ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2024
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IF 8.3
Yue Zhao,Caiqi Cheng,Xinyi Wang,Zhengchao Yuan,Binbin Sun,Mohamed EL-Newehy,Meera Moydeen Abdulhameed,Bing Fang,Xiumei Mo
The increasing aging of the population has elevated bone defects to a significant threat to human life and health. Aerogel, a biomimetic material similar to an extracellular matrix (ECM), is considered an effective material for the treatment of bone defects. However, most aerogel scaffolds suffer from immune rejection and poor anti-inflammatory properties and are not well suited for human bone growth. In this study, we used electrospinning to prepare flexible ZnO-SiO2 nanofibers with different zinc concentrations and further assembled them into three-dimensional composite aerogel scaffolds. The prepared scaffolds exhibited an ordered pore structure, and chitosan (CS) was utilized as a cross-linking agent with aspirin (ASA). Interestingly, the 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS@ASA scaffolds not only exhibited good biocompatibility, bioactivity, anti-inflammation, and better mechanical properties but also significantly promoted vascularization and osteoblast differentiation in vitro. In the mouse cranial defect model, the BV/TV data showed a higher osteogenesis rate in the 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS group (10.94 ± 0.68%) and the 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS@ASA group (22.76 ± 1.83%), compared with the control group (5.59 ± 2.08%), and in vivo studies confirmed the ability of 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS@ASA to promote in situ regeneration of new bone. This may be attributed to the fact that Si4+, Zn2+, and ASA released from 1%ZnO-SiO2/CS@ASA scaffolds can promote angiogenesis and bone formation by stimulating the interaction between endothelial cells (ECs) and BMSCs, as well as inducing macrophage differentiation to the M2 type and downregulating the expression of pro-inflammatory factor (TNF-α) to modulate local inflammatory response. These exciting results and evidence suggest that it provides a new and effective strategy for the treatment of bone defects.
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生物材料学
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骨组织工程
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医学
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2022
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IF 24.319
Haolan Liu,Zhili Chang,Jie Fu,Zhaoyin Hou
Cu-based catalysts play pivotal role in many industrial processes, however, its application under high temperature is restricted due to the low Tammann temperature of Cu. Improving the stability and activity of Cu-based catalysts at high temperature is a challenge. In this work, a stable Cu/ZnO@SiO 2 catalyst was prepared, in which silicon was introduced into CuZn-BTC precursor via a steam-assisted hydrolysis method before calcination and reduction. Characterizations found that Cu/ZnO@SiO 2 catalyst prepared via above strategy possesses increased surface area, more exposed active sites and excellent stability for ethanol dehydrogenation than Cu/ZnO (prepared from CuZn-BTC without SiO 2 ). It was confirmed that the space-time yield of acetaldehyde reached 9.0 g-acetaldehyde/g-cat/h, and Cu/ZnO@SiO 2 could maintain its activity within 200 h at 350 °C due to the ZnO decorated Cu particles (Cu/ZnO) were encapsulated in the octahedral shaped SiO 2 hollow.
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化学工程
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催化材料科学
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ChemistrySelect
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2023
·Vol. 8
·期 25
·e202301101
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IF 2.1
Jiali Zhai,Huan Jiang
Graphical A novel solid-state fluorescent ZnO@SiO 2 nanocapsules powder with a fluorescence quantum yield of 26.8 % has been fabricated and successfully applied to fast latent fingerprint imaging. As advanced fingerprint powders, fluorescent materials generally provide high sensitivity and improved contrast on the pigments or patterned surface, with high resolution. In this study, ZnO nanoparticles are used as fluorescent materials and are homogeneously embedded into SiO 2 matrix to prepare ZnO@SiO 2 nanocapsules. Compared with conventional methods, ZnO@SiO 2 nanocapsules are fabricated using the transparent ethanol solution of ZnO NPs and n-Octyltriethoxysilane without any surfactants. Interestingly, a large number of ZnO NPs can be homogeneously embedded in the silica matrix, reducing the aggregation-induced quenching effect. The maximum emission of the ZnO@SiO 2 nanocapsules powder is located at 530 nm under 325 nm irradiation, and the photoluminescence intensity and the sensitivity of latent fingerprints development depend on the quantity of ZnO NPs in the composites. The prepared fluorescent ZnO@SiO 2 nanocapsules show outstanding property applied as effective fluorescent eikonogens for the high-sensitivity visualization of latent fingerprints on different porous and non-porous substrates. It has been demonstrated that ZnO@SiO 2 nanocapsules compounds combine the admirable adhesion of silica powders to fingerprint residues with the excellent photoluminescence properties of ZnO to form a promising light-emitting material for fingerprint.
