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Al-Shaeli M, Benkhaya S, Al-Juboori RA, Koyuncu I, Vatanpour V. pH-responsive membranes: Mechanisms, fabrications, and applications. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:173865. [PMID: 38880142 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Understanding the mechanisms of pH-responsiveness allows researchers to design and fabricate membranes with specific functionalities for various applications. The pH-responsive membranes (PRMs) are particular categories of membranes that have an amazing aptitude to change their properties such as permeability, selectivity and surface charge in response to changes in pH levels. This review provides a brief introduction to mechanisms of pH-responsiveness in polymers and categorizes the applied polymers and functional groups. After that, different techniques for fabricating pH-responsive membranes such as grafting, the blending of pH-responsive polymers/microgels/nanomaterials, novel polymers and graphene-layered PRMs are discussed. The application of PRMs in different processes such as filtration membranes, reverse osmosis, drug delivery, gas separation, pervaporation and self-cleaning/antifouling properties with perspective to the challenges and future progress are reviewed. Lastly, the development and limitations of PRM fabrications and applications are compared to provide inclusive information for the advancement of next-generation PRMs with improved separation and filtration performance.
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- Muayad Al-Shaeli
- Paul Wurth Chair, Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, Avenue de l'Universit'e, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- NYUAD Water Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Turkey; Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469, Turkey; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911 Tehran, Iran.
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Zhu B, Guo C, Li N, Liu P, Zhang M, Wang L, Xu Z. From Sheep Track to Motorway: Supramolecular-Mediated 2D Nanofluidic Channels for Ultrafast Water Transport. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309253. [PMID: 38126674 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Atomic thick 2D materials hold great potential as building blocks to construct highly permeable membranes, yet the permeability of laminar 2D material membranes is still limited by their irregularity sheep track-like interlayer channels. Herein, a supramolecular-mediated strategy to induce the regular assembly of high-throughput 2D nanofluidic channels based on host-guest interactions is proposed. Inspired by the characteristics of motorways, supramolecular-mediated ultrathin 2D membranes with broad and continuous regular water transport channels are successfully constructed using graphene oxide (GO) as an example. The prepared membrane achieves an ultrahigh water permeability (369.94 LMH bar-1) more than six times higher than that of the original membranes while maintaining dye rejection above 98.5%, which outperforms the reported 2D membranes. Characterization and simulation results show that the introduction of hyaluronate-grafted β-cyclodextrin not only expands the interlayer channels of GO membranes but also enables the membranes to operate stably under harsh conditions with the help of host-guest interactions. This universal supramolecular assembly strategy provides new opportunities for the preparation of 2D membranes with high separation performance and reliable and stable nanofluidic channels.
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- Bo Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, 529020, China
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- Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, 529020, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, 529020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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Dai L, Zhang WQ, Ding D, Luo C, Jiang L, Huang Y, Xia F. Outer-Surface Functionalized Solid-State Nanochannels for Enhanced Sensing Properties: Progress and Perspective. ACS NANO 2024; 18:7677-7687. [PMID: 38450654 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Solid-state nanochannel-based sensing systems have been established as vigorous tools for sensing plentiful biomarkers due to their label-free, highly sensitive, and high-throughput screening. However, research on solid-state nanochannels has predominantly centered on the functional groups modified on the inner wall, neglecting investigations into the outer surface. Actually, the outer surface, as a part of the nanochannels, also plays a key role in regulating ionic current. When the target nears the entrance of the nanochannel and prepares to pass through, it would also interact with functional groups located on the nanochannel's outer surface, leading to subsequent alterations in the ionic current. Recently, the probes on the outer surface have experimentally demonstrated their ability to independently regulate ionic current, unveiling advantages in in situ target detection, especially for targets larger than the diameter of the nanochannels that cannot pass through them. Here, we review the progress over the past decade in nanochannels featuring diverse outer-surface functionalization aimed at enhanced sensing performance, including charge modification, wettability adjustment, and probe immobilization. In addition, we present the promises and challenges posed by outer-surface functionalized nanochannels and discuss possible directions for their future deployments.
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- Li Dai
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- China Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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Fan K, Zhou S, Xie L, Jia S, Zhao L, Liu X, Liang K, Jiang L, Kong B. Interfacial Assembly of 2D Graphene-Derived Ion Channels for Water-Based Green Energy Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307849. [PMID: 37873917 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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The utilization of sustained and green energy is believed to alleviate increasing menace of global environmental concerns and energy dilemma. Interfacial assembly of 2D graphene-derived ion channels (2D-GDICs) with tunable ion/fluid transport behavior enables efficient harvesting of renewable green energy from ubiquitous water, especially for osmotic energy harvesting. In this review, various interfacial assembly strategies for fabricating diverse 2D-GDICs are summarized and their ion transport properties are discussed. This review analyzes how particular structure and charge density/distribution of 2D-GDIC can be modulated to minimize internal resistance of ion/fluid transport and enhance energy conversion efficiency, and highlights stimuli-responsive functions and stability of 2D-GDIC and further examines the possibility of integrating 2D-GDIC with other energy conversion systems. Notably, the presented preparation and applications of 2D-GDIC also inspire and guide other 2D materials to fabricate sophisticated ion channels for targeted applications. Finally, potential challenges in this field is analyzed and a prospect to future developments toward high-performance or large-scale real-word applications is offered.
