Objective IgG4‐related disease (IgG4‐ RD ) can cause fibroinflammatory lesions in nearly
any organ. Correlation among clinical, serologic, radiologic, and pathologic data is required …

Polymer blending is a convenient method to develop products with desirable properties.
Through specific intermolecular interactions favorable polymer blending can occur, and …

Objective Tofacitinib, which is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, has shown clinical effects in the
treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. JAKs are important kinases in lymphocyte differentiation; …

Autoimmune diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, result from a dysregulation of the immune
response culminating in hyperactivation of effector cells leading to immune-mediated injury. …

Objectives To investigate the possibility of discontinuing adalimumab (ADA) for 1 year
without flaring (DAS28-erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) ≥3.2), and to identify factors …

The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to fuel ethanol typically involves a disruptive
pretreatment process followed by enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of the cellulose and …

Hydrogen bonding plays an important role in the thermal and mechanical properties of
biopolymers. To investigate hydrogen bond formation in lignin, an abundant natural polymer …

The development of lignin-based thermoplastics relies on altering the viscoelastic properties
of lignin through chemical modification or polymer blending. In polymer blends, miscibility is …

Blends of poly(ethylene oxide) with organosolv lignin (Alcell) were prepared by thermal
blending. Excellent fiber spinning was achieved over the entire blend ratio. The good thermal …

The intermolecular interactions of lignin with a hydrophilic polymer, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA),
were studied using thermal analyses and FT-IR spectroscopy of a series of PVA/hardwood …