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Podkolodnaya YA, Kokorina AA, Goryacheva IY. A Facile Approach to the Hydrothermal Synthesis of Silica Nanoparticle/Carbon Nanostructure Luminescent Composites. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:8469. [PMID: 36499966 PMCID: PMC9737401 DOI: 10.3390/ma15238469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Luminescent carbon nanostructures (CNSs) have been intensively researched, but there is still no consensus on a fundamental understanding of their structure and properties that limits their potential applications. In this study, we developed a facile approach to the synthesis of luminescent composite SiO2 nanoparticles/CNSs by the targeted formation of a molecular fluorophore, as the significant luminescent component of CNSs, on the surface of a silica matrix during a one-stage hydrothermal synthesis. Silica nanoparticles were synthesized by reverse microemulsion and used as a matrix for luminescent composites. The as-prepared silica nanoparticles had a functional surface, a spherical shape, and a narrow size distribution of about 29 nm. One-stage hydrothermal treatment of citric acid and modified silica nanoparticles made it possible to directly form the luminescent composite. The optical properties of composites could be easily controlled by changing the hydrothermal reaction time and temperature. Thus, we successfully synthesized luminescent composites with an emission maximum of 450 nm, a quantum yield (QY) of 65 ± 4%, and an average size of ~26 nm. The synthesis of fluorophore doped composite, in contrast to CNSs, makes it possible to control the shape, size, and surface functionality of particles and allows for avoiding difficult and time-consuming fractionation steps.
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Kleshch VI, Ismagilov RR, Mukhin VV, Orekhov AS, Filatyev AS, Obraztsov AN. Nano-graphite field-emission cathode for space electric propulsion systems. Nanotechnology 2022; 33:415201. [PMID: 35785757 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac7def] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Improving the thruster efficiency is a crucial challenge for the development of space electric propulsion systems, especially advanced air-breathing thrusters utilizing the surrounding rarefied atmosphere as fuel. A significant reduction in thruster power consumption can be achieved by using field emission (FE) cathodes that do not require heating and have the highest energy efficiency. In this work, we study FE from nano-graphite thin films, consisting of carbon nanostructures with a high aspect ratio, and demonstrate their suitability for use in the space electric propulsion systems. The films shown appropriate FE characteristics in a wide range of gas pressures at high current loads in constant and pulsed operation modes. Based on the obtained experimental results, nano-graphite cathodes were employed for the design of an electron gun with increased reliability and minimized energy losses associated with electron extraction. The possibility of using such a gun in a specific air-breathing satellite operating in low Earth orbits is demonstrated.
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny 141701, Russia
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Afan HA, Aldlemy MS, Ahmed AM, Jawad AH, Naser MH, Homod RZ, Mussa ZH, Abdulkadhim AH, Scholz M, Yaseen ZM. Thermal and Hydraulic Performances of Carbon and Metallic Oxides-Based Nanomaterials. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:nano12091545. [PMID: 35564254 PMCID: PMC9100014 DOI: 10.3390/nano12091545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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For companies, notably in the realms of energy and power supply, the essential requirement for highly efficient thermal transport solutions has become a serious concern. Current research highlighted the use of metallic oxides and carbon-based nanofluids as heat transfer fluids. This work examined two carbon forms (PEG@GNPs & PEG@TGr) and two types of metallic oxides (Al2O3 & SiO2) in a square heated pipe in the mass fraction of 0.1 wt.%. Laboratory conditions were as follows: 6401 ≤ Re ≤ 11,907 and wall heat flux = 11,205 W/m2. The effective thermal–physical and heat transfer properties were assessed for fully developed turbulent fluid flow at 20–60 °C. The thermal and hydraulic performances of nanofluids were rated in terms of pumping power, performance index (PI), and performance evaluation criteria (PEC). The heat transfer coefficients of the nanofluids improved the most: PEG@GNPs = 44.4%, PEG@TGr = 41.2%, Al2O3 = 22.5%, and SiO2 = 24%. Meanwhile, the highest augmentation in the Nu of the nanofluids was as follows: PEG@GNPs = 35%, PEG@TGr = 30.1%, Al2O3 = 20.6%, and SiO2 = 21.9%. The pressure loss and friction factor increased the highest, by 20.8–23.7% and 3.57–3.85%, respectively. In the end, the general performance of nanofluids has shown that they would be a good alternative to the traditional working fluids in heat transfer requests.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Benghazi 11199, Libya;
- Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies (CSERS), Benghazi 11199, Libya
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- Engineering Department, Al-Esraa University College, Baghdad 10011, Iraq;
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Building and Construction Techniques Engineering Department, AL-Mustaqbal University College, Hillah 51001, Iraq;
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- Department of Oil and Gas Engineering, Basrah University for Oil and Gas, Al Basrah 61004, Iraq;
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Technical Engineering College, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar 64006, Iraq;
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- Division of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Department of Civil Engineering Science, School of Civil Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway Campus, Johannesburg 2092, South Africa
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50375 Wrocław, Poland
- Department of Town Planning, Engineering Networks and Systems, South Ural State University, 76, Lenin Prospekt, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Correspondence: (M.S.); (Z.M.Y.)
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- Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Adjunct Research Fellow, USQ’s Advanced Data Analytics Research Group, School of Mathematics Physics and Computing, University of Southern Queensland, Queensland, QLD 4350, Australia
- New Era and Development in Civil Engineering Research Group, Scientific Research Center, Al-Ayen University, Nasiriyah 64001, Iraq
- Correspondence: (M.S.); (Z.M.Y.)
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Canales M, Ramírez-de-Arellano JM, Arellano JS, Magaña LF. Ab Initio Study of the Interaction of a Graphene Surface Decorated with a Metal-Doped C 30 with Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Ozone. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:4933. [PMID: 35563323 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Using DFT simulations, we studied the interaction of a semifullerene C30 and a defected graphene layer. We obtained the C30 chemisorbs on the surface. We also found the adsorbed C30 chemisorbs, Li, Ti, or Pt, on its concave part. Thus, the resulting system (C30-graphene) is a graphene layer decorated with a metal-doped C30. The adsorption of the molecules depends on the shape of the base of the semifullerene and the dopant metal. The CO molecule adsorbed without dissociation in all cases. When the bottom is a pentagon, the adsorption occurs only with Ti as the dopant. It also adsorbs for a hexagon as the bottom with Pt as the dopant. The carbon dioxide molecule adsorbs in the two cases of base shape but only when lithium is the dopant. The adsorption occurs without dissociation. The ozone molecule adsorbs on both surfaces. When Ti or Pt are dopants, we found that the O3 molecule always dissociates into an oxygen molecule and an oxygen atom. When Li is the dopant, the O3 molecule adsorbs without dissociation. Methane did not adsorb in any case. Calculating the recovery time at 300 K, we found that the system may be a sensor in several instances.
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Cheng Z, Wang C, Zhu Y, Wang C, Jiang X, Qian Z, Chen B, Yang J. Mesocarbon Microbeads Boost the Electrochemical Performances of LiFePO 4 ||Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 through Anion Intercalation. ChemSusChem 2022; 15:e202102475. [PMID: 35243804 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Li-ion batteries with LiFePO4 cathode and Li4 Ti5 O12 anode show promise for storing renewable energy. However, their low output voltage results in a low energy density. In contrast, dual-ion batteries with graphite cathode and Li4 Ti5 O12 anode can achieve a high output voltage of >3.0 V. In this study, mesocarbon microbeads (MCMB)@LiFePO4 ||Li4 Ti5 O12 dual-ion batteries are developed to address these issues. In the cathode, MCMB improves the conductivity of LiFePO4 and increases the output voltage by the intercalation of anions in the cell voltage range of 2.1-3.5 V. Moreover, the LiFePO4 shell sustains the structural integrity of MCMB and generates in situ a cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) with rich LiF. Owing to these unique compositional and structural features, MCMB@LiFePO4 ||Li4 Ti5 O12 manifests much better electrochemical performance than LiFePO4 ||Li4 Ti5 O12 and MCMB||Li4 Ti5 O12 . It sustains 89.6 % of the initial capacity after 1200 cycles at 0.2 A g-1 and achieves a specific energy up to 128 Wh kg-1 at 179 W kg-1 .
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- Zhenjie Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Cataldo A, La Pietra M, Zappelli L, Mencarelli D, Pierantoni L, Bellucci S. MacGyvered Multiproperty Materials Using Nanocarbon and Jam: A Spectroscopic, Electromagnetic, and Rheological Investigation. J Funct Biomater 2022; 13:5. [PMID: 35076523 PMCID: PMC8788530 DOI: 10.3390/jfb13010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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As part of a biopolymer matrix, pectin was investigated to obtain an engineered jam, due to its biodegradability. Only a few examples of pectin-based nanocomposites are present in the literature, and even fewer such bionanocomposites utilize nanocarbon as a filler-mostly for use in food packaging. In the present paper, ecofriendly nanocomposites made from household reagents and displaying multiple properties are presented. In particular, the electrical behavior and viscoelastic properties of a commercial jam were modulated by loading the jam with carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplates. A new nanocomposite class based on commercial jam was studied, estimating the percolation threshold for each filler. The electrical characterization and the rheological measurements suggest that the behavior above the percolation threshold is influenced by the different morphology-i.e., one-dimensional or two-dimensional-of the fillers. These outcomes encourage further studies on the use of household materials in producing advanced and innovative materials, in order to reduce the environmental impact of new technologies, without giving up advanced devices endowed with different physical properties.
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- Antonino Cataldo
- ENEA Centro Ricerche Casaccia, DISPREV Santa Maria di Galeria, 00123 Rome, Italy
- Department of Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (L.Z.); (D.M.); (L.P.)
