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Liu Y, Zhu Y, Xu Z, Xu X, Xue P, Jiang H, Zhang Z, Gao M, Liu H, Cheng B. Nanocellulose based ultra-elastic and durable foams for smart packaging applications. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 327:121674. [PMID: 38171661 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Foams with advanced sensing properties and excellent mechanical properties are promising candidates for smart packaging materials. However, the fabrication of ultra-elastic and durable foams is still challenging. Herein, we report a universal strategy to obtain ultra-elastic and durable foams by crosslinking cellulose nanofiber and MXene via strong covalent bonds and assembling the composites into anisotropic cellular structures. The obtained composite foam shows an excellent compressive strain of up to 90 % with height retention of 97.1 % and retains around 90.3 % of its original height even after 100,000 compressive cycles at 80 % strain. Their cushioning properties were systematically investigated, which are superior to that of wildly-used petroleum-based expanded polyethylene and expanded polystyrene. By employing the foam in a piezoelectric sensor, a smart cushioning packaging and pressure monitoring system is constructed to protect inner precision cargo and detect endured pressure during transportation for the first time.
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- Yang Liu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, PR China
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- Research and Development Department, Jiangxi Changshuo Outdoor Leisure Products Co., Jiangxi 335500, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Papermaking and Biorefinery, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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Wei X, Wei Y, Lu J, Huang Y, Sun Y, Wang Y, Liu L, Liu B, Han W. Evolution of Lewis acidity by mechanochemical and fluorination treatment of silicon carbide as novel catalyst for dehydrofluorination reactions. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.112948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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How simple abiotic organic compounds evolve toward more complex molecules of potentially prebiotic importance remains a missing key to establish where life possibly emerged. The limited variety of abiotic organics, their low concentrations and the possible pathways identified so far in hydrothermal fluids have long hampered a unifying theory of a hydrothermal origin for the emergence of life on Earth. Here we present an alternative road to abiotic organic synthesis and diversification in hydrothermal environments, which involves magmatic degassing and water-consuming mineral reactions occurring in mineral microcavities. This combination gathers key gases (N2, H2, CH4, CH3SH) and various polyaromatic materials associated with nanodiamonds and mineral products of olivine hydration (serpentinization). This endogenous assemblage results from re-speciation and drying of cooling C-O-S-H-N fluids entrapped below 600 °C-2 kbars in rocks forming the present-day oceanic lithosphere. Serpentinization dries out the system toward macromolecular carbon condensation, while olivine pods keep ingredients trapped until they are remobilized for further reactions at shallower levels. Results greatly extend our understanding of the forms of abiotic organic carbon available in hydrothermal environments and open new pathways for organic synthesis encompassing the role of minerals and drying. Such processes are expected in other planetary bodies wherever olivine-rich magmatic systems get cooled down and hydrated.
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Sultan NM, Albarody TMB, Al-Jothery HKM, Abdullah MA, Mohammed HG, Obodo KO. Thermal Expansion of 3C-SiC Obtained from In-Situ X-ray Diffraction at High Temperature and First-Principal Calculations. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:6229. [PMID: 36143540 PMCID: PMC9505936 DOI: 10.3390/ma15186229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In situ X-ray crystallography powder diffraction studies on beta silicon carbide (3C-SiC) in the temperature range 25-800 °C at the maximum peak (111) are reported. At 25 °C, it was found that the lattice parameter is 4.596 Å, and coefficient thermal expansion (CTE) is 2.4 ×10-6/°C. The coefficient of thermal expansion along a-direction was established to follow a second order polynomial relationship with temperature (α11=-1.423×10-12T2+4.973×10-9T+2.269×10-6). CASTEP codes were utilized to calculate the phonon frequency of 3C-SiC at various pressures using density function theory. Using the Gruneisen formalism, the computational coefficient of thermal expansion was found to be 2.2 ×10-6/°C. The novelty of this work lies in the adoption of two-step thermal expansion determination for 3C-SiC using both experimental and computational techniques.
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- N. M. Sultan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia
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- HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence, Faculty of Engineering, North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom 2531, Northwest Province, South Africa
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Rodríguez-Villanueva S, Mendoza F, Weiner BR, Morell G. Graphene Film Growth on Silicon Carbide by Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3033. [PMID: 36080070 PMCID: PMC9458213 DOI: 10.3390/nano12173033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The electrical properties of graphene on dielectric substrates, such as silicon carbide (SiC), have received much attention due to their interesting applications. This work presents a method to grow graphene on a 6H-SiC substrate at a pressure of 35 Torr by using the hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) technique. The graphene deposition was conducted in an atmosphere of methane and hydrogen at a temperature of 950 °C. The graphene films were analyzed using Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Raman mapping and AFM measurements indicated that few-layer and multilayer graphene were deposited from the external carbon source depending on the growth parameter conditions. The compositional analysis confirmed the presence of graphene deposition on SiC substrates and the absence of any metal involved in the growth process.
