NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2016
·Vol. 40
·期 6
·5604-5610
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IF 3.277
Qizhao Wang,Qiong Ma,Juhong Lian,Junbo Zhong,Fangping Wang,Jianzhang Li,Yufeng He,Rongmin Wang
Bovine serum albumin (BSA), a non-toxic natural polymer material, is used as a template agent to modify the as-prepared photocatalyst ZnO, changing the ZnO nanorod into a nanosheet. The synthesized samples were characterized by scanning microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method (BET). The photocatalytic performance of the samples was evaluated via the photocatalytic degradation process of methylene blue (MB) and phenol under UV-light irradiation. Compared to pure ZnO, the ZnO/BSA composites exhibited superior photocatalytic activity, which could be attributed to the distensible surface area and the effective separation of photoinduced electron–hole pairs. Besides, the BSA used as a template could promote the photocatalysts to absorb more dye particles on its surface and improve degradation performance, which could be applied in a similar fashion between the protein and MB.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2016
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Lei Liu,Diming Zhang,Qian Zhang,Xing Chen,Gang Xu,Yanli Lu,Qingjun Liu
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) detection is in high demand for clinic treatment, environment monitoring, and food quality control. Especially, VOCs from human exhaled breath can serve as significant biomarkers of some diseases, such as lung cancer and diabetes. In this study, a smartphone-based sensing system was developed for real-time VOCs monitoring using alternative current (AC) impedance measurement. The interdigital electrodes modified with zinc oxide (ZnO), graphene, and nitrocellulose were used as sensors to produce impedance responses to VOCs. The responses could be detected by a hand-held device, sent out to a smartphone by Bluetooth, and reported with concentration on an android program of the smartphone. The smartphone-based system was demonstrated to detect acetone at concentrations as low as 1.56 ppm, while AC impedance spectroscopy was used to distinguish acetone from other VOCs. Finally, measurements of the exhalations from human being were carried out to obtain the concentration of acetone in exhaled breath before and after exercise. The results proved that the smartphone-based system could be applied on the detection of VOCs in real settings for healthcare diagnosis. Thus, the smartphone-based system for VOCs detection provided a convenient, portable and efficient approach to monitor VOCs in exhaled breath and possibly allowed for early diagnosis of some diseases.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2016
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Zhong Lu,Jingting Gao,Qingfeng He,Jie Wu,Donghui Liang,Hao Yang,Rong Chen
Nano Ag/ZnO hybrid material has been considered to be a promising nanocomposites for biomedical application because it has enhanced antibacterial activity and low cytotoxicity. Here a sponge-like nano Ag/ZnO-loaded chitosan composite dressing was first synthesized via preparing a chitosan sponge by lyophilization process, followed by the incorporation of Ag/ZnO nanocomposites into chitosan sponge. The porosity, swelling, blood clotting and in vitro antibacterial activity against drug-sensitive and drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria were evaluated. The results demonstrate that the prepared composite dressing shows high porosity and swelling as well as enhanced blood clotting and antibacterial activity. Cytocompatibility test evaluated in vitro illustrates the very low toxic nature of the composite dressing. Furthermore, the in vivo evaluation in mice reveals that the chitosan-Ag/ZnO composite dressing enhances the wound healing and promotes re-epithelialization and collagen deposition. These results strongly support the possibility of using this novel chitosan-AgZnO composite dressing for wound care application.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2016
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Weixuan Zeng,Xianfeng Yang,Minghui Shang,Xiewen Xu,Weiyou Yang,Huilin Hou
The tailored doping levels towards the band gap tunability are one of the challenges to push forward the potential application of one-dimensional (1D) ZnO nanostructures in the opto/electric nanodevices . In present work, we reported the exploration of Mg-doped ZnO nanofibers via electrospinning of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), Zn(CH 3 COO) 2 (ZnAc) and Mg(CH 3 COO) 2 (MgAc), followed by calcination in air. The resultant products were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The optical measurements (UV–vis) of the Mg-doped ZnO nanofibers suggested that the optical band gaps of the ZnO nanofibers could be tuned from 3.33 to 3.40 eV as a function of the Mg doing levels. This tunability of the band gap of ZnO nanofibers with an intentional impurity could eventually be useful for optoelectronic applications .