- National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), National Laboratories of Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy; (M.L.P.); (S.B.)
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- National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), National Laboratories of Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy; (M.L.P.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (L.Z.); (D.M.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (L.Z.); (D.M.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Information Engineering, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; (L.Z.); (D.M.); (L.P.)
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- National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), National Laboratories of Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy; (M.L.P.); (S.B.)
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Park JH, Oh YJ, Park DY, Lee J, Park JS, Park CR, Kim JH, Kim T, Yang SJ. A New Class of Carbon Nanostructures for High-Performance Electro-Magnetic and -Chemical Barriers. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2021; 8:e2102718. [PMID: 34590441 PMCID: PMC8596133 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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It is of importance to explore a new carbon nanomaterial possessing vital functions to fulfill the high standards for practical achievement of the electromagnetic (EM) barrier for blocking EM waves and the electrochemical (EC) barrier as a functional separator for EC energy storage. Herein, facile synthesis of a new class of carbon nanostructures, which consist of interconnected N-doped graphitic carbon nanocubes partially embedded by nickel nanoparticles, is described. The hollow interior of graphitic nanocube induces internal reflection of EM waves and confines active materials of EC energy storage. Nitrogen functionalities implanted in graphitic structure enhance electrical conductivity as well as improve chemical interaction with active materials. Furthermore, nickel nanoparticles in graphitic nanocube function as an EM wave-absorbing material and an electrocatalyst for EC energy storage. Through comprehensive assessments, remarkable performances originating from distinctive nanostructures give new insights into structural design for the carbon nanostructure-based high-performance EM and EC barriers.
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- Jae Hui Park
- Advanced Nanohybrids LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEducation and Research Center for Smart Energy and MaterialsInha UniversityIncheon22212Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nanohybrids LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEducation and Research Center for Smart Energy and MaterialsInha UniversityIncheon22212Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Nanomaterials Design LaboratoryResearch Institute of Advanced MaterialsDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Composites Research DivisionKorea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS)Changwon51508Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nanohybrids LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEducation and Research Center for Smart Energy and MaterialsInha UniversityIncheon22212Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Nanomaterials Design LaboratoryResearch Institute of Advanced MaterialsDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nanohybrids LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEducation and Research Center for Smart Energy and MaterialsInha UniversityIncheon22212Republic of Korea
- Carbon Nanomaterials Design LaboratoryResearch Institute of Advanced MaterialsDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Composites Research DivisionKorea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS)Changwon51508Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Nanohybrids LaboratoryDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringEducation and Research Center for Smart Energy and MaterialsInha UniversityIncheon22212Republic of Korea
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Zare-Zardini H, Hatamizadeh N, Haddadzadegan N, Soltaninejad H, Karimi-Zarchi M. Advantages and disadvantages of using Carbon Nanostructures in Reproductive Medicine: two sides of the same coin. JBRA Assist Reprod 2021; 26:142-144. [PMID: 34672186 PMCID: PMC8769193 DOI: 10.5935/1518-0557.20210070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Carbon nanostructures are important nanomaterial with interesting physical and chemical properties. These nanostructures have been assessed for application in different fields of medicine, such as cancer detection and treatment, Parkinson disease, reproductive medicine, etc. This nanomaterial can be used in reproductive medicine as a drug delivery system, antifungal, antiviral, and antibacterial agent, condom-coating agent, enhancer of sperm fertilizing ability, ectopic pregnancy treatment, trophoblastic diseases, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) improvement. The other side of this coin involves various side effects of carbon nanostructures, especially negative effects on reproductive systems. All carbon nanostructures showed toxicity on the reproductive system by producing reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. Less attention has been given to the unique properties of carbon nanostructures, except for their practical attractiveness, the other side of this coin, namely the risks and side effects of these compounds - especially in the case of a reproductive system that supports the survival and health of future generations. Therefore, we suggest paying particular attention to the negative aspects of the increasing use of carbon nanostructures.
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- Hadi Zare-Zardini
- Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.,Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Meybod University, Meybod, Iran
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Malik S, Marchesan S. Growth, Properties, and Applications of Branched Carbon Nanostructures. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:2728. [PMID: 34685169 PMCID: PMC8540255 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nanomaterials featuring branched carbon nanotubes (b-CNTs), nanofibers (b-CNFs), or other types of carbon nanostructures (CNSs) are of great interest due to their outstanding mechanical and electronic properties. They are promising components of nanodevices for a wide variety of advanced applications spanning from batteries and fuel cells to conductive-tissue regeneration in medicine. In this concise review, we describe the methods to produce branched CNSs, with particular emphasis on the most widely used b-CNTs, the experimental and theoretical studies on their properties, and the wide range of demonstrated and proposed applications, highlighting the branching structural features that ultimately allow for enhanced performance relative to traditional, unbranched CNSs.
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- Sharali Malik
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Quantum Materials and Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Via L. Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy;
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Ramirez-de-Arellano JM, Canales M, Magaña LF. Carbon Nanostructures Doped with Transition Metals for Pollutant Gas Adsorption Systems. Molecules 2021; 26:5346. [PMID: 34500783 PMCID: PMC8434604 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The adsorption of molecules usually increases capacity and/or strength with the doping of surfaces with transition metals; furthermore, carbon nanostructures, i.e., graphene, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, graphdiyne, etc., have a large specific area for gas adsorption. This review focuses on the reports (experimental or theoretical) of systems using these structures decorated with transition metals for mainly pollutant molecules' adsorption. Furthermore, we aim to present the expanding application of nanomaterials on environmental problems, mainly over the last 10 years. We found a wide range of pollutant molecules investigated for adsorption in carbon nanostructures, including greenhouse gases, anticancer drugs, and chemical warfare agents, among many more.
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- J. M. Ramirez-de-Arellano
- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey 64849, Mexico;
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- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Azcapotzalco, Av. San Pablo Xalpa No. 180, Colonia Reynosa Tamaulipas, Delegación Azcapotzalco, Ciudad de México 02200, Mexico;
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Apartado Postal 20-364, Ciudad de México 01000, Mexico
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Holmberg S, Garza-Flores NA, Almajhadi MA, Chávez-Madero C, Lujambio-Angeles A, Jind B, Bautista-Flores C, Mendoza-Buenrostro C, Pérez-Carrillo E, Wickramasinghe HK, Martínez-Chapa SO, Madou M, Weiss PS, Álvarez MM, Trujillo-de Santiago G. Fabrication of Multilayered Composite Nanofibers Using Continuous Chaotic Printing and Electrospinning: Chaotic Electrospinning. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:37455-37465. [PMID: 34339168 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Multi-material and multilayered micro- and nanostructures are prominently featured in nature and engineering and are recognized by their remarkable properties. Unfortunately, the fabrication of micro- and nanostructured materials through conventional processes is challenging and costly. Herein, we introduce a high-throughput, continuous, and versatile strategy for the fabrication of polymer fibers with complex multilayered nanostructures. Chaotic electrospinning (ChE) is based on the coupling of continuous chaotic printing (CCP) and electrospinning, which produces fibers with an internal multi-material microstructure. When a CCP printhead is used as an electrospinning nozzle, the diameter of the fibers is further scaled down by 3 orders of magnitude while preserving their internal structure. ChE enables the use of various polymer inks for the creation of nanofibers with a customizable number of internal nanolayers. Our results showcase the versatility and tunability of ChE to fabricate multilayered structures at the nanoscale at high throughput. We apply ChE to the synthesis of unique carbon textile electrodes composed of nanofibers with striations carved into their surface at regular intervals. These striated carbon electrodes with high surface areas exhibit 3- to 4-fold increases in specific capacitance compared to regular carbon nanofibers; ChE holds great promise for the cost-effective fabrication of electrodes for supercapacitors and other applications.
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- Sunshine Holmberg
- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Centro de Biotecnología-FEMSA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
- Centro de Biotecnología-FEMSA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Centro de Biotecnología-FEMSA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
- Departmento de Bioingeniería, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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- Centro de Biotecnología-FEMSA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecatrónica y Eléctrica, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 64849, Mexico
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Kaur M, Bharj J. Correlation of carbon nanostructures yield with flue gas emissions in oxy-fuel diffusion flames. Nanotechnology 2021; 32:365603. [PMID: 34062516 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac06f5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This paper investigates the relationship between yield of carbon nanostructures produced in flame environment and flue gas emissions for an axisymmetric co-flow diffusion flame. Simulation has been carried out at four different equivalence ratios to scrutinize the optimum ratio at which maximum carbon nanostructures can be obtained with minimum hazardous emissions. Numerical model solves the time-independent Navier-Stokes equation coupled with the equations for energy and species conservation to compute the temperature and species distributions inside the flame. A simple one-step soot model has been used to model the soot formation process. The computed species concentrations are compared with the experimental values and are found to show less than 10% variation. The results indicate that the level of emission of NOXdecreases appreciably at higher equivalence ratios. The percentage emission of CO and CO2however is not affected significantly. Furthermore, HRTEM and EDX analysis has been conducted on collected carbon material to determine its internal structure and elemental composition. HRTEM indicates the formation of spherical nanoparticles having an average diameter of 30 nm and EDX spectrum reveals that the synthesized sample consists of 99.35 weight% carbon.
