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Cover Image, Volume 131, Issue 15
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.40551
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , adhesive , sunflower oil , magnification , polymer science , volume (thermodynamics) , contouring , product (mathematics) , biopolymer , chemistry , computer science , materials science , nanotechnology , computer graphics (images) , mathematics , composite material , polymer , physics , food science , artificial intelligence , engineering , mechanical engineering , geometry , layer (electronics) , quantum mechanics
The microbial‐mediated transformation of sunflower oil to an adhesive product is detailed by Varadharajan Kavitha, Asit Baran Mandal, and Arumugam Gnanamani. The cover displays a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image at a high magnification (x6500) of the biopolymer characterized as a dimerized fatty acid of sunflower oil. At a low magnification, the top surface shows fissure morphology, while a slightly higher magnification displays a clear layering pattern. Upon further magnification, typical convoluted membrane‐like structures are seen. The dimerization is effected using microbes under in situ conditions. Because the dimerization of fatty acids and the resultant adhesive product does not incorporate external harmful agents, this constitutes a green method of preparing adhesive products. DOI: 10.1002/app.40555