Probing the Nano-Assembly Leading to Periodic Gratings in Poly(p-dioxanone).

Min-Han Hao, Selvaraj Nagarajan, Eamor M Woo

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Min-Han HaoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701-01, Taiwan.

Selvaraj NagarajanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701-01, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6707-3165

Eamor M WooDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701-01, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3653-2549

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Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology, reorganized to the National Council of Science and Technology (NSCT MOST-110-2811-E-006-509-MY2

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Abstract

This study used scanning electron microscopy via 3D dissection coupled with synchrotron radiation with microfocal beams of both small-angle X-ray scattering and wide-angle X-ray diffraction to analyze the periodic crystal aggregates of unusual poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO) dendritic cactus-arm-like ring bands upon crystallization with a diluent poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) that is capable of hydrogen bonding interactions with PPDO. Three-dimensional microscopy interior dissection clearly expounds that the banded periodic architectures are packed by alternately normal-oriented flat-on crystals underneath the valley, periodically interfaced/branched with horizontal-oriented edge-on fibrils underneath the ridge. The oblique angles between the valley's flat-on crystals with the branches are ca. 25-45° (depending on gradient inclines and bending), which is also proved by the azimuthal angle in microbeam X-ray diffraction. The grating-like strut-rib assembly in the PPDO cactus-arm-like ring bands is further proved by novel iridescence tests.

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cactus-arm-like ring bandsiridescencelamellae self-assemblypoly(p-dioxanone)poly(vinyl alcohol)SAXSsynchrotron microbeam X-rayWAXD

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PMID37836306

DOI10.3390/nano13192665

PMCPMC10574605

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