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- Manpreet Kaur
- Department of Physics, Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Physics, Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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Gamal A, Eid K, El-Naas MH, Kumar D, Kumar A. Catalytic Methane Decomposition to Carbon Nanostructures and CO x-Free Hydrogen: A Mini-Review. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:1226. [PMID: 34066547 DOI: 10.3390/nano11051226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Catalytic methane decomposition (CMD) is a highly promising approach for the rational production of relatively COx-free hydrogen and carbon nanostructures, which are both important in multidisciplinary catalytic applications, electronics, fuel cells, etc. Research on CMD has been expanding in recent years with more than 2000 studies in the last five years alone. It is therefore a daunting task to provide a timely update on recent advances in the CMD process, related catalysis, kinetics, and reaction products. This mini-review emphasizes recent studies on the CMD process investigating self-standing/supported metal-based catalysts (e.g., Fe, Ni, Co, and Cu), metal oxide supports (e.g., SiO2, Al2O3, and TiO2), and carbon-based catalysts (e.g., carbon blacks, carbon nanotubes, and activated carbons) alongside their parameters supported with various examples, schematics, and comparison tables. In addition, the review examines the effect of a catalyst’s shape and composition on CMD activity, stability, and products. It also attempts to bridge the gap between research and practical utilization of the CMD process and its future prospects.
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Speranza G. Carbon Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Functionalization and Sensing Applications. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:967. [PMID: 33918769 PMCID: PMC8069879 DOI: 10.3390/nano11040967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recent advances in nanomaterial design and synthesis has resulted in robust sensing systems that display superior analytical performance. The use of nanomaterials within sensors has accelerated new routes and opportunities for the detection of analytes or target molecules. Among others, carbon-based sensors have reported biocompatibility, better sensitivity, better selectivity and lower limits of detection to reveal a wide range of organic and inorganic molecules. Carbon nanomaterials are among the most extensively studied materials because of their unique properties spanning from the high specific surface area, high carrier mobility, high electrical conductivity, flexibility, and optical transparency fostering their use in sensing applications. In this paper, a comprehensive review has been made to cover recent developments in the field of carbon-based nanomaterials for sensing applications. The review describes nanomaterials like fullerenes, carbon onions, carbon quantum dots, nanodiamonds, carbon nanotubes, and graphene. Synthesis of these nanostructures has been discussed along with their functionalization methods. The recent application of all these nanomaterials in sensing applications has been highlighted for the principal applicative field and the future prospects and possibilities have been outlined.
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- Giorgio Speranza
- CMM—FBK, v. Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy;
- IFN—CNR, CSMFO Lab., via alla Cascata 56/C Povo, 38123 Trento, Italy
- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, v. Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy
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Zou L, Wei YS, Hou CC, Li C, Xu Q. Single-Atom Catalysts Derived from Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrochemical Applications. Small 2021; 17:e2004809. [PMID: 33538109 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202004809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received tremendous attention due to their extraordinary catalytic performances. The synthesis of this kind of catalysts is highly desired and challenging. In the last few years, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been demonstrated as a promising precursor for fabricating SACs. In this review, the progress and recent advances in the synthesis of MOF-derived SACs and their electrochemical applications are summarized. First, the synthetic approaches based on MOFs and accessible characterization techniques for SACs as well as their advantages/disadvantages are discussed. Then, the electrochemical applications of these MOF-derived SACs including the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), and other energy-related reactions are reviewed. Finally, insights into the current challenges and future prospects of this field are briefly presented.
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- Lianli Zou
- AIST-Kyoto University Chemical Energy Materials Open Innovation Laboratory (ChEM-OIL), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- AIST-Kyoto University Chemical Energy Materials Open Innovation Laboratory (ChEM-OIL), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- AIST-Kyoto University Chemical Energy Materials Open Innovation Laboratory (ChEM-OIL), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- AIST-Kyoto University Chemical Energy Materials Open Innovation Laboratory (ChEM-OIL), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- AIST-Kyoto University Chemical Energy Materials Open Innovation Laboratory (ChEM-OIL), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, P. R. China
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Chalmpes N, Moschovas D, Tantis I, Bourlinos AB, Bakandritsos A, Fotiadou R, Patila M, Stamatis H, Avgeropoulos A, Karakassides MA, Gournis D. Carbon Nanostructures Derived through Hypergolic Reaction of Conductive Polymers with Fuming Nitric Acid at Ambient Conditions. Molecules 2021; 26:1595. [PMID: 33805728 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Hypergolic systems rely on organic fuel and a powerful oxidizer that spontaneously ignites upon contact without any external ignition source. Although their main utilization pertains to rocket fuels and propellants, it is only recently that hypergolics has been established from our group as a new general method for the synthesis of different morphologies of carbon nanostructures depending on the hypergolic pair (organic fuel-oxidizer). In search of new pairs, the hypergolic mixture described here contains polyaniline as the organic source of carbon and fuming nitric acid as strong oxidizer. Specifically, the two reagents react rapidly and spontaneously upon contact at ambient conditions to afford carbon nanosheets. Further liquid-phase exfoliation of the nanosheets in dimethylformamide results in dispersed single layers exhibiting strong Tyndall effect. The method can be extended to other conductive polymers, such as polythiophene and polypyrrole, leading to the formation of different type carbon nanostructures (e.g., photolumincent carbon dots). Apart from being a new synthesis pathway towards carbon nanomaterials and a new type of reaction for conductive polymers, the present hypergolic pairs also provide a novel set of rocket bipropellants based on conductive polymers.
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Gurulakshmi M, Meenakshamma A, Susmitha K, Venkata Subbaiah YP, Mitty R. Enhanced Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) Based on MoS 2 /Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorns Electrochemically Deposited on Bilayer Counter Electrodes. Chempluschem 2020; 85:2599-2605. [PMID: 33200885 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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High-performance bilayer counter electrodes (BCEs) for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications are gaining considerable attention. In this study, MoS2 /single-walled carbon nanohorn (SWCNHs) BCEs were fabricated by ultrasonic-spray-assisted electrochemical deposition. The BCEs exhibited superior electrocatalytic activity, confirmed through CV, Tafel plots, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic studies. The fabricated MoS2 /SWCNH-based DSSCs exhibited an impressive photovoltaic power conversion efficiency of 9.48 %, which is higher than the performance of cells with Pt-containing CEs (8.64 %). The simple and reliable growth strategy for bilayer film CEs provides a new route for the preparation of cost-effective and high-performance catalytic BCEs for renewable energy applications involving Pt-free DSSCs.
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- Department of Physics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, A.P. 516005, India
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García-Beltrán G, Mercado-Zúñiga C, Torres-SanMiguel CR, Trejo-Valdez M, Villalpando I, Torres-Torres C. Navigation of Silver/Carbon Nanoantennas in Organic Fluids Explored by a Two-Wave Mixing. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2020; 10:E1886. [PMID: 32967106 PMCID: PMC7557386 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Within this work are analyzed third-order nonlinear optical properties with a potential influence on the dynamic mechanics exhibited by metal/carbon nanofluids. The nanofluids were integrated by multiwall carbon nanotubes decorated with Ag nanoparticles suspended in ethanol or in acetone. Optical third-order nonlinearities were experimentally explored by vectorial two-wave mixing experiments with a Nd-YAG laser system emitting nanosecond pulses at a 532 nm wavelength. An optically induced birefringence in the metal/organic samples seems to be responsible for a significant modification in density and compressibility modulus in the nanosystems. The measured nonlinear refractive index was associated with a thermal process together with changes in density, compressibility modulus and speed of sound in the samples. Nanofluid diffusivity was studied to characterize the dynamic concentration gradients related to the precipitation of nanostructures in the liquid solutions. The evolution of the nanoparticle density suspended in the nanofluids was considered as a temporal-resolved probabilistic system. It is stated that the incorporation of Ag nanoparticles in carbon nanotubes produces strong mechanical changes in carbon-based nanofluids. According to numerical simulations and optical evaluations, immediate applications for developing dynamic nanoantennas optical logic gates and quantum-controlled metal/carbon systems can be contemplated.
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- Geselle García-Beltrán
- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica Unidad Zacatenco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 07738, Mexico; (G.G.-B.); (C.R.T.-S.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería de Materiales, Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Coacalco, Cabecera Municipal 55700, Mexico;
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- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica Unidad Zacatenco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 07738, Mexico; (G.G.-B.); (C.R.T.-S.)
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- Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Química e Industrias Extractivas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 07738, Mexico;
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- Centro de Investigación para los Recursos Naturales, Salaices 33941, Mexico;
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- Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica Unidad Zacatenco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 07738, Mexico; (G.G.-B.); (C.R.T.-S.)
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Urgel JI, Di Giovannantonio M, Eimre K, Lohr TG, Liu J, Mishra S, Sun Q, Kinikar A, Widmer R, Stolz S, Bommert M, Berger R, Ruffieux P, Pignedoli CA, Müllen K, Feng X, Fasel R. On-Surface Synthesis of Cumulene-Containing Polymers via Two-Step Dehalogenative Homocoupling of Dibromomethylene-Functionalized Tribenzoazulene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13281-13287. [PMID: 32350979 PMCID: PMC7496152 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202001939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cumulene compounds are notoriously difficult to prepare and study because their reactivity increases dramatically with the increasing number of consecutive double bonds. In this respect, the emerging field of on-surface synthesis provides exceptional opportunities because it relies on reactions on clean metal substrates under well-controlled ultrahigh-vacuum conditions. Here we report the on-surface synthesis of a polymer linked by cumulene-like bonds on a Au(111) surface via sequential thermally activated dehalogenative C-C coupling of a tribenzoazulene precursor equipped with two dibromomethylene groups. The structure and electronic properties of the resulting polymer with cumulene-like pentagon-pentagon and heptagon-heptagon connections have been investigated by means of scanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy methods and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, complemented by density functional theory calculations. Our results provide perspectives for the on-surface synthesis of cumulene-containing compounds, as well as protocols relevant to the stepwise fabrication of carbon-carbon bonds on surfaces.
