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We report evidence for the transient formation of Cr(VI) oxide species in the Trivalent Chrome Process (TCP) coating on AA2024-T3 alloys. TCP is the leading replacement coating for the environmentally-unfriendly chromate conversion coating (CCC) that is commonly used to pretreat aerospace aluminum alloys. Transient fo…
PVA nanocomposites containing cellulose nanocrystals and silver nanoparticles have been prepared and their properties were investigated. Even though bacterial cellulose nanocrystals (BCNC) improved the mechanical properties of hydrophilic polymers like modulus and strength, they also contributed to increased brittlene…
This paper investigated toxicity of three engineered nanoparticles (ENP), namely, Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , and TiO 2 to the unicellular green algae, exemplified by Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata with an emphasis on particle size. The changes in pH, cell counts, chlorophyll a, and lipid peroxidation were used to measure the…
A micro-arrayed liquid crystal polymer film, cross-linked in the nematic phase, was successfully prepared from an optimized azobenzene precursor and polydimethylsiloxane-soft-template-based secondary replication. Regulated by alternating irradiation of UV-visible light (365 nm/530 nm), the micro-arrayed film showed an…
In this work, a novel strategy to obtain the graphene-supported palladium catalyst for the hydrodesulfurization of carbonyl sulfide (COS) in coal gas is presented. By employing the low temperature dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma, well-dispersed Pd nanoparticles with particle size of about 2 nm supported on g…
The cathode performance of LSCM/GDC composite for high temperature CO 2 electrolysis has been studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements in a three-electrode electrolysis cell using Pt paste as current collector. The main feature of LSCM/GDC cathode is that it showed a Gerischer like impedanc…
Surfaces patterned with alternating (binary) superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic regions can be found naturally, offering a bio-inspired template for efficient fluid collection and management technologies. We describe a simple wet-processing, thermal treatment method to produce such patterns, starting with inherently su…
Polydopamine-coated graphene oxide (DGO) films exhibit electrical conductivities of 11,000 S m(-1) and 30,000 S m(-1) upon vacuum annealing at 130 °C and 180 °C, respectively. Conductive poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene and epoxy/graphene nanocomposites show low percolation thresholds due to the excellent dispersibility o…
Irreversible optical sensing of humidity by a doped cholesteric liquid crystal is achieved by using a thin film of nematic host E7 with a binaphthylorthosilicate ester as dopant (guest). The film changes its color from blue (to green to orange to red) to colorless when exposed to humidity as the dopant is hydrolyzed.
Drug carrying amino silane coated magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized and used as a flexible magnetic targeted delivery of antibiotics. Magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by chemical co-precipitation method and the surfaces were coated by 3-aminopropyletriethoxy silane. The characteristics of the nanoparticles w…
Traditional chemical oxidative polymerization, with the procedure of gradually adding the oxidant, generally produces amine-containing conjugated polymer (NCP) microparticles. In this paper, an improved method has been developed through using a small amount of Cu2+ prior to the polymerization for large-scale synthesis…
Au/SiO(2), which was prepared properly to have a high dispersion of gold nanoparticles, acts as an extremely active catalyst for the selective oxidation of a variety of silanes. It outperforms other reducible oxide supported gold catalysts thanks to the affinity of the silica support to the silane substrate.
We demonstrate a clear correlation between the quantum confinement effect and magnetization of pristine tin dioxide (SnO2) quantum dots (QDs). We have synthesized single crystalline QDs of SnO2 above and below the exciton Bohr radius (2.7 nm). Such fine control over the size of the QDs is a challenging task. The 2 nm…
The measurement of extracellular pH has potential utility for assessing the therapeutic effects of pH-dependent and pH-altering therapies. A PARAmagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (PARACEST) MRI contrast agent, Yb-DO3A-oAA, has two CEST effects that are dependent on pH. A ratio derived from these CEST effe…
Monitoring of leakage currents on various types of insulators, in the field and in laboratory tests, has provided a much broader perspective on the performance of outdoor insulators in various pollution zones. The technique can be effective for corrective maintenance of transmission lines, provided the type of polluta…
A study is presented of photothermal effects associated with nanosecond-pulsed laser-illuminated subwavelength metallic nanoparticles in aqueous solutions. Computational electromagnetic and fluid analysis are used to model fundamental aspects of the photothermal process taking into account energy conversion within the…
We report a facile solution based synthesis protocol to incorporate nitrogen within zinc oxide nanorods with substantially improved visible light harvesting via broadband absorption stretching from UV to deep visible wavelengths (650 nm). We also report a peculiar visible region maximum around 470 nm. Raman and X-ray…
PEDOT:PSS buffer layers have been processed with the standard annealing step used for organic solar cells device applications. The d.c. conductivity σ as a function of temperature for two heating rates under He and atmospheric air was studied. Moreover, the stability of the conductivity was investigated at different t…
We herein report a novel hybrid hydrogel (SiO1.5-hPEAs-Gels), which was fabricated by the direct hydrolysis of trimethoxysilyl groups containing hyperbranched poly(ether amine)s (TMS-hPEAs) in water. The adsorption behaviors of guest molecule dyes by the obtained SiO1.5-hPEAs-Gels were investigated systematically. The…
Soda-lime-silicate glasses with the compositions of (65-x)SiO2-25Na2O-10CaO-xDy2O3 (where x = 0.0, 0.10, 0.30, 0.50 and 1.00 mol %) were prepared by melt-quenching technique and characterized. The density (ρ) and molar volume (VM) obtained were found to increase with increasing Dy2O3 content. Such behaviour was accoun…