In situ formation of nanocomposite double-network hydrogels with shear-thinning and self-healing properties

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsan-Yu Tsai ◽  
Ke-Han Shen ◽  
Chun-Wei Chang ◽  
Lavernchy Jovanska ◽  
Reuben Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Thinning ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Double Network ◽  
Polymeric Network ◽  
Functionalized Nanomaterials ◽  
New Type ◽  
In Situ Formation

A new type of nanocomposite double-network hydrogel has been developed using functionalized nanomaterials as multivalent crosslinkers to present multiple interfacial crosslinking for the formation of a property-tailorable polymeric network.

scholarly journals Soot removal from ancient Egyptian complex painted surfaces using a double network gel: Empirical tests on the ceiling of the sanctuary of Osiris in the temple of Seti I – Abydos

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehab Awad Al-Emam ◽  
Abdel Ghafour Motawea ◽  
Joost Caen ◽  
Koen Janssens
Keyword(s):  
Self Healing ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
Shape Stability ◽  
Double Network ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
Digital Microscope ◽  
Seti I ◽  
The Temple

Abstract In this study, we evaluated the ease of removal of soot layers from ancient wall paintings by employing double network gels as a controllable cleaning method. The ceiling of the temple of Seti I (Abydos, Egypt) is covered with thick layers of soot; this is especially the case in the sanctuary of Osiris. These layers may have been accumulated during the occupation of the temple by Christians, fleeing the Romans in the first centuries A.D.. Soot particulates are one of the most common deposits to be removed during conservation-restoration activities of (Egyptian) wall paintings. They usually mask the painted reliefs and reduce the permeability of the painted surface. A Polyvinyl alcohol-borax/agarose (PVA-B/AG) double network gel was selected for this task since its properties were expected to be compatible with the cleaning treatment requirements. The gel is characterized by its flexibility, permitting to take the shape of the reliefs, while also having self-healing properties, featuring shape stability and an appropriate capacity to retain liquid. The gel was loaded with several cleaning reagents that proved to be effective for soot removal. Two sets of soot removal tests were conducted with these gel composites. The cleaned surfaces were examined in situ with the naked eye and with a digital microscope in order to select the best gel composite. The gel composite, loaded with a solution of 5% ammonia, 0.3% ammonium carbonate, and 0.3% EDTA yielded the most satisfactory results and allowed to safely remove a crust of thick soot particles from the surface. Thus, during a third phase of the study, it was used successfully to clean a larger area of the ceiling.

Development of Self-Healing Double-Network Hydrogels: Enhancement of the Strength of Wheat Gluten Hydrogels by In Situ Metal–Catechol Coordination

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (23) ◽  
pp. 6508-6516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengzhen Liu ◽  
David Julian McClements ◽  
Man Li ◽  
Liu Xiong ◽  
Qingjie Sun
Keyword(s):  
Wheat Gluten ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Double Network

scholarly journals Formation of compact systems of super-Earths via dynamical instabilities and giant impacts

2019 ◽  
Vol 491 (4) ◽  
pp. 5595-5620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanson T S Poon ◽  
Richard P Nelson ◽  
Seth A Jacobson ◽  
Alessandro Morbidelli
Keyword(s):  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Significant Modification ◽  
Kepler Mission ◽  
Giant Impacts ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
In Situ Formation ◽  
Dynamical Instabilities ◽  
Gaseous Envelopes

ABSTRACT The NASA’s Kepler mission discovered ∼700 planets in multiplanet systems containing three or more transiting bodies, many of which are super-Earths and mini-Neptunes in compact configurations. Using N-body simulations, we examine the in situ, final stage assembly of multiplanet systems via the collisional accretion of protoplanets. Our initial conditions are constructed using a subset of the Kepler five-planet systems as templates. Two different prescriptions for treating planetary collisions are adopted. The simulations address numerous questions: Do the results depend on the accretion prescription?; do the resulting systems resemble the Kepler systems, and do they reproduce the observed distribution of planetary multiplicities when synthetically observed?; do collisions lead to significant modification of protoplanet compositions, or to stripping of gaseous envelopes?; do the eccentricity distributions agree with those inferred for the Kepler planets? We find that the accretion prescription is unimportant in determining the outcomes. The final planetary systems look broadly similar to the Kepler templates adopted, but the observed distributions of planetary multiplicities or eccentricities are not reproduced, because scattering does not excite the systems sufficiently. In addition, we find that ∼1 per cent of our final systems contain a co-orbital planet pair in horseshoe or tadpole orbits. Post-processing the collision outcomes suggests that they would not significantly change the ice fractions of initially ice-rich protoplanets, but significant stripping of gaseous envelopes appears likely. Hence, it may be difficult to reconcile the observation that many low-mass Kepler planets have H/He envelopes with an in situ formation scenario that involves giant impacts after dispersal of the gas disc.

Double-network hydrogels with superior self-healing properties using starch reinforcing strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 117626
Author(s):  
Xiaoqin Shang ◽  
Qingling Wang ◽  
Jinghao Li ◽  
Guojie Zhang ◽  
Jianguo Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Healing ◽  
Double Network

scholarly journals Method for determining the thermal conductivity of in situ formation rock using drilling cuttings

AIP Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 065015
Author(s):  
Fu Yi ◽  
Xupeng Qi ◽  
Xuexin Zheng ◽  
Huize Yu ◽  
Wenming Bai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
In Situ Formation

scholarly journals In situ formation of a carbon nanotube buckypaper for improving the interlaminar properties of carbon fiber composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 109535
Author(s):  
Yadong Wu ◽  
Xiuyan Cheng ◽  
Shaoyun Chen ◽  
Bo Qu ◽  
Rui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composites ◽  
In Situ Formation

In Situ Formation of Ag Nanoparticles for Fiber Strain Sensors: Toward Textile-Based Wearable Applications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hwajoong Kim ◽  
Ammar Shaqeel ◽  
Solbi Han ◽  
Junseo Kang ◽  
Jieun Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ag Nanoparticles ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
In Situ Formation
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