CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES
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2022
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IF 9.93
Xing Ming,Qing Liu,Miaomiao Wang,Yongqing Cai,Binmeng Chen,Zongjin Li
Chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete is a primary durability issue that causes large economic loss every year. To improve the intrinsic chloride binding capacity and realize a favorable corrosion protection of cement-based materials are thus crucial to prolong the service life of concrete structures. Here, alumina nano particles (ANPs) were incorporated to improve the chloride binding capacity of cement pastes in chloride solutions and the anti-corrosion performance of mortars under accelerated corrosion process. The ANPs facilitated the formation of alumino-ferrite-mono (AFm)-type phases, thereby improved the content of chemically bound chlorides. Solution calcium (Ca) ions benefited the chloride captured by calcium-(alumino-)silicate-hydrates (C-(A-)S-H) in the assistance of ANPs, especially at high initial chloride concentrations , and further evoked a pH-related chloride binding response. Moreover, the enhanced corrosion resistance was finally realized by incorporating appropriate amount of ANPs because of the filling and chemical effects induced low permeability of mortars. In general, the ANPs possess dual functions in the aspects of chloride binding and corrosion inhibition . These findings are expected to advance the design of high-durable cement-based materials serviced in the marine environment.
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建筑材料
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土木工程材料
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腐蚀科学
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纳米材料应用
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混凝土耐久性
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MINERALS ENGINEERING
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2025
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IF 5
Ting Xiao,Wenjie Zou,Congzhong Tian,Wentao Hu,Zhijun Zhang,Chengyan Xu,Fang Zhou
Green and efficient flocculants are crucial for the effective treatment and recycling of mine wastewater. Herein, the flocculation performance and mechanism of a novel amphoteric chitosan-based flocculant CMC-g-CPAM on kaolinite suspensions were investigated through settling tests, zeta potential measurements, floc size distribution, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements. Settling tests results revealed that CMC-g-CPAM displayed exceptional flocculation performance, achieving a settling rate of 18.21 m/h for kaolinite at natural pH, higher than that of chitosan-grafted-cationic acrylamide Chi-g-CPAM (11.19 m/h). The in-situ adsorption layer of CMC-g-CPAM on silica and alumina surfaces was more rigid than that of Chi-g-CPAM. Subsequently, more kaolinite particles were flocculated by CMC-g-CPAM, and formed a denser floc layer. The adsorption amounts of CMC-g-CPAM and Chi-g-CPAM on silica surfaces were found to be greater than those observed on alumina surfaces at natural pH. This phenomenon was related to the different surface charges of silica and alumina, electrostatic interactions between the polymers and surfaces. From AFM measurements, an attraction between the CMC-g-CPAM functionalized probe and the functional substrate as they approached each other and a weak adhesion force among CMC-g-CPAM (0.31 nN over 50 nm) were observed. These indicated the presence of intermolecular interactions among CMC-g-CPAM, which contributed to the formation of compact flocs. In contrast, an obvious repulsion was detected when the Chi-g-CPAM functionalized probe approached the functional substrate, inhibited the entanglement of polymer chains. Meanwhile, the interactions between multiple molecules and the substrate displayed a large adhesion force (2.10 nN over 150 nm), attributed to the less rigid adsorption layer of Chi-g-CPAM. Our findings would provide new insights into the design of flocculants and effective wastewater treatment.
研究领域:
环境工程
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高分子科学
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胶体与界面科学
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矿物加工
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废水处理
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2023
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IF 8.2
Qianqian Tang,Qing Chen,Mingsong Zhou,Dongjie Yang
The molecular simulation software was firstly applied to analyze the adsorption of sulfomethylated lignin (SAL) on dye surfaces. Then, SALs with different sulfonic group contents were prepared and characterized by FTIR, NMR, EA and GPC measurements using alkali lignin (AL) as raw materials and sodium sulfite as sulfonating agents. Next, SAL 1.53 was determined to the optimum dispersant by TSI, particle size and thermal storage stability measurements, which had the smallest particle size of 173 nm and highest stability, comparable to the commercial Reax 85A lignin dispersant and basically satisfying the requirement of nano disperse dyes used in the digital printing technology. QCM, AFM and zeta potential results indicated that as the sulfonic group content of SAL increased, the adsorption mass, rigidity of the adsorbed layer, adsorption force and absolute zeta potential value all showed a gradually increasing tendency due to an enhanced hydrophilicity, and thus a decreased intermolecular agglomeration and an increased molecular chain stretching degree. A maximum was observed for SAL 1.53 . This research not only provided a novel approach to the preparation of high-performance lignin dispersants for nano disperse dyes, but also would broaden the high value-added industrial applications of biomass lignin into the digital printing and dyeing field.