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材料科学
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法医学
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纳米技术
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Materials Research Express
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2021
·Vol. 8
·期 2
·025004
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IF 1.62
Mengyuan Li,Zhiyang Zhao,Xianli Fang,Zefeng Zhang,Min Deng
CsxWO3-ZnO-SiO2 smart coatings were proposed to achieve multiple functions, such as thermal insulation, anti-dust, anti-fogging and blocking harmful ultraviolet light, etc. The transparent hydrophobic hybrid resins were prepared from methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) and SiO2 sol, which was used as the substrate of the composite coating. The CsxWO3 is served as the near-infrared (NIR) absorber, and the ZnO is functioned as the ultraviolet (UV) blocking agent. Coatings with different ratios of CsxWO3 and ZnO were successfully prepared by co-blending with nano-SiO2 resin. The morphology, microstructure, surface composition, hydrophobicity, thermal stability, anti-dust and optical property of the composite coatings were investigated comprehensively. The transmittance of C10Z10 (CsxWO3 10%, ZnO 10%, nano-SiO2 resin 80%) coating at 370 nm is 2.3%, and the value of Solar Energy Transmittance Selectivity (SETS) is 0.665, which exhibits excellent NIR shielding ability. Compared with nano-SiO2 resin coating, the thermal insulation temperature difference can reach 7.0 °C. The C10Z10 coating showed good durability in the twenty times anti-dust repeated tests and the efficiency could maintain 70.3% after the repeating tests. The coating showed excellent sustainability after a 45-day outdoor exposure experiment and a 240 h of artificial accelerated aging experiment. Thus, the proposed CsxWO3-ZnO-SiO2 coatings are promising for outdoor smart windows.
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能源工程
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Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
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2019
·Vol. 29
·期 4
·1192-1197
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IF 1.637
Zhao YingRui,Yang Chao,Zhang HongYan,Qiang Gen,Fan HuiLing
Two kinds of ZnO/SiO 2 composite (labled as SZ-1 and SZ-2) were synthesized by sol–gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) spectra and Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform (DRIFT) spectra. Water adsorption on the prepared sample was studied by in situ DRIFT. The as-synthesized SZ-1 and SZ-2 sample have different surface property due to the various aging methods in the sample preparation processes, thus showing different results of water adsorption. The adsorption sites (Si atom in Si–O–Si bond) on the surface of SZ-2 for water molecule are occupied by the –OCH 3 group and the hydrophilicity of SZ-2 is weaker, in comparison to SZ-1, which inhibits the formation of water film and ultimately decreases desulfurization performance of SZ-2. So, the desulfurization performance can be changed by altering the hydrophilicity of sorbent.
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JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 2.485
Guilin Wei,Xiaoyan Shu,Zhentao Zhang,Fen Luo,Yi Liu,Bingsheng Li,Yi Xie,Lan Wang,Xirui Lu
The treatment of radioactive iodine waste is particularly difficult because of its volatilization issues. In this study, amorphous silica gel was used to gradually replace crystalline SiO 2 in B 2 O 3 -Bi 2 O 3 -ZnO-SiO 2 based materials aimed to investigate the effects on iodine waste immobilization. Samples with different silica gel replacements (0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100%) were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, and SEM-EDS. The results showed that silica gel had a benefit in the immobilization of iodine waste at low-sintering temperatures (500, 550, and 600 °C). At 550 °C, AgI was immobilized in the pure glassy matrix and elements (Ag and I) distributed uniformly on the matrix surface. FT-IR analysis presented the tetrahedral SiO 4 units in the sintered samples that were mainly in the form of sheets. Our work revealed the potential application of silica gel in the field of iodine waste immobilization.
