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Materials

Influence of DMSO Non-Toxic Solvent on the Mechanical and Chemical Properties of a PVDF Thin Film
16/04/2024 - Piezoelectric materials such as PVDF and its copolymers have been widely studied in different areas and with promising applications, such as haptic feedback actuators or deformation sensors for...
Antifouling and Antioxidant Properties of PVDF Membrane Modified with Polyethylene Glycol Methacrylate and Propyl Gallate
18/04/2024 - In this study, molecules of propyl gallate (PG) and polyethylene glycol methacrylate (PEGMA) were covalently bonded via a transesterification reaction and subsequently grafted onto polyvinylidene...
Zeolite-Based Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Ultrafiltration Membrane: Characterization and Molecular Weight Cut-Off Estimation with Support Vector Regression Modelling
- Zeolite serves as a promising additive for enhancing the hydrophilicity of polymeric membranes, yet its utilization for bolstering the mechanical strength of the membrane remains limited. In this...
Environmentally Friendly Photothermal Membranes for Halite Recovery from Reverse Osmosis Brine via Solar-Driven Membrane Crystallization
- Modern society and industrial development rely heavily on the availability of freshwater and minerals. Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) has been widely adopted for freshwater supply, although many...
Structural, Mechanical, and Barrier Properties of the Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Bacterial Nanocellulose-Based Hybrid Composite
10/04/2024 - This study presents an analysis of films which consist of two layers; one layer is PVDF as the matrix, along with fillers BaTiO3 (BT), and the second is one bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) filled with...
Numerical Simulation Study on Impact Initiation on Shielded Charge Using Hypervelocity Composite-Structure Reactive Fragments
11/04/2024 - In order to study the impact initiation process and mechanism of hypervelocity PTFE/Al composite structure reactive fragments on a shielded charge, first, an existing PTFE/Al reactive fragment...
Super?Ionic Conductor Soft Filler Promotes Li+ Transport in Integrated Cathode?Electrolyte for Solid?State Battery at Room Temperature
07/04/2024 - Composite polymer solid electrolytes (CPEs), possessing good rigid?flexible, are expected to be used in solid?state lithium metal batteries. The integration of fillers into polymer matrices emerges...
Species selective concentration and determination of nano-selenium and inorganic selenium species in environmental waters by micropore membrane filtration and ICP-MS
- Accurate quantification of nano-selenium (nSe) and other ionic Se species in aquatic environments is a prerequisite for reliable estimation of their potential hazards. In this study, a micropore...
Preparation and Characterization of Graphene/Carbon Nano-Cellulose/Polyvinylidene Fluoride Electric Heating Membrane
08/04/2024 - Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are a kind of natural macromolecules. Carbonized cellulose nanofiber (C-CNF) can be obtained by carbonizing CNFs, whose structure is similar to that of graphite. When...
Cellulose nanowhiskers?reinforced polymer nanofibers for photoresponsive authentication
06/04/2024 - Enhanced Piezoelectric Performance through Optimized ? Phase, Additives, Polarization, and Thermal Pressing.AbstractPolyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), known for its piezoelectric versatility, emerges as...
Preparation of CO2 responsive PVDF membranes using PDMAEMA?PMMA?PDEAEMA triblock copolymer
06/04/2024 - CO2?responsive based separation membranes are attractive in the field of membrane separation, not only for their ability to modulate the pore size of the membrane in response to CO2 stimulation, but...
Investigation of the effect of permeation and antifouling characteristics of hybrid poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes tailored with ZIF?67 metal–organic frameworks
06/04/2024 - Herein the ZIF?67, a hydrophilic cobalt?based zeolitic imidazolate framework is synthesized and incorporated with a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) to fabricate hybrid ultrafiltration membranes by...
A Study on the Effect and Suppression of Hydrogen Permeation Behavior on the Friction Characteristics of PEEK/PTFE Composites via Molecular Dynamics Simulation
05/04/2024 - To research the effect of hydrogen permeation on the friction characteristics of the seal materials on the hydrogen equipment, the molecular models of 10% PEEK/PTFE composites and its frictional...
TEMPO-Oxidized Nanocellulose Films Modified by Tea Saponin Derived from Camellia oleifera: Physicochemical, Mechanical, and Antibacterial Properties
08/04/2024 - Nanocellulose materials have been widely used in biomedicine, food packaging, aerospace, composite material, and other fields. In this work, cellulose obtained from Camellia shells through alkali...
PVDF Nanocomposites as Piezoelectric Nanogenerator: Properties, Fabrication and Market Applications
02/04/2024 - Depletion of fossil fuels and increase in pollution through chemical batteries trigger the development of self?powered devices based on flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators. Biocompatible...
Fluorinated Polydopamine Shell Decorated Fillers in Polytetrafluoroethylene Composite for Achieving Highly Reduced Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
04/04/2024 - The noticeable difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coatings and copper substrates is a major challenge for thermal debonding of the copper-clad...
Application of Pure and Modified Polyvinylidene Fluoride Materials for Wastewater Treatment Using UASB Reactor Technologies: A Review
04/04/2024 - Wastewater treatment is now required because of the problems caused by water constraints. Wastewater is anaerobically digested to produce biogas, which can be used as a source of energy for things...
Integration of adsorption, reduction, and filtration in PANI/PVDF nanofiber composite membrane for removal of Cr(VI)
01/04/2024 - Here, polyaniline/polyvinylidene fluoride (PANI/PVDF) nanofiber composite membrane was fabricated using electrostatic spinning technology to remove hexavalent chromium Cr(VI). The employment of...
PVDF crystalline phases revisited: a first-principles computational study using the PBE-D3 functional
30/03/2024 - Abstract Piezoelectric polymers, such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), have an extensive range of potential applications in the field of flexible electronic devices. This...
Engineering Heterostructured Fe-Co-P Arrays for Robust Sodium Storage
01/04/2024 - Transition metal phosphides attract extensive concerns thanks to their high theoretical capacity in sodium ion batteries (SIBs). Nevertheless, the substantial volume fluctuation of metal phosphides...
Fluorocarbon Plasma-Polymerized Layer Increases the Release Time of Silver Ions and the Antibacterial Activity of Silver-Based Coatings
29/03/2024 - Silver-based antibacterial coatings limit the spread of hospital-acquired infections. Indeed, the use of silver and silver oxide nanoparticles (Ag and AgO NPs) incorporated in amorphous hydrogenated...