Advanced materials

 

Advanced materials

Synthesis and Characterization of BaZrS3 Thin Films via Stacked Layer Methodology: A Comparative Study of BaZrS3 on Zirconium Foil and Silicon Carbide Substrates
22/03/2024 - Chalcogenide perovskites are an emerging class of semiconductors particularly interesting for optoelectronic applications due to their high absorption coefficients and direct bandgaps of 1.7?1.9 eV....
A Biomimetic “Salting Out – Alignment – Locking” Tactic to Design Strong and Tough Hydrogel
22/03/2024 - (Recently, hydrogel?based soft materials have demonstrated huge potential in soft robotics, flexible electronics as well as artificial skins. Although various methods have been developed to prepare...
Bipolaronic Motifs Induced Spatially Separated Catalytic Sites for Tunable Syngas Photosynthesis from CO2
23/03/2024 - Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into syngas is a promising way to tackle the energy and environmental challenges, however, it remains a challenge to achieve reaction decoupling of CO2 reduction and...
Synthesis and in vitro anti?inflammatory activity of novel dendrobine amide/sulfonamide derivatives
21/03/2024 - A traditional Chinese medicine ingredient, dendrobine, has been demonstrated to have anti?inflammatory properties. However, due to its poor anti?inflammatory properties, its clinical use is limited....
Synthesis of Cycloartan?16??ol from 16? 24R?Epoxy?Cycloartane and their Cytotoxicity Evaluation against Human Cancer Cell Lines
23/03/2024 - It was found that Argentatins A and B triterpenoids make up approximately 20?30% of the waste resin produced from the industrial processes to isolate rubber from P. argentatum. We have developed an...
Synthesis of an ?nnovative SF/NZVI catalyst and ?nvestigation of its effectiveness on bio-oil production in liquefaction process alongside other parameters
25/03/2024 - Today, new energy sources alternative to fossil fuels are needed to meet the increasing energy demand. It is becoming increasingly important to constitute new energy sources from waste biomass...
Green synthesis of nanomaterials by using plant extracts as reducing and capping agents
25/03/2024 - An alternative method to conventional synthesis is examined in this review by the use of plant extracts as reducing and capping agents. The use of plant extracts represents an economically viable...
A Case Study of Multimodal, Multi-institutional Data Management for the Combinatorial Materials Science Community
22/03/2024 - Abstract Although the convergence of high-performance computing, automation, and machine learning has significantly altered the materials design timeline, transformative advances...
Self?cleaning antireflected surfaces based on treated PEO/SiO2 nanocomposite films
21/03/2024 - Schematic diagram of TFN?U2Cx structure.AbstractWith the growing complexity of separation systems, the application of thin film composite nanofiltration (TFN) membranes in organic solvent separation...
A review on copper-based nanoparticles as a catalyst: synthesis and applications in coupling reactions
24/03/2024 - Abstract The ever-increasing demand for efficient and sustainable catalytic systems has prompted a surge in the exploration of transition metal nanoparticles as catalysts for...
Progress in photocontrolled radical polymerization for the synthesis of nonlinear polymer architectures
25/03/2024 - Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) techniques enable the preparation of diverse, chemically tailored polymers with a variety of chain architectures. Separately, light?mediated polymerization...
Engineered selective biotoxin?binding hydrogels for toxin sequestration
22/03/2024 - The development of synthetic selective membranes that separate materials of similar sizes, charges, and/or polarities remains a difficult challenge, and looking towards biology provides inspiration...
Comparison between Two Different Synthesis Methods of Strontium-Doped Hydroxyapatite Designed for Osteoporotic Bone Restoration
23/03/2024 - Development of efficient controlled local release of drugs that prevent systemic side effects is a challenge for anti-osteoporotic treatments. Research for new bone-regeneration materials is of high...
Nonwoven Reinforced Photocurable Poly(glycerol sebacate)-Based Hydrogels
22/03/2024 - Implantable hydrogels should ideally possess mechanical properties matched to the surrounding tissues to enable adequate mechanical function while regeneration occurs. This can be challenging,...
Improved Approach for ab Initio Calculations of Rate Coefficients for Secondary Reactions in Acrylate Free-Radical Polymerization
22/03/2024 - Secondary reactions in radical polymerization pose a challenge when creating kinetic models for predicting polymer structures. Despite the high impact of these reactions in the polymer structure,...
Numerical Simulation of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Prepared via Thermally Initiated Frontal Polymerization
22/03/2024 - Traditional polymer curing techniques present challenges such as a slow processing speed, high energy consumption, and considerable initial investment. Frontal polymerization (FP), a novel approach,...
Eco-Friendly Cork–Polyurethane Biocomposites for Enhanced Impact Performance: Experimental and Numerical Analysis
24/03/2024 - Cork composites are byproducts from wine stopper production, resulting from the agglomeration of cork granules with a thermoset resin. The resulting compound is a versatile and durable material with...
Synthesis and Characterization of Perfluorocyclopentene?thioether Polymers
22/03/2024 - Due to their unique properties and use in high performance materials, the ability to obtain fluorinated polymers utilizing straightforward synthetic methods remains of interest. In this study, we...
On the Absence of Gel Effect in Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of Ketene Acetals
01/12/2023 - Abstract A new kinetic type of gel effect suppression in radical polymerization is described. Ring-opening polymerization of ketene acetals is characterized by...
Perlite-Catalyzed Chemical Fixation of Carbon Dioxide Under Solvent-free and Low-pressure CO2 Conditions
21/03/2024 - We introduce expanded perlite as a new, inexpensive, multi-catalytic active site and effective catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonate under perfectly mild, low pressure of CO2 and...
Electroacoustic Responsive Cochlea?on?a?Chip
20/03/2024 - This work presents a novel cochlea organoids?integrated conductive hydrogel biohybrid system with cochlear implant electroacoustic stimulation (EAS) for cochlea?on?a?chip construction and...