研究领域:
化学工程
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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纺织工程
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数字印刷
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Food Packaging and Shelf Life
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2020
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IF 4.244
Chang Liu,Jiao Huang,Xuejing Zheng,Shujie Liu,Kuakua Lu,Keyong Tang,Jie Liu
The present study aimed to develop heat sealable soybean polysaccharide (SSPS)/gelatin blend films intended to be used as edible food packaging materials. The films were fabricated by solution casting method using SSPS/gelatin blends and plasticized by glycerol. The results indicated that the heat sealability, stretchability and resistance to fracture of the films were significantly improved by blending SSPS with gelatin. The incorporation of gelatin into SSPS films also increased the thermal stability but decreased the water solubility, rigidity and water vapor permeability of the films. ATR-FTIR spectra and DSC results indicated strong interactions between SSPS and gelatin. The studies of optical properties, SEM, AFM, and XRD revealed that SSPS and gelatin were compatible to a certain degree in this blend system. Packaging tests confirmed that the blend films have showing potential as edible material in food packaging.
研究领域:
食品科学
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材料科学
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高分子科学
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AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
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2023
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IF 2
Tingting Hou,Zaizhao Wang,Kui Tang,Shuai Zhang,Shilin Liu,Jialiang Liu,Xiaoteng Fan,Xiaolin Liu
This study investigated the capability for fin regeneration in zebrafish larvae with the mechanism of FCS isolated from green and purple sea cucumbers Apostichopus japonicus (G-FCS and P-FCS). HPGPC determined that mean molecular weight of purified G-FCS and P-FCS is 19.5 and 18.8 kDa, and the FT-IR spectrum displayed similar characteristic absorption peaks. AFM images presented that G-FCS was shown as a spherical polysaccharide, while P-FCS molecules exhibited elongated chains. For the regeneration examination, FCS increased the regrowth area of the larval fin at 48 hours postamputation with enhanced locomotor behaviors, and the transcription levels of regeneration-related genes (Wnt10a, msx1b, fgf20a, bmp2a, bmp4, and igf2b) were upregulated. Moreover, FCS promoted the mRNA expression of inflammatory factors (iNOS, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10, and IFN-γ) and TLR/NF-κB pathway-related genes (TLR3, TLR4a, NF-κb, and MyD88). The Western blot analyses of TNF-α and IL-1β supported that FCS enhanced immune response. ELISA results indicated that FCSs increased the contents of NO, CAT, SOD, and G6PD. Summarily, the present results suggested that FCS was a potential regeneration enhancer by elevating immunomodulatory and antioxidative processes in zebrafish.
研究领域:
海洋生物学
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发育生物学
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免疫学
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生物化学
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RSC Chemical Biology
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2022
·Vol. 3
·期 10
·1276-1281
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IF 0
Xuan Ding,Ziyi Wang,Bin Zheng,Shengchao Shi,Yibing Deng,Hanyang Yu,Peng Zheng
Enzymatic protein ligation has become the most powerful and widely used method for high-precision atomic force microscopy single-molecule force spectroscopy (AFM-SMFS) study of protein mechanics. However, this methodology typically requires the functionalization of the glass surface with a corresponding peptide sequence/tag for enzymatic recognition and multiple steps are needed. Thus, it is time-consuming and a high level of experience is needed for reliable results. To solve this problem, we simplified the procedure using two strategies both based on asparaginyl endopeptidase (AEP). First, we designed a heterobifunctional peptide-based crosslinker, GL-peptide-propargylglycine, which links to an N3-functionalized surface via the click reaction. Then, the target protein with a C-terminal NGL sequence can be immobilized via the AEP-mediated ligation. Furthermore, we took advantage of the direct ligation between primary amino in a small molecule and protein with C-terminal NGL by AEP. Thus, the target protein can be immobilized on an amino-functionalized surface via AEP in one step. Both approaches were successfully applied to the AFM-SMFS study of eGFP, showing consistent single-molecule results.
