LANGMUIR
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2022
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Qiangtao Zhu,Dongyu Pan,Yangyi Sun,Dongming Qi
Hollow structures in TiO2 materials can enhance the photocatalytic properties by reducing the diffusion length and improving the accessibility of active sites for the reactants. However, existing approaches for preparing hollow TiO2 materials have two drawbacks that restrict their engineering applicability: first, a heavy reliance on templates to form a hollow structure, which makes the preparation laborious, complicated, and costly; second, difficult-to-achieve high crystallization while maintaining the small grain size in calcinated TiO2, which is crucial for enhancing photocatalytic activity. Herein, a simple, effective method is proposed that not only enables the preparation of hybrid TiO2–SiO2 hollow spheres without the template fabrication and removal process via microemulsion technology but also achieves both high crystallization and a small grain size in calcinated TiO2 at once through the calcination of amorphous TiO2 with organosilane at a high temperature of 850 °C. The prepared TiO2–SiO2 hollow spheres with tunable sizes demonstrate high photocatalytic activity with a maximum k value of 133.74 × 10–3 min–1, which is superior to commercial photocatalyst P25 (k = 114.97 × 10–3 min–1). In addition, Au can be doped in the hybrid TiO2–SiO2 shell to gain Au-doped hollow spheres that show a high k value of up to 694.14 × 10–3 min–1, which is 6 times larger than that of P25 and much better than that reported in the literature. This study not only provides an effective approach to stabilize and tune the grain growth of the TiO2 photocatalyst during calcination but also enables the simple preparation of hollow TiO2-based materials with controllable hollow nanostructures.
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Journal of Nanomaterials
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2022
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IF 3.791
Ziyi Jiao,Yonggang Teng,Chunjing Zhan,Youbei Qiao,Yuying Ma,Chaoli Wang,Hong Wu
Photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) is a promising therapy against biofilm infection. However, due to the saliva clearance and obstacle of biofilm, the photosensitizer is difficult to concentrate in the infection site; then, the PACT is less effective on oral biofilm infection. In this article, we report a special nano-antibacterial agent (SiO2-PCe6-IL) to solve the bottleneck problem of PACT in treatment of oral biofilm infections. The SiO2-PCe6-IL was composed of SiO2 and poly ionic liquid photosensitizer (PCe6-IL) and had tri-fold features of eliminate biofilm infection: high binding ability, breaking biofilm barriers, and enrichment photosensitizer in infection site. In oral biofilm, the SiO2-PCe6-IL changed to SiO2-PIL+ like claws of octopus that could hold tightly with biofilm. Then, the poly-dodecyl on the SiO2-PIL+ broke down the barrier of biofilm. The results of HR-MS and zeta potential indicated that SiO2-PCe6-IL could change to positive (SiO2-PIL+) in acidic environment. The interaction forces and morphology results proved that the SiO2-PIL+ had a higher affinity to biofilm and could destroy the biofilm structure. Then, the photosensitizer was enriched in biofilm at sites of infection. The in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that SiO2-PCe6-IL could effectively eradicate oral biofilm infections and control of dental caries.
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Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
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2022
·Vol. 32
·期 2
·572-582
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IF 3.518
Liu Tingting,Zhou Zhiping,Zhang Liming,Zhang Wenwen,Yang Wenming
In this study, we introduced molecular imprinting combined with electrochemical method to determine trace 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) herbicide in standard solution and actual samples. For this purpose, we synthesis of vinyl silica coated MWCNTs in alkaline environment with surfactant, molecularly imprinted polymers were prepared on the surface of MWCNTs by free radical polymerization, following the composite materials were dissolved in chitosan solution and dropped on the glassy carbon electrode. The functionalized materials were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetry and nitrogen adsorption desorption. Electrochemical performance of molecularly imprinted membrane was characterized by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and differential pulse voltammetry. Selectivity, stability and reproducibility of the sensors were also studied and discussed. A good linear relationship for supervising 2,4-D from 1.0 × 10 −4 to 1.0 × 10 −8 mol L −1 with the correlation coefficient of 0.994 and a low LOD of 4.270 nmol L −1 (S/N = 3). The electrochemical sensor has been successfully applied to detect 2,4-D with a recovery rate ranges from 96.2 to 102.4% and a relative standard deviation of less than 4.74%. This work provides potential ideas for detection of trace 2,4-D in real samples.