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核废料管理
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材料科学
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 7.392
Yanyan He,Lulu Zhang,Guantong Chen,Yuanhong Liu,Shuangshuang Shi,Panpan Jiang,Jie Ding,Shu Xu,Chong Geng
Achieving long-term stable lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) in light-emitting devices remains a significant challenge because of their fast degradation upon exposure to light, moisture, and oxygen. Here, we report a facile one-pot strategy to realize the growth of crystalline ZnO/SiO 2 dual-layer encapsulation on CsPbBr 3 PNCs. The encapsulation provides the PNCs with robust surface passivation to withstand the harsh condition in hybrid light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with an on-chip packaging structure. The PNCs/ZnO/SiO 2 could preserve 100 % of their initial photoluminescence intensity after 500 h of continuous irradiation under a 9.6 W cm −2 blue laser. The fabricated green- and white-LEDs displayed constant light intensity at 80 % of their initial value with continuous driving at 10 mA for 500 h. We believe the excellent stability of the ZnO/SiO 2 encapsulated PNCs could strongly promote the development and application of perovskite-based light-emitting and other optoelectronic devices.
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材料科学
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光学工程
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2023
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IF 5.2
Yangxian Ou,Tao Zhang,Li Lv,Wenxiang Tang,Shengwei Tang
CO 2 hydrogenation is one of the reactions to realize effective utilization of CO 2 , while Cu-Zn based catalyst is widely adopted for CO 2 hydrogenation to value-added chemicals like methanol. However, this process is less efficient since the poor performance of catalyst due to its poor dispersion or sintering issue. In this study, three kinds of SiO 2 supports (SBA-15, MCM-41 and Nano-SiO 2 ) with different porous structure were conducted to load same amount of 5.0 wt% Cu-ZnO active component (the molar ratio of Cu/Zn is 2.0), which were further applied for CO 2 hydrogenation. All catalysts were characterized chemically, morphologically and structurally by different techniques such as XRD , BET, TEM , H 2 -TPR and CO 2 -TPD. The results showed that the structure of three catalysts was basically preserved and the surface aera kept stable after loading active component, while the active component had the best dispersion when SBA-15 was used as the support and space-time yield of methanol is about 705.6 g MeOH •kg Cu −1 •h −1 ,which is higher than that of Nano-SiO 2 -5% (532.9 g MeOH •kg Cu −1 •h −1 ) and MCM-41–5% (213.2 g MeOH •kg Cu −1 •h −1 ). Due to the confined effect of mesoporous channel structure provided by SBA-15 support, the Cu-Zn interaction could be significantly enhanced with increasement of medium and strong alkaline sites, further improving CO 2 activation ability. This work provides a useful strategy to improve the catalytic efficiency of classical Cu-Zn catalyst for the CO 2 hydrogenation process.
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催化化学
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材料科学
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Linxu Xu,Yaxin Li,Feiyong Chen,Xue Shen,Zhigang Yang,Jin Wang,Yufeng Du,Xinmeng Yue,Rupeng Liu,Yubo Zhao
In this paper, we present a simple way to achieve the controllable synthesis of composite ZnO@SiO 2 materials. γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) was chosen as the silicon source, and pre-synthesized zinc bromoacetate (ZnBA) was selected the functional metal precursor. By simply regulating the water–ethanol volume ratio, it was possible to simultaneously regulate the sizes of both the composite material and the metal nanoparticles . With an increase in the hydroalcoholic volume ratio from 1:1–3:1, the sizes of the silica materials were increased from 615 to 3020 nm, while the sizes of the ZnO nanoparticles were increased from 3.75 to 6.25 nm. Three ZnO@SiO 2 materials with blue, green, and yellow fluorescence were obtained. More importantly, the hydroalcoholic volume ratio and the particle size of the material showed a good linear relationship. In addition, a “rapid nucleation–aggregation growth” mechanism was proposed, and the controlled growth of metal oxide nanoparticles was explored.
