Kapton (DuPont 0.1 mm thick); PMMA (Jiangnan Hefeng Rubber and Plastic Products Factory 3 mm thick, Jiaxing, China); PTFE (Beijing Nuopude Company 0.1 mm thick, Beijing, China); ecoflex (BASF 0030); Gas cylinders (Beijing Hepu Beifen Gas Industry Co., Ltd. oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and argon, Beijing, China); printed circuit board (PCB, JustFit 14 mm × 29 mm × 0.435 mm and 19 mm × 29 mm × 0.435 mm); silicone adhesive (Xinzhanxiang Company XZX-735, Beijing, China).
Ecoflex
Manufactured by BASF
Sourced in Germany
Ecoflex is a biodegradable and compostable polyester-based material developed by BASF. It is designed to meet the requirements for various applications, including packaging, agriculture, and consumer goods. Ecoflex offers good mechanical properties, processability, and a certified compostability according to international standards.
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Flexible Electronics Fabrication Protocol
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Landfill Behavior Assessment of Plastic Films
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In this research, three different plastic films available in the Mexican market were used to assess their behavior in landfill conditions. ECOVIO®, a certified compostable plastic produced by BASF, is produced by combining the compostable fossil-based plastic Ecoflex® (polybutylene adipate terephthalate, PBAT) and biobased polylactic acid [32 ]. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) containing the prooxidant additive d2w® and a conventional HDPE with the same gauge were used as examples of oxo-degradable and conventional plastic films used in the production of plastic bags. Conventional HDPE and oxodegradable HDPE were provided by Plásticos Degradables (Cuernavaca, Mexico), while ECOVIO® was provided by the Mexican filial of BASF.
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Crystallization Screening and Film Characterization
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The kits for crystallization screening were purchased from Hampton Research (Aliso Viejo, USA). The crystallization reagents, including lithium sulfate, sodium acetate, polyethylene glycol (PEG) 8000, imidazole malate, sodium cacodylate, and ammonium sulfate, were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, USA). The polymer PBAT films were purchased from Shanghai Hongrui Biotechnology Co., Ltd (Shanghai, CHINA). The standard compounds TPA and BTa were purchased from J&K Scientific Ltd. (Beijing, CHINA) and Bide Pharmatech Ltd. (Shanghai, CHINA), respectively. Based on 1H NMR spectra analysis17 (link),31 (link), the Ada (adipic acid)/TPA ratio of the film is estimated to be 1 (Supplementary Fig. 12 ), which is identical to Ecoflex® that is manufactured by BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany)31 (link).
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Phantom-based Tissue Mimicry for CT Imaging
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We built a phantom based on the commercially available CIRS ® Electron Density Phantom Model 062M (Norfolk, VA, USA) which allows adequate maneuverability and the option of filling 17 holes with commercial homogeneous plugs as well as with "home-made" inserts.
The cylindrical phantom dimensions are 180 mm in diameter and 50 mm in thickness. Plug dimension is 30 mm in diameter and 50 mm in thickness. A homogenous plug with the same density as that of muscle (physical density of 1.06 g/cc) was used (named C1). In order to mimic human tissue, we designed two additional heterogeneous mixtures based on Ecoflex ® (BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany) which is a stable polymer, composed of two pure carbon fragments in different proportions randomly arranged in an agarose support (named C2 and C3), these two inserts have the advantage of having a similar range of physical density and histograms as those found in human soft tissue, such as tumoral lung tis-sues. Figure 1 shows the inserts and the corresponding image of a CT acquisition slice.
The cylindrical phantom dimensions are 180 mm in diameter and 50 mm in thickness. Plug dimension is 30 mm in diameter and 50 mm in thickness. A homogenous plug with the same density as that of muscle (physical density of 1.06 g/cc) was used (named C1). In order to mimic human tissue, we designed two additional heterogeneous mixtures based on Ecoflex ® (BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany) which is a stable polymer, composed of two pure carbon fragments in different proportions randomly arranged in an agarose support (named C2 and C3), these two inserts have the advantage of having a similar range of physical density and histograms as those found in human soft tissue, such as tumoral lung tis-sues. Figure 1 shows the inserts and the corresponding image of a CT acquisition slice.
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