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- noun chemistry a
class ofheterocyclic compounds having a four-memberedring containing 3carbon atoms and 1oxygen atom; theparent compound C3H6O
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Examples
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They designed molecules joining ring-shaped molecules called oxetane with chitosan.
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The researchers modified the chitosan slightly with the addition of the structures composed of four carbon atoms called oxetane rings.
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The researchers modified the chitosan slightly with the addition of the structures composed of four carbon atoms called oxetane rings.
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They designed molecules joining ring-shaped molecules called oxetane with chitosan.
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The chitosan arms and the oxetane arms attract one other, bond, and -- presto!
Forbes.com: News 2009
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"The ability to combine industrially accepted and well-studied oxetane groups with a widely available renewable biomaterial such as chitosan is a powerful concept from an environmental and energy viewpoint," wrote Hawker in an e-mail exchange.
Forbes.com: News 2009
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It is the oxetane rings that give the material its ability to heal, says Urban.
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"The ability to combine industrially accepted and well-studied oxetane groups with a widely available renewable biomaterial such as chitosan is a powerful concept from an environmental and energy viewpoint," wrote Hawker in an e-mail exchange.
Forbes.com: News 2009
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Exposure to UV light creates reactive spots on sections of the chitosan molecules which then combine with the broken oxetane rings to form new chemical cross links that close up the damage.
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When the material is scratched, oxetane rings split, exposing reactive sites, like arms that want to grab something.
Forbes.com: News 2009
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