Fish-inspired anti-icing hydrogel sensors with low-temperature adhesion and toughness

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (18) ◽  
pp. 9373-9381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiajun Xu ◽  
Rining Jing ◽  
Xiuyan Ren ◽  
Guanghui Gao

Breaking through the conventional way of conferring anti-icing ability on hydrogels with addition of organic solvents or inorganic salts, a novel anti-icing hydrogel driven by antifreeze proteins was successfully fabricated and applied as sensors.

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huijiao Cao ◽  
Wenlin Xu ◽  
Xia Guo

Wormlike micelles (or reverse wormlike micelles) are flexible cylindrical chains that are normally formed in water (or a nonpolar organic solvent) at 25.0 °C or above; the formation of wormlike micelles at lower temperatures is rare.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 291-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan J. Novek ◽  
Evyatar Shaulsky ◽  
Zachary S. Fishman ◽  
Lisa D. Pfefferle ◽  
Menachem Elimelech

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-192
Author(s):  
Ethan J. Novek ◽  
Evyatar Shaulsky ◽  
Zachary S. Fishman ◽  
Lisa D. Pfefferle ◽  
Menachem Elimelech

1989 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 955-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Dreyfus ◽  
Leopoldo de Meis

Mitochondrial F1 ATPase is inactivated by urea. Protection against urea inactivation is obtained when betaine, a methylamine found in different tissues, is added to the assay medium. Protection is also obtained upon the addition of either glycerol or dimethyl sulfoxide to the assay medium. The F, ATPase is rapidly inactivated at 4 °C. Inactivation by low temperature is prevented by betaine, glycerol and dimethyl sulfoxide. The protective effect of organic solvents and betaine against cold inactivation is prevented by urea.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 283-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Chuan Wu ◽  
Jing Xia Yang ◽  
Si Han Zhang ◽  
Yvonne Chow ◽  
Md. Mahabubur Rahman Talukder ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 217 (6) ◽  
pp. 707-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Ruth ◽  
H. Lesche ◽  
B. Nickel

AbstractThe dynamic viscosity (η) of the glass-forming 50:50 mixture of cis-1,4/trans-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane (ct-DMCH) was measured from 293 K down to ≈ 126 K where η ~ 1.2 × 106 mPas. The viscosity measurements of several other commonly used solvents cover the range from 293 K down to ≈ 148 K (η ~ 1.4 × 104 mPas) for 1-propanol (1-Prop), to ≈118 K (η ~ 2.5 × 102 mPas) for 2-methylpentane (2-MP), to ≈ 167 K (η ~ 10.0 mPas) for isooctane (Isooct), to ≈ 183 K (η ~ 2.8 mPas) for cyclopentane (CP) and down to ≈ 98 K (η ~ 4.6 × 102 mPas) for the 30:70 mixture of cyclopentane/isopentane (CP/IP). The density (ρ) of all solvents was measured correspondingly over appropriate temperature ranges. For the solvents studied here, the temperature dependence of the viscosity can be represented by a single Arrhenius term down to ~180 K. Over a wider temperature range down to ~118K the sum of two Arrhenius terms is required, and in the low temperature regime a Vogel–Tammann–Fulcher expression is necessary to adequately describe the temperature dependence of the dynamic viscosity.


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1585
Author(s):  
Yongdong Xu ◽  
Tingshu He

The effects of different inorganic salt accelerators (CaBr2, NaBr, Ca(NO3)2, NaNO3) and an alkali-free liquid accelerator were researched at a low temperature of 10 °C. The results showed the effects of 1.5% NaBr and 1.5% NaNO3 inorganic accelerator were pronounced. The 1-d compressive strengths of the mortar with these two inorganic salts were increased by 185.8% and 184.2%, respectively, and the final setting times were shortened from 7.74 to 6.08 min and 6.12 min, respectively. The hydration temperatures at 10 °C were measured, and the promotion effects of the inorganic accelerators were calculated: the relationship between the hydration degree was αAS + NN > αAS + NB > αAS + CB > αAS + CN > αAS. In addition, the reaction of C3A with NaBr and NaNO3 was used to analyze the products in an ettringite phase, i.e., Ca4Al2O6Br210·H2O, 3CaOAl2O3Ca(NO3)2X·H2O. The formation of these phases was detected in the hydration products of the cement paste hydration for 12 h, 24 h, and 28 d. Combined with the mass loss of the ettringite phase at 90–120 °C, determined using TG/DTG, the synergetic acceleration mechanism of the inorganic accelerators was comprehensively inferred.


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