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Scalable manufacturing of cellulose nanofibrils assisted by organic stone waste to expand the melt-processing window of poly(vinyl alcohol)
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is used in various fields as a degradable polymer with excellent physical properties. However, poor thermal processability impedes its development. Herein, cellulose nanofibers (CNFs)...
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Fabrication of weaving structure copper tube for electromagnetic interference shielding material: effect of annealing temperature on its electromagnetic shielding performance
To design and fabricate a novel and low-cost electromagnetic interference shielding material with outstanding performance is becoming extremely popular by scientists over the years, owing to increasingly compl...
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High-efficiency depolymerization/degradation of polyethylene terephthalate plastic by a whole-cell biocatalyst
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most abundantly produced plastic due to its excellent performance, but is also the primary source of poorly degradable plastic pollution. The development of environment-...
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A Facile Process Combined with Electroless Deposition and Hydrophobic Treatment to Fabricate Self-cleaning Radiation Protection Suits for Pregnant Woman
Silver-printed terylene is presented to fabricate anti-electromagnetic radiation Maternity Dress (AMD) with superior shielding effectiveness, but the use of noble metal as electromagnetic interference shieldin...
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High-performance cotton fabric-based supercapacitors consisting of polypyrrole/Ag/graphene oxide nanocomposite prepared via UV-induced polymerization
Cotton fabric (CF) fabricated by natural cellulose fibers has porous structure, abundant hydrophilic hydroxyl groups and good mechanical flexibility, which is a promising substrate for flexible fabric-based su...
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Polymer Brush Induced Electroless Copper Plating on PA12 Surface for Tensile Strength Enhancement of Selective Laser Sintering Part
Metal particles can be deposited on nylon 12 (PA12) surface with excellent metal/substrate interface and distribution by electroless plating (EP), but the use of noble metal as EP catalyst would enhance the co...
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Electromagnetic interference shielding property of silver nanowires/polymer foams with low thermal conductivity
Lightweight porous materials have attracted burgeoning interest in recent research on highly effective electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials owing to their tunable density and low thermal cond...
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A capillary-based SERS sensor for ultrasensitive and selective detection of Hg2+ by amalgamation with Au@4-MBA@Ag core–shell nanoparticles
A capillary-based SERS sensor was fabricated for ultrasensitive and selective detection of Hg2+ in water. Au@Ag core–shell NPs embedded with 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA) (Au@4-MBA@Ag) were prepared by a seed gr...
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Hydrothermal synthesis of high specific capacitance electrode material using porous bagasse biomass carbon hosting MnO2 nanospheres
In this article, a high specific capacitance biomass carbon/MnO2 nanocomposites electrode materials were prepared by hydrothermal method. The porous sugarcane bagasse based biomass carbon was used as the host to ...
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Electrochemical Synthesis of Covalently Bonded Poly (3, 4-dioxyethylthiophene)–Carbon Nanotubes Composite with Enhanced Electrochromic Properties
A Poly (3, 4-dioxyethylthiophene)–Carbon Nanotubes (PEDOT–CNT) composite electrochromic material, connected by interfacial covalent bonds, was successfully synthesized by electrochemical copolymerization of 3,...
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A facile process combined with defect-induced electroless plating and selective laser sintering forming to fabricate catalytically active free-standing material
The most common method for preparation of catalytically active free-standing hybrid material (CAFH) is that supporting material is formed and subsequent catalytic agent deposited on its surface. But it remains...
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Postcomposition Preparation and Supercapacitive Properties of Polyaniline Nanotube/Graphene Oxide Composites with Interfacial Electrostatic Interaction
Polyaniline nanotubes (PANI-T) and graphene oxide (GO) have been compounded by a postcomposition method with the assistance of electrostatic adsorption. Using this so-called postcomposition method, both the el...
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Covalently bonded polyaniline-reduced graphene oxide/single-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposites: influence of various dimensional carbon nanostructures on the electrochromic behavior of PANI
In this paper, water-dispersible and covalently bonded polyaniline-carbon nanostructures, including polyaniline-reduced graphene oxide (PANI-rGO), polyaniline-single-walled carbon nanotubes (PANI-SWCNTs), and ...
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Simultaneous Preparation of Polyaniline Nanofibers/Manganese Dioxide Composites at the Interface of Oil/Water for Supercapacitive Application
In this article, polyaniline nanofibers (PANI-NF)/manganese dioxide composites (PANI/MnO2) were synthesized through an interfacial polymerization approach. The PANI-NF and MnO2 were obtained by in situ oxidation ...
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Enhanced thermal conductivity of flexible cotton fabrics coated with reactive MWCNT nanofluid for potential application in thermal conductivity coatings and fire warning
It is a challenge to fabricate a flexible and smart cotton fabric sensor with improved thermal conductivity while retaining electrical insulation. Herein, reactive multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanofluid e...
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Photo-polymerized trifunctional acrylate resin/magnesium hydroxide fluids/cotton fabric composites with enhancing mechanical and moisture barrier properties
In this paper, a facile and environmentally friendly approach was used to prepare acrylate resin-based cotton fabric composites via adding reactive Mg (OH)2 fluids (MHFs) into trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TPT)...
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Biomass-codoped carbon dots: efficient fluorescent probes for isocarbophos ultrasensitive detection and for living cells dual-color imaging
Biomass quantum dots, which are green, cheap and easy to prepare, are promising fluorescence probes. In this study, we prepared biomass nitrogen-codoped carbon dots (B-NCdots) through pyrolysis, using natural ...
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Preparation of covalently bonded polyaniline nanofibers/carbon nanotubes supercapacitor electrode materials using interfacial polymerization approach
In this paper, the covalently bonded polyaniline (PANI) nanofiber/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) composites were synthesized via interfacial polymerization of aniline with para-phenylenediamine functionali...
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Open AccessPreparation of nickel/PA12 composite particles by defect-induced electroless plating for use in SLS processing
In this work, Ni particles/PA12 powders (Ni/PA12) and graphite oxide (GO)-encapsulated Ni particles/PA12 powders (GO-Ni/PA12) composite powders were prepared by defect-included electroless plating technique, a...
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Nanoporous cellulose membrane doped with silver for continuous catalytic decolorization of organic dyes
Despite the rapid progress in the development of catalysts for dye decolorization, the simultaneous catalyzing and product separation to achieve continuous processing remains a great challenge. Here, silver n...