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- José I. Urgel
- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Center for Advancing Electronics and Department of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnical University of Dresden01062DresdenGermany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics and Department of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnical University of Dresden01062DresdenGermany
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
- Laboratory of Nanostructures at SurfacesInstitute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneCH-1015LausanneSwitzerland
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Center for Advancing Electronics and Department of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnical University of Dresden01062DresdenGermany
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics and Department of Chemistry and Food ChemistryTechnical University of Dresden01062DresdenGermany
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- Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyÜberlandstrasse 1298600DübendorfSwitzerland
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of BernFreiestrasse 33012BernSwitzerland
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Montes R, Sánchez G, Zhao J, Palet C, Baeza M, Bastos-Arrieta J. Customized In Situ Functionalization of Nanodiamonds with Nanoparticles for Composite Carbon-Paste Electrodes. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2020; 10:nano10061179. [PMID: 32560355 PMCID: PMC7353388 DOI: 10.3390/nano10061179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The incorporation of nanomaterials on (bio)sensors based on composite materials has led to important advances in the analytical chemistry field due to the extraordinary properties that these materials offer. Nanodiamonds (NDs) are a novel type of material that has raised much attention, as they have the possibility of being produced on a large scale by relatively inexpensive synthetic methodologies. Moreover, NDs can present some other interesting features, such as fluorescence, due to surface functionalization and proved biocompatibility, which makes them suitable for biomedical applications. In addition, NDs can be customized with metallic nanoparticles (NPs), such as silver or gold, in order to combine the features of both. Raw NDs were used as modifiers of sensors due to the electrocatalytic effect of the sp2 and oxygenated species present on their surface. The aim of this research work is evaluating the applicability of NDs modified with silver (Ag@NDs) and gold (Au@NDs) nanoparticles for the development of a suitable (bio)sensing platform. A complete morphological and electrochemical characterization as a function of the prepared nanocomposite composition was performed in order to improve the electroanalytical properties of the developed (bio)sensors. In the present work, the optimal composition for Au@NDs present on the nanocomposite matrix is 3.5% and the one for Ag@NDs is 1%. Good results were obtained in the evaluation of the optimal composition towards hydrogen peroxide and glucose as a model analyte using a (bio)sensor based on graphite-epoxy-Ag@NDs (17:82:1).
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- Raquel Montes
- GENOCOV Research Group, Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer de les Sitges, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain;
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- GENOCOV Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Edifici C-Nord, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer dels Til·lers, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain;
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- Grup de Tècniques de Separació en Química, Department of Chemistry, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer dels Til·lers, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain; (J.Z.); (C.P.)
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- Grup de Tècniques de Separació en Química, Department of Chemistry, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer dels Til·lers, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain; (J.Z.); (C.P.)
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- GENOCOV Research Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Edifici C-Nord, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer dels Til·lers, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain;
- Correspondence: (M.B.); (J.B.-A.)
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- Physical Chemistry TU Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- Correspondence: (M.B.); (J.B.-A.)
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Curcio M, Farfalla A, Saletta F, Valli E, Pantuso E, Nicoletta FP, Iemma F, Vittorio O, Cirillo G. Functionalized Carbon Nanostructures Versus Drug Resistance: Promising Scenarios in Cancer Treatment. Molecules 2020; 25:E2102. [PMID: 32365886 PMCID: PMC7249046 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Carbon nanostructures (CN) are emerging valuable materials for the assembly of highly engineered multifunctional nanovehicles for cancer therapy, in particular for counteracting the insurgence of multi-drug resistance (MDR). In this regard, carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene oxide (GO), and fullerenes (F) have been proposed as promising materials due to their superior physical, chemical, and biological features. The possibility to easily modify their surface, conferring tailored properties, allows different CN derivatives to be synthesized. Although many studies have explored this topic, a comprehensive review evaluating the beneficial use of functionalized CNT vs G or F is still missing. Within this paper, the most relevant examples of CN-based nanosystems proposed for MDR reversal are reviewed, taking into consideration the functionalization routes, as well as the biological mechanisms involved and the possible toxicity concerns. The main aim is to understand which functional CN represents the most promising strategy to be further investigated for overcoming MDR in cancer.
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- Manuela Curcio
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (M.C.); (A.F.); (E.P.); (F.P.N.); (F.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (M.C.); (A.F.); (E.P.); (F.P.N.); (F.I.)
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- Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (F.S.); (E.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Convergent BioNano Science and Technology, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (F.S.); (E.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (M.C.); (A.F.); (E.P.); (F.P.N.); (F.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (M.C.); (A.F.); (E.P.); (F.P.N.); (F.I.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (M.C.); (A.F.); (E.P.); (F.P.N.); (F.I.)
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- Lowy Cancer Research Centre, Children’s Cancer Institute, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia; (F.S.); (E.V.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Convergent BioNano Science and Technology, Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy; (M.C.); (A.F.); (E.P.); (F.P.N.); (F.I.)
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Tonellato M, Piccione M, Gasparotto M, Bellet P, Tibaudo L, Vicentini N, Bergantino E, Menna E, Vitiello L, Di Liddo R, Filippini F. Commitment of Autologous Human Multipotent Stem Cells on Biomimetic Poly-L-lactic Acid-Based Scaffolds Is Strongly Influenced by Structure and Concentration of Carbon Nanomaterial. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2020; 10:nano10030415. [PMID: 32120984 PMCID: PMC7152835 DOI: 10.3390/nano10030415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nanocomposite scaffolds combining carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) with a biocompatible matrix are able to favor the neuronal differentiation and growth of a number of cell types, because they mimic neural-tissue nanotopography and/or conductivity. We performed comparative analysis of biomimetic scaffolds with poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) matrix and three different p-methoxyphenyl functionalized carbon nanofillers, namely, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanohorns (CNHs), and reduced graphene oxide (RGO), dispersed at varying concentrations. qRT-PCR analysis of the modulation of neuronal markers in human circulating multipotent cells cultured on nanocomposite scaffolds showed high variability in their expression patterns depending on the scaffolds’ inhomogeneities. Local stimuli variation could result in a multi- to oligopotency shift and commitment towards multiple cell lineages, which was assessed by the qRT-PCR profiling of markers for neural, adipogenic, and myogenic cell lineages. Less conductive scaffolds, i.e., bare poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA)-, CNH-, and RGO-based nanocomposites, appeared to boost the expression of myogenic-lineage marker genes. Moreover, scaffolds are much more effective on early commitment than in subsequent differentiation. This work suggests that biomimetic PLLA carbon-nanomaterial (PLLA-CNM) scaffolds combined with multipotent autologous cells can represent a powerful tool in the regenerative medicine of multiple tissue types, opening the route to next analyses with specific and standardized scaffold features.
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- Marika Tonellato
- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (M.T.); (P.B.); (L.T.); (E.B.); (L.V.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (M.T.); (P.B.); (L.T.); (E.B.); (L.V.)
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (R.D.L.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (M.T.); (P.B.); (L.T.); (E.B.); (L.V.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (M.T.); (P.B.); (L.T.); (E.B.); (L.V.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (N.V.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (M.T.); (P.B.); (L.T.); (E.B.); (L.V.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (N.V.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (M.T.); (P.B.); (L.T.); (E.B.); (L.V.)
- Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), Italy
- Inter-departmental Research Center for Myology (CIR-Myo), University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy;
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (R.D.L.); (F.F.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy; (M.T.); (P.B.); (L.T.); (E.B.); (L.V.)
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (R.D.L.); (F.F.)
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Sekretarska J, Szczepaniak J, Sosnowska M, Grodzik M, Kutwin M, Wierzbicki M, Jaworski S, Bałaban J, Daniluk K, Sawosz E, Chwalibog A, Strojny B. Influence of Selected Carbon Nanostructures on the CYP2C9 Enzyme of the P450 Cytochrome. Materials (Basel) 2019; 12:E4149. [PMID: 31835701 PMCID: PMC6947289 DOI: 10.3390/ma12244149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Carbon nanostructures have recently gained significant interest from scientists due to their unique physicochemical properties and low toxicity. They can accumulate in the liver, which is the main expression site of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes. These enzymes play an important role in the metabolism of exogenous compounds, such as drugs and xenobiotics. Altered activity or expression of CYP450 enzymes may lead to adverse drug effects and toxicity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of three carbon nanostructures on the activity and expression at the mRNA and protein levels of CYP2C9 isoenzyme from the CYP2C subfamily: Diamond nanoparticles, graphite nanoparticles, and graphene oxide platelets. The experiments were conducted using two in vitro models. A microsome model was used to assess the influence of the three-carbon nanostructures on the activity of the CYP2C9 isoenzyme. The CYP2C9 gene expression at the mRNA and protein levels was determined using a hepatoma-derived cell line HepG2. The experiments have shown that all examined nanostructures inhibit the enzymatic activity of the studied isoenzymes. Moreover, a decrease in the expression at the mRNA and protein levels was also observed. This indicates that despite low toxicity, the nanostructures can alter the enzymatic function of CYP450 enzymes, and the molecular pathways involved in their expression.
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- Justyna Sekretarska
- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Groennegaardsvej 3, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark;
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology and Experimental Ecology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland; (J.S.); (J.S.); (M.S.); (M.G.); (M.K.); (M.W.); (S.J.); (J.B.); (K.D.); (E.S.)
