scholarly journals Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Sensors for Food Safety

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingfei Pan ◽  
Zongjia Yin ◽  
Kaixin Liu ◽  
Xiaoling Du ◽  
Huilin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Carbon Quantum Dots ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Signal Conversion ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Carbon Based Nanomaterials ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Based

Food safety is one of the most important and widespread research topics worldwide. The development of relevant analytical methods or devices for detection of unsafe factors in foods is necessary to ensure food safety and an important aspect of the studies of food safety. In recent years, developing high-performance sensors used for food safety analysis has made remarkable progress. The combination of carbon-based nanomaterials with excellent properties is a specific type of sensor for enhancing the signal conversion and thus improving detection accuracy and sensitivity, thus reaching unprecedented levels and having good application potential. This review describes the roles and contributions of typical carbon-based nanomaterials, such as mesoporous carbon, single- or multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphene and carbon quantum dots, in the construction and performance improvement of various chemo- and biosensors for various signals. Additionally, this review focuses on the progress of applications of this type of sensor in food safety inspection, especially for the analysis and detection of all types of toxic and harmful substances in foods.

scholarly journals Fabrication of carbon nanotube-reinforced mortar specimens: evaluation of mechanical and pressure-sensitive properties

2018 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 01019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia K. Karaxi ◽  
Irene A. Kanellopoulou ◽  
Anna Karatza ◽  
Ioannis A. Kartsonakis ◽  
Costas A. Charitidis
Keyword(s):  
Cementitious Composites ◽  
Mixing Process ◽  
Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽  
Pressure Sensitive ◽  
Polar Media ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Based Nanomaterials ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Based

Carbon-based nanomaterials are promising reinforcing elements for the development of “smart” self-sensing cementitious composites due to their exceptional mechanical and electrical properties. Significant research efforts have been committed on the synthesis of cement-based composite materials reinforced with carbonaceous nanostructures, covering every aspect of the production process (type of nanomaterial, mixing process, electrode type, measurement methods etc.). In this study, the aim is to develop a well-defined repeatable procedure for the fabrication as well as the evaluation of pressure-sensitive properties of intrinsically self-sensing cementitious composites incorporating carbon- based nanomaterials. Highly functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes with increased dispersibility in polar media were used in the development of advanced reinforced mortar specimens which increased their mechanical properties and provided repeatable pressure-sensitive properties.

scholarly journals Carbon-Based Nanomaterials Increase Reactivity of Primary Monocytes towards Various Bacteria and Modulate Their Differentiation into Macrophages

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2510
Author(s):  
Tereza Svadlakova ◽  
Martina Kolackova ◽  
Radka Vankova ◽  
Rumeysa Karakale ◽  
Andrea Malkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proinflammatory Response ◽  
Cell Functions ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Additional Cell ◽  
Direct Cytotoxicity ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Based Nanomaterials ◽  
Factor Α ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Based

The evaluation of carbon-based nanomaterials’ (C-BNMs’) interactions with the immune system, notably their ability to cause inflammation, is a critical step in C-BNM health risk assessment. Particular attention should be given to those C-BNMs that do not cause direct cytotoxicity or inflammation on their own. However, the intracellular presence of these non-biodegradable nanomaterials could dysregulate additional cell functions. This is even more crucial in the case of phagocytes, which are the main mediators of defensive inflammation towards pathogens. Hence, our study was focused on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and two different types of graphene platelets (GPs) and whether their intracellular presence modulates a proinflammatory response from human primary monocytes towards common pathogens. Firstly, we confirmed that all tested C-BNMs caused neither direct cytotoxicity nor the release of tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-6 or IL-10. However, such pre-exposed monocytes showed increased responsiveness to additional bacterial stimuli. In response to several types of bacteria, monocytes pre-treated with GP1 produced a significantly higher quantity of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10. Monocytes pre-treated with MWCNTs produced increased levels of IL-10. All the tested C-BNMs enhanced monocyte phagocytosis and accelerated their differentiation towards macrophages. This study confirms the immunomodulatory potential of C-BNMs.

