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Open AccessShear-activation of mechanochemical reactions through molecular deformation
Mechanical stress can directly activate chemical reactions by reducing the reaction energy barrier. A possible mechanism of such mechanochemical activation is structural deformation of the reactant species. Ho...
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Open AccessTissue-specific directionality of cellulose synthase complex movement inferred from cellulose microfibril polarity in secondary cell walls of Arabidopsis
In plant cells, cellulose synthase complexes (CSCs) are nanoscale machines that synthesize and extrude crystalline cellulose microfibrils (CMFs) into the apoplast where CMFs are assembled with other matrix pol...
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Sum frequency generation (SFG) microscopy analysis of cellulose microfibrils in Physcomitrium patens gametophore leaf
Physcomitrium patens is a good model system to study the structure and function relationships of cellulose synthase (CESA) proteins since the life cycle of moss is short and genetic modification is relatively eas...
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Relaxation dynamics of water in the vicinity of cellulose nanocrystals
Water molecules near cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs; produced via the sulfuric acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of wood pulp) are believed to relax slower than those in the bulk liquid, which may result in unique prope...
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Possible Origin of D- and G-band Features in Raman Spectra of Tribofilms
In the Raman analysis of tribofilms produced from organic precursors, the D- and G-band features are often observed, which resemble the characteristic bands of diamond-like carbon (DLC), amorphous carbon (a-C)...
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Molecular Structure and Environment Dependence of Shear-Driven Chemical Reactions: Tribopolymerization of Methylcyclopentane, Cyclohexane and Cyclohexene on Stainless Steel
Tribochemistry, which is another name for mechanochemistry driven by shear, deals with complex and dynamic interfacial processes that can lead to surface wear or formation of beneficial tribofilms. For better ...
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Correction to: Activation Volume in Shear-Driven Chemical Reactions
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Open AccessLong-term interactive corrosion between International Simple Glass and stainless steel
The interactive corrosion between stainless steel 316 (SS) and International Simple Glass (ISG) has been studied for 12 months. The samples were placed in intimate contact to create crevice corrosion condition...
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Activation Volume in Shear-Driven Chemical Reactions
Interfacial shear-driven or shear-assisted chemical reactions play an important role in many engineering processes, including reactions between lubricant additives and the surfaces of mechanical components and...
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Open AccessInsights into the mechanisms controlling the residual corrosion rate of borosilicate glasses
Borosilicate glasses are widely used to confine high-level radioactive wastes. The lifetime of these materials could reach hundreds of thousands of years if leaching of the glass into groundwater enables the f...
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From a cholesteric non-aqueous cellulose nanocrystal suspension to a highly ordered film
A highly ordered cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) film was processed and characterized from a non-aqueous suspension. As a first step, by drawing upon the negative magnetic anisotropy of CNCs, a global order of the...
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Magnetic field effects on cellulose nanocrystal ordering in a non-aqueous solvent
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are rod-shaped particles that can self-assemble into a chiral nematic phase at certain contents. Due to their negative diamagnetic susceptibility and high aspect ratio, the struct...
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Open AccessMeasuring nanoscale friction at graphene step edges
Although graphene is well known for super-lubricity on its basal plane, friction at its step edge is not well understood and contradictory friction behaviors have been reported. In this study, friction of mono...
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Open AccessNear-field corrosion interactions between glass and corrosion resistant alloys
This study explores the corrosion interactions between model nuclear waste glass materials and corrosion resistant alloys, under accelerated conditions that simulate the near field of a nuclear waste repositor...
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Self-accelerated corrosion of nuclear waste forms at material interfaces
The US plan for high-level nuclear waste includes the immobilization of long-lived radionuclides in glass or ceramic waste forms in stainless-steel canisters for disposal in deep geological repositories. Here ...
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Open AccessHydrogen bonding interactions of H2O and SiOH on a boroaluminosilicate glass corroded in aqueous solution
Hydrogen bonding interactions play an important role in many chemical and physical processes occurring in bulk liquids and at interfaces. In this study, hydrous species (H2O and Si-OH) on nano-porous alteration l...
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Correlation between crystalline cellulose structure and cellulose synthase complex shape: a spectroscopic study with unicellular freshwater alga Micrasterias
Cellulose is synthesized into fibrils by enzyme complexes called cellulose synthase complexes (CSCs). We analyzed cellulose fibrils produced in a dividing unicellular freshwater alga Micrasterias with vibrational...
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Polymer–inorganic solid–electrolyte interphase for stable lithium metal batteries under lean electrolyte conditions
The solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) is pivotal in stabilizing lithium metal anodes for rechargeable batteries. However, the SEI is constantly reforming and consuming electrolyte with cycling. The rational d...
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Effect of Gas Environment on Mechanochemical Reaction: A Model Study with Tribo-Polymerization of α-Pinene in Inert, Oxidative, and Reductive Gases
Mechanically induced or assisted chemical reactions readily occur in many tribological interfaces; however, the reactants involved in such reactions are often not well understood. Using the tribo-polymerizatio...
