New foam filter achieves high microplastic removal rates in initial testing
Wuhan University-led research is reporting the development of a revivable self-assembled supramolecular biomass fibrous ...
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Fabrication of polymethyl methacrylate microspheres for improving immunogenicity of tetanus toxoid
This study aimed to use biocompatible polymethyl methacrylate microspheres for the controlled delivery of antigens. The potency of various formulations containing encapsulated tetanus toxoid (TT ...
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PMMA, Polymethylmethacrylate
PMMA, polymethyl-methacrylate, is a thermoplastic acrylic linear polymer, the mer of which is illustrated in the diagram. PMMA is transparent, with a refractive index of 1.49, and easily formed into ...
Chemistry World7d
Cellulose and chitin foam can remove nearly all microplastics from water
A foam made of cellulose and chitin can remove up to 99.9% of microplastics from water and maintains efficiency after ...
Phys.org27d
Compound metalens achieves distortion-free imaging with wide field of view
The metasurface of the metalens comprises amorphous silicon nanopillars on a glass substrate, encapsulated in a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) coating. The researchers used numerical simulation ...
Arizona Daily Sun8d
Flagstaff Bone and Joint performs new implant procedure
Nathan A. Swain, DO, and Marshall Meier, MD, led the first use of the OsteoPearl allograft implant procedure at the surgery ...
Medscape4d
Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty With Boneloc Bone Cement
Boneloc cement (WK-345, Biomet Inc, Warsaw, Ind) attempted to improve cement characteristics by reducing exotherm during polymerization, lowering residual monomer and solubility, raising molecular ...