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Bio-Inspired Synthesis of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review. INORGANICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics10100169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Providing safe drinking water and clean water is becoming a more challenging task all around the world. Although some critical issues and limits remain unsolved, implementing ecologically sustainable nanomaterials (NMs) with unique features, e.g., highly efficient and selective, earth-abundance, renewability, low-cost manufacturing procedures, and stability, has become a priority. Carbon nanoparticles (NPs) offer tremendous promise in the sectors of energy and the environment. However, a series of far more ecologically friendly synthesis techniques based on natural, renewable, and less expensive waste resources must be explored. This will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and harmful material extraction and assist the development of green technologies. The progress achieved in the previous 10 years in the fabrication of novel carbon-based NMs utilizing waste materials as well as natural precursors is reviewed in this article. Research on carbon-based NPs and their production using naturally occurring precursors and waste materials focuses on this review research. Water treatment and purification using carbon NMs, notably for industrial and pharmaceutical wastes, has shown significant potential. Research in this area focuses on enhanced carbonaceous NMs, methods, and novel nano-sorbents for wastewater, drinking water, groundwater treatment, as well as ionic metal removal from aqueous environments. Discussed are the latest developments and challenges in environmentally friendly carbon and graphene quantum dot NMs.
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Machado-Paula MM, Corat MAF, de Vasconcellos LMR, Araújo JCR, Mi G, Ghannadian P, Toniato TV, Marciano FR, Webster TJ, Lobo AO. Rotary Jet-Spun Polycaprolactone/Hydroxyapatite and Carbon Nanotube Scaffolds Seeded with Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Bone Neoformation. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:1013-1024. [PMID: 35171572 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Clinically, bone tissue replacements and/or bone repair are challenging. Strategies based on well-defined combinations of osteoconductive materials and osteogenic cells are promising to improve bone regeneration but still require improvement. Herein, we combined polycaprolactone (PCL) fibers, carbon nanotubes (CNT), and hydroxyapatite (nHap) nanoparticles to develop the next generation of bone regeneration material. Fibers formed by rotary jet spinning (RJS) instead of traditional electrospinning (ES) with embedded bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) showed the best outcomes to repair rat calvarial defects after 6 weeks. To understand this, it was observed that different morphologies were formed depending on the manufacturing method used. RJS fibers presented a particular topography with rough fibers, which allowed for better cellular growth and cell spreading in vitro around and into a three-dimensional (3D) mesh, while fibers made by ES were more smooth and cellular growth was only measured on the 3D mesh surface. The fibers with incorporated nHap/CNT nanoparticles enhanced in vitro cell performance as indicated by more cellular proliferation, alkaline phosphatase activity, proliferation, and deposition of calcium. Greater bone neoformation occurred by combining three characteristics: the presence of nHap and CNT nanoparticles, the topography of the RJS fibers, and the addition of BMMSCs. RJS fibers with nanoparticles and seeded with BMMSCs showed 10 136 mm3 of bone neoformation, meaning a 10-fold increase compared to using RJS only and BMMSCs (0.853 mm3) and a 5-fold increase from using ES only (2054 mm3) after 6 weeks of implantation. Conversely, none of these approaches used individually showed any significant difference for in vivo bone neoformation, suggesting that their combination is essential for optimizing bone formation. In summary, our work generated a potential material composed of well-defined combinations of suitable scaffolds seeded with BMMSCs for enhancing numerous orthopedic tissue engineering applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mirian M Machado-Paula
- Institute of Research and Development, University of Vale do Paraiba, São José dos Campos, SP 12244 - 000, Brazil.,Nanomedicine Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.,Multidisciplinary Center for Biological Research, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-877, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Center for Biological Research, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-877, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Oral Diagnosis, Institute of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo 12245000, Brazil
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- Department of Bioscience and Oral Diagnosis, Institute of Science and Technology, Sao Paulo State University, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo 12245000, Brazil
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- Nanomedicine Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Nanomedicine Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Institute of Research and Development, University of Vale do Paraiba, São José dos Campos, SP 12244 - 000, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, UFPI - Federal University of Piaui, 64049-550 Teresina, PI, Brazil
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- Nanomedicine Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Nanomedicine Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.,LIMAV-Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, BioMatLab, UFPI - Federal University of Piaui, 64049-550 Teresina, PI, Brazil
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Edwards ER, Botelho EC, Braga NA. Influence of MWCNT-f as a UV protective layer in polymer composites with TGDDM/DDS for space application. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-022-02906-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Non-Isothermal Crystallization Kinetic of Polyethylene/Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites Using an Isoconversional Method. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/jcs3010021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Behavior studies of thermoplastic polymers during non-isothermal crystallization are extremely important since most of their properties are influenced by degree of crystallinity and the crystallization process. In general, an approach based on a model-fitting method is used to perform crystallization kinetic studies. Due to their inability to uniquely determine the reaction mode, many studies have used the isoconversional method, where it is not necessary to assume a crystallization model to obtain the kinetic parameters. Therefore, in this work, the influence of acid and octadecylamine functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the crystallization kinetic of polyethylene (PE) was studied using an isoconversional method with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized optical microscopy (POM). The kinetic parameters and the crystallization model were determined. The incorporation of functionalized and non-functionalized CNTs into PE did not change the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami crystallization model. However, the CNTs increased the crystallization temperature and reduced the activation energy for crystallization. In addition, the Avrami coefficient values were lower for the nanocomposites when compared to pure PE. The incorporation of CNTs accelerated the crystallization of PE, reducing the crystallite sizes and modifying their morphology.
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Edwards ER, Oishi SS, Botelho EC. Analysis of chemical polymerization between functionalized MWCNT and poly(furfuryl alcohol) composite. POLIMEROS 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-1428.07016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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