Polylactide (PLA) Filaments a Biobased Solution for Additive Manufacturing: Correlating Rheology and Thermomechanical Properties with Printing Quality.

Three commercial filaments for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) were selected to study the influence of polymer formulation on the printing quality and mechanical properties of FDM specimens. The three filaments were all based on polylactic acid (PLA) as the matrix, and they are sold as PLA filaments. The printing quality was tested by printing one complex shape with overhang features.

Asymmetric ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) complexes with new bidentate polyquinoline ligands. Synthesis and NMR characterization.

A series of Ru(II) and Os(II) tris-chelate complexes with new bidentate 2-pyridylquinoline ligands have been synthesized and fully characterized by EA,1H-NMR and FAB-MS techniques. The new ligands are: L1 = 4-p-methoxyphenyl-6-bromo-2-(2'- pyridyl)quinoline (mphbr-pq) and L2 = 4-p-hydroxyphenyl-6-bromo-2-(2'-pyridyl)-quinoline (hphbr-pq). The complexes studied are: [Ru(bpy)2L1](PF6)2 (C1), [Ru(bpy)2L2](PF6)2 (C2), [Os(bpy)2L1](PF6)2 (C3), [Os(bpy)2L2](PF6)2 (C4) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), [Ru(dmbpy)2L1](PF6)2 (C5), [Ru(dmbpy)2L2](PF6)2 (C6), [Os(dmbpy)2L1](PF6)2 (C7), and [Os(dmbpy)2L2](PF6)2 (C8) (dmbpy = 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine).

Reliability of coprological diagnosis of Paramphistomum sp. infection in cows.

A modified MacMaster method was tested to check its reliability for the diagnosis of bovine paramphistomosis in France. A total number of 148 fecal samples from cows examined post-mortem were analysed. Coprological results were in accordance with necropsic examinations.

Surface characterisation of collagen-based bioartificial polymeric materials.

An electron spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) characterization of films based on collagen-poly(vinylalcohol) blends, cross-linked by dehydrothermal treatment is reported. The semiquantitative analysis indicates a remarkable enrichment of collagen in the surface with respect to its initial percentage utilized to prepare the blends.