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- Kun Fan
- College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- College of Electrical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Material and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052, Australia
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- Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
- Shandong Research Institute, Fudan University, Shandong, 250103, China
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Zhao DL, Zhou W, Shen L, Li B, Sun H, Zeng Q, Tang CY, Lin H, Chung TS. New directions on membranes for removal and degradation of emerging pollutants in aqueous systems. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 251:121111. [PMID: 38211412 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Emerging pollutants (EPs) refer to a group of non-regulated chemical or biological substances that have been recently introduced or detected in the environment. These pollutants tend to exhibit resistance to conventional treatment methods and can persist in the environment for prolonged periods, posing potential adverse effects on ecosystems and human health. As we enter a new era of managing these pollutants, membrane-based technologies hold significant promise in mitigating impact of EPs on the environment and safeguarding human health due to their high selectivity, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and capability for simultaneous separation and degradation. Moreover, these technologies continue to evolve rapidly with the development of new membrane materials and functionalities, advanced treatment strategies, and analyses for effectively treating EPs of more recent concerns. The objective of this review is to present the latest directions and advancements in membrane-based technologies for addressing EPs. By highlighting the progress in this field, we aim to share valuable perspectives with researchers and contribute to the development of future directions in sustainable treatments for EPs.
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- Die Ling Zhao
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 10607, Taiwan; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
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Avornyo A, Chrysikopoulos CV. Applications of graphene oxide (GO) in oily wastewater treatment: Recent developments, challenges, and opportunities. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 353:120178. [PMID: 38310795 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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The treatment of oily wastewater has become a serious environmental challenge, for which graphene oxide has emerged as a promising material in solving the problem. The ever-growing utilization of graphene oxide (GO) in the treatment of oily wastewater necessitates a constant review. This review article employs a comprehensive literature survey methodology, systematically examining peer-reviewed articles, focusing on, but not entirely limited to, the last five years. Major databases such as EBSCOhost, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched using specific keywords related to GO and oily wastewater treatment. The inclusion criteria focused on studies that specifically address the application, efficiency, and mechanisms of GO in treating oily wastewater. The data extracted from these sources were then synthesized to highlight the most important developments, challenges, and prospects in this field. As far as oily wastewater treatment is concerned, the majority of the studies revolve around the use of GO in mitigating fouling in membrane processes, improving the stability, capacity and reusability of sorbents, and enhancing photodegradation by minimizing charge recombination.
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- Amos Avornyo
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece.
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Sun C, Ma H, Yu F, Xia S. Preparation and evaluation of hydroxyethyl cellulose-based functional polymer for highly efficient utilization of heavy oil under the harsh reservoir environments. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 259:128972. [PMID: 38151086 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Emulsification viscosity reduction and subsequent demulsification are effective strategies to improve the utilization rate of heavy oil. However, traditional surfactants are challenged by unsatisfactory salt tolerance, inadequate stability in emulsification, difficulty in demulsification and pollution problem of oily wastewater discharge. To realize the feasibility and environment-friendliness of heavy oil utilization in the harsh reservoir environments, we designed a functional polymer and conducted a comprehensive evaluation using heavy oil samples from Chenping oil well in Shengli Oilfield. It was synthesized by grafting two hydrophobic monomers, lauryl methacrylate (LMA) and N, N-Diethylaminomethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA), onto the hydrophilia hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) by free-radical polymerization. The viscosity reduction rate can reach 99.57 % even under the high salinity of 26,050 mg/L. The stable oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion can be maintained for >48 h, satisfying the actual requirements for heavy oil recovery. Moreover, the emulsion can be completely demulsified in a CO2 atmosphere within 30 min, suggesting its satisfactory demulsification performance. Our study achieved the one-step transformation of heavy oil emulsion between emulsification and demulsification, which provides a green bio-based material and an ingenious strategy for enhanced oil recovery and other chemical engineering applications including oil/water separation.
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- Caixia Sun
- China Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of State Education Ministry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- China Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of State Education Ministry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- China Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of State Education Ministry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- China Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of State Education Ministry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Zhou Y, Wang S, Yin J, Wang J, Manshaii F, Xiao X, Zhang T, Bao H, Jiang S, Chen J. Flexible Metasurfaces for Multifunctional Interfaces. ACS NANO 2024; 18:2685-2707. [PMID: 38241491 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Optical metasurfaces, capable of manipulating the properties of light with a thickness at the subwavelength scale, have been the subject of extensive investigation in recent decades. This research has been mainly driven by their potential to overcome the limitations of traditional, bulky optical devices. However, most existing optical metasurfaces are confined to planar and rigid designs, functions, and technologies, which greatly impede their evolution toward practical applications that often involve complex surfaces. The disconnect between two-dimensional (2D) planar structures and three-dimensional (3D) curved surfaces is becoming increasingly pronounced. In the past two decades, the emergence of flexible electronics has ushered in an emerging era for metasurfaces. This review delves into this cutting-edge field, with a focus on both flexible and conformal design and fabrication techniques. Initially, we reflect on the milestones and trajectories in modern research of optical metasurfaces, complemented by a brief overview of their theoretical underpinnings and primary classifications. We then showcase four advanced applications of optical metasurfaces, emphasizing their promising prospects and relevance in areas such as imaging, biosensing, cloaking, and multifunctionality. Subsequently, we explore three key trends in optical metasurfaces, including mechanically reconfigurable metasurfaces, digitally controlled metasurfaces, and conformal metasurfaces. Finally, we summarize our insights on the ongoing challenges and opportunities in this field.