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Gadipelli S, Li Z, Lu Y, Li J, Guo J, Skipper NT, Shearing PR, Brett DJL. Size-Related Electrochemical Performance in Active Carbon Nanostructures: A MOFs-Derived Carbons Case Study. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2019; 6:1901517. [PMID: 31637175 PMCID: PMC6794624 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201901517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Metal-organic framework-derived carbon nanostructures have generated significant interest in electrochemical capacitors and oxygen/hydrogen catalysis reactions. However, they appear to show considerably varied structural properties, and thus exhibit complex electrochemical-activity relationships. Herein, a series of carbon polyhedrons of different sizes, between 50 nm and µm, are synthesized from zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, ZIF-8 (ZIF-derived carbon polyhedrons, ZDCPs) and their activity is studied for capacitance and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Interestingly, a well-correlated performance relationship with respect to the particle size of ZDCPs is evidenced. Here, the identical structural features, such as specific surface area (SSA), microporosity, and its distribution, nitrogen doping, and graphitization are all strictly maintained in the ZDCPs, thus allowing identification of the effect of particle size on electrochemical performance. Supercapacitors show a capacity enhancement of 50 F g-1 when the ZDCPs size is reduced from micrometers to ≤200 nm. The carbonization further shows a considerable effect on rate capacitance-ZDCPs of increased particle size lead to drastically reduced charge transportability and thus inhibit their performance for both the charge storage and the ORR. Guidelines for the capacitance variation with respect to the particle size and SSA in such carbon nanostructures from literature are presented.
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- Srinivas Gadipelli
- College of PhysicsSichuan UniversityChengdu610064China
- Electrochemical Innovation LabDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonTorrington PlaceLondonWC1E 7JEUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Department of Physics & AstronomyUniversity College LondonLondonWC1E 6BTUK
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- Electrochemical Innovation LabDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonTorrington PlaceLondonWC1E 7JEUK
- The Faraday InstitutionQuad OneHarwell Science and Innovation CampusDidcotOX11 0RAUK
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- Electrochemical Innovation LabDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonTorrington PlaceLondonWC1E 7JEUK
- The Faraday InstitutionQuad OneHarwell Science and Innovation CampusDidcotOX11 0RAUK
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Fengrong Zhang, Yuehong Liu, Jiani Lei, Shunhao Wang, Xunming Ji, Huiyu Liu, Qi Yang. Nanotheranostics: Metal–Organic‐Framework‐Derived Carbon Nanostructures for Site‐Specific Dual‐Modality Photothermal/Photodynamic Thrombus Therapy (Adv. Sci. 17/2019). Adv Sci (Weinh) 2019; 6:1970106. [ DOI: 10.1002/advs.201970106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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In article number 1901378 , Qi Yang, Huiyu Liu, and co‐workers develop a dual modality photothermal/photodynamic thrombolytic strategy via targeting nanoagents with GPIIb/IIIa receptors targeting agents, effectively breaking the fibrin skeleton and preventing high bleeding risk of systematic fibrinolytic therapy.
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Zhang F, Liu Y, Lei J, Wang S, Ji X, Liu H, Yang Q. Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived Carbon Nanostructures for Site-Specific Dual-Modality Photothermal/Photodynamic Thrombus Therapy. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2019; 6:1901378. [PMID: 31508294 PMCID: PMC6724354 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201901378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Although near-infrared (NIR)-light-mediated photothermal thrombolysis has been investigated to overcome the bleeding risk of clinical clot-busting agents, the secondary embolism of post-phototherapy fragments (>10 µm) for small vessels should not be ignored in this process. In this study, dual-modality photothermal/photodynamic thrombolysis is explored using targeting nanoagents with an emphasis on improving biosafety as well as ameliorating the thrombolytic effect. The nanoagents can actively target glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors on thrombus to initiate site-specific thrombolysis by hyperthermia and reactive oxygen species under NIR laser irradiation. In comparison to single photothermal thrombolysis, an 87.9% higher re-establishment rate of dual-modality photothermal/photodynamic thrombolysis by one-time treatment is achieved in a lower limb thrombosis model. The dual-modality thrombolysis can also avoid re-embolization after breaking fibrin into tiny fragments. All the results show that this strategy is a safe and validated protocol for thrombolysis, which fits the clinical translational trend of nanomedicine.
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- Fengrong Zhang
- Department of RadiologyXuanwu HospitalBeijing100053P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic CompositesBionanomaterials & Translational Engineering LaboratoryBeijing Key Laboratory of BioprocessBeijing Laboratory of Biomedical MaterialsBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029P. R. China
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- Department of RadiologyXuanwu HospitalBeijing100053P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic CompositesBionanomaterials & Translational Engineering LaboratoryBeijing Key Laboratory of BioprocessBeijing Laboratory of Biomedical MaterialsBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic CompositesBionanomaterials & Translational Engineering LaboratoryBeijing Key Laboratory of BioprocessBeijing Laboratory of Biomedical MaterialsBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029P. R. China
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- Department of NeurosurgeryXuanwu HospitalBeijing100053P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic CompositesBionanomaterials & Translational Engineering LaboratoryBeijing Key Laboratory of BioprocessBeijing Laboratory of Biomedical MaterialsBeijing University of Chemical TechnologyBeijing100029P. R. China
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- Department of RadiologyXuanwu HospitalBeijing100053P. R. China
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Lo Dico G, Wicklein B, Lisuzzo L, Lazzara G, Aranda P, Ruiz-Hitzky E. Multicomponent bionanocomposites based on clay nanoarchitectures for electrochemical devices. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2019; 10:1303-1315. [PMID: 31293867 PMCID: PMC6604714 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.10.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Based on the unique ability of defibrillated sepiolite (SEP) to form stable and homogeneous colloidal dispersions of diverse types of nanoparticles in aqueous media under ultrasonication, multicomponent conductive nanoarchitectured materials integrating halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and chitosan (CHI) have been developed. The resulting nanohybrid suspensions could be easily formed into films or foams, where each individual component plays a critical role in the biocomposite: HNTs act as nanocontainers for bioactive species, GNPs provide electrical conductivity (enhanced by doping with MWCNTs) and, the CHI polymer matrix introduces mechanical and membrane properties that are of key significance for the development of electrochemical devices. The resulting characteristics allow for a possible application of these active elements as integrated multicomponent materials for advanced electrochemical devices such as biosensors and enzymatic biofuel cells. This strategy can be regarded as an "a la carte" menu, where the selection of the nanocomponents exhibiting different properties will determine a functional set of predetermined utility with SEP maintaining stable colloidal dispersions of different nanoparticles and polymers in water.
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- Giulia Lo Dico
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze pad 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze pad 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze pad 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Cardoso CED, Almeida JC, Lopes CB, Trindade T, Vale C, Pereira E. Recovery of Rare Earth Elements by Carbon-Based Nanomaterials-A Review. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2019; 9:nano9060814. [PMID: 31146505 PMCID: PMC6630350 DOI: 10.3390/nano9060814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Modern societies depend strongly on electronic and electric equipment (EEE) which has a side effect result on the large production of electronic wastes (e-waste). This has been regarded as a worldwide issue, because of its environmental impact-namely due to non-adequate treatment and storage limitations. In particular, EEE is dependent on the availability of rare earth elements (REEs), considered as the "vitamins" of modern industry, due to their crucial role in the development of new cutting-edge technologies. High demand and limited resources of REEs in Europe, combined with potential environmental problems, enforce the development of innovative low-cost techniques and materials to recover these elements from e-waste and wastewaters. In this context, sorption methods have shown advantages to pre-concentrate REEs from wastewaters and several studies have reported the use of diverse nanomaterials for these purposes, although mostly describing the sorption of REEs from synthetic and mono-elemental solutions at unrealistic metal concentrations. This review is a one-stop-reference by bringing together recent research works in the scope of the application of carbon nanomaterials for the recovery of REEs from water.
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- Celso E D Cardoso
- Chemistry Department, CICECO and CESAM & LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Chemistry Department, CICECO and CESAM & LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Chemistry Department, CICECO and CESAM & LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Chemistry Department, CICECO and CESAM & LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Interdisciplinar Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- Chemistry Department, CICECO and CESAM & LAQV-REQUIMTE, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Li Q, Zhang Z, Qi L, Liao Q, Kang Z, Zhang Y. Toward the Application of High Frequency Electromagnetic Wave Absorption by Carbon Nanostructures. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2019; 6:1801057. [PMID: 31016105 PMCID: PMC6468972 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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With the booming development of electronic information technology, the problems caused by electromagnetic (EMs) waves have gradually become serious, and EM wave absorption materials are playing an essential role in daily life. Carbon nanostructures stand out for their unique structures and properties compared with the other absorption materials. Graphene, carbon nanotubes, and other special carbon nanostructures have become especially significant as EM wave absorption materials in the high-frequency range. Moreover, various nanocomposites based on carbon nanostructures and other lossy materials can be modified as high-performance absorption materials. Here, the EM wave absorption theories of carbon nanostructures are introduced and recent advances of carbon nanostructures for high-frequency EM wave absorption are summarized. Meanwhile, the shortcomings, challenges, and prospects of carbon nanostructures for high-frequency EM wave absorption are presented. Carbon nanostructures are typical EM wave absorption materials being lightweight and having broadband properties. Carbon nanostructures and related nanocomposites represent the developing orientation of high-performance EM wave absorption materials.
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- Qi Li
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and MaterialsSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and TechnologiesUniversity of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing100083China
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Amade R, Muyshegyan-Avetisyan A, Martí González J, Martí Pino AX, György E, Pascual E, Andújar JL, Serra EB. Super-Capacitive Performance of Manganese Dioxide/Graphene Nano-Walls Electrodes Deposited on Stainless Steel Current Collectors. Materials (Basel) 2019; 12:E483. [PMID: 30720766 DOI: 10.3390/ma12030483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Graphene nano-walls (GNWs) are promising materials that can be used as an electrode in electrochemical devices. We have grown GNWs by inductively-coupled plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition on stainless steel (AISI304) substrate. In order to enhance the super-capacitive properties of the electrodes, we have deposited a thin layer of MnO2 by electrodeposition method. We studied the effect of annealing temperature on the electrochemical properties of the samples between 70 °C and 600 °C. Best performance for supercapacitor applications was obtained after annealing at 70 °C with a specific capacitance of 104 F·g−1 at 150 mV·s−1 and a cycling stability of more than 14k cycles with excellent coulombic efficiency and 73% capacitance retention. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements reveal fast proton diffusion (1.3 × 10−13 cm2·s−1) and surface redox reaction after annealing at 70 °C.
