CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Haiyang Zhang,Yuyan Liu,Hua Lai,Zhongjun Cheng,Zhimin Fan,Xiaoyan Yu,Jingfeng Wang,Zhimin Xie,Huifeng Tan
Recently, intelligent adhesive materials inspired by gecko adhesive systems have attracted great attention due to their wide applications, for example, as the gripper for capture and release of object. However, almost all existing grippers can only be applied for capturing/releasing single solid or liquid. Herein, to overcome this shortcoming, we advance a new strategy that through coating the superhydrophobic polyurethane (SPU) film onto the bucky gel actuator (BGA), and report an electric-triggered composite membrane. The membrane can bend itself under applying an external electric field and restore to the initial state as the electric filed is removed. The smart controllability allows the membrane to have a tunable adhesion to both solid and water droplet. Moreover, based on the obtained membrane, a smart gripper was fabricated, and in-situ capture/release of both solid and water droplet can be achieved. This work reports a new composite membrane with the tunable adhesion and a functional gripper that is useful for both solid and water droplet, which can not only overcome the shortcoming present in current research, but also provides a fresh idea for the designing and application of smart adhesive devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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仿生学
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微纳制造
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软体机器人
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功能高分子材料
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界面科学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2021
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IF 6.953
Dongsheng Fu,Yuanzheng Ding,Ruijie Guo,Jie Zhang,Huifang Wang,Baolong Niu,Hong Yan
ZIF-8, a subclass of metal organic frameworks (MOFs), was employed as the CuO carriers because of its high surface areas and good dispersibility. A novel antibacterial agent CuO@ZIF-8 was synthesized by environmentally-friendly direct calcination strategy, and introduced into the composite double-layer films for packing materials. The double-layer films were prepared via solution casting method with polylactic acid (PLA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-quaternary ammonium chitosan as the matrix of outer layer and inner layer, respectively; and CuO@ZIF-8 nanoparticles were introduced into the PVA-quaternary ammonium chitosan layer. The double-layer films exhibited superior antibacterial activity resulted from the uniform dispersion of CuO by ZIF-8 carriers. The elongation at break was enhanced and up to 17.13%, about 2.4-fold that of PLA films. Meanwhile, the films provided low water vapor permeability and strong UV-barrier ability which were attributed to the lay-by-layer casting, CuO@ZIF-8 doping and TiO 2 addition. Cherry tomato preservation experiment revealed that the composite films retarded the growth of harmful microorganisms on the fruit surface. MTT assay confirmed the cytocompatibility of the films. The easily fabricated double-layer films presented potential possibility in the field of biodegradable food packaging.
研究领域:
材料科学
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食品科学
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高分子化学
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包装工程
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农业工程
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RSC Advances
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2013
·Vol. 3
·期 35
·15467-15474
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IF 2.562
Yufei Wang,Shuanjin Wang,Min Xiao,Dongmei Han,Michael A. Hickner,Yuezhong Meng
Sulfonated poly(fluorenyl ether ketone) (SPFEK) membranes have been first modified by layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly of positively charged polyelectrolyte PDDA (poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)) and negatively charged PSS (poly(sodium styrene sulfonate)). The membranes were investigated as an ion exchange membrane for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRBs). The permeability of the vanadium ions in VRBs was effectively suppressed by depositing the LbL thin film on the SPFEK membrane. The permeability decreased with increasing the number of PDDA/PSS bilayers. For the membrane with two self-assembly bilayers of PDDA/PSS, 50% and 10% of vanadium ion permeability of a pristine SPFEK and Nafion 117 membranes can be afforded, respectively. Moreover, the oxidative stability of the PDDA/PSS-SPFEK composite membrane is improved remarkably compared with the pristine one. Consequently, the performance of VRBs using the PDDA/PSS-SPFEK composite membrane exhibits the highest coulombic efficiency (CE) of 82.1% at 30 mA cm−2 and the longest duration stability in the self-discharge test.
