An in-situ consolidation method was developed and optimized to successfully fabricate alumina ceramics using pre-gelling starch. Our results showed that the obtained ceramics have more homogeneous microstructure, high...
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An in-situ consolidation method was developed and optimized to successfully fabricate alumina ceramics using pre-gelling starch. Our results showed that the obtained ceramics have more homogeneous microstructure, higher density, higher flexural strength, and favorable biocompatibility compared to the regular one. During the process, cornstarch granules swelled and deformed but no fracture was observed. After the cornstarch granules bursted, alumina particles were suspended uniformly in the three-dimensional network structure to generate a much smoother surface. Below 0.5 wt% higher cornstarch content increased the flexural strength of prepared ceramics, while above 0.5 wt% the mechanical properties were compromised. Therefore the cornstarch content of 0.5% was the optimal concentration to achieve the highest mechanical strength of the prepared ceramics, with a measured flexural strength of 341 MPa, and a relative density of 96.01%.
NiTi alloys prepared by additive manufacturing (AM) often have coarse columnar grains showing poor tensile superelasticity, strength, and ductility, significantly impairing part qualification and targeted applications...
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Two novel non-fullerene small molecule acceptors were prepared with the conjugated backbone of 5 H-fluoreno[3, 2-b:6, 7-b’] dithiophene carrying the electron deficient unit of dicyanomethylene indanone(DICTFDT) and r...
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Two novel non-fullerene small molecule acceptors were prepared with the conjugated backbone of 5 H-fluoreno[3, 2-b:6, 7-b’] dithiophene carrying the electron deficient unit of dicyanomethylene indanone(DICTFDT) and rhodanine(TFDTBR), respectively. The two acceptors exhibited excellent thermal stability and strong absorption in the visible region. The LUMO level is estimated to be at-3.89 eV for DICTFDT and-3.77 eV for TFDTBR. When utilized as the acceptor in bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells with the polymer donor of PBT7-Th, the optimized maximum power conversion efficiency of 5.12% and 3.95% was obtained for the device with DICTFDT and TFDTBR, respectively. The research demonstrates that 5 H-fluoreno[3, 2-b:6, 7-b’] dithiophene can be an appealing candidate for constructing small molecular electron acceptor towards efficient polymer:non-fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells.
A novel strategy was developed to prepare the methacrylic gelatin-dopamine(GelMA-DA)/Ag nanoparticles(NPs)/graphene oxide(GO) composite hydrogels with good biocompatibility,mechanical properties,and antibacterial ***-...
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A novel strategy was developed to prepare the methacrylic gelatin-dopamine(GelMA-DA)/Ag nanoparticles(NPs)/graphene oxide(GO) composite hydrogels with good biocompatibility,mechanical properties,and antibacterial ***-inspired DA was utilized to modify the GelMA molecules,which imparts good adhesive performance to the ***,interfacial enhancer,not only improves mechanical properties of the hydrogels,but also provides anchor sites for loading Ag NPs through numerous oxygencontaining functional groups on the *** experimental results show that the GelMA/Ag NPs/GO hydrogels have good biocompatibility,and exhibit a swelling rate of 202±16%,the lap shear strength of 147±17 kPa,and compressive modulus of 136±53 kPa,in the case of the Ag NPs/GO content of 2 mg/*** activity of the hydrogels against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria is dependent on the Ag NPs/GO content derived from the release of Ag^(+).Furthermore,the GelMA/Ag NPs/GO hydrogels possess good adhesive ability,which is resistant to highly twisted state when stuck on the surface of *** results demonstrate promising potential of the GelMA-DA/Ag NPs/GO hydrogels as wound dressings for biomedical applications in clinical and emergent treatment.
With the growing scale of the lithium-ion battery market, the number of retired lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) increase exponentially. The recycling of spent LIBs not only reduces environmental pressure but also achieve...
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With the growing scale of the lithium-ion battery market, the number of retired lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) increase exponentially. The recycling of spent LIBs not only reduces environmental pressure but also achieves resource recycling, making the necessity of recycling indispensable. Wherein the separation of cathode active materials from current collectors is a key step in the recycling process of spent LIBs, which directly affects the recycling efficiency and the reuse value of materials. Moreover, by recycling spent LIBs and extracting valuable metals from them, it is possible to alleviate the shortage of resources and realize the sustainable economic development. Among cathode materials, layered lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM) has the highest recycling value as it contains more valuable metals such as lithium (Li), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co) and manganese (Mn). Therefore, in this review we mainly summarize and analyze the latest research progress in the field of NCM cathode material separating from aluminum (Al) foil by focusing on its methods, principles, advantages and limitations. Also, it provides solutions to existing challenges, which have important reference significance to promote the sustainable recycling and use of spent LIBs.
