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Optical emission from disordered multi-branched ZnO nanorods formed by catalyst-free growth
We have demonstrated catalyst-free fabrication of multi-branched ZnO nanorods and their interesting optical properties. Under Xe lamp excitation (325 nm), it is found that the ethanol rinsing leads to an obvio...
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Significantly Enhanced Actuation Performance of IPMC by Surfactant-Assisted Processable MWCNT/Nafion Composite
The performance of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) actuator was significantly enhanced by incorporating surfactant- assisted processable Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) into a Nafion solution. Cati...
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Scalable synthesis of hierarchically structured carbon nanotube–graphene fibres for capacitive energy storage
Micro-supercapacitors are promising energy storage devices that can complement or even replace batteries in miniaturized portable electronics and microelectromechanical systems. Their main limitation, however,...
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Open AccessGraphene Oxide Quantum Dots Covalently Functionalized PVDF Membrane with Significantly-Enhanced Bactericidal and Antibiofouling Performances
Covalent bonding of graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) onto amino modified polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane has generated a new type of nano-carbon functionalized membrane with significantly enhanced a...
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Material Based Structure Design: Numerical Analysis Thermodynamic Response of Thermal Pyrolytic Graphite /Al Sandwich Composites
Amine-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) based thermally conductive adhesive (TCA) was studied in the previous paper and applied here in thermal pyrolytic graphite (TPG)/Al radiator due to its high ...
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Structure and properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene processed under a consecutive elongational flow
Herein, a novel eccentric rotor extruder (ERE) capable of generating a continuous elongational flow was used to process ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) without any processing aids and then com...
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Deformation and Stress Response of Carbon Nanotubes/UHMWPE Composites under Extensional-Shear Coupling Flow
In this paper, the effect of varying extensional-shear couple loading on deformation and stress response of Carbon Nanotubes/ ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (CNTs/UHMWPE) composites was investigated ...
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Author Correction: Scalable synthesis of hierarchically structured carbon nanotube–graphene fibres for capacitive energy storage
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Thermoresponsive behavior of non-isocyanate poly(hydroxyl)urethane for biomedical composite materials
In this work, non-isocyanate poly(hydroxyl)urethane (NIPHU) was prepared. The chemical structures of the cyclic carbonated polypropylene glycol diglycidyl ether and NIPHU were confirmed. The thermoresponsive b...
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Adsorption characteristics and conformational transition of polyethylene glycol–maleated rosin polyesters on the water–air surface
In this study, three PEG-maleated rosin polyesters were produced by reacting between maleated rosin and PEG with different molecular weights and served as surfactants. The surface characteristics of these PEG-...
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Polypyrrole-functionalized g-C3N4 for rheological, combustion and self-healing properties of thermoplastic polyurethane
It is a challenge to manufacture multifunctional, two-dimensional, nanosized additive for polymer by a simple and universal method. Herein, a phytic acid-doped polypyrrole shell was successfully grown on the s...
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Polyacrylonitrile/multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polyurethane electrospun nanofiber membranes for sports equipment
The polyacrylonitrile/multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanofiber membranes with different orientations were prepared from acidified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) by innovative...
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Open AccessDesigned wrinkles for optical encryption and flexible integrated circuit carrier board
Patterns on polymers usually have different mechanical properties as those of the substrates, causing deformation or distortion and even detachment of the patterns from the polymer substrates. Herein, we prese...
