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Kumar N, Poulose V, Laz YT, Chandra F, Abubakar S, Abdelhamid AS, Alzamly A, Saleh N. Temperature Control of Yellow Photoluminescence from SiO 2-Coated ZnO Nanocrystals. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3368. [PMID: 36234495 PMCID: PMC9565792 DOI: 10.3390/nano12193368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study, we aimed to elucidate the effects of temperature on the photoluminescence from ZnO-SiO2 nanocomposite and to describe the preparation of SiO2-coated ZnO nanocrystals using a chemical precipitation method, as confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and powder X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) techniques. Analyses using high-resolution transmission microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and electrophoretic light scattering (ELS) techniques showed that the new nanocomposite has an average size of 70 nm and 90% silica. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence (PL), and photoluminescence-excitation (PLE) measurements at different temperatures revealed two emission bands at 385 and 590 nm when the nanomaterials were excited at 325 nm. The UV and yellow emission bands were attributed to the radiative recombination and surface defects. The variable-temperature, time-resolved photoluminescence (VT-TRPL) measurements in the presence of SiO2 revealed the increase in the exciton lifetime values and the interplay of the thermally induced nonradiative recombination transfer of the excited-state population of the yellow emission via deep centers (DC). The results pave the way for more applications in photocatalysis and biomedical technology.
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- Narender Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Academic Support Department, Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirate
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Science Division, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), Saadiyat Island P.O. Box 129188, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
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Pan N, Chen T, Sun H, Zhang X. Electric-Circuit Realization of Fast Quantum Search. RESEARCH 2021; 2021:9793071. [PMID: 34396137 PMCID: PMC8335527 DOI: 10.34133/2021/9793071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Quantum search algorithm, which can search an unsorted database quadratically faster than any known classical algorithms, has become one of the most impressive showcases of quantum computation. It has been implemented using various quantum schemes. Here, we demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally that such a fast search algorithm can also be realized using classical electric circuits. The classical circuit networks to perform such a fast search have been designed. It has been shown that the evolution of electric signals in the circuit networks is analogies of quantum particles randomly walking on graphs described by quantum theory. The searching efficiencies in our designed classical circuits are the same to the quantum schemes. Because classical circuit networks possess good scalability and stability, the present scheme is expected to avoid some problems faced by the quantum schemes. Thus, our findings are advantageous for information processing in the era of big data.
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- Naiqiao Pan
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurements of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurements of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Techniques, School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurements of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics & Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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Terracciano R, Demarchi D, Ruo Roch M, Aiassa S, Pagana G. Nanomaterials to Fight Cancer: An Overview on Their Multifunctional Exploitability. JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 21:2760-2777. [PMID: 33653442 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2021.19061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In recent years the worldwide research community has highlighted innumerable benefits of nanomaterials in cancer detection and therapy. Nevertheless, the development of cancer nanomedicines and other bionanotechnology requires a huge amount of considerations about the interactions of nanomaterials and biological systems, since long-term effects are not yet fully known. Open issues remain the determination of the nanoparticles distributions patterns and the internalization rate into the tumor while avoiding their accumulation in internal organs or other healthy tissues. The purpose of this work is to provide a standard overview of the most recent advances in nanomaterials to fight cancer and to collect trends and future directions to follow according to some critical aspects still present in this field. Complementary to the very recent review of Wolfram and Ferrari which discusses and classifies successful clinically-approved cancer nanodrugs as well as promising candidates in the pipeline, this work embraces part of their proposed classification system based on the exploitation of multifunctionality and extends the review to peer-reviewed journal articles published in the last 3 years identified through international databases.
