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Open AccessA processable high thermal conductivity epoxy composites with multi-scale particles for high-frequency electrical insulation
The solid-state transformer (SST) in the renewable energy grid is develo** in the way of high voltage and high frequency, which often results in a sharp increase in heat production of the equipment and accel...
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Peptide L1H9 derived from the interaction of structural human rhomboid family 1 and 80-kDa subunit of Ku antigen sensitizes breast cancer to chemoradiotherapy
Chemoradio-resistance remains a major challenge in breast cancer (BC). Human rhomboid family 1 (RHBDF1) is known as an oncoprotein, but its function on BC chemoradio-resistance is unclear. Here, we reported th...
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Quinoxaline-based Polymers with Asymmetric Aromatic Side Chain Enables 16.27% Efficiency for Organic Solar Cells
In recent years, due to the rapid development of high-performance small molecule acceptor (SMA) materials, the researches on p-type electron donor materials for matching with current efficient SMAs have become im...
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Planarized Polymer Acceptor Featuring High Electron Mobility for Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells
Significant progress has been achieved for all-polymer solar cells (APSCs) in the last few years by the use of polymerized small molecular acceptors (PSMAs). Develo** high electron mobility polymer acceptors...
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Ice Crystal Growth Mechanism and Structure-activity Relationships of Graphene Oxide/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Aerogels
Aerogels are special porous materials with low thermal conductivity, light weight, high energy absorption rate and large surface area, which have been applied in many fields. However, controlling the aerogel m...
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Solid-Phase Synthesis of Non-metal (S, N)-Doped Tin Oxide Nanopowders at Room Temperature and its Photodegradation Properties for Wastewater of Biomass Treatment
Tin oxide and sulfur, nitrogen-doped tin oxide nano-powder catalysts were prepared by a solid phase reaction at room temperature, using the sodium p-toluene sulfonate (STS) surfactant as template. Theoretical cal...
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Phenolic Resin-coated Porous Silicon/carbon Microspheres Anode Materials for Lithium-ion Batteries
Porous silicon/carbon (Si/C) anode materials for Lithium-ion batteries was synthesized successfully by hydrochloric acid etching and calcination method using micron Si-Al alloy as silicon source and phenolic r...
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Effect of the Nanoparticle Functionalization on the Cavitation and Crazing Process in the Polymer Nanocomposites
The nanoparticle (NP) functionalization is an effective method for enhancing their compatibility with polymer which can influence the fracture property of the polymer nanocomposites (PNCs). This work aims to f...
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Study on Ag2WO4/g-C3N4 Nanotubes as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Degradation of Rhodamine B
Ag2WO4 is a typically noble metal based photocatalyst with highly efficient photocatalytic activity. However, due to photocorrosion, the pristine Ag2WO4 is prone to inactivation during illumination. Constructing ...
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Flame-retardant and Self-healing Biomass Aerogels Based on Electrostatic Assembly
It remains a significant challenge to fabricate self-healing aerogels with excellent flame retardancy. Herein, we develop a class of biomass aerogels by electrostatically assembling chitosan (CS), phytic acid ...
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Tuning the Electrically Conductive Network of Grafted Nanoparticles in Polymer Nanocomposites by the Shear Field
Controlling the formation of the conductive network in the polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) is very meaningful to enhance their electrical property. In this work, we investigated the effect of grafted nanoparticl...
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Synthesis, Self-assembly and Electrode Application of Mussel-inspired Alternating Copolymers
We reported the first mussel-inspired alternating copolymer with a high amount of catechol groups (50% molar ratio) through a facile epoxy-amino click reaction between 9,9-bis(4-(2-glycidyloxyethyl)phenyl fluo...
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A process for simultaneously achieving phenol biodegradation and polyhydroxybutyrate accumulation using Cupriavidus taiwanesis 187
Cupriavidus taiwanensis 187 is reportedly efficient in achieving the degradation of phenol and accumulation of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). This study attempted to optimize the cultivation conditions and fermentati...
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Salen-iron complexes: Synthesis, characterization and their reactivity with lactide
Schiff-base metal complexes as efficient catalysts are widely used in ring-opening polymerization of cycle esters. The salen Fe complexes were formed with their excellent biocompatibility and less toxicity. A ...
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Standard molar enthalpy of formation of [(C12H8N2)2Bi(O2NO)3] and its biological activity on Schizosaccharomyces pombe
The title complex [(C12H8N2)2Bi(O2NO)3] was synthesized by reaction of 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and Bi(NO3)3·5H2O. The structure of the complex was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectros...
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Shape stability enhancement of PVDF electrospun polymer electrolyte membranes blended with poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid lithium)
The purpose of this study is to overcome the poor dimensional stability of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)-based electrospun membranes for polymer electrolytes, a new type of composite fibrous membranes based...
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Thermal, morphological, mechanical and aging properties of polylactide blends with poly(ether urethane) based on chain-extension reaction of poly(ethylene glycol) using diisocyanate
Poly(ether urethane)s (PEU), including PEUI15 and PEUH15, were prepared through chain-extension reaction of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-1500) using diisocyanate as a chain extender, including isophorone diisocy...
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Improved interfacial properties between glass fibers and tetra-functional epoxy resins modified with silica nanoparticles
The interfacial properties between fiber bundle and polymer matrix play a crucial role in determining the final performance of fiber-reinforced polymer composites. Epoxy modified with nanofillers as new “matri...
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Structure controlling and adsorption application of polyethersulfone porous microspheres prepared via electrospraying
The focus of this work is to control the structure of electrosprayed polymer microspheres and then study the effect of different structures on the microspheres’ adsorption properties. Scanning electron microsc...
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Graphene oxide doped poly(hydroxymethylated-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): enhanced sensitivity for electrochemical determination of rutin and ascorbic acid
A novel graphene oxide doped poly(hydroxymethylated-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT-MeOH/GO) composite film was synthesized and utilized as an efficient electrode material for simultaneous detection of ruti...