Surface modification of smooth poly (L-lactic acid) films for gelatin immobilization by Li, Hai, Xia, Yun, Wu, Jumiati, He, Qiyuan, Zhou, Xiaozhu, Lu, Gang, Shang, Lei, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Venkatraman, Subbu S., Zhang, Hua

“…Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) is widely used in drug delivery and medical implants. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of novel biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers by Widjaja, Leonardus Kresna

“…The addition of PCL into PLLA block enhances the elongation of the triblock considerably. …”
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Development of novel microparticles for diabetic wound healing by Chua, Isaiah Jia Qing

“…This report studies the use of tri-layered microparticles (chitosan/PLGA/PLLA) and dual-layered microparticles (PLGA/PLLA) to deliver three different drugs (DF/EGCG/SS) in sequential and sustained manner. …”
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Selection of materials for biodegradable heart plug prototype by Anastasia Darwitan

“…From the four polymers, triblock copolymer of PLLA/PCL (75/25) – PCL/PLLA (75/25) – PLLA/PCL (75/25) (targeted molecular weight (kDa): 40-40-40) shows a potential to be used for PFO device application.…”
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Synthesis of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers based on polyurethane by Liow, Sing Shy.

“…In Chapter 4, BTPU based on PCL-co-PLLA with various CL:LLA molar ratio were examined. …”
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Audio-based approaches in tuning retrieval of gamelan ensemble by Hamdan, Sinin

“…The tone of peking was investigated using time-frequency analysis (TFA). Melda analyzer proved that all peking sustained the initial fundamental frequency and overtone at t=0 until 2s. …”
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Investigation on in vitro degradation of poly (L-lactide) for biomedical applications by Ting, Hie King.

“…A poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) was processed by injection moulding to produce amorphous samples. …”
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Studies of degradable ureteric stents by Huang, Yun.

“…PLC tubes cracked after 112 days while wrinkles were seen in PLLA structure. An interesting note is the tubular outer surfaces degraded faster than the inner surfaces. …”
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Electromagnetic (EM) propagation through iron (III) oxide-based building materials embedded with electrically small antennas at microwave frequencies (part 1) by Sheng, Lin

“…Moreover, it was also found that embedding ESA inside concrete will result in the increase of resonant frequency over time as the concrete cures.…”
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Prolonged release of risperidone via gastro retentive drug delivery device by Kwan, Audrey Kai Xin

“…The polymeric microparticles made of PLGA and a polymeric blend of PLGA:PLLA (1:1) achieved 100% release of risperidone in-vitro within 21 days and 11 days respectively. …”
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Investigation of flow over textured surfaces by Koh, Ti Kiat

“…The chemicals used were Hydrochloric Acid (HCL), Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) and Ethanol with Stearic Acid (ESA). HCL and NaOH were used to alter the surface of AA 6061 while ESA was used to lower the surface energy of the samples. …”
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Biothermoplastic elastomer (BTPE), influence of architecture on mechanical properties by Tjin, Monica Suryana.

“…Random copolymer of PCL and PTMC serves as soft block and PLLA as hard block. The resulting star-shaped copolymers were characterized by 1H NMR, SEC, DSC, and INSTRON methods which provide structural, thermal, and mechanical properties of the copolymers. …”
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Conception of conjugative cloning vectors. by Tan, Peng Fei.

“…Combining DNA sequencing technology with conjugation protocols, tri-parental mating was performed using 3 different Escherichia coli strains, S17-1 strain as the donor of a pUC vector with RP4 OriT incorporated, a PHL 628 strain possessing the ~7.8kb large fragment(MalA gene) and lastly a S17-1 Rifamycin-resistant strain being the collector of the recombinant shuttle plasmid. …”
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Report on industrial orientation with Environmental Resources Management Pte Ltd (ERM) by Heng, Ming Xuan

“…Learning includes understanding the Environmental Baseline Study (EBS), ESA guidelines for State Land in Singapore, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) guidelines for onshore and offshore gas and oil development, International Financial Corporation (IFC) guidelines for various environmental parameters, Singapore EHS legislation, and various research works amongst the many learning. …”
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Effect of hydrogen peroxide sterilization on properties and degradation of poly (ε-caprolactone) and poly (L-lactide-co-ε-caprocaltone) by Sia, Denia.