研究领域:
生物化学
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生物物理学
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分子生物学
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 137
·期 45
·49414
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IF 2.52
Yuntong Liu,Li Liu,Yongri Liang
In this work, we investigated the microphase separation, mechanical, and dynamic mechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPUs) with one-soft segment (polypropylene glycol, PPG, or hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, HTPB) or bi-soft segment (PPG and HTPB) using FTIR, XRD, SAXS and amplitude modulated-frequency modulated viscoelastic mode of AFM (AM-FM mode AFM) methods. The results showed that the microphase separation process of hard and soft segments (HS and SS) in TPU containing PPG and HTPB soft segments (PPG-HTPB-PU) was restricted by randomly alternated bi-soft segments, which results in formation of a low content of irregular-shaped hard domain (HD). In addition, the microphase separation of PPG-HTPB-PU induced a triple-phased structure of HD, HTPB rich phase and mesophase. The mesophase of PPG-HTPB-PU was formed of HS, PPG and HTPB segments which were excluded out of HD and HPTB rich domains during microphase separation process. The damping temperature range (at tan δ greater than 0.3) of PPG-HTPB-PU was from −14.6 to 32.1°C (46.5°C) which was more broad than that of TPU containing HTPB soft segment (HTPB-PU). The broad damping temperature range of PPG-HTPB-PU is mainly attributed to the enhanced energy consumption caused by the frictional motions of mixed segments of mesophase.
研究领域:
材料科学
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高分子科学
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机械工程
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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
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2022
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IF 6.449
Liangyun Sun,Juan Han,Jiacong Wu,Wenrui Huang,Yuanyuan Li,Yanli Mao,Lei Wang,Yun Wang
The special molecular structure and properties of cellulose restrict its resource utilization. In this work, two kinds of common inorganic salt hydrates (ZnBr 2 ·RH 2 O and FeCl 3 ·RH 2 O) were used to pretreat microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) by magnetic stirring method at temperatures below 80 °C. It was found that while high temperatures could shorten the dissolution time of MCC, while inorganic salt hydrates with either low water (ZnBr 2 ·3.5H 2 O and FeCl 3 ·5H 2 O) or high water (ZnBr 2 ·5H 2 O and FeCl 3 ·8H 2 O) content can prolong the dissolution time of MCC. The reactivity of regenerated cellulose (RC) after dissolution was evaluated by enzyme hydrolysis reaction. Moreover, ZnBr 2 ·4H 2 O and FeCl 3 ·6H 2 O have better pretreatment effect. The structure and surface morphology of MCC before and after pretreatment were investigated by XRD , FT-IR, SEM , AFM and TGA. The MCC was converted from cellulose Ⅰ to cellulose II through the pretreatment. With the extension of dissolution time, the strength of hydrogen bond and thermal stability of RC were both slightly weakened, Moreover, the crystallinity and degree of polymerization (DP) of RC decreased, and the surface morphology of RC was more rougher, more uneven and dispersed compared with the smooth and compact MCC. The adsorption rate curves showed that RC-ZnBr 2 ·4H 2 O was more conducive to the adsorption of cellulase , thereby accelerating the rate of RC hydrolysis. Furthermore, ZnBr 2 ·4H 2 O is a well reusable pretreatment solvent that can maintain a good pretreatment effect on cellulose after five cycles.
研究领域:
化学工程
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材料科学
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生物材料
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生物技术
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Small
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2019
·Vol. 15
·期 16
·1900511
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IF 10.856
Dan Wang,Wensheng Xie,Qin Gao,Hao Yan,Junxin Zhang,Jingsong Lu,BorShuang Liaw,Zhenhu Guo,Fei Gao,Lan Yin,Guifeng Zhang,Lingyun Zhao
Transformable liquid metal (LM)-based materials have attracted considerable research interest in biomedicine. However, the potential biomedical applications of LMs have not yet been fully explored. Herein, for the first trial, the inductive heating property of gallium–indium eutectic alloy (EGaIn) under alterative magnetic field is systematically investigated. By virtue of its inherent metallic nature, LM possesses excellent magnetic heating property as compared to the conventional magnetite nanoparticles, therefore enabling its unique application as non-magnetic agents in magnetic hyperthermia. Moreover, the extremely high surface tension of LM could be dramatically lowered by a rather facile PEGylation approach, making LM an ideal carrier for other theranostic cargos. By incorporating doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded mesoporous silica (DOX-MS) within PEGylated LM, a magnetic field-driven transformable LM hybrid platform capable of pH/AFM dual stimuli-responsive drug release and magnetic thermochemotherapy are successfully fabricated. The potential application for breast cancer treatment is demonstrated. Furthermore, the large X-ray attenuation ability of LM endows the hybrid with the promising ability for CT imaging. This work explores a new biomedical use of LM and a promising cancer treatment protocol based on LM hybrid for magnetic hyperthermia combined with dual stimuli-responsive chemotherapy and CT imaging.
