CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Yuhang Lin,Shengjie Li,Lei Du,Wenhao Dong,Xilei Chen,Qingyao Gao,Ben Wang
It is an intractable challenge that the hierarchical MXene-based nanohybrid fillers are intended to modify the inherent flammability and easily breeding bacteria property of ABS polymeric materials, thereby facilitating wide applicability of ABS composites. Here, an interface engineering strategy was proposed, wherein polyethyleneimine (PEI)-modified silver nanocubes (AgNCs) was firmly assembled on MXenes via electrostatic interaction to construct 0D–2D hierarchical MXene-based nanohybrids (MXene@PEI@AgNC). The MXene was protected and the interface compatibility between MXene-based nanohybrid and ABS matrix was enhanced. Results revealed that the unique hierarchical structure of the composite promoted enhanced dispersion of MXene@PEI@AgNC in the ABS matrix. Combustion tests showed that 1.0 wt%MXene@PEI@AgNC provided the ABS with effective fire safety. Moreover, ABS-1.0 wt%MXene@PEI@AgNC exhibited a 31.88 % decrease in peak heat release rate, a 39.60 % decrease in peak smoke release rate, a 41.50 % decrease in peak CO 2 production rate, and a 50.04 % reduction in the smoke factor. Meanwhile, 1.0 wt%MXene@PEI@AgNC improved the tensile strength of ABS-1.0 %MXene@PEI@AgNC (+18.1 %) without reducing the elongation at break. They also enhanced the antibacterial properties of ABS-1.0 %MXene@PEI@AgNC. This study proposed a novel and feasible approach to address the interfacial stability of MXene and to construct MXene-based hierarchical nanoblends, thereby facilitating the wide practical applications of polymeric nanomaterials in industry.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子化学
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纳米技术
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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IF 4.439
Le Zhang,Enlin Han,Yulun Wu,Xiaodong Wang,Dezhen Wu
The surface decoration of short-cut polyimide (PI) fibers with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was performed by fabricating a polydopamine (PDA) coating layer on the fiber surface and then immobilizing MWCNTs onto the coating layer via covalent bonding. This successful surface decoration was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy, X -ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier -transform infrared microscopy and static water contact angle. The application of the surface-decorated PI fibers as reinforcing fibers for reinforcement of polycarbonate (PC)/acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene copolymer (ABS) alloy was investigated, which indicated that the MWCNTs-decorated PI fibers not only could effectively reinforce the PC/ABS alloy but also generated a significant lightweighting effect on the resulting composites. The maximum mechanical properties were achieved for the composites at a fiber content of 20 wt.% and a fiber length of 3 mm. This significant reinforcement effect is attributed to the enhancement of interaction bonding strength between the fibers and matrix as a result of the surface decoration of PI fibers with MWCNTs. The morphological investigation suggested that fiber rupture was the major energy dissipation mechanism in the tensile and impact failures, whereas fiber debonding and pullout were partly involved in the fracture energy dissipation. In addition, the presence of surface-decorated PI fibers slightly enhanced the thermal stability and load bearing capability of composites. This work can provide a type of high-performance lightweight composite material for automobile and aviation industries.