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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膜科学
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储能技术
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高分子化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Yiheng Yue,Guocheng Pan,Jun Wan,Zhen Xiao,Yang Zhang,Shiqing Xu,Gongxun Bai
Mechanoluminescent (ML) materials offer significant potential for remote stress sensing and distribution. However, creating highly sensitive and responsive ML materials remains a challenge. In this study, mechanoluminescent semiconductor materials have been successfully prepared as Mn 2+ doped ZnS-SrZnOS heterojunction composites. These materials exhibit high-resolution stress distribution visualization and rapid response, captured via camera recording. Notably, they possess a low stress triggering threshold, reaching the KPa level, and respond within milliseconds. Furthermore, it was found that by adjusting the doping concentration of Mn 2+ within the heterojunction, the material utilizes its bimodal emission capability to manipulate the fluorescence shift and achieve optical anti-counterfeiting. The synthesis of smart films by combining the material with polydimethylsiloxane matrix had enabled the achievement of collision detection, information hiding and optical anti-counterfeiting. These results suggest that the prepared smart films have wide range of optical sensing applications.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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光学传感
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功能材料
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固态物理
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表面与界面科学
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 6.578
Xinming Du,Zhe Wang,Wenchang Liu,Jingmei Xu,Zhaoyu Chen,Chunmei Wang
A series of phenolphthalein-based poly (arylene ether ketone) (PEK) copolymer are synthesized to prepare anion exchange membranes (AEMs). The ion group 1-vinyl imidazole is introduced on the unit of phenolphthalein-based as a hydrophilic segment and cross-linking agent. The structure of resulting membranes was investigated by 1 H NMR and FT-IR. The well-defined microphase-separated structures were verified by TEM and SAXS profiles. The cross-linked membrane of ImPEK-0.4 exhibits high hydroxide conductivity (0.0836 S/cm, at 80 °C), excellent mechanical performance (69.6 MPa) and the maximum swelling ratio is only 7.95% at 80 °C. Furthermore, the excellent alkaline stability is demonstrated by immersing the prepared membrane in 1 M NaOH at 40 °C for 400 h. The ionic conductivity is still high to 0.0381 S/cm for ImPEK-0.4. These results indicate that combining phase separation architecture and crosslinking may possess potential applications for alkaline fuel cells (AFCs).
研究领域:
高分子材料科学
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电化学能源材料
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燃料电池技术
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膜分离工程
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聚合物化学
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DOI
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POLYMER
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2019
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IF 3.771
Zongqian Wang,Haiwei Yang,Zun Zhu
Tremendous attention has been paid to the structure and properties of silk fibroin/sodium alginate (SF/SA) composite films . However, there is no report devoted to study the formation of hydrogen bonds and their effects on the structures and properties. Herein, SF/SA blends with different mass ratios were obtained and the technic of Gaussian multi-peaks-fitting of Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR) was used to analyze their hydrogen bonds. From the results, the existence of the intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds was manifested, and the relative strength of the intermolecular hydrogen bond enhanced with the increase of SA content. The contribution of the intermolecular hydrogen bonding was as follows: OH⋯O (ether) > OH … π > OH⋯N. Meanwhile, the increase of intermolecular hydrogen bonding led to the increase of apparent viscosity of the SF/SA blend solutions. Moreover, the relationship between the hydrogen bond and properties (e.g, crystallinity , thermal stability, mechanical properties, morphology and etc.) of SF/SA composite films with different mass ratios were analyzed in detail.
