Health staff perceptions of patient safety and associated factors in hospitals in Vietnam.

Introduction: Patient safety is a global challenge of preventing and mitigating medical errors which might harm patients during their course of treatment and care. This study was employed to contribute to the existing literature aimed to assess patient safety culture among health staff and to determine predictors of health staff perceptions of patient safety in hospitals in Vietnam.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in three hospitals of Vietnam with a total of 763 participants.

Transparent Bioplastic Derived from CO-Based Polymer Functionalized with Oregano Waste Extract toward Active Food Packaging.

Active packaging materials, biodegradable and from renewable resources, are the most promising substitutes of nonbiodegradable, petroleum-based plastics, toward green and sustainable packaging solutions. In this study, an innovative bioplastic system, composed of carbon dioxide-derived poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) and nature-originated cellulose acetate (CA), was developed. The extract from oregano waste was incorporated into the bioplastics as a low-cost and effective antioxidant resource.

Hydrogen-Bonding UCST-Thermosensitive Nanogels by Direct Photo-RAFT Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly in Aqueous Dispersion.

Hydrogen-bonding upper critical solution temperature (UCST) thermosensitive nanogels based on poly(N-acryloyl glycinamide) (PNAGA) are synthesized by photo-reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly (photo-RAFT PISA) in aqueous dispersion using N,N'-methylenebis(acrylamide) as crosslinker and poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate) as both stabilizer and macromolecular chain transfer agent (macro-CTA). Highly stable, spherical nanogels with narrow polydispersity are efficiently produced up to complete monomer conversion within 1 h under UV irradiation at low temperature (3 °C). The thermosensitive behavior of PNAGA-based nanogels, as assessed by dynamic light scattering and UV-vis spectrophotometry, exhibits reversible heating-induced swelling and cooling-induced shrinking corresponding to the expected UCST behavior.

Sustainable Active Food Packaging from Poly(lactic acid) and Cocoa Bean Shells.

Sustainable biocomposites have been developed by solvent mixing of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) with a fine powder of cocoa bean shells (CBS) and subsequent solution casting, using different concentrations of CBS. The inclusion of CBS recovers the crystallinity of the initially amorphous PLA films and improves the physical properties of the composites. Young's modulus increases by 80% with 75 wt % CBS inclusion; however, the composites maintain plasticity.

Formation of Cross-Linked Films from Immiscible Precursors through Sintering of Vitrimer Nanoparticles.

Colloidal dispersions of epoxy-acid vitrimers have been synthesized by miniemulsion polymerization. This versatile strategy enables obtaining stable cross-linked particles, even from initially incompatible precursors, while minimizing hydrolysis of the ester bonds formed during the curing. After drying of the latexes, trans-esterification exchanges occurring at high temperatures through interparticle interfaces induces an efficient sintering into homogeneous cross-linked polymer films.

Expression of a novel complement C3 gene in the razor clam Sinonovacula constricta and its role in innate immune response and hemolysis.

Complement component 3 (C3) is a core component of the complement system, and directly participates in immune regulation and immune defense. Isoforms of C3 have been reported in several species of vertebrate, but invertebrates, and more specifically clams, have been less well studied. An isoform of C3, named ScC3-2, was identified in Sinonovacula constricta (Chinese razor clam).

Starch-based bio-elastomers functionalized with red beetroot natural antioxidant.

Red beetroot (RB) powder was incorporated into starch-based bio-elastomers to obtain flexible biocomposites with tunable antioxidant properties. Starch granules within the bio-elastomers affected the release of the antioxidant molecule betanin in the RB powder. The bio-elastomers were hydrophobic and resisted dissolution in water, hence the release of betanin was due to diffusion rather than polymer matrix disintegration.

Covalent Incorporation of SiO2 Nanoparticles in CO2-Based Copolymers: Synthesis, Characterization, Morphology and Property Studies.

A new strategy has been developed for covalent incorporation of SiO2 nanoparticles (N-'s) in the CO2-based copolymer, poly(propylene carbonate-co-propylene oxide) (poly(PC-co-PO)). The poly(PC-co-PO)-g-SiO2 nanocomposites was prepared by the combination of epoxy-CO2 ring-opening polymerization and the condensation reaction of chloride and hydroxyl groups of the polymer and the SiO2 surface. FT-IR and NMR were employed for the characterization of the copolymers as well as nanocomposites.

Facile synthesis of ZnO-poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) nanocomposites by surface-initiated ARGET atom transfer radical polymerization.

The covalent attachment of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) on ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) has been achieved by ARGET ATRP. The polymer chains were grown from the surface of ATRP-initiator modified ZnO NPs with a copper (II) catalyst under activation of zerovalent copper as a reducing agent. FT-IR, FE-SEM, TEM and TGA were employed for the characterization of the nanocomposites.

Chemical modification of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes by functional polymer via azide-alkyne click reaction.

A series of poly(methylmethacrylate-co-2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate)/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (P(MMA-co-HEMA)/POSS) nanocomposites were synthesized by the combination of ATRP and click chemistry. The hybrid nanocomposites were characterized by FT-IR, 1H-NMR, GPC, SEM, XRD, DSC, and TGA analyses. The loading of POSS in the nanocomposites was calculated using 1H-NMR data.