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23:00 || Holy Week grind When u have an exam right after break

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03.04.17 || 19:20 TIME TO GET MY LIFE BACK TOGETHER WOOOOO made a study plan. Hopefully I'll follow thru bc i suck at following thru huhu

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01/23/17 | 00:52 Weirdly productive but chill at the same time? I hope this motivation lasts forever lol to more productive weeks ahead!!!

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Biodegradable polymer coating for implants

Medical implants often carry surface substrates that release active substances or to which biomolecules or cells can adhere better. However, degradable gas-phase coatings for degradable implants, such as surgical suture materials or scaffolds for tissue culturing, have been lacking so far. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology now present a polymer coating that is degraded in the body together with its carrier.

“Our new degradable polymer films might be applied for functionalization and coating of surfaces in biosciences, medicine, or food packaging,” says Professor Joerg Lahann, Co-Director of the Institute of Functional Interfaces of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Together with an international team, he produced polymer films with functional groups as “anchor sites” for fluorescent dyes or biomolecules.

For the first time, the researchers present a CVD (chemical vapor deposition) method to produce biodegradable polymers. Via special side groups, biomolecules or active substances can be attached. This opens up new potentials for e.g. coating biodegradable implants. Polymerization by chemical vapor deposition is a simple and widely used method to modify surfaces, by means of which also complex and irregular carrier substrates can be coated homo-geneously with polymers.

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Macromolecules: Light to design precision polymers

For the first time, light is used to specifically design defined molecule chains

Chemists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have succeeded in specifically controlling the setup of precision polymers by light-induced chemical reactions. The new method allows for the precise, planned arrangement of the chain links, i.e. monomers, along polymer chains of standard length. The precisely structured macromolecules develop defined properties and may possibly be suited for use as storage systems of information or synthetic biomolecules. This novel synthesis reaction is now reported in open-access Nature Communications.

Chemical reactions may be triggered by light at room temperature. This effect was used by KIT scientists to specifically link molecules to defined polymer chains under light. “In many conventional processes, polymer chains of variable length are produced. The building blocks are arranged randomly along the chain,” says Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik of the KIT Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP). “We wanted to develop a light-induced method for polymer structuring, which reaches the precision of nature,” the Holder of the Chair for Preparative Macromolecular Chemistry adds. The models in nature, e.g. proteins, have an exactly defined structure. The new, light-induced synthesis method allows for customized molecule design, with the building blocks being arranged at the positions desired similar to a string of colored pearls.

“By controlling the structure of the molecule, the so-called sequence, properties of macromolecules can be controlled,” Barner-Kowollik says. “Sequence-defined polymers might also be used as molecular data and information storage systems.” Information might be encoded by the sequence of monomers, similar to the genetic information of the DNA.

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take control of your life; you can do it :))

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Graphene coated motorcycle helmet launched

The Graphene Flagship presents an early success story in translating graphene’s properties to marketable technologies. This autumn sees the commercial launch of a motorcycle helmet that benefits from the inclusion of graphene. Created from a collaboration between Graphene Flagship partner Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Italian luxury design company Momodesign this helmet will be on show at the Graphene Flagship Pavilion at the Composites Europe show from the 29 November to 1 December in Düsseldorf, Germany.

“I started to read publications about graphene with curiosity and interest,” said Marco Cattaneo, president of Momodesign, who was looking to “improve products in which safety is the most important aspect.”

By coating graphene onto the exterior shell of the helmet, the result is a helmet with improved thermal comfort and safety. The graphene coating allows better distribution of impact force, making the helmet less susceptible to damage compared to helmets without graphene, even in high temperature conditions. It is the excellent thermal conducive properties of the graphene coating which dissipates heat quickly across the helmet and not only protects the inner materials from degradation caused by heat, but also provides a more comfortable user experience.

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“You’re never going to be 100% ready and it’s never going to be just the right time, but that’s the point. It means that every moment is also the right moment. If you want it, you just have to do it.”

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10.19.16 || 15:15 My first time to actually study in a univ library!! Kinda productive naman wooooo exam on Friday and just started rn. :( :( haha polymer kinetics is... kind fun... hahaha

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If you have something due soon, an assignment you’re supposed to be working on, a test you should be studying for or a deadline at work - this is your sign to go and do it. Get off tumblr and dedicate some time to whatever your task is. Do yourself a favour and prevent future-you from feeling anxious and overwhelmed because you aren’t prepared. Don’t leave it until the last minute and cause yourself unnecessary stress. Stop procrastinating. I believe in you. You can do this.

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In the end, always laugh. And do not lose this strange habit of having faith in life.

Daniel C. L.  (via alterated)

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09.27.16 || late night studying My first serious study session at night for the sem! I don't really have the drive to study once i've settled in my room but for some reason (maybe the sense of panic) rn I can actually study ""productively"". Here's to more fruitful nights ahead!

#enggblr #mse #materials science #ceramics #141 #huhu keriboom ang haba ng coverage

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09/12/16 || 12:41 Trying to be productive with anxiety burning at the back of my mind lol so many things going on my plate thus week huhuhu fighting!!!!

#mate #materials science #enggblr #polymeric #studyblr #huhuhuuu #kakayanin!!!!

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08.29.16 || Acads day??? Kinda productive today. I guess haha. Finished what was supposed to be due tomorrow and then some. Checked off most of the to do list so i guess it's a productive day lol Say hello to my ceramic notes. :)) gptta love matE. Lol

#ceramic mat #woooooo #so much chem i kennot #huhu #pero ok lng #fun yung lab hahaha

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26 December // Saturday

Still doing balancing equations after 6271618 tries. I’m determined to get better at it before 2015 ends though! 👍

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Monday wisdom time! 🙊