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Strojny B, Sawosz E, Grodzik M, Jaworski S, Szczepaniak J, Sosnowska M, Wierzbicki M, Kutwin M, Orlińska S, Chwalibog A. Nanostructures of diamond, graphene oxide and graphite inhibit CYP1A2, CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 enzymes and downregulate their genes in liver cells. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:8561-8575. [PMID: 30587978 PMCID: PMC6300366 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s188997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Currently, carbon nanostructures are vastly explored materials with potential for future employment in biomedicine. The possibility of employment of diamond nanoparticles (DN), graphene oxide (GO) or graphite nanoparticles (GN) for in vivo applications raises a question of their safety. Even though they do not induce a direct toxic effect, due to their unique properties, they can still interact with molecular pathways. The objective of this study was to assess if DN, GO and GN affect three isoforms of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, namely, CYP1A2, CYP2D6 and CYP3A4, expressed in the liver. METHODS Dose-dependent effect of the DN, GO and GN nanostructures on the catalytic activity of CYPs was examined using microsome-based model. Cytotoxicity of DN, GO and GN, as well as the influence of the nanostructures on mRNA expression of CYP genes and CYP-associated receptor genes were studied in vitro using HepG2 and HepaRG cell lines. RESULTS All three nanostructures interacted with the CYP enzymes and inhibited their catalytic activity in microsomal-based models. CYP gene expression at the mRNA level was also downregulated in HepG2 and HepaRG cell lines. Among the three nanostructures, GO showed the most significant influence on the enzymes, while DN was the most inert. CONCLUSION Our findings revealed that DN, GO and GN might interfere with xenobiotic and drug metabolism in the liver by interactions with CYP isoenzymes responsible for the process. Such results should be considered if DN, GO and GN are used in medical applications.
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- Barbara Strojny
- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Nanobiotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark,
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Santhosh NM, Filipič G, Tatarova E, Baranov O, Kondo H, Sekine M, Hori M, Ostrikov KK, Cvelbar U. Oriented Carbon Nanostructures by Plasma Processing: Recent Advances and Future Challenges. Micromachines (Basel) 2018; 9:E565. [PMID: 30715064 DOI: 10.3390/mi9110565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Carbon, one of the most abundant materials, is very attractive for many applications because it exists in a variety of forms based on dimensions, such as zero-dimensional (0D), one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D), and-three dimensional (3D). Carbon nanowall (CNW) is a vertically-oriented 2D form of a graphene-like structure with open boundaries, sharp edges, nonstacking morphology, large interlayer spacing, and a huge surface area. Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is widely used for the large-scale synthesis and functionalization of carbon nanowalls (CNWs) with different types of plasma activation. Plasma-enhanced techniques open up possibilities to improve the structure and morphology of CNWs by controlling the plasma discharge parameters. Plasma-assisted surface treatment on CNWs improves their stability against structural degradation and surface chemistry with enhanced electrical and chemical properties. These advantages broaden the applications of CNWs in electrochemical energy storage devices, catalysis, and electronic devices and sensing devices to extremely thin black body coatings. However, the controlled growth of CNWs for specific applications remains a challenge. In these aspects, this review discusses the growth of CNWs using different plasma activation, the influence of various plasma-discharge parameters, and plasma-assisted surface treatment techniques for tailoring the properties of CNWs. The challenges and possibilities of CNW-related research are also discussed.
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Sui S, Zhu S, Su L, Ma L, He C, Liu E, He F, Shi C, Zhao N. Assembly Multifunctional Three-Dimensional Carbon Networks by Controlling Intermolecular Forces. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:36284-36289. [PMID: 30270619 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b12978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) carbon networks (3DCNs) enjoy the merits of high surface area, effective mass-transfer ability, and mechanical stability. The physicochemical properties of such materials not only depend on their microstructures but also rely on the assembly forms. This work achieves different assembly forms of 3DCNs on the macroscale from powder, monolith, to clay and reveals the relations between intermolecular forces and these assembly forms. With the "weak" van der Waals forces, only 3DCN powders are obtained. The N-doping effect increases the part of "strong" van der Waals forces, which enables 3DCNs assembled as a monolith and supports 43 000 times its own weight. Furthermore, the introduction of aniline molecules and the corresponding hydrogen bond connections make carbon networks to transform into a clay with superior ductility and plasticity. Considering that 3DCNs can be engineered into functionalized materials by in situ incorporation of functional components such as Fe3O4, the composites with controllable forms are treated as promising candidate materials used in various fields.
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- Simi Sui
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology , Ministry of Education , Tianjin 300350 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin 300350 , China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology , Ministry of Education , Tianjin 300350 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin 300350 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composites and Functional Materials , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300350 , China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tianjin 300350 , China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology , Ministry of Education , Tianjin 300350 , China
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Chen Z, Ye S, Evans SD, Ge Y, Zhu Z, Tu Y, Yang X. Confined Assembly of Hollow Carbon Spheres in Carbonaceous Nanotube: A Spheres-in-Tube Carbon Nanostructure with Hierarchical Porosity for High-Performance Supercapacitor. Small 2018; 14:e1704015. [PMID: 29577590 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201704015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Carbonaceous nanotubes (CTs) represent one of the most popular and effective carbon electrode materials for supercapacitors, but the electrochemistry performance of CTs is largely limited by their relatively low specific surface area, insufficient usage of intratube cavity, low content of heteroatom, and poor porosity. An emerging strategy for circumventing these issues is to design novel porous CT-based nanostructures. Herein, a spheres-in-tube nanostructure with hierarchical porosity is successfully engineered, by encapsulating heteroatom-doping hollow carbon spheres into one carbonaceous nanotube (HCSs@CT). This intriguing nanoarchitecture integrates the merits of large specific surface area, good porosity, and high content of heteroatoms, which synergistically facilitates the transportation and exchange of ions and electrons. Accordingly, the as-prepared HCSs@CTs possess outstanding performances as electrode materials of supercapacitors, including superior capacitance to that of CTs, HCSs, and their mixtures, coupled with excellent cycling life, demonstrating great potential for applications in energy storage.
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- Ze Chen
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials Suzhou Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Design and Precision Synthesis, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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Novel carbon nanomaterials have aroused significant interest owing to their prospects in various technological applications. The recently developed on-surface synthesis strategy provides a route toward atomically precise fabrication of nanostructures, which paves the way to functional molecular nanostructures in a controlled fashion. A plethora of low-dimensional nanostructures, challenging to traditional solution chemistry, have been recently fabricated. Within the last few decades, an increasing interest and flourishing studies on the fabrication of novel low-dimensional carbon nanostructures using on-surface synthesis strategies have been witnessed. In particular, carbon materials, including fullerene, carbon nanotubes, and graphene nanoribbons, are synthesized with atomic precision by such bottom-up methods. Herein, starting from the basic concepts and progress made in the field of on-surface synthesis, the recent developments of atomically precise fabrication of low-dimensional carbon nanostructures are reviewed.
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- Qiang Sun
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (Ministry of Education), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (Ministry of Education), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (Ministry of Education), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (Ministry of Education), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (Ministry of Education), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, P. R. China
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Gan Z, Pan P, Chen Z, Meng M, Xu H, Yu Z, Chang C, Tao Y. Ultraviolet Photoluminescence of Carbon Nanospheres and its Surface Plasmon-Induced Enhancement. Small 2018; 14:e1704239. [PMID: 29575595 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201704239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) light can be used in versatile applications ranging from photoelectronic devices to biomedical imaging. In the development of new UV light sources, in this study, stable UV emission at ≈350 nm is unprecedentedly obtained from carbon nanospheres (CNSs). The origin of the UV fluorescence is comprehensively investigated via various characterization methods, including Raman and Fourier transform infrared analyses, with comparison to the visible emission of carbon nanodots. Based on the density functional calculations, the UV fluorescence is assigned to the carbon nanostructures bonded to bridging O atoms and dangling -OH groups. Moreover, a twofold enhancement in the UV emission is acquired for Au-carbon core-shell nanospheres (Au-CNSs). This remarkable modification of the UV emission is primarily ascribed to charge transfer between the CNSs and the Au surface.
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- Zhixing Gan
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology of Jiangsu Province, School of Physics and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology of Jiangsu Province, School of Physics and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control Systems, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- School of Physics and Telecommunications Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou, 466001, China
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- Science for Life Laboratory, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, SE-171 65, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology of Jiangsu Province, School of Physics and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology of Jiangsu Province, School of Physics and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology of Jiangsu Province, School of Physics and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Lu Y, Zhao S, Yang R, Xu D, Yang J, Lin Y, Shi NE, Dai Z, Bao J, Han M. Well-Coupled Nanohybrids Obtained by Component-Controlled Synthesis and in Situ Integration of Mn xPd y Nanocrystals on Vulcan Carbon for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:8155-8164. [PMID: 29384648 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Development of cheap, highly active, and robust bimetallic nanocrystal (NC)-based nanohybrid (NH) electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is helpful for advancing fuel cells or other renewable energy technologies. Here, four kinds of well-coupled Mn xPd y(MnPd3, MnPd-Pd, Mn2Pd3, Mn2Pd3-Mn11Pd21)/C NHs have been synthesized by in situ integration of Mn xPd y NCs with variable component ratios on pretreated Vulcan XC-72 C using the solvothermal method accompanied with annealing under Ar/H2 atmosphere and used as electrocatalysts for ORR. Among them, the MnPd3/C NHs possess the unique "half-embedded and half-encapsulated" interfaces and exhibit the highest catalytic activity, which can compete with some currently reported non-Pt catalysts (e.g., Ag-Co nanoalloys, Pd2NiAg NCs, PdCo/N-doped porous C, G-Cu3Pd nanocomposites, etc.), and close to commercial Pt/C. Electrocatalytic dynamic measurements disclose that their ORR mechanism abides by the direct 4e- pathway. Moreover, their durability and methanol-tolerant capability are much higher than that of Pt/C. As revealed by spectroscopic and electrochemical analyses, the excellent catalytic performance of MnPd3/C NHs results from the proper component ratio of Mn and Pd and the strong interplay of their constituents, which not only facilitate to optimize the d-band center or the electronic structure of Pd but also induce the phase transformation of MnPd3 active components and enhance their conductivity or interfacial electron transfer dynamics. This work demonstrates that MnPd3/C NHs are promising methanol-tolerant cathode electrocatalysts that may be employed in fuel cells or other renewable energy option.