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纳米技术
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2022
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IF 8.907
Lei Liu,Xiwang Miao,Xiang Cheng,Huigang Wang,Min Guo,Fangqin Cheng,Mei Zhang
In this work, PCM nanocapsules composed of ZnO/SiO 2 shell and n-octadecane core were successfully synthesized by emulsion polymerization and hydrothermal method . The crystallinity of ZnO was enhanced on the SiO 2 shell by MPTS modification. The granule-like ZnO were distributed on the SiO 2 shell. The encapsulation rate of n-octadecane in nanocapsules was about 45.2 % with enthalpy of 95.0 J/g melting at room temperature 28.3 °C. Furthermore, due to the presence of ZnO, the synthesized PCM nanocapsules had excellent UV absorption properties for whole wavelengths, and the absorbed UV light can be converted into heat energy for storage, and the photothermal conversion efficiency had reached 25.0 %. Hence, the prepared ZnO/SiO 2 @n-octadecane nanocapsules had broad application prospects due to its thermal energy storage , UV protection and photothermal conversion performance.
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材料科学
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能源工程
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化学工程
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2019
·Vol. 54
·期 11
·8581-8590
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IF 3.442
Huang Xie-Jun,Zeng Xiao-Fei,Wang Jie-Xin,Zhang Liang-Liang,Chen Jian-Feng
Transparent ZnO/polymer nanocomposites with good UV shielding performance have shown great potential applications. Due to the photocatalytic activity of ZnO, core–shell structure nanoparticles (NPs) have been used to fabricate the transparent polymer-based nanocomposites. However, it is still a challenge to synthesize core–shell structure NPs with small particle size and good dispersity, and difficult to maintain the transparency of the nanocomposites because of Rayleigh scattering caused by the big size or the aggregation of NPs. This article reports a novel reverse microemulsion combined with surface modification method for the synthesis of monodispersed silica-coated ZnO (ZnO@SiO 2 ) NPs, which are introduced into ethocel (EC) matrix to fabricate the transparent nanocomposites by the solution-mixing method. The ZnO@SiO 2 NPs with an average size of 12 nm have an obvious core–shell structure and show excellent monodispersity in toluene. The as-prepared EC/ZnO@SiO 2 nanocomposites shield all the UV light completely under 350 nm and maintain the transparency of pure EC even the solid content reaches 60 parts per hundred of EC resin by weight (phr). Importantly, the photocatalytic activity of ZnO NPs is eliminated thoroughly by the silica shell, which apparently improves the UV aging resistance of polymer (EC), enabling the applications of ZnO as durable and environmental friendly UV blocker in transparent plastics and coatings to extend the lifetime of the products.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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高分子化学
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APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2017
·Vol. 184
·期 3
·1009-1023
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IF 1.751
Jin Xinyu,Li Saisai,Long Nengbing,Zhang Ruifeng
A novel ZnO nanowire/macroporous SiO 2 composite was used as a support to immobilize chloroperoxidase (CPO) by in situ cross-linking method. An anionic bi-epoxy compound was synthesized and used as a long-chained anionic cross-linker, and it was adsorbed on the surface of ZnO nanowires through static interaction before reaction with CPO, creating a new approach to change the structure, property, and catalytic performance of the produced cross-linking enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of CPO. The immobilized CPO showed high activity in the decolorization of three azo dyes. The effect of various conditions such as the loading amount of CPO, solution pH, temperature, and dye concentration was optimized on the decolorization. Under optimized conditions, the decolorization percentage of Acid Blue 113, Direct Black 38, and Acid Black 10 BX reached as high as 95.4, 92.3, and 89.1%, respectively. The immobilized CPO exhibited much better thermostability and resistance to pH inactivation than free CPO. The storage stability and reusability were greatly improved through the immobilization. It was found from the decolorization of Acid Blue 113 that 83.6% of initial activity retained after incubation at 4 °C for 60 days and that 80.9% of decolorization efficiency retained after 12 cycles of reuses.
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生物技术
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