widespread commercialization of products such as organic solar cells (OPV), disposable or...
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Polymerization of 3D Conductive Polypyrrole Structures via Digital Light Processing
Polymerization of 3D Conductive Polypyrrole Structures via Digital Light Processing A conjugated polymer formulation and associated additive manufacturing method for three-dimensional conductive polymer structures Background Smart materials possess unique properties that allow them the convert energy from one form to another through intrinsic material...
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Copper-based photovoltaic nanocrystals for thin-film solar cells
IntroductionIncreased environmental awareness promoted many countries to adopt renewable energy as the new power source. Solar energy tapped through photovoltaic (PV) technology has become the widely accepted source of power generation, as it operation generates no pollution, and no greenhouse gas emissions. Improving efficiency while reducing cost...
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Formaldehyde-Free Phenolic Bio-Resins
BackgroundPhenol formaldehyde (PF) resins are synthetic polymers which have a market value of $10 billion globally per year. They are used in a wide variety of products, including coatings, adhesives, laminates, and engineered plastics. Comprising many household and industrial goods such as plywood, countertops, brake pads, and bearings. PF resins are...
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Cell Culture Supplements for Generating Mature, Functional, Stabilized Blood Vessels In Vitro
Background: The difficulty in generating complex functional blood vessels in vitro has been an important limitation to the adoption and application of complex cell based models for functional screening and drug discovery. While the formation of endothelial tubes is well known within the academic literature, the ability to generate integrated vessels...
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