研究领域:
材料科学
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复合材料工程
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PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION
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2020
·Vol. 37
·期 3
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IF 3.099
Jia Zhou,Tianliang Li,Yiran Zhang,Xiaoyu Xu,Chunlei Zhang,Yuehua Li,Daxiang Cui,Yingsheng Cheng
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents are broadly employed for better clinical trials in MR imaging. Magnevist solution (Gd-DTPA), a clinical MRI contrast agent, possesses inherent shortcomings like poor r 1 relaxation, short half-time, nephrotoxicity, etc. To overcome these problems, Gd-DTPA-grafted protein assemblies (Gd-P-ABs) loading with anticancer drug cisplatin and photosentizer IR-780 are constructed via chelation of Gd 3+ . Gd-P-ABs exhibit dual MR/fluorescence (FL) imaging–guided chemo/photothermal therapy. Interestingly, Gd-P-ABs behave as aggregation-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging with an extremely high r 1 value of 26.391 s −1 m m −1 , which is about 5.5-fold larger than Gd-DTPA (≈4.8 s −1 m m −1 ). Consequently, better MRI performance is presented with the same concentration of Gd ions. When exposed to acidic tumor microenvironment and light irradiation, Gd-P-ABs show significant drug release capacity. Good cell killing ability in vitro is also determined due to effective folate-targeting ability and high photo–heat conversion. In vivo MR/FL imaging results reveal that Gd-P-ABs possess high-sensitivity tumor-targeting imaging and long tumor retention, which are attributed to the folate-targeting ability and small size effect. Combined chemo/photothermal therapy in vivo demonstrates that the tumor can be eventually ablated. Altogether, the Gd-P-ABs possess great potential for clinical imaging-guided tumor therapy.
研究领域:
放射学
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分子影像
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癌症治疗
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纳米医学
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生物医学工程
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ACS Omega
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2018
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IF 0
Gaofeng Zhao,Haiyue Ni,Lina Jia,Shixue Ren,Guizhen Fang
Blends of alkali lignin and acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) resin are physically mixed and injected into the injection molding system. Although the components of the blend are bound together by intermolecular forces, noticeable phase separation still occurs. In the present study, inverse gas chromatography technology was used to characterize the Hansen solubility parameters of alkali lignin/ABS blends. The relationship between the Hansen solubility parameters and thermodynamic properties was then determined. Hansen solubility parameters, at room temperature, of alkali lignin/ABS blends containing 0, 10, 20, and 30 wt % alkali lignin were 17.40, 19.20, 18.98, and 17.37 (J/cm3)0.5, respectively. Hansen solubility parameters of the blends were shown, both experimentally and theoretically, to be related to their mechanical and thermal properties.
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材料科学
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高分子科学
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化学工程
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 8.4
Gansheng Liu,Christine N. Matindi,Zhiyou Pu,Sania Kadanyo,Zhenyu Cui,Jianhua Yang,Jianxin Li
Zwitterionic polysulfone (PSf) ultrafiltration membranes were fabricated by non-solvent phase separation (NIPS) method. Herein, a casting solution at 45 °C was developed by using chloromethylated polysulfone (CMPSf), N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as a solvent, 4-amino-benzenesulfonic acid monosodium salt (ABS) as a cross-linking agent, and Na 2 CO 3 as an acid binder. Simultaneously, the occurrence of the electrophilic substitution reaction between ABS and CMPSf caused the formation of ABS grafting CMPSf (CMPSf-g-ABS). After a specific reaction time, the casting solution was applied to cast membranes, which were subsequently submerged in coagulation bath. A zwitterionic ultrafiltration (ZUF) membrane was obtained using NIPS following the treatment of hydrochloric acid (HCl) solution (1 M mol). Because of the formation of cross-linked CMPSf-g-ABS, the results revealed that the casting solution's viscosity increased sharply from 425.4 mPa s at the initial stage (0 h) to 4810.8 mPa s (22 h). Interestingly, the morphology of the membranes with an asymmetric finger-like structure at 0 h gradually transformed to a gradient sponge-like structure after 22 h. Specifically, the ZUF membrane (M22-H) with the gel fraction of 72.1% procured after the reaction of 22 h demonstrated a low water contact angle (40.17°) and a high pure water permeance (420.4 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 ). The M22-H also exhibited a high flux recovery rate (FRR) (90.2%), bovine serum albumin (BSA) rejection (>95%), and Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) antibacterial rate (96.2%). The surface of the ZUF membrane with numerous zwitterionic groups enhances the hydration layer's energy (i region <16 nm) and creates a thick hydration layer (ii region >16 nm), causing a significant improvement in the antifouling performance. This research opens new avenues for preparing zwitterionic functional membranes.
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材料科学
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膜技术
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环境工程
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化学工程
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