ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main aim of this study was to use poly (ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) as vehicle to incorporate nanofillers into low density polyethylene (LDPE). For this purpose, chitin and cellulose nanowhiskers ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The high-resolution 195Pt NMR signals (128.8 MHz) of most of the octahedral mixed-ligand Pt(IV) complexes in the series [PtCl6-n(OH)n]2-, n = 0-6, have been recorded in aqueous solutions at 293 K. These ...

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Aminoquinolines are important class of drugs that have been used for malaria chemotherapy for centuries. However, long-term exposure to these drugs leads to extensive spread of drug resistance. As such, ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The need to analyse and detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at trace levels has led to the development of specialized sample preparation techniques. The requirement for trace analysis of VOCs stems ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Resorcinarenes are tetramers, belonging to a class of [1]4metacyclophanes, easily formed by the acid- or base-catalysed condensation of resorcinol and aldehydes. Properties include, amongst others; bowl-like ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study comprises the preparation and characterization of various novel organometallic complexes of palladium(ll) which contain symmetric and unsymmetric (heteroatom-containing) r..-dicarbonyl-type ...