“…However, there is an increase in degree of crystallinity of PCL and new PLLA crystal formation in PLC samples observed during the degradation study. …”
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SPICES: spectro-polarimetric imaging and characterization of exoplanetary systems. by Boccaletti, Anthony, Schneider, Jean, Traub, Wes, Lagage, Pierre-Olivier, Stam, Daphne, Gratton, Raffaele, Trauger, John, Cahoy, Kerri, Snik, Frans, Baudoz, Pierre, Galicher, Raphael, Reess, Jean-Michel, Mawet, Dimitri, Augereau, Jean-Charles, Patience, Jenny, Kuchner, Marc, Wyatt, Mark, Pantin, Eric, Maire, Anne-Lise, Vérinaud, Christophe

“…SPICES (Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging and Characterization of Exoplanetary Systems) is a five-year M-class mission proposed to ESA Cosmic Vision. Its purpose is to image and characterize long-period extrasolar planets and circumstellar disks in the visible (450-900 nm) at a spectral resolution of about 40 using both spectroscopy and polarimetry. …”
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Investigating the EM performance of building materials for mid-band 5G in urban built environment: an exploratory study by Ng, Sean Jake Peng

“…The thesis is concluded with the investigation of material loading on an evolved antecedent hexagonal-stubbed complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR)-loaded electrically small antenna (ESA) designed to cover the 3.5 GHz 5G frequency band. …”
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Power management system design and optimization for European Student Moon Orbitor (ESMO) by Muhammad Dzahir Mohamed Zain Affandi.

“…ESMO is a European Space Agency (ESA) initiative to involve the universities to build the first student satellite to orbit the Moon. …”
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Global monitoring of volcanic SO2 degassing with unprecedented resolution from TROPOMI onboard Sentinel-5 Precursor by Barrington, Charlotte, Taisne, Benoit, Theys, N., Hedelt, P., De Smedt, I., Lerot, C., Yu, H., Vlietinck, J., Pedergnana, M., Arellano, S., Galle, B., Fernandez, D., Carlito, C. J. M., Delgado-Granados, H., Loyola, D., Van Roozendael, M.

“…We report here the first volcanic SO2 measurements from the hyperspectral TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) launched in October 2017 onboard the ESA’s Sentinel-5 Precursor platform. Using the operational processing algorithm, we explore the benefit of improved spatial resolution to the monitoring of global volcanic degassing. …”
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The MALINA oceanographic expedition : how do changes in ice cover, permafrost and UV radiation impact biodiversity and biogeochemical fluxes in the Arctic Ocean? by Massicotte, P., Amon, R. M. W., Antoine, D., Archambault, P., Balzano, S., Bélanger, S., Benner, R., Boeuf, D., Bricaud, A., Bruyant, F., Chaillou, G., Chami, M., Charrière, B., Chen, J., Claustre, H., Coupel, P., Delsaut, N., Doxaran, D., Ehn, J., Fichot, C., Forget, M. H., Fu, P., Gagnon, J., Garcia, N., Gasser, B., Ghiglione, J. F., Gorsky, G., Gosselin, M., Gourvil, P., Gratton, Y., Guillot, P., Heipieper, H. J., Heussner, S., Hooker, S. B., Huot, Y., Jeanthon, C., Jeffrey, W., Joux, F., Kawamura, K., Lansard, B., Leymarie, E., Link, H., Lovejoy, C., Marec, C., Marie, D., Martin, J., Martín, J., Massé, G., Matsuoka, A., McKague, V., Mignot, A., Miller, W. L., Miquel, J. C., Mucc,i A., Ono, K., Ortega-Retuerta, E., Panagiotopoulos, C., Papakyriakou, T., Picheral, M., Prieu,r L., Raimbault, P., Ras, J., Reynolds, R. A., Rochon, A., Rontani, J. F., Schmechtig, C., Schmidt, S., Sempéré, R., Shen, Y., Song, G., Stramski, D., Tachibana, E., Thirouard, A., Tolosa, I., Tremblay, J. E., Vaïtilingom, M., Vaulot, Daniel, Vaultier, F., Volkman, J. K., Xie, H., Zheng, G., Babin, M.

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