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 12
·9753-9759
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IF 3.289
Bo Pang,Jipeng Yan,Lan Yao,Huan Liu,Jing Guan,Haisong Wang,Huizhou Liu
We report a simple method to synthesize spherical and irregular sodium lignosulfonate (SLS)-stabilized zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles using water as a solvent, SLS as a stabilizing agent, and sodium hydroxide as a precipitation agent. The presence of SLS on the surface of ZnO nanoparticles can improve the dispersion of the nanoparticles and make them negatively charged. The negatively charged SLS-stabilized ZnO nanoparticles can be deposited onto cellulose paper through a layer-by-layer (LBL) approach. The resultant cellulose paper samples, coated with ZnO nanoparticles, show good antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis and Gram-negative Escherichia coli.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2017
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Dan Wu,Xukai Li,Yiming Tang,Ping Lu,Weirui Chen,Xiaoting Xu,Laisheng Li
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods were prepared by a directly pyrolysis method and employed as catalyst for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) degradation. Comparative experiments were conducted to discuss the catalytic activity and flexibility of ZnO. After ZnO addition, the best PFOA degradation efficiency (70.5%) was achieved by ZnO/UV/O 3 system, only 9.5% by sole ozonation and 18.2% by UV 254 light irradiation. PFOA degradation was sensitive with pH value and temperature. The better PFOA removal efficiency was achieved at acidic condition. A novel relationship was found among PFOA degradation efficiency with hydroxyl radicals and photo-generated holes. Hydroxyl radicals generated on the surfaces of ZnO nanorods played dominant roles in PFOA degradation. PFOA degradation was found to follow the photo-Kolbe reaction mechanism. C 2 –C 7 shorter-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids and fluoride ion were detected as main intermediates during PFOA degradation process. Based on the results, a proposal degradation pathway was raised.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2016
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Xiaoli Cai,Yanan Luo,Weiying Zhang,Dan Du,Yuehe Lin
In this paper, we reported a ZnO quantum dots-based pH-responsive drug delivery platform for intracellular controlled release of drugs. Acid-decomposable, luminescent aminated ZnO quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized as nanocarriers with ultrasmall size (∼3 nm). The dicarboxyl-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) had been introduced to NH2–ZnO QDs, which rendered it stable under physiological fluid. Moreover, a targeting ligand, hyaluronic acid (HA), was conjugated to ZnO QDs for specifically binding to the overexpressed glycoprotein CD44 by cancer cells. Doxorubicin (DOX) molecules were successfully loaded to PEG functionalized ZnO QDs via formation of metal–DOX complex and covalent interactions. The pH-sensitive ZnO QDs dissolved to Zn2+ in acidic endosome/lysosome after uptake by cancer cells, which triggered dissociation of the metal–drug complex and a controlled DOX release. As result, a synergistic therapy was achieved due to incorporation of the antitumor effect of Zn2+ and DOX.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2015
·Vol. 39
·期 6
·4860-4868
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IF 3.086
Li Hao,Yu Sirong,Han Xiangxiang
Inspired by the self-cleaning property of the lotus leaf surface, a novel biomimetic coating with superhydrophobicity is introduced in this article. Moreover, the morphologies, crystal structures and chemical composition of the specimens were investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). After electrodeposition of the Zn coating, a ZnO coating with micro and nano structures (perpendicular to the substrate surface) was obtained on an X90 pipeline steel surface after it was processed with the appropriate hydrothermal treatment time. The water contact angle (CA) of the ZnO coating, which had upright micro and nano structures, was about 137.85° without chemical modification. After further modification with a low-surface-energy material, the ZnO coating presented superhydrophobicity with the water CA of 157.59° and the sliding angle (SA) was less than 10°. Therefore, this study changed the traditional application of the deposited coating that was mostly used as a protective layer and might open up a new application field for deposited metal coatings to fabricate microstructures with functional applications, including superhydrophobic coatings.