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POLYMER COMPOSITES
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2022
·Vol. 43
·期 4
·2175-2183
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IF 3.531
Lu Cheng,Wenfeng Liu,Ziqi Zhang,Yongcun Zhou,Shengtao Li
To simoutinusly achieve improved breakdown strength (BDS) and suppressed dielectric loss, a modified ternary nanocomposite composed of polypropylene (PP), maleic anhydride-grafted PP and core-shell structure SiO 2 @ZrO 2 nanoparticles is proposed. By tailoring the thickness of SiO 2 shell from 3 to 11 nm and the nanofillers content from 0.5 to 5 wt%, the particles disparsion is improved and meanwhile both the deep trap density and the interaction force between molecules are enhanced. In consequence, the restricted transportation of electrons along molecule chains as well as between chains together raise the DC BDS, that the BDS of optimum sample film reaches 430.8 kV/mm, 23% higher than neat PP. Besides, the ternary nanocomposites with SiO 2 @ZrO 2 less than 3 wt% maintain the tanδ below 0.3% at a broad frequency ranging from 0.1 Hz to 100 kHz, which is an extremely low level same as neat PP.
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Nanomaterials
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 3
·417
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Li Wang,Guo-Qing Yang,Xing Ren,Zhong-Wen Liu
The oxidative dehydrogenation of propane with CO2(CO2-ODP) has been extensively investigated as a promising green technology for the efficient production of propylene, but the lack of a high-performance catalyst is still one of the main challenges for its industrial application. In this work, an efficient catalyst for CO2-ODP was developed by adding CeO2to PtSn/SiO2as a promoter via the simple impregnation method. Reaction results indicate that the addition of CeO2significantly improved the catalytic activity and propylene selectivity of the PtSn/SiO2catalyst, and the highest space-time yield of 1.75 g(C3H6)·g(catalyst)−1·h−1was achieved over PtSn/SiO2with a Ce loading of 6 wt%. The correlation of the reaction results with the characterization data reveals that the introduction of CeO2into PtSn/SiO2not only improved the Pt dispersion but also regulated the interaction between Pt and Sn species. Thus, the essential reason for the promotional effect of CeO2on CO2-ODP performance was rationally ascribed to the enhanced adsorption of propane and CO2originating from the rich oxygen defects of CeO2. These important understandings are applicable in further screening of promoters for the development of a high-performance Pt-based catalyst for CO2-ODP.Keywords:oxidative dehydrogenation;propane;carbon dioxide;supported PtSn catalyst;ceria
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2022
·Vol. 139
·期 19
·52115
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IF 3.057
Chuying Zhang,Hang Zhao,Fan Yang,Na Zhang,Tongguang Zhu,Kunyue Leng,Jinbo Bai
The addition of inorganic particles can endow polymer matrices with different new features, thereby realizing an optimization to the structural and functional properties of composite. The overall properties of composites are greatly influenced by both fillers dispersion and fillers-polymer interfacial interaction. However, to simultaneously improve these mentioned two issues is still a critical challenge in the field of polymer-based nanocomposite. Herein, a typical core-shell structured mesoporous silica-coated silica (SiO 2 @mSiO 2 ) construction was successfully synthesized by using a bi-phase method. The SiO 2 @mSiO 2 filled polyethylene (PE) nanocomposite was fabricated through a precisely controlled melt-mixing approach. Benefiting from the additional mesoporous SiO 2 shell, both the dispersion of SiO 2 @mSiO 2 and the SiO 2 @mSiO 2 -PE matrix interfacial interaction are improved. Moreover, the stress–strain behavior, temperature-dependent mechanical property, thermal stability, and electrical insulating property of SiO 2 @mSiO 2 /PE composite were studied in detail. It is found that SiO 2 @mSiO 2 core-shell nanoparticles are capable of not only making a balance between the strength and toughness of the PE-based composite, but also improving the thermal stability of the composite. In addition, the SiO 2 @mSiO 2 /PE composite exhibited an enhanced breakdown strength (256.4 MV·m −1 ) when filled with as small as 1 wt% SiO 2 @mSiO 2 , which is 108% higher than neat PE. All these optimized features are attributed to the well-designed core-shell structure. These experimental results provide a promising way to design and fabricate future advanced composite with excellent structural and functional properties in the future.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2023
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Xuemei He,Haiyan Mao,Shuzhen Wang,Zhongliang Tian,Tianchi Zhou,Lu Cai
