Advanced materials

 

Advanced materials

Segmented, Side‐Emitting Hydrogel Optical Fibers for Multimaterial Extrusion Printing
04/12/2024 - Soft side‐emitting optical fibers are fabricated by multimaterial extrusion printing of hydrogel inks with contrasting optical properties. Scattering segments are distributed along waveguiding...
Green Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Biosynthesized from Butea monosperma Flowers and Glycyrrhiza glabra Roots and their Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties
- Abstract Antimicrobial resistance is one of the principal global health problems, and it is imperative to develop new drugs to reduce the spread of antimicrobial-resistant...
Physiochemical, Bio, Thermal, and Non-Thermal Processing of Major and Minor Millets: A Comprehensive Review on Antinutritional and Antioxidant Properties
19/11/2024 - Millets are recognized as future foods due to their abundant nutrition and resilience, increasing their value on the global stage. Millets possess a broad spectrum of nutrients, antinutrients, and...
Recent Advances in Smart Emulsion Materials: From Synthesis to Applications
14/11/2024 - This review delves into the pivotal role of emulsions in smart materials, offering insights into their formulation and application methodologies. It explores their significance in areas like...
Large?Area Metal–Organic Framework Glasses for Efficient X?Ray Detection
17/11/2024 - Metal–organic framework (MOF) glasses composed of zinc and imidazole derivatives are employed to prepare large?area and continuous MOF films. The MOF glass detector achieves an outstanding X?ray...
Poly(Lactic Acid): Recent Stereochemical Advances and New Materials Engineering
17/11/2024 - Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a representative biobased and biodegradable polyester among sustainable materials. This review covers the basic structural variety of PLA, current states of...
Structural and Viscoelastic Properties of Bacterial Cellulose Composites: Implications for Prosthetics
18/11/2024 - This study investigates the morphological, mechanical, and viscoelastic properties of bacterial cellulose (BC) hydrogels synthesized by the microbial consortium Medusomyces gisevii. BC gel films were...
Lamellar Co3O4/NH2-MIL125 composites: boosting photocatalytic activity and stability for toluene degradation
12/11/2024 - Abstract The removal of volatile organic compounds has been a long-standing challenge, and NH2-MIL125, with its large specific surface area, has shown great promise in this...
COF?SO3H?Catalyzed Synthesis of Pyrazoline?Pyridine Hybrids with Dual Antioxidant and Anti?Inflammatory Activity Targeting PDE4B
10/11/2024 - This study explores new anti?inflammatory agents by synthesizing pyrazoline?pyridine hybrids with N?butylsulfonated covalent organic framework (COF?SO3H) as a recyclable catalyst, achieving excellent...
A novel thermoplastic material: Pre?polymerized PMMA liquid resin and continuous glass fiber?reinforced composite initiated by benzoyl peroxide/N,N?dimethylaniline
07/11/2024 - The oxidative reduced bulk polymerization system of MMA with BPO/DMA as composite initiator was used to study the effects of the ratio of BPO to DMA and the amount of overall initiator on the...
On the Effect of Fibre Orientation and MWCNTs on the Strain?Sensing Performance of TPU/PANI Electrospun Nanofibres
08/11/2024 - ABSTRACTThe increasing demand for flexible electromechanical devices with superior stretchability, durability, thermal stability and sensitivity has driven the development of new smart functional...
Additive?Driven Enhancement of Crystallization: Strategies and Prospects for Boosting Photoluminescence Quantum Yields in Halide Perovskite Films for Light?Emitting Diodes
06/11/2024 - Enhancing the external quantum efficiency of perovskite light?emitting diodes relies on increasing the photoluminescent quantum yield (PLQY) of perovskite emitters through optimized design and...
Breathing effect in a Tetrapodal Lanthanide?Phosphonate Organic Framework
06/11/2024 - The highly flexible organic linker hexamethylenediamine?N,N,N’,N’?tetrakis(methylphosphonic acid) (H8htp) was used in the preparation of a new 3D MOF formulated as [La2(SO4)2(H6htp)(H2O)4]?2H2O...
A highly sensitive and stable MXene/bacterial cellulose double network hydrogel flexible strain sensor for human activities monitoring
02/11/2024 - Stretchable composites with gradient filler morphology.AbstractIn recent years, stretchable strain sensors have received increasing attention in areas such as human motion detection and soft...
Preparation and physical properties of basalt fiber-reinforced silica aerogels
02/11/2024 - Abstract With increasing demand for high-performance materials in modern industry, lightweight, high-strength, and excellent thermal insulation materials have become a hot topic...
Exploring the Potential of Anthocyanins for Repairing Photoaged Skin: A Comprehensive Review
01/11/2024 - Long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays can result in skin photoaging, which is primarily characterized by dryness, roughness, pigmentation, and a loss of elasticity. However, the clinical drugs...
Solution Processable Metal–Organic Frameworks: Synthesis Strategy and Applications
29/10/2024 - This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances in design strategies for synthesizing solution?processable metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and MOF?based systems, including methods...
Digital Light Process 3D Printing of Magnetically Aligned Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Free–forms
29/10/2024 - This study introduces the use of a Halbach array to magnetically align a novel liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) ink which can be used for vat?based digital light process (DLP) 3D printing. This...
Synthesis of Stearyl Alcohol/Polyethylene Glycol Hybrids as Water-Repellent Finishes for Cotton/Polyester Blended Fabric
29/10/2024 - Nowadays, developing and innovation of new finishing agents that are cost effective, efficient, durable, and safe for the consumer as well as the environment are greatly required by the textile...
Influence of Chemical, Morphological, Spectroscopic and Calorimetric Properties of Agroindustrial Cellulose Wastes on Drainage Behavior in Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures
30/10/2024 - New asphalt mixtures have been improved by using fibers (polypropylene, polyester, asbestos, carbon, glass, nylon, lignin, coconut, sisal, recycled rubber, PET, wood, bamboo, and cellulose), reducing...
Polyindole-Functionalized RGO-NiFe2O4-SiO2 Nanocomposite: A Dual-Functional Nanomaterial for Efficient Antimony Adsorption and Subsequent Application in Supercapacitor
31/10/2024 - Effective wastewater treatment remains a critical challenge, especially when dealing with hazardous pollutants like antimony (Sb(III)). This study addresses this issue by using innovative...