02367nas a2200217   4500008004100000245014800041210006900189260000800258300001400266490000700280520157100287653002001858653001601878653002401894653001801918653001901936100001701955700002701972700002401999856012602023       2017                        eng d00aClickable polyurethanes based on s- triazine ring containing aromatic diisocyanate bearing pendent alkyne group: synthesis and postmodification0 aClickable polyurethanes based on s triazine ring containing arom  cMAR  a1008-10200 v553 aA new s-triazine ring containing aromatic diisocyanate bearing a pendent alkyne group, namely, 2,4-bis(4-isocyanatophenoxy)−6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)−1,3,5-triazine was synthesized and reacted with various diols viz., 1,10-decanediol, tetraethylene glycol and polyethylene glycols in the presence of dibutyltin dilaurate as the catalyst to obtain a series of linear polyurethanes. The selected polyurethanes possessing pendent alkyne groups were postmodified with chemically diverse azides viz., 1-(azidomethyl)benzene, 1-(azidomethyl)pyrene, and methoxy end-caped poly(ethylene glycol) azide via copper-catalysed azide-alkyne Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. FTIR and 1H NMR spectra indicated quantitative click reaction. UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopic analysis confirmed complete incorporation of pyrenyl groups indicating the formation of fluorescence active polyurethane by postmodification with 1-(azidomethyl)pyrene. TG analysis of polyurethanes indicated two stage weight loss and their thermal stability, as judged by T10 values, was governed by weight percent of urethane linkages. The water contact angle measurements revealed improved wettability with increased content of PEG either in the backbone of polyurethanes or as grafted chains. DLS and TEM studies confirmed that certain polyurethanes possessing PEG segments displayed self-assembly in aqueous solution, which was further supported by pyrene encapsulation studies using UV–vis spectroscopy. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 1008–102010aClick chemistry10aDiisocynate10aPolyethelene Glycol10apolyurethanes10aSelf- Assembly1 aGarg, Kavita1 aChatterjee, Deepshikha1 aWadgaonkar, Prakash  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/clickable-polyurethanes-based-s-triazine-ring-containing-aromatic-diisocyanate-bearing02220nas a2200277   4500008004100000245009200041210006900133260000800202300001400210490000600224520132000230653001301550653002401563653001901587100002201606700001701628700001801645700002501663700002201688700002501710700001901735700002101754700002101775700002601796856012001822       2017                        eng d00aTemplate -free assembly in living bacterial suspension under an external electric field0 aTemplate free assembly in living bacterial suspension under an e  cMAR  a1019-10240 v23 a<p>Although template-assisted self-assembly methods are very popular in materials and biological systems, they have certain limitations such as lack of tunability and switchable functionality because of the irreversible association of cells and their matrix components. With an aim to achieve more tunability, we have made an attempt to investigate the self-assembly behavior of rod-shaped living bacteria subjected to an external alternating electric field using confocal microscopy. We demonstrate that rod-shaped living bacteria dispersed in a low salinity aqueous medium form different types of reversible freely suspended structures when subjected to an external alternating electric field. At low field strength, an oriented phase is observed where individual bacterium orients with its major axis aligned along the field direction. At intermediate field strength, bacteria align in the form of one-dimensional (1D) chains that lie along the field direction. Further, at high field strength, more bacteria associate with these 1D chains laterally to form a two-dimensional (2D) array. At higher bacterial concentration, these field-induced 2D arrays extend to form three-dimensional columnar structures. These results are discussed in the context of previously reported studies on bacterial self-assembly.</p>10aBacteria10aElectric Properties10aSelf- Assembly1 aSamantaray, Kunal1 aBhol, Prachi1 aSahoo, Bhaban1 aBarik, Subrat, Kumar1 aJathavedan, Kiran1 aSahu, Bikash, Ranjan1 aRanjan, Bikash1 aSuar, Mrutyunjay1 aBhat, Suresh, K.1 aMohanty, Priti, Sunda  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/template-free-assembly-living-bacterial-suspension-under-external-electric-field