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- Rossana Terracciano
- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, 10129, Italy
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, 10129, Italy
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, 10129, Italy
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, 10129, Italy
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- Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, 10129, Italy
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Synergetic formulation of Cyanex 272/Cyanex 302 for hexavalent chromium removal from electroplating wastewater. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-020-0702-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Liu Y, Li J, Ge X, Yi S, Wang H, Liu Y, Luo J. Macroscale Superlubricity Achieved on the Hydrophobic Graphene Coating with Glycerol. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:18859-18869. [PMID: 32233416 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Introduction of graphene-family nanoflakes in liquid results in a reduction in friction and enhanced wear resistance. However, the high demand for dispersity and stability of the nanoflakes in liquid largely restricted the choice of graphene-family nanoflakes thus far. This study proposed a new strategy to overcome this limitation, involving the formation of a graphene coating with deposited graphene-family nanoflakes, followed by the lubrication of the coating with glycerol solution. Pristine graphene (PG), fluorinated graphene (FG), and graphene oxide (GO) nanoflakes were chosen to be deposited on the respective SiO2 substrates to form graphene coatings, and then an aqueous solution of glycerol was used as lubricant. The coefficient of friction (COF) and wear rate were reduced for all deposited coatings. However, the PG coating exhibited better lubrication and antiwear performance than FG and GO coatings. A robust superlubricity with COF of approximately 0.004 can be achieved by combining glycerol with the PG coating. The superlubricity mechanism was attributed to the formation of a tribofilm, mainly composed of graphene nanoflakes in the contact zone. The extremely low friction achieved on the hydrophobic graphene coating with liquid can aid in the development of a high-performing new lubrication system for industrial applications.
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- Yanfei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Ren JJ, Lu ZL, Long Z, Liang D. Experimental study on the kinetic effect of N-butyl- N-methylpyrrolidinium tetrafluoroborate and poly( N-vinyl-caprolactam) on CH 4 hydrate formation. RSC Adv 2020; 10:15320-15327. [PMID: 35495463 PMCID: PMC9052332 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10998f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this work, a series of experiments were carried out to study the kinetic inhibition performance of N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium tetrafluoroborate ([BMP][BF4]), poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PVCap) and compound inhibitor systems on methane hydrate from both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives. In the macroscopic experiments, the influence of the concentration, the ratio of inhibitors, the subcooling on the induction time and gas consumption rate of methane hydrate were studied. The results indicated that [BMP][BF4] could inhibit the growth rate of CH4 hydrate, but failed to delay the nucleation. An improved inhibitory effect was observed by combining [BMP][BF4] and PVCap, and the optimal ratio of the two inhibitors was obtained to gain the best inhibition performance. Furthermore, the microstructure and morphology of methane hydrate crystals formed in different inhibitor systems were investigated through powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron cryomicroscopy (Cryo-SEM) methods. It was found that [BMP][BF4] and PVCap had different influences on the large cage occupancy by CH4 and the morphology of methane hydrate.
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- Jun-Jie Ren
- CAS Key Laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China.,Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China.,Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China.,Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China.,Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China.,Guangzhou Center for Gas Hydrate Research, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou 510640 China
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Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of N-doped Cu2O/ZnO Nanocomposite on Degradation of Methyl Red. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/jcs3040093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, a N-doped Cu2O/ZnO nanocomposite was prepared by a co-precipitation and thermal decomposition technique from CuCl2, 2H2O, ZnSO4, 7H2O and CO(NH2)2 as precursors. The as-synthesized nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared analysis (FT–IR) and an ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) reflectance spectrometer. From the XRD diffractogram of N-doped Cu2O/ZnO nanocomposite, cubic and hexagonal wurtzite crystal structures of Cu2O, and ZnO, respectively were identified. The UV-vis reflectance spectra illustrated that the absorption edge of N-doped Cu2O/ZnO nanocomposite is more extended to the longer wavelength than ZnO, Cu2O and Cu2O/ZnO nanomaterials. FT–IR bands confirmed the presence of ZnO, Cu2O, and nitrogen in the N-doped Cu2O/ZnO nanocomposite. Photocatalytic activity of the as-synthesized nanocomposite was tested for methyl red degradation using sunlight as an energy source by optimizing the concentration of the dye and amount of the catalyst loaded. The degradation efficiency was greater in N-doped Cu2O/ZnO nanocomposite as compared to ZnO, Cu2O and Cu2O/ZnO nanomaterials. This is due to the coupling of the semiconductors which increases the absorption and exploitation capability of solar light and increases the charge separation as well. Besides that, nitrogen doping can extend absorption of light to the visible region by decreasing the energy gap. Therefore, N-doped Cu2O/ZnO nanocomposite is a solar light-active photocatalyst which can be used in the degradation of organic pollutants.
