Bifunctional redox tagging of carbon nanoparticles

Nanoscale ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 2069-2075 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Poon ◽  
Christopher Batchelor-McAuley ◽  
Kristina Tschulik ◽  
Robert G. Palgrave ◽  
Richard G. Compton
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Carbon Nanoparticles ◽  
Surface Structures ◽  
Layer Surface ◽  
Carbon Nanoparticle ◽  
Modification Method ◽  
Complex Chemistry ◽  
Almost All

Despite extensive work on the controlled surface modification of carbon with redox moieties, to date almost all available methodologies involve complex chemistry and are prone to the formation of polymerized multi-layer surface structures. The modification method in this paper provides a generic approach to monolayer modifications of carbon and carbon nanoparticle surfaces.

scholarly journals Osseointegration Improvement of Co-Cr-Mo Alloy Produced by Additive Manufacturing

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 724
Author(s):  
Amilton Iatecola ◽  
Guilherme Arthur Longhitano ◽  
Luiz Henrique Martinez Antunes ◽  
André Luiz Jardini ◽  
Emilio de Castro Miguel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Bone Ingrowth ◽  
Orthopedic Implants ◽  
Coated Sample ◽  
High Mechanical Strength ◽  
Coated Surface ◽  
Surface Modification Techniques ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Cobalt Base

Cobalt-base alloys (Co-Cr-Mo) are widely employed in dentistry and orthopedic implants due to their biocompatibility, high mechanical strength and wear resistance. The osseointegration of implants can be improved by surface modification techniques. However, complex geometries obtained by additive manufacturing (AM) limits the efficiency of mechanical-based surface modification techniques. Therefore, plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) is the best alternative, creating nanotopography even in complex structures. In the present study, we report the osseointegration results in three conditions of the additively manufactured Co-Cr-Mo alloy: (i) as-built, (ii) after PIII, and (iii) coated with titanium (Ti) followed by PIII. The metallic samples were designed with a solid half and a porous half to observe the bone ingrowth in different surfaces. Our results revealed that all conditions presented cortical bone formation. The titanium-coated sample exhibited the best biomechanical results, which was attributed to the higher bone ingrowth percentage with almost all medullary canals filled with neoformed bone and the pores of the implant filled and surrounded by bone ingrowth. It was concluded that the metal alloys produced for AM are biocompatible and stimulate bone neoformation, especially when the Co-28Cr-6Mo alloy with a Ti-coated surface, nanostructured and anodized by PIII is used, whose technology has been shown to increase the osseointegration capacity of this implant.

scholarly journals Environmentally Friendly Route for Fabricating Conductive Agent for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Carbon Nanoparticles Derived from Polyethylene

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 424
Author(s):  
Jihye Mok ◽  
Dalsu Choi ◽  
Suk Ho Bhang
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Carbon Nanoparticles ◽  
Nanoparticle Synthesis ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Carbon Nanoparticle ◽  
P Utilization ◽  
Stable Performance ◽  
Conductive Agent ◽  
Economical Advantage

Here, we introduce an environmentally friendly way of fabricating carbon nanoparticles which can be utilized as conductive agent for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Polyethylene (PE), which comprises the largest portion of plastic waste, was used as a source for carbon nanoparticle synthesis. Sulfonation allowed chemical structural transformation of innately non-carbonizable PE into a carbonizable conformation, and carbon nanoparticles could be successfully derived from sulfonated PE. Then, PE-derived carbon nanoparticles were used as conductive agents for LIBs, and assembled cells exhibited stable performance. Even though the performance is not as good as Super-P, utilization of PE as a source of conductive agent for LIBs might provide an economical advantage to upcycle PE.

scholarly journals Rapid Surface Modification of Ultrafiltration Membranes for Enhanced Antifouling Properties

Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 401
Author(s):  
Noresah Said ◽  
Ying Siew Khoo ◽  
Woei Jye Lau ◽  
Mehmet Gürsoy ◽  
Mustafa Karaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Deposition Time ◽  
Plasma Deposition ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Plasma Modification ◽  
Surface Hydrophilicity ◽  
Water Cleaning ◽  
Modification Method ◽  
Modified Membrane

In this work, several ultrafiltration (UF) membranes with enhanced antifouling properties were fabricated using a rapid and green surface modification method that was based on the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). Two types of hydrophilic monomers—acrylic acid (AA) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) were, respectively, deposited on the surface of a commercial UF membrane and the effects of plasma deposition time (i.e., 15 s, 30 s, 60 s, and 90 s) on the surface properties of the membrane were investigated. The modified membranes were then subjected to filtration using 2000 mg/L pepsin and bovine serum albumin (BSA) solutions as feed. Microscopic and spectroscopic analyses confirmed the successful deposition of AA and HEMA on the membrane surface and the decrease in water contact angle with increasing plasma deposition time strongly indicated the increase in surface hydrophilicity due to the considerable enrichment of the hydrophilic segment of AA and HEMA on the membrane surface. However, a prolonged plasma deposition time (>15 s) should be avoided as it led to the formation of a thicker coating layer that significantly reduced the membrane pure water flux with no significant change in the solute rejection rate. Upon 15-s plasma deposition, the AA-modified membrane recorded the pepsin and BSA rejections of 83.9% and 97.5%, respectively, while the HEMA-modified membrane rejected at least 98.5% for both pepsin and BSA. Compared to the control membrane, the AA-modified and HEMA-modified membranes also showed a lower degree of flux decline and better flux recovery rate (>90%), suggesting that the membrane antifouling properties were improved and most of the fouling was reversible and could be removed via simple water cleaning process. We demonstrated in this work that the PECVD technique is a promising surface modification method that could be employed to rapidly improve membrane surface hydrophilicity (15 s) for the enhanced protein purification process without using any organic solvent during the plasma modification process.

A Surface Modification Method by Using EDM

2004 ◽  
Vol 259-260 ◽  
pp. 592-595
Author(s):  
Zhen Long Wang ◽  
Yu Fang ◽  
Wan Sheng Zhao ◽  
K. Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Modification Method

Silk degumming using microwave irradiation as an environmentally friendly surface modification method

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niyaz Mohammad Mahmoodi ◽  
Fereshteh Moghimi ◽  
Mokhtar Arami ◽  
Firoozmehr Mazaheri
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Microwave Irradiation ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Modification Method

All-Nanoparticle Layer-by-Layer Surface Modification of Micro- and Ultrafiltration Membranes

Langmuir ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (19) ◽  
pp. 5545-5556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Escobar-Ferrand ◽  
Diya Li ◽  
Daeyeon Lee ◽  
Christopher J. Durning
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Layer Surface ◽  
Ultrafiltration Membranes ◽  
Nanoparticle Layer
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