POL - Polímers Industrials Avançats i Biopolímers Tecnològics
Les activitats del grup es centren en tres línies I+D, totes elles dirigides al desenvolupament de materials amb propietats tècniques avançades, per a la seva utilització en noves aplicacions per als sectors plàstic i farmacèutic. Aquesta recerca inclou la síntesi o biosíntesi dels polímers, la seva caracterització química i estructural, i l'avaluació de les propietats tèrmiques i mecàniques, així com la seva degradació en tres àrees diferents: polímers industrials, polímers sostenibles i polímers produïts per biosíntesi. També es fan diferents
The group carries out research on polymers of interest to industry (polyesters, polyurethanes, polyamides and polycarbonates) based on natural products that are easily accessible (mostly carbohydrates), with the aim of achieving sustainable new polymers with advanced properties that can replace traditional petroleum-based plastics. It also carries out research on biopolymers from microbial biosynthesis that are then modified for biomedical applications as membranes or drug delivery systems.
The group carries out research on polymers of interest to industry (polyesters, polyurethanes, polyamides and polycarbonates) based on natural products that are easily accessible (mostly carbohydrates), with the aim of achieving sustainable new polymers with advanced properties that can replace traditional petroleum-based plastics. It also carries out research on biopolymers from microbial biosynthesis that are then modified for biomedical applications as membranes or drug delivery systems.
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Synthesis, structure, crystallization and mechanical properties of isodimorphic PBS-ran-PCL copolyesters
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-07-09)
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Open AccessIsodimorphic behavior is determined by partial inclusion of comonomer segments within the crystalline structure and arises from the comparatively similar repeating chain units of the parental homopolymers. Isodimorphic ... -
Biocompatible graft copolymers from bacterial poly(gamma-glutamic acid) and poly(lactic acid)
(2021-07-14)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyWe report a novel approach for the modular and convergent construction of biocompatible graft copolymers starting from bacterial poly(¿-glutamic acid)(¿-PGA) and incorporating poly(lactic acid) (PLA). This synthesis strategy ... -
Biobased waterborne polyurethane-urea/SWCNT nanocomposites for hydrophobic and electrically conductive textile coatings
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-05-17)
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Open AccessWaterborne polyurethane-urea dispersions (WPUD), which are based on 100% bio-based semi-crystalline polyester polyol and isophorone diisocyanate, have been successfully synthesized and doped with single-walled carbon ... -
Organocatalyzed closed-loop chemical recycling of thermo-compressed films of poly(ethylene furanoate)
(2021-03-14)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyMonomers obtained from renewable feedstocks have emerged as a sustainable alternative to petroleum derived polymers. One of the biomass derived polyesters that has recently been gaining attention as an alternative to ... -
Development of fluorine-free waterborne textile finishing agents for anti-stain and solvent-water separation based on low surface energy (co)polymers
(2021-01-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyFabric functionalization to obtain omniphobic textiles is an increasing trend due to science and technology push in our current society. Fluorochemicals dominate the water and oil-repellent textile finishing market because ... -
“Clickable” bacterial poly(gamma-glutamic acid)
(2020-09-21)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyPoly(gamma-glutamic acid) (gamma-PGA) is one of the few bacterial polymers in nature; as such, it possesses the added value of a “green birth” (fermentation) and “green death” (biodegradability), which is ideal for sustainable ... -
Curing kinetics of acrylate-based and 3D printable IPNs
(2020-10-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this work, the kinetics of curing of a new family of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) obtained by co-formulation of a photocurable acrylic resin with a thermocurable epoxy/anhydride mixture is studied. The first ... -
Ring opening polymerization of macrocyclic oligoesters derived from renewable sources
(2020-03-17)
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Open AccessMacrocyclic oligoesters (MCOs) derived from biomass such as those prepared from alkylene alkanedioates and 2,5-furandicarboxylates are suitable compounds for ring opening polymerization (ROP) to produce high molecular ... -
Copolymacrolactones grafted with L-glutamic acid: Synthesis, structure, and nanocarrier properties
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-04-24)
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Open AccessThe enzymatic ring-opening copolymerization (eROP) of globalide (Gl) and pentadecalactone (PDL) was performed in solution from mixtures of the two macrolactones at ratios covering the whole range of comonomeric compositions. ... -
Controlling the isothermal crystallization of isodimorphic PBS-ran-PCL random copolymers by varying composition and supercooling
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-01-01)
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Open AccessIn this work, we study for the first time, the isothermal crystallization behavior of isodimorphic random poly(butylene succinate)-ran-poly(e-caprolactone) copolyesters, PBS-ran-PCL, previously synthesized by us. We perform ... -
ROP and crystallization behaviour of partially renewable triblock aromatic-aliphatic copolymers derived from L-lactide
(Elsevier, 2020-01-05)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyTwo series of partially biobased ABA triblock copolyesters were successfully prepared by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of L-lactide initiated by two telechelic polyester polyols using an organic catalyst. B blocks were ... -
Síntesis, caracterización y validación aplicativa de un poliuretano bio-basado en dispersión acuosa para el sector de recubrimientos textiles
(Asociación Española de Químicos y Coloristas Textiles, 2019-10-01)
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Open AccessEn este trabajo se ha sintetizado un poliuretano en dispersión acuosa (WPU) a partir de poli-1,3-propilenglicol (PO3G) y un dímero-diol (Pripol 2033) ambos procedentes de fuentes 100% renovables, diisocianato de isoforona ...
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