Thermal Conductivity of Colloidal Suspensions of Jet Fuel and Carbon-Based Nanoparticles and its Effect on Evaporation Rate

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Ghamari ◽  
Ahmed Aboalhamayie
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Burning Rate ◽  
Evaporation Rate ◽  
Colloidal Suspensions ◽  
Jet Fuel ◽  
Liquid Fuels ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Based Nanomaterials ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Based

Recent studies have shown that addition of nano-sized particles to liquid fuels could significantly enhance major combustion characteristics such as burning rate and ignition delay. Colloidal suspensions are known to have enhanced optical properties and thermal conductivity compared to neat liquids; however, in the case of colloidal fuels, the main mechanism responsible for such enhanced properties is not well understood. To better understand these phenomena, colloidal suspensions of jet fuel and different types of carbon-based nanomaterials (carbon nanoparticles, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and graphene nanoplatelets) prepared at different particle loadings were experimentally tested for their thermal conductivities. Colloidal suspensions of nanotubes showed higher conductivity compared to that of graphene and nanoparticle. This could justify higher burning rate of these fuels. Furthermore, and to differentiate between the effects of thermal conduction and radiation, droplet evaporations tests were carried out on colloidal suspensions of carbon nanoparticle under forced convection and in the absence of any radiation source. It was found that the presence of nanoparticle in jet fuel initially increases evaporation rate. However, a reduction in evaporation rate was observed at higher concentration as a result of particles agglomeration.

scholarly journals Carbonyl-based polyimide immobilization on carbon nanotubes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

2021 ◽  
Vol 2085 (1) ◽  
pp. 012032
Author(s):  
Kang Li ◽  
Heng-Guo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Zinc Ion ◽  
Zinc Ions ◽  
Conjugated Microporous Polymer ◽  
Microporous Polymer ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract The aqueous-based zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) with higher safety and performance have gained great attention from scientists. Nevertheless, previous electrode materials mainly rely on inorganic metal oxides, and their structure is prone to collapse during charge and discharge, thus resulting in poor cycle stability, which severely limits the development of ZIBs. Here, a novel conjugated polyimide based conjugated microporous polymer (CMP) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) hybrid has been gained and used as cathode material for ZIBs. The aromatic carbonyl group as active site can reversibly receive and release zinc ions, thus showing good electrochemical performance. This work provides new view for the design of high-performance ZIBs electrode materials.

Novel ionic bioartificial muscles based on ionically crosslinked multi-walled carbon nanotubes-mediated bacterial cellulose membranes and PEDOT:PSS electrodes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaofeng Wang ◽  
Fan Wang ◽  
Yang Kong ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Qinchuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Bacterial Cellulose ◽  
Specific Capacitance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Actuation Voltage ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Bending Deformation ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract High-performance bioartificial muscles with low-cost, large bending deformation, low actuation voltage, and fast response time have drawn extensive attention as the development of human-friendly electronics in recent years. Here, we report a high-performance ionic bioartificial muscle based on the bacterial cellulose (BC)/ionic liquid (IL)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) nanocomposite membrane and PEDOT:PSS electrode. The developed ionic actuator exhibits excellent electro-chemo-mechanical properties, which are ascribed to its high ionic conductivity, large specific capacitance, and ionically crosslinked structure resulting from the strong ionic interaction and physical crosslinking among BC, IL, and MWCNT. In particular, the proposed BC-IL-MWCNT (0.10 wt%) nanocomposite exhibited significant increments of Young's modulus up to 75% and specific capacitance up to 77%, leading to 2.5 times larger bending deformation than that of the BC-IL actuator. More interestingly, bioinspired applications containing artificial soft robotic finger and grapple robot were successfully demonstrated based on high-performance BC-IL-MWCNT actuator with excellent sensitivity and controllability. Thus, the newly proposed BC-IL-MWCNT bioartificial muscle will offer a viable pathway for developing next-generation artificial muscles, soft robotics, wearable electronic products, flexible tactile devices, and biomedical instruments.

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