By replacing hexyl chains in poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)with 2-propoxyethyls,four poly(3-(2-propoxyethyl)thiophene)(P3POET)homopolymers with comparable polydispersity indexes(PDI)and regioregularities were prepared h...
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By replacing hexyl chains in poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)with 2-propoxyethyls,four poly(3-(2-propoxyethyl)thiophene)(P3POET)homopolymers with comparable polydispersity indexes(PDI)and regioregularities were prepared herein in addition with step increment of about 7 kDa on numberaverage molecular weight(M_(n))from around 11 to 32 kDa(accordingly denoted as P11k,P18k,P25k,and P32k).When doped in film by FeCl_(3)at the optimized conditions,the maximum power factor(PF_(max))increases greatly from 4.3μW·m^(-1)·K^(-2)for P11k to 8.8μW·m^(-1)·K^(-2)for P18k,and further to 9.7μW·m^(-1)·K^(-2)for P25k,followed by a slight decrease to 9.2μW·m^(-1)·K^(-2)for *** close Seebeck coefficients(S)at PF_(max)are observed in these doped polymer films due to their consistent frontier orbital energy levels and Fermi *** main contribution to this PF_(max)evolution thus comes from the corresponding conductivities(σ).Theσvariation of the doped films can be rationally correlated with their microstructure evolution.
Polylactic acid (PLA) membranes have attracted significant attention in separation technologies due to their biodegradable properties. This study proposes a novel and eco-friendly pore-forming strategy for fabricating...
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Scar-free wound healing is a challenging process due to the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix and *** overcome this issue,hydrogels with superior biochemical and mechanical properties have been used in comb...
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Scar-free wound healing is a challenging process due to the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix and *** overcome this issue,hydrogels with superior biochemical and mechanical properties have been used in combination with medicinal compounds as wound *** this study,a novel composite hydrogel consisting of double-crosslinked photocurable hyaluronic acid methacrylate(HAMA)and Laponite(Lap)loaded with bioactive bone morphogenetic protein 4(BMP4)was developed and thoroughly characterized for its properties such as degradation,morphology,porosity,compression,skin adhesion and load *** effect of the HAMA/Lap/BMP4 hydrogel was evaluated through both in vitro and in vivo *** the in vivo rabbit ear-scar model,the HAMA/Lap/BMP4 hydrogel dressing was found to reduce scar-related expressions ofα-SAM and decrease the ratio of collagenΙ/III in wounded ***,histopathological examination indicated that the HAMA/Lap/BMP4 hydrogel-treated groups exhibited enhanced wound repair and increased levels of collagen maintenance compared to other standard groups,ultimately leading to scarless wound ***,this sustained-release photocurable HAMA/Lap/BMP4 hydrogel offers a therapeutic approach for scar-free wound healing.
Graphene prepared by non-covalent modification of sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone)(SPG)was combined with polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)/Al to improve the PVDF/Al thermal conductivity while reducing the effect of the...
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Graphene prepared by non-covalent modification of sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone)(SPG)was combined with polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)/Al to improve the PVDF/Al thermal conductivity while reducing the effect of the thermal resistance at the graphene-polymer *** regulation rule of SPG with different contents on the energy release of fluorine-containing system was *** the content of SPG is 4%,the peak pressure and rise rate of SPG/PVDF/Al composite powder during ignition reach the maximum of 4845.28 kPa and 8683.58 kPa/*** the content of SPG is 5%,the PVDF/Al composite powder is completely coated by SPG,and the calorific value of the material reachs the maximum of 29.094 kJ/*** the design and micro-control of the composite powder,the calorific value of the material can be effectively improved,but the improvement of the mass release rate still depends on the graphene content and surface modification state.
The electromagnetic parameters were measured for the mixtures of mechanical milled carbonyl iron powders (CIPs) with different mass ratios of spheroid-like particles to flake-shape particles. The results indicate th...
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The electromagnetic parameters were measured for the mixtures of mechanical milled carbonyl iron powders (CIPs) with different mass ratios of spheroid-like particles to flake-shape particles. The results indicate that mixing the sphere-like CIP particles with flake-shaped CIPs can be used to adjust effectively the electromagnetic parame- ters and enhance the absorption property in high frequency. In addition, a theoretic simulation based on the principle of superposition was carried out and compared with the microwave measurement results, indicating that the simple principle of superpo- sition can not reflect truly the internal interaction mechanism in the composites with different particle shapes.
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