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- Sandra Rodríguez-Villanueva
- Department of Physics, College of Natural Science, Rio Piedras Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00925, USA
- Molecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00927, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, Mayagüez Campus, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR 00682, USA
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- Molecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00927, USA
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Rio Piedras Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00925, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of Natural Science, Rio Piedras Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00925, USA
- Molecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00927, USA
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Zida SI, Lin YD, Khung YL. Sonochemical Reaction of Bifunctional Molecules on Silicon (111) Hydride Surface. Molecules 2021; 26:6166. [PMID: 34684747 PMCID: PMC8538154 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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While the sonochemical grafting of molecules on silicon hydride surface to form stable Si-C bond via hydrosilylation has been previously described, the susceptibility towards nucleophilic functional groups during the sonochemical reaction process remains unclear. In this work, a competitive study between a well-established thermal reaction and sonochemical reaction of nucleophilic molecules (cyclopropylamine and 3-Butyn-1-ol) was performed on p-type silicon hydride (111) surfaces. The nature of surface grafting from these reactions was examined through contact angle measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Cyclopropylamine, being a sensitive radical clock, did not experience any ring-opening events. This suggested that either the Si-H may not have undergone homolysis as reported previously under sonochemical reaction or that the interaction to the surface hydride via a lone-pair electron coordination bond was reversible during the process. On the other hand, silicon back-bond breakage and subsequent surface roughening were observed for 3-Butyn-1-ol at high-temperature grafting (≈150 °C). Interestingly, the sonochemical reaction did not produce appreciable topographical changes to surfaces at the nano scale and the further XPS analysis may suggest Si-C formation. This indicated that while a sonochemical reaction may be indifferent towards nucleophilic groups, the surface was more reactive towards unsaturated carbons. To the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first attempt at elucidating the underlying reactivity mechanisms of nucleophilic groups and unsaturated carbon bonds during sonochemical reaction of silicon hydride surfaces.
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- Serge Ismael Zida
- Ph.D. Program of Electrical and Communications Engineering, College of Information and Electrical Engineering, Feng Chia University, No.100 Wenhwa Road, Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan; (S.I.Z.); (Y.D.L.)
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- Ph.D. Program of Electrical and Communications Engineering, College of Information and Electrical Engineering, Feng Chia University, No.100 Wenhwa Road, Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan; (S.I.Z.); (Y.D.L.)
- Department of Automatic Control Engineering, Feng Chia University, No.100 Wenhwa Road, Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, No.100 Jingmao 1st Road, Beitun District, Taichung City 406, Taiwan
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Røst HI, Reed BP, Strand FS, Durk JA, Evans DA, Grubišić-Čabo A, Wan G, Cattelan M, Prieto MJ, Gottlob DM, Tănase LC, de Souza Caldas L, Schmidt T, Tadich A, Cowie BCC, Chellappan RK, Wells JW, Cooil SP. A Simplified Method for Patterning Graphene on Dielectric Layers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:37510-37516. [PMID: 34328712 PMCID: PMC8365599 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The large-scale formation of patterned, quasi-freestanding graphene structures supported on a dielectric has so far been limited by the need to transfer the graphene onto a suitable substrate and contamination from the associated processing steps. We report μm scale, few-layer graphene structures formed at moderate temperatures (600-700 °C) and supported directly on an interfacial dielectric formed by oxidizing Si layers at the graphene/substrate interface. We show that the thickness of this underlying dielectric support can be tailored further by an additional Si intercalation of the graphene prior to oxidation. This produces quasi-freestanding, patterned graphene on dielectric SiO2 with a tunable thickness on demand, thus facilitating a new pathway to integrated graphene microelectronics.