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生物医学工程
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纳米技术
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癌症治疗
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医学成像
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2024
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IF 5.4
Jianxin Wen,Xiaomei Liu,Zhuoyue Han,Zhijuan Wang,Hidetoshi Saitoh,Hua Li
Biofouling has been persisting as a global problem due to the difficulties in finding efficient and environmentally friendly antifouling coatings for long-term applications. Initial attachment of bacteria on material surface and subsequent formation of biofilm are the predominate phenomena accounting for subsequent occurrence of biofouling. Among the various factors influencing the bacterial attachment, conditioning layer formed by organic macromolecules usually plays the key role in mediating bacterial attachment through altering physicochemical properties of substrate surface. In this study, a guanidine-modified polysaccharide conditioning layer with the capability of tuning the bacterial attachment is constructed and characterized. Dextran, a polysaccharide widespread in bacteria extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), is oxidized by sodium periodate, and cationic polymer polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride (PHMG) is anchored to oxidized dextran (ODEX) by Schiff base reaction. AFM characterization reveals morphological changes of the polysaccharide conditioning layer from tangled chain to island conformation after the PHMG modification. The guanidine-based dextran conditioning layer promotes attachment of both P. aeruginosa and S. aureus and disrupted bacterial cytomembranes are seen for the attached bacteria due to electrostatic interaction of the electropositive guanidine group with the electronegative bacteria. The guanidine-based dextran conditioning layer shows a low survival ratio of 22 %-34 % and 1 %-4 % for P. aeruginosa and S. aureus respectively after incubation in the bacterial suspension for 72 hours. The results would give insight into further exploring the potential applications of the newly designed polysaccharides conditioning layer for combating occurrence of biofouling.
研究领域:
材料科学
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生物技术
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微生物学
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表面化学
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环境科学
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WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2022
·Vol. 56
·期 1
·305-322
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IF 2.898
Li Mingfu,Liu Yi,Chen Chunlin,Zhang Jian,Wang Shuangfei,Min Douyong
The hot water and green liquor pretreatments were conducted on Eucalyptus wood in the current study. The cellulase adsorption behavior on the isolated lignins and model compounds was clarified by a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The QCM-D analysis indicated that the hot water pretreated lignin (HPL) adsorbed more cellulase than the green liquor pretreated lignin (GPL) and the protolignin (PL). The AFM analysis revealed that the interaction force between lignin and cellulase was in the order of HPL > GPL > PL which was consistent with the cellulase adsorption. The monomeric lignin model with the ketone group adsorbed more cellulase than the counterpart with the hydroxyl group or aldehyde group. The dimeric lignin models adsorbed more cellulase than the monomeric lignin models. Furthermore, the β – β dimer model adsorbed more cellulase than the β–5 and 5–5′ dimer models. This study provides fundamental knowledge for developing more efficient pretreatment technologies.
研究领域:
生物化学
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生物技术
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材料科学
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2020
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IF 3.99
Miaolu He,Lei Wang,Yongtao Lv,Xudong Wang,Zhe Zhang,Qi Cui,Jiani Zhu
A thin-film composite (TFC) membrane with hydrophilic double-skinned support layer was developed to improve anti-fouling performance. The double-skinned separate casting technology was applied to obtain the double-skinned support layer and the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) concentration in the bottom casting solution was adjusted. Then, the support layer was carboxylated by immersing in a 1.5 M NaOH solution for 2 h. Finally, TFC membrane with hydrophilic double-skinned support layer was obtained by the interfacial polymerization. When the PAN concentration in the bottom casting solution was 10 wt%. TFC membrane with hydrophilic double-skinned support layer (TFC-10 %) showed the best performance. The water flux of TFC-10 % reached 17.6 LMH and the reverse salt flux was 5.6 gMH. Under the double interception effect of the double-skinned structure and the steric hindrance of the hydration layer on the support layer, good anti-fouling property of TFC-10 % was observed under bovine serum albumin (BSA) foulant. Compared to the traditional TFC membrane, the normalized flux of TFC-10 % increased by 80 %. The anti-fouling performance was also analyzed by microaction mechanisms using AFM and QCM-D. It was found that the adhesion force between TFC-10 % and BSA was small, therefore fewer pollutants were adsorbed on TFC-10 %, and its adsorption layer was loose and easy-cleaning.
研究领域:
膜科学
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水处理
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材料科学
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