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Sreekanth TVM, Nagajyothi PC, Reddy GR, Shim J, Yoo K. Urea assisted ceria nanocubes for efficient removal of malachite green organic dye from aqueous system. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14477. [PMID: 31597923 PMCID: PMC6785541 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50984-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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This study describes a simple, high-yield, rapid, and inexpensive route for the synthesis of cubic shape-like cerium oxide nanocubes (CeO2 NCs) using different urea concentrations (0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 g) by the hydrothermal method. The synthesized nanocubes (NCs) are labeled as CeO2 NCs-0.5, CeO2 NCs-1.0, and CeO2 NCs-2.0, corresponding to 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 g of urea, respectively. The synthesized NCs were characterized by FT-IR, UV-visible, XRD, XPS, SEM and HR-TEM analysis. The synthesized NCs were cubic in shape with average sizes of 12, 12, and 13 nm for the CeO2 NCs-0.5, CeO2 NCs-1.0, and CeO2 NCs-2.0, respectively, obtained by the XRD analysis. The catalytic activity of the CeO2 NCs was studied for the purpose of obtaining the reduction of malachite green (MG) in the presence of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) at room temperature.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea.
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Lee C, Wang H, Zhao M, Yang T, Vara M, Xia Y. One‐Pot Synthesis of Pd@Pt
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- Chi‐Ta Lee
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Georgia 30332 USA
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Barcaro G, Monti S, Sementa L, Carravetta V. Modeling Nucleation and Growth of ZnO Nanoparticles in a Low Temperature Plasma by Reactive Dynamics. J Chem Theory Comput 2019; 15:2010-2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b01222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Giovanni Barcaro
- CNR-IPCF, Institute of Chemical and Physical Processes, via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- CNR-ICCOM, Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF, Institute of Chemical and Physical Processes, via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF, Institute of Chemical and Physical Processes, via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Factors Acting on the Layer Thickness Formed by Anodic Oxidation of Aluminium. COATINGS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings9010057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The current practice in the field of anodic oxidation of aluminium and its alloys is based mainly on a set of partial empirical experiences of technologists obtained during surface treatment. The aim of the presented paper is deeper and more complex identification of the influence of chemical and technological factors acting during the anodic oxidation process especially on the thickness of the formed surface layer by the electrolysis method in a sulfuric acid solution. The current density was selected as the basic criterion for verification evaluation and analysis of experimentally obtained data, in accordance with Faraday’s laws. For current densities of 1 to 5 A·dm−2, the synergy of significant influence factors was identified, and mathematical and statistical models were then developed to predict the thickness of the surface layer with a relative accuracy of up to 10%. The presented paper does not only focus on the observation of the thickness of the surface layer desired by the customer, but also on the monitoring of this thickness in relation to the overall layer thickness of the coating.
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Wang X, Zhao X, Zhao Y, Tan HQ, Du Z, Shang Q, Qiu T, Ho W. Two-dimensional polyimide heterojunctions for the efficient removal of environmental pollutants under visible-light irradiation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:17163-17169. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03471d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synergism of enhanced light absorption and well intimate interfacial charge transition providing excellent photocatalytic performance of polymide heterojunctions PI–TDx.