研究领域:
高分子材料
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生物材料
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纤维科学
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光谱分析
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材料物理
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Materials Today Chemistry
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2021
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IF 8.301
Z. Yu,Y. Yang,C. Wang,G. Shi,J. Xie,B. Gao,Y.C. Li,Y. Wan,D. Cheng,T. Shen,S. Hou,S. Zhang,X. Ma,Y. Yao,Y. Tang,J. Chen
Although various eco-friendly and sustainable biobased polyurethane-coated controlled-release fertilizers (BPCFs) have been developed, their applications were limited by the bio-based coating contained many microscopic holes. In this work, a nano-soy-protein microcapsule-enabled self-healing biopolyurethane-coated controlled-release fertilizer (NSBCF) with enhanced controlled-release performance was fabricated. Nanoscale soy-protein microcapsules (SMCs) were prepared from soy-protein isolate (SPI) and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) using the water-oil-water emulsification technology. The self-healing biopolymer coatings of NSBCF with uniformly dispersed SMCs were constructed through self-assembly. The controlled-release longevity of NSBCF was >28 days longer than that of the BPCF with the unmodified coating. The self-healing mechanism of NSBCF was determined by directly observing the restoration area and the 3D pore distribution of coating using fluorescence labeling and X-ray computed tomography . After being released from the SMCs, SPI self-repaired the coating by reacting with glutaraldehyde to form solid resins to clog the microscopic holes. The SMCs-enabled self-healing process successfully reduced the nutrient release rate and extended the nutrient release longevity of NSBCF. This novel biobased controlled-released fertilizer with self-healing function represents a new direction for the development of high efficiency and environmentally friendly fertilizers to improve agriculture and food sustainability .
研究领域:
农业材料学
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环境功能材料
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可持续农业
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高分子化学
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缓释技术
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生物基材料
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DOI
高影响因子
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
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2019
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IF 2.29
Qiuying Chang,Hao Zhang,Rongqin Gao
A new nanocomposite was prepared by combining Magnesium silicate hydroxide (MSH) with decomposed gelatin under one-pot hydrothermal synthesis conditions. The chemical reaction process involved the MSH formation and the gelation decomposing into carbonaceous species. The characterization of resultant nanoparticles revealed that the nanocomposite was a combination of hydrogenated amorphous carbon and MSH. And the addition of gelatin during synthesis increased the content of granular nanoparticles in nanocomposite samples. The results of tribological experiments of MSH modified by carbon (MSH@C) as lubricant additive showed that the nanocomposites presented much better anti-wear property and friction stability than the MSH without modification. Thus MSH@C nanocomposites were expected to be a promising candidate for lubricant additives. The amorphous carbon film was detected on the wear scar which might account for the significant tribological property.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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表面工程
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摩擦学
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复合材料
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DOI
高影响因子
Nano Energy
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2016
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IF 11.553
Jingxian Zhang,Ning Zhao,Miao Zhang,Yiqiu Li,Paul K. Chu,Xiangxin Guo,Zengfeng Di,Xi Wang,Hong Li
Solid-state electrolytes with high ionic conductivity , large electrochemical window, good mechanical properties , and easy processability are needed for high-energy solid-state lithium batteries . In this work, composite membranes consisting of lithium garnet (i.e. Li 6.4 La 3 Zr 1.4 Ta 0.6 O 12 , LLZTO) particles and Li-salt-free polyethylene oxides (PEOs) are produced as solid-state electrolytes. Li-ion-conducting particles in nano-scale are crucial for the enhancement of conductivity and the membranes containing ~40 nm LLZTO particles exhibit conductivities nearly two orders of magnitude larger than those with the micro-scale ones, which is attributed to the difference in specific surface area related to the percolation effect. Compared to the conventional PEO doped with lithium salt, the insulating PEO in PEO:LLZTO membrane electrolyte is conducive to the suppression of lithium dendrite growth owing to prohibition of current flow. With PEO:LLZTO membrane electrolytes in conductivity of 2.1×10 −4 S cm −1 at 30 °C and 5.6×10 −4 S cm −1 at 60 °C, the solid-state LiFePO 4 /PEO:LLZTO/Li and LiFe 0.15 Mn 0.85 PO 4 /PEO:LLZTO/Li cells deliver energy densities of 345 Wh kg −1 (662 Wh L −1 ) and 405 Wh kg −1 (700 Wh L −1 ) (without the package weight or volume) with good rate capability and cycling performance. This study suggests that the conjunction of nano-scale Li-ion-conducting particles and an insulating polymer provides a promising solution to produce powerful solid-state electrolytes for high-performance solid-state lithium batteries .
