APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 4.439
Deshan Cheng,Mantang He,Wenbin Li,Jihong Wu,Jianhua Ran,Guangming Cai,Xin Wang
Growing of ZnO nanoparticles on PET films without crystal seeding has been achieved by employing polydopamine as the anchor. The PDA layer was formed on the surface of PET film by the polymerization of dopamine. The PDA-PET was dipped into zinc precursors for hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanoparticles. Cluster-like ZnO nanoparticles were obtained and the special structure was affected by the growing time and zinc ion concentration. The surface morphology, structure and properties were characterized, and the functions including antimicrobial activity and UV protection of the ZnO-coated PET film were investigated. The developed facile hydrothermal approach without seeding will benefit the development of UV resistant and antimicrobial PET films.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米技术
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表面功能化
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生物医用材料
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高分子材料
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Colloid and Interface Science Communications
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2019
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IF 1.87
Gaoqi Wang,Ding Weng,Chaolang Chen,Lei Chen,Jiadao Wang
The aim of the study was to explore the synergistic effects of nanostructure size and surface treatment of TiO 2 coatings on its wettability and bacteria adhesion. The coatings were fabricated by TiO 2 particles with a diameter ranging from 25 nm to 300 nm. The surface wettability of coatings was tuned by chemical treatment. The anti-adhesion property of as-prepared coatings was evaluated with Streptococcus mutans in two types of solutions: phosphate buffer solution (PBS) and PBS with 1 wt% sucrose. The results show that particle size and surface treatment have significant influences on the wettability (with contact angles of 0–160°) and bacterial adhesion. The coating prepared by chemically modified 25 nm particles has a superhydrophobic property, and could inhibit bacterial adhesion in aqueous solutions with sucrose or not. The study also provides a facile, universal and low-cost process to fabricate anti-adhesion coating, which is applicable for diverse of substrates.
研究领域:
生物材料学
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纳米医学
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表面科学
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微生物学
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口腔生物学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2023
·Vol. 30
·期 46
·102880-102893
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IF 5.8
Li Yunhe,Li Hao,Zhao Baogang,Ma Yanming,Liang Peiyuan,Sun Tianjun
The escalating levels of surface ozone concentration pose detrimental effects on public health and the environment. Catalytic decomposition presents an optimal solution for surface ozone removal. Nevertheless, catalyst still encounters challenges such as poisoning and deactivation in the high humidity environment. The influence of support on catalytic ozone decomposition was examined at a gas hourly space velocity of 300 L·g −1 ·h −1 and 85% relative humidity under ambient temperature using Cu-Mn–doped oxide catalysts synthesized via a straightforward coprecipitation method. Notably, the Cu-Mn/SiO 2 catalyst exhibited remarkable performance on ozone decomposition, achieving 98% ozone conversion and stability for 10 h. Further characterization analysis indicated that the catalyst’s enhanced water resistance and activity could be attributed to factors such as an increased number of active sites, a large surface area, abundant active oxygen species, and a lower Mn oxidation state. The catalytic environment created by mixed oxides can offer a clearer understanding of their synergistic effects on catalytic ozone decomposition, providing significant insights into the development of water-resistant catalysts with superior performance. Graphical
研究领域:
环境催化
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大气污染控制
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材料化学
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表面科学
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催化化学
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环境工程
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功能材料
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2016
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IF 6.333
Yanchun Yang,Xiaojiao Kang,Lijian Huang,Song Wei,Daocheng Pan
Earth abundant Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 (CZTSSe) has been considered as one of the most promising thin film solar cell absorber candidates. Here, we develop a facile water-based precursor solution approach for depositing high-efficiency Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 thin film solar cells. In this environmentally friendly approach, inexpensive elemental Cu, Zn, Sn and S powders are used as the starting materials and are dissolved in the aqueous solution of thioglycolic acid and methylamine, forming a homogeneous precursor solution for depositing Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 nanocrystal thin film . As-deposited CZTS nanocrystal thin films are selenized to form the large-grain CZTSSe absorber layers . It was found that Na doping plays an important role in the formation of the extremely dense and flat CZTSSe absorber layer, and fill factor can be significantly improved for Na-doped CZTSSe solar cells, which lead to a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 6.96% with an open-circuit voltage of 378 mV, a short current density of 28.17 mA cm −2 , and a fill factor of 65.4%.