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- Xin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies The Education University of Hong Kong
- P. R. China
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Garino N, Sanvitale P, Dumontel B, Laurenti M, Colilla M, Izquierdo-Barba I, Cauda V, Vallet-Regì M. Zinc oxide nanocrystals as a nanoantibiotic and osteoinductive agent. RSC Adv 2019; 9:11312-11321. [PMID: 31024686 PMCID: PMC6478122 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10236h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this paper we aim to analyse the behaviour of ZnO nanocrystals (ZnO NCs), prepared with a new synthetic approach and not embedded in any composite matrix, for bone implant applications in vitro. In particular, we have developed a novel, fast and reproducible microwave-assisted synthesis, to obtain highly-crystalline, round-shaped ZnO NCs of 20 nm in diameter as an extremely-stable colloidal solution in ethanol. The nanocrystals were also partially chemically functionalized by anchoring amino-propyl groups to the ZnO surface (ZnO–NH2 NCs). Thus, the role of both ZnO NC concentration and surface chemistry were tested in terms of biocompatibility towards pre-osteoblast cells, promotion of cell proliferation and differentiation, and also in terms of antimicrobial activity against Gram positive and negative bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. The results suggest that ZnO–NH2 NCs is the most promising candidate to solve infectious disease in bone implants and at the same time promote bone tissue proliferation, even at high concentrations. Although further investigations are needed to clarify the mechanism underlying the inhibition of biofilm formation and to investigate the role of the ZnO–NH2 NCs in in vivo assays, we demonstrated that fine and reproducible control over the chemical and structural parameters in ZnO nanomaterials can open up new horizons in the use of functionalized ZnO NCs as a highly biocompatible and osteoinductive nanoantibiotic agent for bone tissue engineering. Nanomaterials for bone tissue engineering are developing to new solutions against infections, antibiotic resistance, promotion of new bone. ZnO nanocrystals are promising candidates with intrinsic antimicrobial activity and high biocompatibility.![]()
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- Nadia Garino
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy.,Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Sustainable Future Technologies, Via Livorno 60, 10144 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy
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- Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, Spain
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Porous ZnO/2–Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Eluting Coatings for Ureteral Stent Applications. COATINGS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings8110376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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High-surface-area porous coatings represent an interesting option to fabricate eluting stents with additional functionalities, as controlled drug delivery and antibacterial resistance properties. ZnO is a biocompatible material available in various high-surface-area morphologies, with promising antibacterial properties. Hydrophilic 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) polymers (pHEMA) have been widely investigated for their biomedical applications, thanks to their biocompatibility, absence of toxicity, and tunable swelling properties. This work aims to demonstrate the use of porous ZnO/polymer bilayer coatings for future drug eluting stent applications. Sputtered mesoporous ZnO layers were coated with pHEMA and p(HEMA-co-acrylic acid (AA)) films through vacuum infiltration and drop-casting methods. The last approach was found to be the most suitable one for achieving a good polymer infiltration within the ZnO matrix and to avoid the mechanical detachment of the porous film from the substrate. The corresponding release properties were evaluated by loading a fluorescent dye in the host ZnO matrix, before drop-casting the polymer coating. For pure ZnO, the release of the dye was completed after 2 h. For ZnO/pHEMA, the sustained release of the molecule was achieved with only 30% released after 2 h and 100% released after seven days. In this case, the pH-triggered delivery properties were also demonstrated by switching from neutral to acidic pH conditions. No significant changes were obtained for the ZnO/p(HEMA-co-AA) system, which exhibited a faster swelling behavior and a release profile similar to pure ZnO.
