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Dean C. Webster
Other affiliations: Virginia Tech, Florida Institute of Technology, Eastman Chemical Company
Bio: Dean C. Webster is an academic researcher from North Dakota State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coating & Epoxy. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 210 publications receiving 5991 citations. Previous affiliations of Dean C. Webster include Virginia Tech & Florida Institute of Technology.
Topics: Coating, Epoxy, Polyurethane, Curing (chemistry), Materials science
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TL;DR: The thermal stability and flame retardancy of polyurethanes is reviewed in this article, where a detailed description of TGA, TGA-MS and TGAFTIR methods for studying the decomposition mechanism and kinetics is also provided.
1,329 citations
TL;DR: Degradable thermosets as discussed by the authors have been proposed as a useful route to obtain thermoset recyclability and enable the recycling of valuable components that may be encapsulated in thermoplastic polymers.
215 citations
TL;DR: Novel highly functional biobased epoxy compounds, epoxidized sucrose esters of fatty acids (ESEFAs), were cross-linked with a liquid cycloaliphatic anhydride to prepare polyester thermosets, which have high modulus and are hard and ductile, high-performance thermoset materials while maintaining a highBiobased content.
205 citations
TL;DR: L Laboratory bioassays showed reduced biofilm retention of marine bacteria, good removal of diatoms from coatings with low molecular weight PDMS, high removal of algal sporelings (young plants), and low removal forces of live barnacles.
Abstract: Siloxane-polyurethane fouling-release (FR) coatings based on aminopropyl terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) macromers were prepared and characterized for FR performance via laboratory biological assays. These systems rely on self-stratification, resulting in a coating with a siloxane-rich surface and polyurethane bulk. Previously, these coating systems have used PDMS with multiple functional groups which react into the polyurethane bulk. Here, aminopropyl terminated PDMS macromers were prepared, where a single amine group anchors the PDMS in the coating. Coatings were prepared with four molecular weights (1000, 5000, 10,000, and 15,000 g mol⁻¹) and two levels of PDMS (5% and 10%). High water contact angles and low surface energies were observed for the coatings before and after water immersion, along with low pseudobarnacle removal forces. Laboratory bioassays showed reduced biofilm retention of marine bacteria, good removal of diatoms from coatings with low molecular weight PDMS, high removal of algal sporelings (young plants), and low removal forces of live barnacles.
171 citations
TL;DR: A number of cyclic carbonate containing monomers have been explored including propylene carbonate methacrylate and acrylate, vinylene carbonate, glycerin carbonate vinyl ether, and vinyl ethylene carbonates as discussed by the authors.
151 citations
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TL;DR: Recent progress in overcoming challenges with regards to effectively delivering hydrogels inside the body without implantation, prolonging the release kinetics of drugs fromhydrogels, and expanding the nature of drugs which can be delivered using hydrogel-based approaches is discussed.
3,140 citations
TL;DR: The authors provides a third update to the review of reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) achieved with thiocarbonylthio compounds (ZC(S)SR) by a mechanism of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) that was published in June 2005.
Abstract: This paper provides a third update to the review of reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) achieved with thiocarbonylthio compounds (ZC(=S)SR) by a mechanism of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) that was published in June 2005 (Aust. J. Chem. 2005, 58, 379). The first update was published in November 2006 (Aust. J. Chem. 2006, 59, 669) and the second in December 2009 (Aust. J. Chem. 2009, 62, 1402). This review cites over 700 publications that appeared during the period mid 2009 to early 2012 covering various aspects of RAFT polymerization which include reagent synthesis and properties, kinetics and mechanism of polymerization, novel polymer syntheses, and a diverse range of applications. This period has witnessed further significant developments, particularly in the areas of novel RAFT agents, techniques for end-group transformation, the production of micro/nanoparticles and modified surfaces, and biopolymer conjugates both for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
1,612 citations
TL;DR: A review of the development of high performance polyurethane (PU) and its subclass coatings can be found in this paper, where a wide variety of fillers, whiskers and fibers as well as clay and wollastonites with structural modification are described for use in nanocomposite PU coatings.
1,434 citations
TL;DR: The state of the art in the field of antimicrobial polymeric systems during the last decade is described in this paper, where a classification of the different materials is carried out dividing basically those synthetic polymers that exhibit antimicrobial activity by themselves; those whose biocidal activity is conferred through their chemical modification; those that incorporate antimicrobial organic compounds with either low or high molecular weight; and those that involve the addition of active inorganic systems.
1,063 citations
TL;DR: Important findings of the past decade on the encapsulation and release profiles of macromolecular therapeutics from PLGA and PLGA-based nano/microparticles are discussed critically in relation to nature and type of bioactive molecule, carrier polymer and experimental variables that influence the delivery of macrochemical therapeutics.
999 citations