Ali Salimi

Conventional optical polymers have low refractive index; (RI RIvalue were developed; that is, ionic monomer (PA.HEMA.NEt3.H⁺) withRI = 1.5150 and monomer (PA.BA.GMA) withRI = 1.5403. The monomers were then individually combined with a newly synthesized oligomer based on phthalic anhydride epoxy acrylate; that is, (EA.PA) withRI = 1.5567. The structures of the synthesized monomers and oligomer were confirmed by NMR and FTIR spectroscopy and the chemical titration of the structure end groups. Different combinations of the monomers with oligomer EA.PA were examined to develop a UV‐curing adhesive with appropriate viscosity. According to TGA and DMTA test results, the composition containing oligomer EA.PA showed improved thermal degradation stability and high glass transition temperature. The lap shear adhesion test showed positive effect of oligomer EA.PA and PA.BA.GMA with an adhesion strength of up to 1.2 MPa. TheRIvalue of the composition containing PA.BA.GMA and oligomer EA.PA was measured as 1.55 which is qualified for the most applications in optoelectronic. The improvement inRIvalue may be well attributed to the presence of aromatic rings in the polymer chain backbone. The high degree of aromaticity is in favor with the improved thermal stability in adhesive composition.

Novel approaches have been implemented to fabricate wound dressings including electrospinning of hydrogels, and coating-based nonwoven hydrogels. In this study, only the coating technique was studied in order to fabricate wound dressing. For this purpose, nonwoven cotton fabrics were coated with layer-by-layer PNaA (poly sodium acrylate) and poly 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (PAMPS). Microwave techniques were then implemented to create an antibacterial activity using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). For the characterization, the physical, mechanical and antibacterial properties of the different samples and to determine potential wound dressing candidates, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), swelling, and water vapor permeability (WVP) tests as well as contact angle measurements with water were performed. The application of microwave techniques using CTAB on the fabricated nonwoven-based wound dressings showed potential results of creating an efficient antibacterial activity with high fibroblast cell viability. The in vitro aspirin release experiment confirmed that the release amount depended on the number of hydrogel layers. The results of physical and mechanical tests showed that coated nonwoven with layers of hydrogels had the desired strength along breathability, flexibility, and wettability. These cumulative results indicate that the fabricated structures in this work are good potential candidates for wound dressing applications.