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Bella F, Muñoz-García AB, Colò F, Meligrana G, Lamberti A, Destro M, Pavone M, Gerbaldi C. Combined Structural, Chemometric, and Electrochemical Investigation of Vertically Aligned TiO 2 Nanotubes for Na-ion Batteries. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:8440-8450. [PMID: 31458972 PMCID: PMC6644502 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In the challenging scenario of anode materials for sodium-ion batteries, TiO2 nanotubes could represent a winning choice in terms of cost, scalability of the preparation procedure, and long-term stability upon reversible operation in electrochemical cells. In this work, a detailed physicochemical, computational, and electrochemical characterization is carried out on TiO2 nanotubes synthesized by varying growth time and heat treatment, viz. the two most significant experimental parameters during preparation. A chemometric approach is proposed to obtain a concrete and solid multivariate analysis of sodium battery electrode materials. Such a statistical approach, combined with prolonged galvanostatic cycling and density functional theory analysis, allows identifying anatase at high growth time as the TiO2 polymorph of choice as an anode material, thus creating a benchmark for sodium-ion batteries, which currently took the center stage of the research in the field of energy storage systems from renewables.
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- Federico Bella
- GAME
Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, and MPMNT Group, Department
of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
- E-mail: .
Phone: +39 0110904643 (F.B.)
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- Department
of Physics “E. Pancini” and Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Comp. Univ. Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia
21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- GAME
Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, and MPMNT Group, Department
of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- GAME
Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, and MPMNT Group, Department
of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- GAME
Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, and MPMNT Group, Department
of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- LITHOPS Batteries S.r.l., Via della Rocca 27, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- Department
of Physics “E. Pancini” and Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Comp. Univ. Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia
21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- GAME
Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, and MPMNT Group, Department
of Applied Science and Technology—DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
- E-mail: (C.G.)
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Bella F, Renzi P, Cavallo C, Gerbaldi C. Caesium for Perovskite Solar Cells: An Overview. Chemistry 2018; 24:12183-12205. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Federico Bella
- GAME Lab; Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT); Politecnico di Torino; Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 10129 Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”; P.le A. Moro 5 00185 Rome Italy
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- Department of Physics (Condensed Matter Physics); Chalmers University of Technology; Chalmersplatsen 1 41296 Gothenburg Sweden
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- GAME Lab; Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT); Politecnico di Torino; Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 10129 Torino Italy
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Phan-Quang GC, Lee HK, Teng HW, Koh CSL, Yim BQ, Tan EKM, Tok WL, Phang IY, Ling XY. Plasmonic Hotspots in Air: An Omnidirectional Three-Dimensional Platform for Stand-Off In-Air SERS Sensing of Airborne Species. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201802214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Gia Chuong Phan-Quang
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Technospex Pte Ltd; 1092 Lower Delta Road #04-01 Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate Singapore 169203 Singapore
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- Technospex Pte Ltd; 1092 Lower Delta Road #04-01 Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate Singapore 169203 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
- Technospex Pte Ltd; 1092 Lower Delta Road #04-01 Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate Singapore 169203 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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Phan-Quang GC, Lee HK, Teng HW, Koh CSL, Yim BQ, Tan EKM, Tok WL, Phang IY, Ling XY. Plasmonic Hotspots in Air: An Omnidirectional Three-Dimensional Platform for Stand-Off In-Air SERS Sensing of Airborne Species. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:5792-5796. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Gia Chuong Phan-Quang
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Technospex Pte Ltd; 1092 Lower Delta Road #04-01 Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate Singapore 169203 Singapore
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- Technospex Pte Ltd; 1092 Lower Delta Road #04-01 Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate Singapore 169203 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering; Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR); 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03 Singapore 138634 Singapore
- Technospex Pte Ltd; 1092 Lower Delta Road #04-01 Tiong Bahru Industrial Estate Singapore 169203 Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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Laurenti M, Cauda V. Gentamicin-Releasing Mesoporous ZnO Structures. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 11:E314. [PMID: 29470405 PMCID: PMC5849011 DOI: 10.3390/ma11020314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Among metal oxides, zinc oxide (ZnO) is one of the most attractive materials thanks to its biocompatible and biodegradable properties along with the existence of various morphologies featuring piezoelectric, semiconducting and photocatalytic activities. All of these structures were successfully prepared and tested for numerous applications, including optoelectronics, sensors and biomedical ones. In the last case, biocompatible ZnO nanomaterials positively influenced cells growth and tissue regeneration as well, promoting wound healing and new bone formation. Despite showing high surface areas, ZnO morphologies generally lack an intrinsic mesoporous structure, strongly limiting the investigation of the corresponding drug loading and release properties. Within this scope, this study focuses on the adsorption and release properties of high surface area, mesoporous ZnO structures using gentamicin sulfate (GS), a well known antibiotic against bacterial infections especially in orthopedics. The particular ZnO morphology was achieved starting from sputtered porous zinc layers, finally converted into ZnO by thermal oxidation. By taking advantage of this mesoporous framework, GS was successfully adsorbed within the ZnO matrix and the kinetic release profile evaluated for up to seven days. The adsorption of GS was successfully demonstrated, with a maximum amount of 263 mg effectively loaded per gram of active material. Then, fast kinetic release was obtained in vitro by simple diffusion mechanism, thus opening further possibilities of smart pore and surface engineering to improve the controlled delivery.
