Scalable Production of Digitally Designed Multifunctional Polymeric Particles by In-Fiber Fluid Instabilities

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua J. Kaufman ◽  
Felix Tan ◽  
Richard Ottman ◽  
Ratna Chakrabarti ◽  
Ayman F. Abouraddy
Keyword(s):  
Polymeric Particles ◽  
Fluid Instabilities ◽  
Scalable Production

scholarly journals Nanoparticles suppress fluid instabilities in the thermal drawing of ultralong nanowires

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Injoo Hwang ◽  
Zeyi Guan ◽  
Chezheng Cao ◽  
Wenliang Tang ◽  
Chi On Chui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Interfacial Energy ◽  
Metal Nanowires ◽  
Metal Core ◽  
Fluid Instability ◽  
Fluid Instabilities ◽  
Facile Fabrication ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques ◽  
Thermal Drawing ◽  
Scalable Production

AbstractUltra-long metal nanowires and their facile fabrication have been long sought after as they promise to offer substantial improvements of performance in numerous applications. However, ultra-long metal ultrafine/nanowires are beyond the capability of current manufacturing techniques, which impose limitations on their size and aspect ratio. Here we show that the limitations imposed by fluid instabilities with thermally drawn nanowires can be alleviated by adding tungsten carbide nanoparticles to the metal core to arrive at wire lengths more than 30 cm with diameters as low as 170 nm. The nanoparticles support thermal drawing in two ways, by increasing the viscosity of the metal and lowering the interfacial energy between the boron silicate and zinc phase. This mechanism of suppressing fluid instability by nanoparticles not only enables a scalable production of ultralong metal nanowires, but also serves for widespread applications in other fluid-related fields.

Spatiotemporal Control of Amide Radicals During Photocatalysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shogo Mori ◽  
Takahiro Aoki ◽  
Kaliyamoorthy Selvam ◽  
Shunichi Fukuzumi ◽  
Jieun Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Nickel Complex ◽  
Nickel Complexes ◽  
Semiconductor Material ◽  
Radical Reactions ◽  
Substitution Reactions ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Spatiotemporal Control ◽  
Scalable Production ◽  
Salt Waste

Despite the continuing popularity of radical reactions in organic synthesis, much remains to be explored in this area. Herein, we describe how spatiotemporal control can be exerted over the formation and reactivity of divergent exchangeable formamide radicals using nickel complexes with a semiconductor material (TiO<sub>2</sub>) under irradiation from near-UV–Vis light. Depending on the bipyridine ligand used and the quantity of the nickel complex that is hybridized on or nonhydridized over the TiO<sub>2</sub> surface, these radicals selectively undergo substitution reactions at the carbon center of carbon–bromine bonds that proceed via three different pathways. As the scalable production of formamides from CO<sub>2</sub> does not produce salt waste, these methods could add a new dimension to the search for carbon neutrality through the indirect incorporation of CO<sub>2</sub> into organic frameworks.

scholarly journals PCL micro-dumbbells – A new class of polymeric particles reveals morphological biofunctionality

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 101097
Author(s):  
David Sonnleitner ◽  
Natascha Schäfer ◽  
Annalena Wieland ◽  
Lena Fischer ◽  
Patrick Pasberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Class ◽  
Polymeric Particles

scholarly journals Electrodeposited Hydroxyapatite-Based Biocoatings: Recent Progress and Future Challenges

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Mir Saman Safavi ◽  
Frank C. Walsh ◽  
Maria A. Surmeneva ◽  
Roman A. Surmenev ◽  
Jafar Khalil-Allafi
Keyword(s):  
Recent Progress ◽  
Tribological Behavior ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Industrial Processing ◽  
Component Size ◽  
Polymeric Particles ◽  
Operational Variables ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Coating Methods

Hydroxyapatite has become an important coating material for bioimplants, following the introduction of synthetic HAp in the 1950s. The HAp coatings require controlled surface roughness/porosity, adequate corrosion resistance and need to show favorable tribological behavior. The deposition rate must be sufficiently fast and the coating technique needs to be applied at different scales on substrates having a diverse structure, composition, size, and shape. A detailed overview of dry and wet coating methods is given. The benefits of electrodeposition include controlled thickness and morphology, ability to coat a wide range of component size/shape and ease of industrial processing. Pulsed current and potential techniques have provided denser and more uniform coatings on different metallic materials/implants. The mechanism of HAp electrodeposition is considered and the effect of operational variables on deposit properties is highlighted. The most recent progress in the field is critically reviewed. Developments in mineral substituted and included particle, composite HAp coatings, including those reinforced by metallic, ceramic and polymeric particles; carbon nanotubes, modified graphenes, chitosan, and heparin, are considered in detail. Technical challenges which deserve further research are identified and a forward look in the field of the electrodeposited HAp coatings is taken.

scholarly journals Controlled Fabrication of Quality ZnO NWs/CNTs and ZnO NWs/Gr Heterostructures via Direct Two-Step CVD Method

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1836
Author(s):  
Nicholas Schaper ◽  
Dheyaa Alameri ◽  
Yoosuk Kim ◽  
Brian Thomas ◽  
Keith McCormack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Materials Synthesis ◽  
Oxide Nanowires ◽  
Cvd Method ◽  
Thermal Actuators ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Scalable Production

A novel and advanced approach of growing zinc oxide nanowires (ZnO NWs) directly on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene (Gr) surfaces has been demonstrated through the successful formation of 1D–1D and 1D–2D heterostructure interfaces. The direct two-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method was utilized to ensure high-quality materials’ synthesis and scalable production of different architectures. Iron-based universal compound molecular ink was used as a catalyst in both processes (a) to form a monolayer of horizontally defined networks of SWCNTs interfaced with vertically oriented ZnO NWs and (b) to grow densely packed ZnO NWs directly on a graphene surface. We show here that our universal compound molecular ink is efficient and selective in the direct synthesis of ZnO NWs/CNTs and ZnO NWs/Gr heterostructures. Heterostructures were also selectively patterned through different fabrication techniques and grown in predefined locations, demonstrating an ability to control materials’ placement and morphology. Several characterization tools were employed to interrogate the prepared heterostructures. ZnO NWs were shown to grow uniformly over the network of SWCNTs, and much denser packed vertically oriented ZnO NWs were produced on graphene thin films. Such heterostructures can be used widely in many potential applications, such as photocatalysts, supercapacitors, solar cells, piezoelectric or thermal actuators, as well as chemical or biological sensors.

scholarly journals Porous discoidal polymeric particles for effective drug delivery minimizing phagocytosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 390-396
Author(s):  
Susmita Aryal ◽  
Sanghyo Park ◽  
Chaewon Park ◽  
Moon Jung Choi ◽  
Jaehong Key
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Effective Drug ◽  
Polymeric Particles

Rapid and scalable production of high-quality phosphorene by plasma–liquid technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Huang ◽  
Ming Gao ◽  
Yihong Kang ◽  
Jia Li ◽  
Jiahong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Production ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Scalable Production

A facile plasma–liquid technique is designed and demonstrated for rapid and mass production of few-layered phosphorene.

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