SYNTHESIS AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF NOVEL BIODEGRADABLE ABCBA PENTABLOCK COPOLYMERS FROM POLY (ETHYLENE GLYCOL), L-LACTIDE AND P-DIOXANONE

Synthesis and Thermal Properties of Novel Biodegradable ABCBA Pentablock Copolymers from Poly (Ethylene glycol), L-Lactide and p-Dioxanone

In this work, new biodegradable ABCBA type pentablock copolymers with different mole ratio of L-lactide and PPDO-b-PEG-b-PPDO triblock copolymer were synthesized and characterized.In the first step, PPDO-b-PEG-b-PPDO triblock copolymer was Gift Card synthesized via a ring-opening polymerization of P-DiOxanone (PDO) monomer with Poly (Ethylene Glyco

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Genetics and shell morphometrics of assimineids (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea) in the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa

The Assimineidae are a family of amphibious microgastropods that can be mostly found in estuaries and mangroves in South Africa.These snails often occur in great numbers and are ecologically important to Gum gel the St Lucia Estuary, which forms a crucial part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Genetic and shell morphome

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Abrupt height growth setbacks show overbrowsing of tree saplings, which can be reduced by raising deer harvest

Abstract Intensive ungulate browsing significantly impacts Brushbar forests worldwide.However, it is usually not single browsing events that lead to sapling mortality, but the little-researched interactions of browsed saplings with their biotic and abiotic environment.(I) Our objective was to assess the impact of ungulate browsing on the growth of

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Effects of the aurora kinase inhibitors AZD1152-HQPA and ZM447439 on growth arrest and polyploidy in acute myeloid leukemia cell lines and primary blasts

Background Aurora kinases play an essential role in the orchestration of chromosome separation and cytokinesis during mitosis.Small-molecule inhibition of the aurora kinases has been shown to result in inhibition of cell division, phosphorylation of histone H3 and the induction of apoptosis in a number of cell systems.These characteristics have led

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