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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高分子科学
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固态电池技术
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高影响因子
Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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2022
·Vol. 16
·期 12
·1163-1172
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IF 4.323
Yulu Liu,Ya Liu,Zhiyuan Bai,Dongfang Wang,Yiyang Xu,Qian Li
With the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, developing cardiovascular supplements is becoming increasingly urgent. The ability of cells to rapidly adhere and proliferate to achieve endothelialization is extremely important for vascular grafts. In this work, we electrospun polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) nanofibrous membranes and used induced crystallization to manufacture poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) shish-kebab microstructures on PTFE nanofibers to overcome the inertness of PTFE, and promote cell adhesion and proliferation. PCL lamella periodically grew on the surface of PTFE nanofibers yielding a hierarchical structure, which improved the biocompatibility and mechanical properties of the PTFE nanofibrous membrane. The deposition of PCL lamella improved the hydrophilicity of electrospun PTFE nanofibers membrane, leading to good cell proliferation and adhesion. Also, due to the surface inertness of the substrate material PTFE, this PTFE/PCL composite film has good anti-platelet adhesion properties. Furthermore, cell proliferation could be regulated by controlling the integrity of the PCL crystal network. The vascular patch showed similar mechanical properties to natural blood vessels, providing a new strategy for vascular tissue engineering.
研究领域:
生物医学工程
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组织工程
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材料科学
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心血管病学
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再生医学
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生物材料
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纳米技术
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2023
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IF 8.8
Lei Wu,Xiaolu Gong,Cong Ma,Lan Xu,Ming Li,Chen Lyu,Nan Sun
In this study, hydrogels generated by the Schiff base reaction between citral and chitosan (CS) were used for the first time to improve the anti-bacterial property of forward osmosis (FO) membranes. The composite membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Water contact angle (WCA), Zeta potential and confocal laser scanning microscopic (CLSM). In the FO filtration experiment, the membrane performance of TFC-1 with 1 M sodium chloride solution as the draw solution and deionized water as the feed solution was the best, with the water flux of 25.54 ± 0.7 L m −2 h −1 and the reverse salt flux of 4.7 ± 0.4 g m −2 h −1 . Although the hydrogel coating produced a certain hydraulic resistance, the flux of the modified membrane was only reduced by about 8%, compared with the unmodified membrane. However, the anti-bacterial property ( Pseudomonas aeruginosa ) and anti-fouling properties (bovine serum protein and lysozyme protein) of the modified membranes were improved, showing good antibacterial properties (99%) and flux recovery rate (over 90%). The modified method has the advantages of easy access to raw materials, simple operation and no risk of secondary pollution, which can effectively reduce the cost of chemical cleaning and extend the service life of the membrane. The modification of membrane by chitosan-based hydrogel is a promising option in the field of membrane anti-bacteria.
研究领域:
材料科学
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膜科学与技术
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生物医学工程
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环境功能材料
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抗菌材料
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DOI
高影响因子
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2019
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IF 3.131
Shengguo Zhou,Wentao Li,Wenjie Zhao,Chao Liu,Zhiwen Fang,Xiulei Gao
As one of the youngest graphene derivative, fluorinated graphene (FG) with excellent mechanical strength and lubricity was incorporated into polyimide polymer (PI) to strengthen the comprehensive performance of nanocomposite . This article gives a detailed characterization to investigate the tribological behaviors of PI/FG nanocomposite films under different friction conditions including both of dry sliding and seawater lubrication . Firstly, the chloroform-treated FG was proved to be stably dispersed in the PI matrix . Subsequently, mechanical properties, thermal stability and tribological properties of PI/FG nanocomposite films were greatly improved. Finally, analysis of the reasons for the significant improvement in wear resistance from the viewpoint of thermal, mechanical properties and the evolution of friction products. Meanwhile, the transfer of FG from polymer matrix to frictional duality was revealed during tribological testing. The above results suggest the potential application of FG in the field of reinforcing polymer friction properties.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子材料
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表面工程
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摩擦学
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纳米复合材料
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DOI
高影响因子
危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）