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- Marco Laurenti
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy.
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Laurenti M, Cauda V. ZnO Nanostructures for Tissue Engineering Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2017; 7:E374. [PMID: 29113133 PMCID: PMC5707591 DOI: 10.3390/nano7110374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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This review focuses on the most recent applications of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures for tissue engineering. ZnO is one of the most investigated metal oxides, thanks to its multifunctional properties coupled with the ease of preparing various morphologies, such as nanowires, nanorods, and nanoparticles. Most ZnO applications are based on its semiconducting, catalytic and piezoelectric properties. However, several works have highlighted that ZnO nanostructures may successfully promote the growth, proliferation and differentiation of several cell lines, in combination with the rise of promising antibacterial activities. In particular, osteogenesis and angiogenesis have been effectively demonstrated in numerous cases. Such peculiarities have been observed both for pure nanostructured ZnO scaffolds as well as for three-dimensional ZnO-based hybrid composite scaffolds, fabricated by additive manufacturing technologies. Therefore, all these findings suggest that ZnO nanostructures represent a powerful tool in promoting the acceleration of diverse biological processes, finally leading to the formation of new living tissue useful for organ repair.
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- Marco Laurenti
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy.
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Niu Q, Guo J, Tang Y, Guo X, Nie J, Ma G. Sandwich-type Bimetal-Organic Frameworks/Graphene Oxide Derived Porous Nanosheets doped Fe/Co-N Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang Q, Pei J, Chen G, Bie C, Chen D, Jiao Y, Rao J. Co 3 V 2 O 8 Hexagonal Pyramid with Tunable Inner Structure as High Performance Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Battery. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wang Z, Zhu Z, Zhang C, Xu C, Chen C. Facile synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/NiMn2O4 nanorods hybrid materials for high-performance supercapacitors. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Atas MS, Dursun S, Akyildiz H, Citir M, Yavuz CT, Yavuz MS. Selective removal of cationic micro-pollutants using disulfide-linked network structures. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04775d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Micropollutants are found in all water sources, even after thorough treatments that include membrane filtration. We have developed swellable di-sulfide covalent organic polymers (COPs) with great affinity towards cationic textile micropollutants.
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- Mehmet Sahin Atas
- Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department
- Selcuk University
- Konya
- Turkey
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- Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department
- Selcuk University
- Konya
- Turkey
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- Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Department
- Selcuk University
- Konya
- Turkey
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- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering
- Abdullah Gül University
- Kayseri
- Turkey
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- Graduate School of EEWS
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon
- 34141 Republic of Korea
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Singh KP, Guo C. Current–voltage characteristics influenced by the nanochannel diameter and surface charge density in a fluidic field-effect-transistor. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:15701-15708. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02457f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nonlinear variation of average ion current through a channel as a function of gate potential Vg for different channel diameters and surface charge densities.
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- Kunwar Pal Singh
- Singh Simutech Pvt. Ltd
- Bharatpur
- India
- The Institute of Optics
- University of Rochester
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- The Institute of Optics
- University of Rochester
- Rochester
- USA
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