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- Yanan Lu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale , University of Science & Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale , University of Science & Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science , Nanjing Normal University , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093 , P. R. China
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Saran R, Curry RJ. Solution Processable 1D Fullerene C 60 Crystals for Visible Spectrum Photodetectors. Small 2018; 14:e1703624. [PMID: 29350479 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201703624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Visible spectrum photodetector devices fabricated using molecular crystals of carbon C60 are reported. The devices operate efficiently, extending over and beyond the full visible light spectrum (300-710 nm) with a bias voltage tunable responsivity of 4 mA-0.5 mA W-1 . Across this range of wavelengths, the noise equivalent power of these devices remains below 102 nW Hz-1/2 , providing a detectivity of 107 Jones. The noise current in these devices is found to have a strong dependence on both bias voltage and frequency, varying by 4 orders of magnitude from 1 nA Hz-1/2 to 0.1 pA Hz-1/2 . The devices also display a near-linear dependence of photocurrent on light intensity over 4 orders of magnitude, providing a dynamic range approaching 80 dB. The 3 dB bandwidth of the devices is found to be above 102 Hz, while the 18 dB bandwidth exceeds 1 kHz. The transient photocurrents of the devices have a rise time of ≈50 µs and a long fall time of ≈4 ms. The spectral photocurrent of the devices is found to quench gradually with a reduction in temperature from ≈300 K and is fully quenched at temperatures below T ≈ 100 K. Upon reheating, the device performance is fully recovered.
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- Rinku Saran
- The Photon Science Institute, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Alan Turing Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- The Photon Science Institute, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Alan Turing Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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Rizzo C, Arcudi F, Đorđević L, Dintcheva NT, Noto R, D'Anna F, Prato M. Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanodots-Ionogels: Preparation, Characterization, and Radical Scavenging Activity. ACS Nano 2018; 12:1296-1305. [PMID: 29283554 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Hybrid diimidazolium-based ionogels were obtained by dispersing nitrogen-doped carbon nanodots (NCNDs) in ionic liquid (IL) solutions and by using dicationic organic salts as gelators. The properties of the NCND-ionogels were studied in terms of thermal stability, mechanical strength, morphology, rheological, and microscopic analyses. Insights into the formation of the hybrid soft material were attained from kinetics of sol-gel phase transition and from estimating the size of the aggregates, obtained from opacity and resonance light-scattering measurements. We demonstrate that, on one hand, NCNDs were able to favor the gel formation both in the presence of gelating and nongelating ILs. On the other hand, the gelatinous matrix retains and, in some cases, improves the properties of NCNDs. The NCND-ionogels showed the typical fluorescence emission of the carbon dots and a notable antiradical activity, with higher efficiency as compared to the single components. The presented hybrid materials hold great promise for topical applications in antioxidant fields.
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- Carla Rizzo
- Dipartimento STEBICEF-Sezione di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo , Viale delle Scienze Ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, INSTM UdR Trieste, Università degli Studi di Trieste , Via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, INSTM UdR Trieste, Università degli Studi di Trieste , Via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, Aerospaziale, dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Palermo , Viale delle Scienze Ed. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento STEBICEF-Sezione di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo , Viale delle Scienze Ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento STEBICEF-Sezione di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo , Viale delle Scienze Ed. 17, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, INSTM UdR Trieste, Università degli Studi di Trieste , Via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Carbon Nanobiotechnology Laboratory CIC biomaGUNE , Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Basque Fdn Sci Ikerbasque , Bilbao, Spain
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Nasir S, Hussein MZ, Zainal Z, Yusof NA. Carbon-Based Nanomaterials/Allotropes: A Glimpse of Their Synthesis, Properties and Some Applications. Materials (Basel) 2018; 11:ma11020295. [PMID: 29438327 PMCID: PMC5848992 DOI: 10.3390/ma11020295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Carbon in its single entity and various forms has been used in technology and human life for many centuries. Since prehistoric times, carbon-based materials such as graphite, charcoal and carbon black have been used as writing and drawing materials. In the past two and a half decades or so, conjugated carbon nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, activated carbon and graphite have been used as energy materials due to their exclusive properties. Due to their outstanding chemical, mechanical, electrical and thermal properties, carbon nanostructures have recently found application in many diverse areas; including drug delivery, electronics, composite materials, sensors, field emission devices, energy storage and conversion, etc. Following the global energy outlook, it is forecasted that the world energy demand will double by 2050. This calls for a new and efficient means to double the energy supply in order to meet the challenges that forge ahead. Carbon nanomaterials are believed to be appropriate and promising (when used as energy materials) to cushion the threat. Consequently, the amazing properties of these materials and greatest potentials towards greener and environment friendly synthesis methods and industrial scale production of carbon nanostructured materials is undoubtedly necessary and can therefore be glimpsed as the focal point of many researchers in science and technology in the 21st century. This is based on the incredible future that lies ahead with these smart carbon-based materials. This review is determined to give a synopsis of new advances towards their synthesis, properties, and some applications as reported in the existing literatures.
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- Salisu Nasir
- Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (MSCL), Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Federal University Dutse, 7156 Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
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- Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (MSCL), Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Thota SP, Thota SM, Srimadh Bhagavatham S, Sai Manoj K, Sai Muthukumar VS, Venketesh S, Vadlani PV, Belliraj SK. Facile one‐pot hydrothermal synthesis of stable and biocompatible fluorescent carbon dots from lemon grass herb. IET Nanobiotechnol 2017; 12:127-132. [PMCID: PMC8676458 DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2017.0038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Luminescent carbon‐based nanomaterials hold great promise due to their stable photo‐physical behaviour, biocompatibility and lower toxicity. This work involves economic and facile one‐pot green synthesis of water‐soluble nanostructures from lemon grass (LGNS) [Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf ] as carbon source. High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy confirmed the formation of LGNS with lattice spacing of 0.23 nm matching low‐dimensional graphitic structures. The strong absorption exhibited at 278 nm could be attributed to л‐states of sp2 /sp3 hybridisation in carbon nanostructures. Fluorescence spectroscopy of LGNS exhibited strong excitation‐dependent emission properties over a broad range of wavelengths from 300 to 600 nm. Quantitatively, these LGNS were estimated to have quantum yield of 23.3%. Biomass derived LGNS could be potentially exploited for wide variety of applications like bioimaging, up‐conversion, drug delivery and optoelectronic devices. To this extent, synthesised LGNS were used to image yeast cells via multicolour/multi‐excitation fluorescence imaging.
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- Sai Praneeth Thota
- Research in Molecular Modelling LabDepartment of ChemistrySri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher LearningPrasanthi NilayamAndhra Pradesh515134India
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- Department of BiosciencesSri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher LearningPrasanthi NilayamAndhra Pradesh515134India
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- Research in Molecular Modelling LabDepartment of ChemistrySri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher LearningPrasanthi NilayamAndhra Pradesh515134India
- Department of PhysicsSri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher LearningPrasanthi NilayamAndhra Pradesh515134India
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- Department of BiosciencesSri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher LearningPrasanthi NilayamAndhra Pradesh515134India
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- Bioprocessing and Renewable Energy LaboratoryDepartments of Grain Science and Industry & Chemical EngineeringKansas State UniversityManhattanKS66506USA
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- Research in Molecular Modelling LabDepartment of ChemistrySri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher LearningPrasanthi NilayamAndhra Pradesh515134India
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Al-Jumaili A, Alancherry S, Bazaka K, Jacob MV. Review on the Antimicrobial Properties of Carbon Nanostructures. Materials (Basel) 2017; 10:E1066. [PMID: 28892011 PMCID: PMC5615720 DOI: 10.3390/ma10091066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Swift developments in nanotechnology have prominently encouraged innovative discoveries across many fields. Carbon-based nanomaterials have emerged as promising platforms for a broad range of applications due to their unique mechanical, electronic, and biological properties. Carbon nanostructures (CNSs) such as fullerene, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene and diamond-like carbon (DLC) have been demonstrated to have potent broad-spectrum antibacterial activities toward pathogens. In order to ensure the safe and effective integration of these structures as antibacterial agents into biomaterials, the specific mechanisms that govern the antibacterial activity of CNSs need to be understood, yet it is challenging to decouple individual and synergistic contributions of physical, chemical and electrical effects of CNSs on cells. In this article, recent progress in this area is reviewed, with a focus on the interaction between different families of carbon nanostructures and microorganisms to evaluate their bactericidal performance.