Due to the growing demand for self-health and safety, eco-friendly health textile products with natural colors and pharmacological functionalities have gained considerable popularity. Rapid adsorption and controlled release of active molecules are important issues for functional health textiles. In this study, a functionalized chitosan-based hydrogel composite silk fabric was prepared using chitosan, 3-carboxyphenylboronic acid, and 3-(2, 3-epoxypropyl oxygen) propyl silane by dip-pad and vacuum freeze-drying techniques. The results showed that the incorporation of chitosan/phenylboronic/SiO 2 hydrogel into silk fibers improved the UV protection capacity, mechanical properties, and adsorption properties of silk fabrics. The effects of various parameters on the luteolin adsorption properties of silk fabrics were discussed, including metal salt types, salt dosage, pH value, dyeing temperature, initial luteolin concentration, and dyeing time. Under the dyeing temperature of 60 °C and pH of 6.8, the luteolin exhaustion of the composite silk was more than that of the untreated silk, and the adsorption process followed the quasi-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. Furthermore, the luteolin-dyed composite silk materials exhibited strong antioxidant activity and controllable release behavior with various pH levels. The as-prepared chitosan-hydrogel composite silk could be a promising material for the sustained release of drugs in medical and healthcare textiles.
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ADVANCED MATERIALS
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2023
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IF 29.4
Yingzhen Wei,Shuang Wang,Mengyang Chen,Jinfeng Han,Guoju Yang,Qifei Wang,Jiancheng Di,Hongli Li,Wenzheng Wu,Jihong Yu
Core–shell catalysts with functional shells can increase the activity and stability of the catalysts in selective catalytic reduction of NO x with ammonia x . However, the conventional approaches based on multistep fabrication for core–shell structures encounter persistent restrictions regarding strict synthesis conditions and limited design flexibility. Herein, a facile coaxial 3D printing strategy is for the first time developed to construct zeolite-based core–shell monolithic catalysts with interconnected honeycomb structures, in which the hydrophilic noncompact silica serves as shell and Cu-SSZ-13 zeolite acts as core. Compared to a Cu-SSZ-13 monolith which suffers from the interfacial diffusion, the SiO 2 shell layer can increase the accessibility of active sites over Cu-SSZ-13@SiO 2 , resulting in a 10–20% higher NO conversion at200−550 °C under 300 000 cm 3 g −1 h −1 . Meanwhile, a thicker SiO 2 shell enhances the hydrothermal stability of the aged catalyst by inhibiting the dealumination and the formation of CuO x . Other representative monolithic catalysts with different topological zeolites as shell and diverse metal oxides as the core can be also realized by this coaxial 3D printing. This strategy allows multiple porous materials to be directly integrated, which allows for flexible design and fabrication of various core–shell monolithic catalysts with customized functionalities.
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ACS Applied Energy Materials
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Hao Li,Shenyue Gao,Hang Ding,Yuetong Tao,Shenghua Ma,Gang Wang,Beibei Wang
Interfacial solar steam generation is considered the next-generation desalination and sewage treatment technology. However, realizing solar evaporators with broad-spectrum absorption, efficient thermal conversion, and high stability remains a challenge. The high light-trapping surface structure and fast water transport channels of the evaporator improve the evaporation efficiency, and solar evaporators have great potential in the field of solar steam generation. Herein, the mixture of transition-metal carbide (Ti3C2Tx) and core–shell Ag–SiO2 nanoparticles (Ag@SiO2 NPs) is fabricated as a three-dimensional (3D) vertical porous Ti3C2Tx/Ag@SiO2 gel evaporator via ice templating technology. The synergistic interaction between dual Ti3C2Tx–Ag plasma materials confined in a cross-linked microcapillary structure realizes 97.6% wide absorption in the wavelength range of 250–2500 nm. The SiO2 coating on the surface of Ag NPs can inhibit the oxidation of Ag NPs and conduct heat collection management. The 3D vertically cross-linked porous structure promotes efficient water transport and improves the mechanical strength of the evaporator. The Ti3C2Tx/Ag@SiO2 gel evaporator exhibits a high evaporation rate of 1.42 kg m–2 h–1 and a photothermal conversion efficiency of 98% under 1 sun illumination. The Ti3C2Tx/Ag@SiO2 gel evaporator shows great application prospects in seawater desalination and sewage purification.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2021
·Vol. 10
·期 1
·265-273