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- Håkon I. Røst
- Center
for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department
of Physics, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, United Kingdom
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- Center
for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department
of Physics, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Physics, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, United Kingdom
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- School
of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, 1 Wellington Rd., Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School
of Physics, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TL, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institute
of the Max-Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Australian
Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn
Rd., Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Australian
Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn
Rd., Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Center
for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Center
for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
- Semiconductor
Physics, Department of Physics, University
of Oslo (UiO), NO-0371 Oslo, Norway
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- Department
of Physics, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ, United Kingdom
- Semiconductor
Physics, Department of Physics, University
of Oslo (UiO), NO-0371 Oslo, Norway
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Liao J, Qiu J, Wang G, Du R, Tsidaeva N, Wang W. 3D core-shell Fe 3O 4@SiO 2@MoS 2 composites with enhanced microwave absorption performance. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 604:537-549. [PMID: 34280754 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this work, a 3D ternary core-shell Fe3O4@SiO2@MoS2 composite is synthesized by a hydrothermal technique and a modified Stöber method, where magnetic Fe3O4@SiO2 microsphere with the core of raspberry-like Fe3O4 nanoparticles is completely coated by the flower-like MoS2. Herein, the electromagnetic parameters of the composites are effectively tuned by the combination of magnetic Fe3O4 with dielectric SiO2 and MoS2. The obtained ternary composites exhibit remarkable enhancement of microwave absorption. The measurement results indicate that the minimum reflection loss (RL) of Fe3O4@SiO2@MoS2 composites reaches -62.98 dB at 1.83 mm with the effective absorption bandwidth (RL < -10 dB) of 5.76 GHz (from 11.28 to 17.04 GHz) at 1.92 mm, much higher than those of pure Fe3O4 particles and Fe3O4@SiO2 microsphere. It is believed that the improved performances come from the specific structural design and the plentiful interfacial construction. Further, the synergistic effect of the dielectric and magnetic loss as well as the promoted impedance matching also help to enhance the microwave absorption of the composites. The microwave absorption behavior of the composites conforms to the quarter-wavelength cancellation theory. Our study offers an effective and promising strategy in the structural design and interfacial construction of the novel magnetic/dielectric composites with high-efficiency microwave absorption.
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- Jun Liao
- Department of Physics and Electronics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Magnetic Nanostructures, North Caucasus Mining and Metallurgical Institute, State Technological University, Vladikavkaz 362021, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Electronics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmentally Harmful Chemical Analysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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Polyvinyl alcohol and graphene oxide blending surface coated alumina hollow fiber (AHF) membrane for pervaporation dehydration of epichlorohydrin(ECH)/ isopropanol(IPA)/water ternary feed mixture. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2020.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Guimarães RP, Xavier LGDO, Maltos KLDM, Sá AF, Domingues RZ, Carvalho VED, Elias DC, Discacciati JAC, Pacheco CMDF, Moreira AN. Koh group influence on titanium surfaces and pure sol-gel silica for enhanced osteogenic activity. J Biomater Appl 2020; 35:405-421. [PMID: 32571173 DOI: 10.1177/0885328220934323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although, the excellent level of success of titanium surfaces is based on the literature, there are some biological challenges such as unfavorable metabolic conditions or regions of poor bone quality where greater surface bioactivity is desired. Seeking better performance, we hypothesized that silica-based coating via sol-gel route with immersion in potassium hydroxide basic solution induces acceleration of bone mineralization. This in vitro experimental study coated titanium surfaces with bioactive glass synthesized by route sol-gel via hydrolysis and condensation of chemical alkoxide precursor, tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and/or deposition of chemical compound potassium hydroxide (KOH) to accelerate bone apposition. The generated surfaces titanium(T), titanium with potassium hydroxide deposition (T + KOH), titanium with bioactive glass deposition synthesized by sol-gel route via tetraethylorthosilicate hydrolysis (TEOS), titanium with bioactive glass deposition synthesized by sol-gel route via tetraethylorthosilicate hydrolysis with potassium hydroxide deposition (TEOS + KOH) were characterized by 3D optical profilometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), contact angle by the sessile drop method, x-ray excited photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer (EDX). The addition of the KOH group on the pure titanium (T) or bioactive glass (TEOS) surfaces generated a tendency for better results for mineralization. Groups covered with bioactive glass (TEOS, TEOS + KOH) tended to outperform even groups with titanium substrate (T, T + KOH). The addition of both, bioactive glass and KOH, in a single pure titanium substrate yielded the best results for the mineralization process.
