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Open AccessGross morphology and adhesion-associated physical properties of Drosophila larval salivary gland glue secretion
One of the major functions of the larval salivary glands (SGs) of many Drosophila species is to produce a massive secretion during puparium formation. This so-called proteinaceous glue is exocytosed into the cent...
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Open AccessElectrospun cobalt-doped 2D-MoSe2/polypyrrole hybrid-based carbon nanofibers as electrochemical sensing platforms
A novel cobalt-doped two-dimensional molybdenum diselenide/polypyrrole hybrid-based carbon nanofiber (Co/MoSe2/PPy@CNF) was prepared using the hydrothermal method followed by electrospinning technique. The struct...
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Open AccessPreparation and properties of novel binary and ternary highly amorphous poly(vinyl alcohol)-based composites with hybrid nanofillers
Smart protective coatings and devices are currently of great interest. In particular, they can absorb or reflect harmful waves of electromagnetic interference (EMI). In this work, novel binary and ternary comp...
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Open AccessValorization of Waste Wood Flour and Rice Husk in Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Hybrid Biocomposites
This study explores the possibility of develo** a new class of hybrid particulate-filled biocomposites using wood flour and rice husk wastes as environmentally friendly additives to poly(lactic acid) (PLA) a...
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Immobilization of Gold–Aryl Nanoparticles Over Graphene Oxide Platforms: Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Calculations Study
Graphene oxide (GO) was decorated with gold–aryl (Au–C) nanoparticles of AuNPs–COOH by sodium borohydride reduction of aryldiazonium tetrachloroaurate(III) salt at room temperature in aqueous solutions. Morpho...
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Open AccessElectrochemical performance of composite electrodes based on rGO, Mn/Cu metal–organic frameworks, and PANI
Benzendicarboxylic acid (BDC)-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely utilized in various applications, including supercapacitor electrode materials. Manganese and copper have solid diamond fram...
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Stepwise behavior of surface properties caused by phase inversion in a polymer blend filled with dispersed iron
The surface properties, mechanical characteristics, and morphology of the PP/CPA-Fe composite based on a polymer blend of polypropylene (PP) and copolyamide (CPA) filled with dispersed iron (Fe) were studied. ...
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Remarkable differences in the voltammetric response towards hydrogen peroxide, oxygen and Ru(NH3)63+ of electrode interfaces modified with HF or LiF-HCl etched Ti3C2Tx MXene
An electrochemical study was performed on the behavior of Ti3C2Tx MXenes prepared by using either HF (MXene1) or LiF/HCl as etchants (MXene2). The use of two redox probes indicates the presence of a higher negati...
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Preparation of polypyrrole/multi-walled carbon nanotube hybrids by electropolymerization combined with a coating method for counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells
In this work, multi-wall carbon nanotubes coated with polypyrrole (PPy/MWCNT) have been used as counter electrode (CE) materials for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). PPy was deposited onto fluorine-doped ti...
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Polyfuran-based multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene nanocomposites as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells
The preparation of polyfuran–graphene (PFu/GR) and polyfuran–multi-walled carbon nanotube (PFu/MWCNT) nanocomposites was carried out via a plasma polymerization. The characterizations of the pure GR, MWCNTs an...
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Molecular Disorder in Prestrained Nanocomposites: Effects of Processing on Durability of Thermally-Active Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate | PyChol | Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes
In situ temperature-resolved Near-edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) measurements were performed on thermo-active ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)–multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites 12 months ...
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Erratum to: “Martin Danko, Matej Mičušík, Mária Omastová, Juraj Bujdák, Dušan Chorvát, Jr.: Spectral characterisation of new organic fluorescent dyes with an alkoxysilane moiety and their utilisation for the labelling of layered silicates”
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Elastomeric Actuators Based on Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate and Carbon Nanotubes
The development of new types of visual-aid tablet for visually impaired people requires the development of cheap, but still very effective photoactuating materials. This requirement can be satisfied by the use...
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Polyamide grafted with polypyrrole: formation, properties, and stability
Conducting textiles of polyamide (PA) fabrics and polypyrrole (PPy) were prepared by in situ oxidative chemical polymerisation of pyrrole (Py) on the surface of PA textiles using FeCl3 as oxidant. The anionic sur...
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Spectral characterisation of new organic fluorescent dyes with an alkoxysilane moiety and their utilisation for the labelling of layered silicates
New fluorescence dyes with an alkoxysilane moiety were synthesised by the condensation of 3-(triethoxysilyl)-1-propanamine (3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane) with 4,10-benzothioxanthene-3,1′-dicarboxylic acid anhy...
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Polypyrrole coating of inorganic and organic materials by chemical oxidative polymerisation
Polypyrrole is one of the most frequently studied conducting polymers, having high electrical conductivity and stability, suitable for multi-functionalised applications. Coatings of chemically synthesised poly...
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Polyaniline-coated cellulose fibers decorated with silver nanoparticles
Cellulose fibers of 20 μm in diameter and aspect ratio of 2 or 10 were coated with protonated polyaniline (PANI) during the oxidation of aniline hydrochloride with ammonium peroxydisulfate in an aqueous medium...
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Thermal decomposition of polypyrroles
The thermal stability of polypyrrole (PPy) samples has been studied by thermogravimetry/mass spectrometry and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in inert atmospheres. PPy has been prepared by chemi...