研究领域:
材料科学
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新能源材料
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半导体薄膜
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光伏技术
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无机功能材料
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Advanced Science
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2020
·Vol. 7
·期 21
·1902740
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IF 15.84
Mohammad Ali Darabi,Ali Khosrozadeh,Ying Wang,Nureddin Ashammakhi,Halima Alem,Ahmet Erdem,Qiang Chang,Kaige Xu,Yuqing Liu,Gaoxing Luo,Ali Khademhosseini,Malcolm Xing
Strong, stretchable, and durable biomaterials with shape memory properties can be useful in different biomedical devices, tissue engineering, and soft robotics. However, it is challenging to combine these features. Semi-crystalline polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) has been used to make hydrogels by conventional methods such as freeze–thaw and chemical crosslinking, but it is formidable to produce strong materials with adjustable properties. Herein, a method to induce crystallinity and produce physically crosslinked PVA hydrogels via applying high-concentration sodium hydroxide into dense PVA polymer is introduced. Such a strategy enables the production of physically crosslinked PVA biomaterial with high mechanical properties, low water content, resistance to injury, and shape memory properties. It is also found that the developed PVA hydrogel can recover 90% of plastic deformation due to extension upon supplying water, providing a strong contraction force sufficiently to lift objects 1100 times more than their weight. Cytocompatibility, antifouling property, hemocompatibility, and biocompatibility are also demonstrated in vitro and in vivo. The fabrication methods of PVA-based catheters, injectable electronics, and microfluidic devices are demonstrated. This gelation approach enables both layer-by-layer and 3D printing fabrications.
研究领域:
生物材料学
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组织工程
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软体机器人
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再生医学
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生物医学工程
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高分子科学
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转化医学
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2016
·Vol. 4
·期 25
·9816-9821
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IF 8.262
Li Cheng,Qing Chang,Yu Chang,Nannan Zhang,Changyuan Tao,Zhaona Wang,Xing Fan
Hierarchical forest-like photoelectrodes were prepared by assembling nano-ZnO on an array of micro-metal dendrites, aiming to demonstrate the idea of highly efficient photon-harvesting inside a biomimetic dendrite structure. Via a facile aqueous electrochemical deposition process, the metal dendrites were deposited on both flat and wire substrates with different alignments, showing wide adaptability. A strong, broadband anti-reflection effect was observed, owing to the diffuse reflection inside the microdendrites. By increasing the dendrite height, the overall reflectivity of the metal electrode can be reduced from 75% to 45%, which could be further reduced to 12% after combining with acicular-leaf-like ZnO nanoarrays. Its applications in light-driven water splitting were successfully demonstrated. Taking advantage of the forest-like photoelectrode, we have artificially constructed an efficient photo-electrochemical system similar to plants in a forest, with photons harvested by the crown-like photoanodes in the sunshine, and synthetic reactions driven by the root-like electrode in the shadow.
研究领域:
材料科学
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纳米科技
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光电化学
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可再生能源
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仿生学
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POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
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2019
·Vol. 30
·期 9
·2313-2320
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IF 2.162
Hui Zhao,Si-Qi Zhao,Guo-Hua Hu,Qun-Chao Zhang,Yang Liu,Chong-Xing Huang,Wei Li,Tao Jiang,Shuang-Fei Wang
A facile method was developed to synthesize a new type of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS). It contained a single amine group and seven aliphatic moieties on its corners. FT-IR, 1 H-NMR, 13 C-NMR, 13 C- 1 H COSY, and 1 H- 1 H COSY confirmed that cages with eight corners were the main part of the product. This new POSS was used to modify the structure of hexamethylene diisocyanate trimer and then copolymerized with hexamethylene diisocyanate and poly (tetramethylene glycol) to get a serious of waterborne polyurethane (WPU)/POSS hybrid materials with low dielectric constants for microelectronics applications. The results showed that POSS particles were uniformly dispersed in the WPU dispersions. The WPU/POSS films did not show any macrophase separation, even when the POSS content was as high as 16%. As the POSS content increased from 0% to 16%, the tensile strength was increased from 2.3 to 7.3 MPa, the dielectric constant was decreased from about 2.9 to 2.0, and the thermal stability of the WPU/POSS was also improved.
研究领域:
高分子科学
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材料化学
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纳米复合材料
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电子封装材料
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功能高分子
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2024
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IF 8.2
Zhenzhen Jia,Qiuxin Liu,Jiatang Hu,Shiyu Li,Hujunjie Chen
Water hypoxia and metal pollution are commonly co-existed in urbanized estuaries. This study focuses on the effect of an extended dissolved oxygen (DO) full-life dynamics (86 days) on metal behavior across the sediment-water interface through laboratory microcosms from two typical zones in Pearl River Estuary. Combining our time-series results of concentrations and fluxes, it showed that Co, Ni, and Zn consistently presented a release-precipitation-release trajectory with an oxic-hypoxic-anoxic-reoxic transition, characterized with highly variable behavior in the hypoxic-anoxic hotmoments. In parallel, changing DO dynamics significantly activated a repartitioning process of Co, Ni, and Zn among several species and elevated their risk in sediments, promoting the formation of more labile species in the 0–10 mm hotspots, where metals sensitively responded. Over DO transition, metal cycling was tightly co-related with Fe, Mn, and S elements. It was found that Mn was dominated in low oxygen-hypoxic period, but switched to S and Fe in anoxic stage, limiting sustained metal liberation to overlying water. Enlarging this experiment to practice, released Zn fluxes from sediments in hypoxic summer could contribute about ∼2.0% to their stocks in water column, while increase to 20% (1 m bottom water) in highly-stratified zones. This study has certain significance in understanding the long-term metal behavior and fate in estuarine regions, even lakes and reservoirs.