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MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
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2014
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Quan Zhang,Fei Li,Xinyuan Chang,Deliang He
Photocatalytic activities of three composites, namely nickel foam/Ag-TiO2, nickel foam/Ag-ZnO, and nickel foam/Ag-WO3, were evaluated for toluene degradation in a home-made cuboid photoreactor. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrometry were employed to characterize these photocatalysts. The photodegradation effects of the three photocatalysts peaked under 60% relative humidity, with nickel foam/Ag-TiO2 exhibiting the highest rate of photocatalytic toluene degradation. Controlling humidity could enhance the photocatalytic toluene degradation activities of the three composites, which are significantly affected by a wider band gap. In this study, a dynamic model was proposed and analyzed according to the time-dependent photodegradation of toluene.
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2014
·Vol. 16
·期 28
·14706-14712
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Xuan He,Hui Wang,Zhongbo Li,Dong Chen,Qi Zhang
An efficient and green approach was used to fabricate novel and low-cost surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy sensors based on 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) functionalized ZnO–Ag hybrid nanoflowers for the detection of explosives. Such SERS sensors exhibited high sensitivity to rhodamine 6G (R6G) at a low concentration of 10−12 M and an enhancement factor of over 4.12 × 106 was achieved. Moreover, the Raman-inactive trinitrotoluene (TNT) initiated the high Raman scattering of non-resonated 4-ATP through the formation of a π-donor–π-acceptor interaction between the π-acceptor, TNT, and the π-donor, the 4-ATP–Ag–ZnO complex, on the flower-like hybrids. Because this π-donor–π-acceptor interaction could effectively induce the “hot spots” for SERS, TNT concentrations as low as 5 × 10−9 M could be detected. Furthermore, other derivatives of TNT were also explored, and this sensor exhibited better selectivity for TNT than other similarly structured explosives. The low-cost hybrid SERS substrates presented good sensitivity and reproducibility for the analytes employed, demonstrating promising application in forensic science and homeland security.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2015
·Vol. 3
·期 45
·22996-23002
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IF 7.443
Jing Bai,Yunpo Li,Rui Wang,Ke Huang,Qingyi Zeng,Jinhua Li,Baoxue Zhou
In this study, a novel three dimensional (3D) ZnO/Cu2O nanowire (NW) photocathode material with highly efficient photoelectrocatalytic performance was prepared on a copper substrate using simple, cost-effective wet chemical oxidation and hydrothermal growth methods. FE-SEM, TEM, XRD and XPS were used to investigate the 3D ZnO/Cu2O NWs, revealing the formation of the high density orientated Cu2O NW cores and ZnO NW shells. Compared with the pure Cu2O NWs, the 3D ZnO/Cu2O NWs showed a larger photocurrent (−4.55 mA cm−2) and better stability under AM 1.5G illumination (100 mW cm−2). In light of the high effective surface area and the ability to facilitate good electron transportation, this unique nanostructure will be favorable for efficient photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting and organic pollutant degradation.
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Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials
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2014
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Mengzhu Liu,Yongpeng Wang,Zhiqiang Cheng,Lihua Song,Mingyue Zhang,Meijuan Hu,Junfeng Li
Mixture of polylactide (8 wt%), zinc acetate (6 wt%) and hexafluoroisopropanol was first used as electrospinning solution to fabricate ZnO nanofibers. Unfortunately, after direct calcination of the precursor polylactide/zinc acetate nanofibers, only ZnO film was prepared. Surprisingly, when the precursor fibers were pre-hydrolyzed with NaOH, ZnO nanofibers with diameter of 678 nm were obtained. The mechanism analysis showed that the preserve of fiber structure was attributed to the formation of zinc polylactic acid in the process of hydrolyzation. After characterized by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope, the ZnO film was found to be an aggregation of irregular nanoparticles and the ZnO nanofiber was a necklace-like arrangement of cylindrical grains. X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence measurements indicated that the crystalline quality of the ZnO nanofibers was higher than the film. Furthermore, photocatalytic performance of the ZnO samples was investigated. Comparing with ZnO film, ZnO nanofibers exhibited much higher activity.
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