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- Rodrigo Porto Guimarães
- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Materials and Fuel Cells, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Samanta A, Huang W, Chaudhry H, Wang Q, Shaw SK, Ding H. Design of Chemical Surface Treatment for Laser-Textured Metal Alloys to Achieve Extreme Wetting Behavior. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:18032-18045. [PMID: 32208599 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Extreme wetting activities of laser-textured metal alloys have received significant interest due to their superior performance in a wide range of commercial applications and fundamental research studies. Fundamentally, extreme wettability of structured metal alloys depends on both the surface structure and surface chemistry. However, compared with the generation of physical topology on the surface, the role of surface chemistry is less explored for the laser texturing processes of metal alloys to tune the wettability. This work introduces a systematic design approach to modify the surface chemistry of laser textured metal alloys to achieve various extreme wettabilities, including superhydrophobicity/superoleophobicity, superhydrophilicity/superoleophilicity, and coexistence of superoleophobicity and superhydrophilicity. Microscale trenches are first created on the aluminum alloy 6061 surfaces by nanosecond pulse laser surface texturing. Subsequently, the textured surface is immersion-treated in several chemical solutions to attach target functional groups on the surface to achieve the final extreme wettability. Anchoring fluorinated groups (-CF2- and -CF3) with very low dispersive and nondispersive surface energy leads to superoleophobicity and superhydrophobicity, resulting in repelling both water and diiodomethane. Attachment of the polar nitrile (-C≡N) group with very high nondispersive and high dispersive surface energy achieves superhydrophilicity and superoleophilicity by drawing water and diiodomethane molecules in the laser-textured capillaries. At last, anchoring fluorinated groups (-CF2- and -CF3) and polar sodium carboxylate (-COONa) together leads to very low dispersive and very high nondispersive surface energy components. It results in the coexistence of superoleophobicity and superhydrophilicity, where the treated surface attracts water but repels diiodomethane.
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- Avik Samanta
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Kuchakova I, Ionita MD, Ionita ER, Lazea-Stoyanova A, Brajnicov S, Mitu B, Dinescu G, De Vrieze M, Cvelbar U, Zille A, Leys C, Yu Nikiforov A. Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Deposition of Organosilicon Thin Films by Direct Current and Radio-frequency Plasma Jets. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13061296. [PMID: 32183006 PMCID: PMC7143598 DOI: 10.3390/ma13061296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thin film deposition with atmospheric pressure plasmas is highly interesting for industrial demands and scientific interests in the field of biomaterials. However, the engineering of high-quality films by high-pressure plasmas with precise control over morphology and surface chemistry still poses a challenge. The two types of atmospheric-pressure plasma depositions of organosilicon films by the direct and indirect injection of hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) precursor into a plasma region were chosen and compared in terms of the films chemical composition and morphology to address this. Although different methods of plasma excitation were used, the deposition of inorganic films with above 98% of SiO2 content was achieved for both cases. The chemical structure of the films was insignificantly dependent on the substrate type. The deposition in the afterglow of the DC discharge resulted in a soft film with high roughness, whereas RF plasma deposition led to a smoother film. In the case of the RF plasma deposition on polymeric materials resulted in films with delamination and cracks formation. Lastly, despite some material limitations, both deposition methods demonstrated significant potential for SiOx thin-films preparation for a variety of bio-related substrates, including glass, ceramics, metals, and polymers.
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- Iryna Kuchakova
- Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Gent, Belgium; (C.L.); (A.Y.N.)
- Correspondence: (I.K.); (E.-R.I.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
- Correspondence: (I.K.); (E.-R.I.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Magurele-Bucharest, MG-36, RO 077125 Ilfov, Romania; (M.D.I.); (A.L.-S.); (S.B.); (B.M.); (G.D.)
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- Centexbel, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 70, 9052 Gent, Belgium;
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- Department of Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
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- 2C2T-Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal;
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- Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Gent, Belgium; (C.L.); (A.Y.N.)
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- Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41 B4, 9000 Gent, Belgium; (C.L.); (A.Y.N.)
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Virus-like organosilica nanoparticles for lipase immobilization: Characterization and biocatalytic applications. Biochem Eng J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2019.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Antibacterial Silicon Oxide Thin Films Doped with Zinc and Copper Grown by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9020255. [PMID: 30781817 PMCID: PMC6409802 DOI: 10.3390/nano9020255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zn-doped and Cu-doped SiOx films were synthesized by atmospheric pressure plasma chemical vapor deposition to study their antibacterial efficiency against Gram-negative Escherichia coli and their cytotoxic effect on the growth of mouse cells. Zn-rich and Cu-rich particles with diameters up to several microns were found to be homogeneously distributed within the SiOx films. For both doping elements, bacteria are killed within the first three hours after exposure to the film surface. In contrast, mouse cells grow well on the surfaces of both film types, with a slight inhibition present only after the first day of exposure. The obtained results indicate that the films show a high potential for use as effective antibacterial surfaces for medical applications.
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Aslam M, Qamar MT, Ahmed I, Rehman AU, Ali S, Ismail IMI, Hameed A. The suitability of silicon carbide for photocatalytic water oxidation. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-018-0772-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sonochemical synthesis of Fe–TiO2–SiC composite for degradation of rhodamine B under solar simulator. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-013-1064-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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