研究领域:
环境科学
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地球化学
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水生生态学
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污染生态学
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生物地球化学
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环境毒理学
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河口学
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 138
·期 7
·49856
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IF 2.52
Donglei Liu,Xufeng Dong,Huiying Liu,Yiping Zhao,Min Qi
Motivated by a need to replicate structural and viscoelastic properties of soft tissue, such as cartilage, the structural hydrogels with viscoelastic feature have been of interest in biomedical application. However, the effect of pore alignment on their viscoelastic properties has been largely underestimated. This work prepared cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)/collagen hydrogels with different pore orientations, including horizontally aligned pores, random pores and vertically aligned pores, and integrated them into a multilayered hydrogel with multi-structure which mimics cartilage construct. The stress relaxation rate (τ 1/2 ), creep rate (γ 1/2 ), storage modulus ( G′ ) and loss modulus ( G″ ) increased in the order of the vertical, random, multi-structural, and horizontal. G′ value of the horizontal increased up to 300% relative to the vertical in the strain amplitude and frequency sweep. Maxwell–Weichert and Variable Network Density models were used to explain phenomena, and the experimental curves fitted well with the theoretical models. These results reveal that the viscoelastic properties of hydrogel can be influenced by pore orientation except conventional component concentration.
研究领域:
生物材料
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组织工程
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生物力学
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高分子科学
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再生医学
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COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
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2017
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IF 4.075
Guangshun Wu,Lei Chen,Li Liu
Effects of silane and silica enrichment of carbon fibers (CFs) on interfacial properties of methylphenylsilicone resin (MPSR) composites were investigated. CFs were oxidized, grafted with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) and then modified with silica nanoparticles prepared by the sol-gel polymerization of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). Chemical structures of CFs were characterized by confirming the successful grafting. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed a uniform distribution of silica nanoparticles on the CFs surface. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and impact toughness of silanized CF (CF-Siloxane) composites were 12.05% and 7.46% higher than those of untreated composites. However, ILSS and impact toughness of the hybrid fiber (CF/Si) composites obtained from the hydrolysis of different concentrations TEOS improved significantly, especially for grafting silica enrichment with the TEOS concentration of 0.05 mol/L (CF/Si0.05), increasing 45.64% in ILSS and 29.59% in impact properties. Moreover, the hydrothermal aging resistance was also improved greatly. Meanwhile, functionalization processes did not decrease fiber tensile strength .
研究领域:
复合材料科学
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高分子材料
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表面改性
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界面工程
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材料化学
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2021
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IF 3.498
Xia Hua,Zhihong Gao,Qianqian Wang,Wenming Hao,Xiaoliang Yan,Ruifeng Li
The accumulation of heavy metal on catalysts during petrochemical process produces deactivated catalysts that cannot be directly disposed in nature, due to the high toxicity. The elimination of the detrimental effect of heavy metal ions can be achieved by immobilizing these ions in the form of spinel structure, yet this requires high-temperature calcination . Herein, Ni 2+ ions are stabilized and confined within the surface NiAl 2 O 4 on Al 2 O 3 through hydrothermal process and subsequent low-temperature thermal treatment. The formation of nickel aluminum layered double hydroxide (NiAl-LDH) as intermediate favors the generation of surface aluminate spinel at the temperature as low as 450 °C. The formation of surface spinel is beneficial to restricting the mobility of Ni 2+ ions. The growth and immobilization mechanisms of the surface spinel structure were proposed, which contributes to alternative and promising route for the low-temperature approach of the retention of the heavy metal ions mobility.
研究领域:
环境催化
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材料化学
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工业化学
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固体化学
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污染控制
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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE
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2014
·Vol. 52
·期 5
·3072-3078
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IF 2.024
Song Lianjun,Zhi Junli,Zhang Pingan,Zhao Qiuyan,Li Ning,Qiao Mingwu,Liu Jie
In this study, a new method was developed to produce biodegradable material using soy protein isolate (SPI) as matrix. The blend films were successfully prepared by casting the aqueous dispersions of SPI and polyamic acid salt (PAS) solution. The effects of blending and PAS content on the structure of the resultant films were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses, scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, film thickness, water vapor permeability (WVP), water barrier and mechanical properties were measured. The result showed that there exists strong intermolecular interactions between SPI and PAS, which played an important role in forming a homogeneous structure of the blend films. Moreover, the incorporation of PAS enhanced the water barrier and mechanical properties of the films. This is a simple way to prepare biodegradable films compared with other methods and the blend films have the potentiality to be used as food packaging and biomedical materials instead of synthetic polymer.
研究领域:
生物材料学
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高分子科学
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食品科学
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包装工程
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生物医学工程
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