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Xu Liu,Xiao-Rong Sun,Chen Luo,Hong-Zhi Ma,Hua Yu,Yan Shao,Ming-Bo Yang,Bo Yin
The development of self-powered technology in nano-energy puts forward higher requirements for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), in which it is necessary to further improve their output performance to broaden their scope of application, and environmentally friendly and sustainable development needs to be realized as well by the recycling of friction materials. The preparation of environmentally friendly and sustainable TENGs is reported in this work through a feasible and cost-effective solution casting method, in which polyethylene oxide (PEO) and Ecoflex were utilized as positive/negative friction materials, respectively. With introducing micron-sized core–shell Ag@SiO2 particles into the PEO matrix, micro–nano structures were constructed to increase the effective contact area, while the enhancement of dielectric properties was also achieved in the meantime. The Ag@SiO2–PEO/Ecoflex TENG with optimum particle content of 50 wt% produced a short-circuit current of 10 μA, an open-circuit voltage of 95 V, and a transfer charges of 35 nC at a frequency of 3 Hz. The maximum output power density of Ag@SiO2–PEO-50 wt%/Ecoflex TENG up to 1.5 W m−2 was reached under different load resistances. The stability and flexibility of TENGs were verified as well, which led to a novel approach for their application in wearable-flexible electronic devices. Additionally, the sustainable utilization of TENGs was achieved as a result of the water solubility of the PEO material, with significant output performance retention. This work provides an innovative approach for the further modification of the output performance of flexible and sustainable TENGs.
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VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY
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2021
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Yuqian Liu,Lei Lei,Yeyu Wu,Yuyun Chen,Jun Yan,Weiwei Zhu,Xuecai Tan,Qi Wang
The quantitative determination of malachite green (MG) is of great importance in aquatic product safety. Although it has been testifying that sea urchin-like gold nanoparticles (SGNPs) have good enhancement effect, the practical application remains challenging for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) due to poor stability. Here, sea urchin-like Au@SiO 2 nanoparticles (SG@SiO 2 NPs) is designed and synthesized through a controllable and surfactant-free hydrothermal method to improve its stability. The morphology of SG@SiO 2 NPs and the SiO 2 shell thickness were adjusted to obtain good SERS performance. The SERS signal intensity was linear for MG, crystal violet (CV) and methylene blue (MB) at 1619 cm −1 , 1623 cm −1 and 1627 cm −1 over the concentration range of 10 −5 -10 −9 M, 10 −5 -10 −9 M and 10 −5 -10 −8 M, respectively. The substrate was easily used for MG detection with limit of detection (LOD) as low as 1.5 × 10 −9 M. The recovery of MG added to several tilapia fillets samples at different concentrations ranged from 90 % to 110 %. Results indicated that SERS substrate can be used for the determination of trace amounts of MG in tilapia and demonstrated the potential of SG@SiO 2 NPs SERS substrate in food analysis fields.
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Materials Today Chemistry
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2021
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J. Chen,L. Liu,J. Huang,C. Sheng,L. Li
A composite adsorbent, chitosan//poly (ε-caprolactone)-block poly (ethylene glycol)/SiO 2 aerogel@polydopamine (CS/PCL-b-PEG/SA@PDA) membrane was prepared for the adsorption of organic dyes. The matrix polymer materials of this novel adsorbent were eco-friendly. SiO 2 aerogel with nanoporous network construction was fixed in the multicomponent polymer fibers through simultaneous electrospinning-electrospray technology followed by modification of polydopamine (PDA). The composite adsorbent had a maximum adsorption capacity of 598.8 mg/g for Congo red (CR) and possessed good reusability performance. This adsorbent showed excellent performance for the selective adsorption of relatively large molecule CR dyes even under high concentration of small molecule methyl orange (MO) dyes or 1 M of salt solution. The adsorption mechanism indicated that the –NH 2 and –OH groups in adsorbent could generate the stronger electrostatic attraction with the –SO 3 - groups in CR. Meanwhile, the sufficient adsorption spaces of the adsorbent were constructed by the porous network structure of SiO 2 aerogel, the accumulation of PDA particles and the porous structure of the multicomponent composite membrane . The work provided a proactive study in designing an adsorbent for the selective adsorption of organic dyes.
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