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- Ahmed Al-Jumaili
- Electronics Materials Lab, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
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- Electronics Materials Lab, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
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- Electronics Materials Lab, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
- School of Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
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- Electronics Materials Lab, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
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Marco AB, Cortizo‐Lacalle D, Perez‐Miqueo I, Valenti G, Boni A, Plas J, Strutyński K, De Feyter S, Paolucci F, Montes M, Khlobystov AN, Melle‐Franco M, Mateo‐Alonso A. Twisted Aromatic Frameworks: Readily Exfoliable and Solution-Processable Two-Dimensional Conjugated Microporous Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:6946-6951. [PMID: 28318084 PMCID: PMC5485174 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201700271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Twisted two-dimensional aromatic frameworks have been prepared by overcrowding the nodes with bulky and rigid substituents. The highly distorted aromatic framework with alternating out-of-plane substituents results in diminished interlayer interactions that favor the exfoliation and dispersion of individual layers in organic media.
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- A. Belen Marco
- POLYMATUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHUAvenida de Tolosa 7220018Donostia-San SebastianSpain
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- POLYMATUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHUAvenida de Tolosa 7220018Donostia-San SebastianSpain
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- Grupo de Ingeniería QuímicaDto. de Química Aplicada Fac. de C. Químicas, UPV/EHUApdo 107220080San SebastiánSpain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”Via Selmi 240126BolognaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”Via Selmi 240126BolognaItaly
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- KU LeuvenDepartment of ChemistryDivision of Molecular Imaging and PhotonicsCelestijnenlaan 200F3001LeuvenBelgium
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- CICECO—Aveiro Institute of MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Aveiro3810-193AveiroPortugal
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- KU LeuvenDepartment of ChemistryDivision of Molecular Imaging and PhotonicsCelestijnenlaan 200F3001LeuvenBelgium
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- Grupo de Ingeniería QuímicaDto. de Química Aplicada Fac. de C. Químicas, UPV/EHUApdo 107220080San SebastiánSpain
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- CICECO—Aveiro Institute of MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Aveiro3810-193AveiroPortugal
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- POLYMATUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHUAvenida de Tolosa 7220018Donostia-San SebastianSpain
- IkerbasqueBasque Foundation for Science48011BilbaoSpain
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Four-color emission modulated by the molecular chain length from white carbon (carbyne crystals) is observed. It is also established that a carbyne molecule with four carbon atoms is the basic unit or building block to construct carbyne crystals, where the chain length of the carbyne molecule in the synthesized carbyne crystals follows the rule of 4n (n = 1, 2, 3, …).
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- Jun Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Campuzano S, Yáñez-Sedeño P, Pingarrón JM. Diagnostics Strategies with Electrochemical Affinity Biosensors Using Carbon Nanomaterials as Electrode Modifiers. Diagnostics (Basel) 2016; 7:E2. [PMID: 28035946 PMCID: PMC5373011 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics7010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Early diagnosis is often the key to successful patient treatment and survival. The identification of various disease signaling biomarkers which reliably reflect normal and disease states in humans in biological fluids explain the burgeoning research field in developing new methodologies able to determine the target biomarkers in complex biological samples with the required sensitivity and selectivity and in a simple and rapid way. The unique advantages offered by electrochemical sensors together with the availability of high affinity and specific bioreceptors and their great capabilities in terms of sensitivity and stability imparted by nanostructuring the electrode surface with different carbon nanomaterials have led to the development of new electrochemical biosensing strategies that have flourished as interesting alternatives to conventional methodologies for clinical diagnostics. This paper briefly reviews the advantages of using carbon nanostructures and their hybrid nanocomposites as electrode modifiers to construct efficient electrochemical sensing platforms for diagnosis. The review provides an updated overview of some selected examples involving attractive amplification and biosensing approaches which have been applied to the determination of relevant genetic and protein diagnostics biomarkers.
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- Susana Campuzano
- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Zhang J, Yang CP, Yin YX, Wan LJ, Guo YG. Sulfur Encapsulated in Graphitic Carbon Nanocages for High-Rate and Long-Cycle Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Adv Mater 2016; 28:9539-9544. [PMID: 27620697 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201602913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Hybrid sp2 carbon with a graphene backbone and graphitic carbon nanocages (G-GCNs) is demonstrated as an ideal host for sulfur in Li-S batteries, because it serves as highly efficient electrochemical nanoreactors as well as polysulfides reservoirs. The as-obtained S/(G-GCNs) with high S content exhibits superior high-rate capability (765 mA h g-1 at 5 C) and long-cycle life over 1000 cycles.
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- Juan Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Bairi P, Minami K, Hill JP, Nakanishi W, Shrestha LK, Liu C, Harano K, Nakamura E, Ariga K. Supramolecular Differentiation for Construction of Anisotropic Fullerene Nanostructures by Time-Programmed Control of Interfacial Growth. ACS Nano 2016; 10:8796-802. [PMID: 27541964 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b04535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Supramolecular assembly can be used to construct a wide variety of ordered structures by exploiting the cumulative effects of multiple noncovalent interactions. However, the construction of anisotropic nanostructures remains subject to some limitations. Here, we demonstrate the preparation of anisotropic fullerene-based nanostructures by supramolecular differentiation, which is the programmed control of multiple assembly strategies. We have carefully combined interfacial assembly and local phase separation phenomena. Two fullerene derivatives, PhH and C12H, were together formed into self-assembled anisotropic nanostructures by using this approach. This technique is applicable for the construction of anisotropic nanostructures without requiring complex molecular design or complicated methodology.
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- Partha Bairi
- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) , 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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Malik S, Nemoto Y, Guo H, Ariga K, Hill JP. Fabrication and characterization of branched carbon nanostructures. Beilstein J Nanotechnol 2016; 7:1260-1266. [PMID: 27826499 PMCID: PMC5082318 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.7.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have atomically smooth surfaces and tend not to form covalent bonds with composite matrix materials. Thus, it is the magnitude of the CNT/fiber interfacial strength that limits the amount of nanomechanical interlocking when using conventional CNTs to improve the structural behavior of composite materials through reinforcement. This arises from two well-known, long standing problems in this research field: (a) inhomogeneous dispersion of the filler, which can lead to aggregation and (b) insufficient reinforcement arising from bonding interactions between the filler and the matrix. These dispersion and reinforcement issues could be addressed by using branched multiwalled carbon nanotubes (b-MWCNTs) as it is known that branched fibers can greatly enhance interfacial bonding and dispersability. Therefore, the use of b-MWCNTs would lead to improved mechanical performance and, in the case of conductive composites, improved electrical performance if the CNT filler was better dispersed and connected. This will provide major benefits to the existing commercial application of CNT-reinforced composites in electrostatic discharge materials (ESD): There would be also potential usage for energy conversion, e.g., in supercapacitors, solar cells and Li-ion batteries. However, the limited availability of b-MWCNTs has, to date, restricted their use in such technological applications. Herein, we report an inexpensive and simple method to fabricate large amounts of branched-MWCNTs, which opens the door to a multitude of possible applications.
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- Sharali Malik
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- WPI-Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Japan
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- WPI-Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Japan
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- WPI-Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Japan
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- WPI-Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Japan
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Schrettl S, Schulte B, Stefaniu C, Oliveira J, Brezesinski G, Frauenrath H. Preparation of Carbon Nanosheets at Room Temperature. J Vis Exp 2016:53505. [PMID: 27022781 PMCID: PMC4828223 DOI: 10.3791/53505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Amphiphilic molecules equipped with a reactive, carbon-rich "oligoyne" segment consisting of conjugated carbon-carbon triple bonds self-assemble into defined aggregates in aqueous media and at the air-water interface. In the aggregated state, the oligoynes can then be carbonized under mild conditions while preserving the morphology and the embedded chemical functionalization. This novel approach provides direct access to functionalized carbon nanomaterials. In this article, we present a synthetic approach that allows us to prepare hexayne carboxylate amphiphiles as carbon-rich siblings of typical fatty acid esters through a series of repeated bromination and Negishi-type cross-coupling reactions. The obtained compounds are designed to self-assemble into monolayers at the air-water interface, and we show how this can be achieved in a Langmuir trough. Thus, compression of the molecules at the air-water interface triggers the film formation and leads to a densely packed layer of the molecules. The complete carbonization of the films at the air-water interface is then accomplished by cross-linking of the hexayne layer at room temperature, using UV irradiation as a mild external stimulus. The changes in the layer during this process can be monitored with the help of infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy and Brewster angle microscopy. Moreover, a transfer of the carbonized films onto solid substrates by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique has enabled us to prove that they were carbon nanosheets with lateral dimensions on the order of centimeters.
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- Stephen Schrettl
- Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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- Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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- Colloid Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
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- Colloid Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
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- Colloid Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
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- Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL);
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Mosconi D, Mazzier D, Silvestrini S, Privitera A, Marega C, Franco L, Moretto A. Synthesis and photochemical applications of processable polymers enclosing photoluminescent carbon quantum dots. ACS Nano 2015; 9:4156-64. [PMID: 25772001 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Herein, we propose convenient routes to produce hybrid-polymers that covalently enclosed, or confined, N-doped carbon quantum dots (CQDs). We focus our attention on polyamide, polyurea-urethane, polyester, and polymethylmetacrylate polymers, some of the most common resources used to create everyday materials. These hybrid materials can be easily prepared and processed to obtain macroscopic objects of different shapes, i.e., fibers, transparent sheets, and bulky forms, where the characteristic luminescence properties of the native N-doped CQDs are preserved. More importantly we explore the potential use of these hybrid composites to achieve photochemical reactions as those of photoreduction of silver ions to silver nanoparticles (under UV-light), the selective photo-oxidation of benzylalcohol to the benzaldehyde (under vis-light), and the photocatalytic generation of H2 (under UV-light).
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- Dario Mosconi
- †Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- †Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- †Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- †Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- †Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- †Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- ‡Polo Fotovoltaico Veneto, University of Padova, Via Trasea 7, 35125 Padova, Italy
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- †Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
- §Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova Unit, CNR, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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