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- Yunlei Zhou
- Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Hangzhou 311200, China
- School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Hangzhou 311200, China
- School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Hangzhou 311200, China
- School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Hangzhou 311200, China
- School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Xidian University, Hangzhou 311200, China
- School of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Chen X, Zhang D, Guan Y, Chen D, Ge H, Wang Z, Bao M, Li Y. Joule Heating-Assisted Crude Oil Purification by a Poly(pyrrole)-Modified Microfibril Cellulose Membrane. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:2624-2636. [PMID: 38166459 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Using membrane materials to purify viscous watery oil from industrial production processes and accidental oil spills is of great importance but still challenging. Based on the excellent electrical conductivity and electric-thermal conversion of poly(pyrrole) (PPy), a hydrophobic PPy-modified micro-fibrillated cellulose membrane (P-CP) was successfully prepared. The size of the P-CP membrane can be customized to meet specific requirements. In this research, the membrane diameter is capable of reaching 24 cm. By applying a voltage ranging from 0 to 12 V, the surface temperature of the P-CP membrane can be elevated to roughly 120 °C. After 10 cycles of heating and cooling under 12 V voltage, the electric-thermal curves, surface hydrophobicity, and pore structure of P-CP membrane can remain stable, which suggests remarkable electric-thermal stability and reliability despite prolonged operation. The P-CP membrane shows good linearity between voltage and current (R2 = 0.997) and easy temperature control from room temperature to ∼120 °C at low supply voltage (0-12 V). Under the condition of 12 V power supply and self-gravity, the separation flux of the P-CP membrane for water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions (kerosene, diesel) is 2-3 times higher than that at room temperature, and the separation efficiency is also improved. Importantly, the P-CP membrane shows excellent separation performance for high viscosity water-in-crude oil emulsions, with a separation flux of 40 L m-2 h-1 by gravity. Compared to the situation without electricity, the separation flux of water-in-crude oil emulsion has increased four-fold. The joule heating of the P-CP membrane expands its service time and application scenarios, demonstrating its great application prospects in actual viscous oil-water emulsion separation.
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- Xiuping Chen
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 266237 Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China
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Xia B, Gao X, Qian J, Li S, Yu B, Hao Y, Wei B, Ma T, Wu H, Yang S, Zheng Y, Gao X, Guo L, Gao J, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Wei Y, Xue B, Jin Y, Luo Z, Zhang J, Huang J. A Novel Superparamagnetic Multifunctional Nerve Scaffold: A Remote Actuation Strategy to Boost In Situ Extracellular Vesicles Production for Enhanced Peripheral Nerve Repair. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2305374. [PMID: 37652460 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have inherent advantages over cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine because of their cargos of abundant bioactive cues. Several strategies are proposed to tune EVs production in vitro. However, it remains a challenge for manipulation of EVs production in vivo, which poses significant difficulties for EVs-based therapies that aim to promote tissue regeneration, particularly for long-term treatment of diseases like peripheral neuropathy. Herein, a superparamagnetic nanocomposite scaffold capable of controlling EVs production on-demand is constructed by incorporating polyethyleneglycol/polyethyleneimine modified superparamagnetic nanoparticles into a polyacrylamide/hyaluronic acid double-network hydrogel (Mag-gel). The Mag-gel is highly sensitive to a rotating magnetic field (RMF), and can act as mechano-stimulative platform to exert micro/nanoscale forces on encapsulated Schwann cells (SCs), an essential glial cell in supporting nerve regeneration. By switching the ON/OFF state of the RMF, the Mag-gel can scale up local production of SCs-derived EVs (SCs-EVs) both in vitro and in vivo. Further transcriptome sequencing indicates an enrichment of transcripts favorable in axon growth, angiogenesis, and inflammatory regulation of SCs-EVs in the Mag-gel with RMF, which ultimately results in optimized nerve repair in vivo. Overall, this research provides a noninvasive and remotely time-scheduled method for fine-tuning EVs-based therapies to accelerate tissue regeneration, including that of peripheral nerves.
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- Bing Xia
- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
- Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Xueyuan Road, Fuzhou, 350108, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Research and Development Center for Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Xueyuan Road, Fuzhou, 350108, P. R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Yang Y, Li K, Li J. Application of graphene oxide in tumor targeting and tumor therapy. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2023; 34:2551-2576. [PMID: 37768314 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2023.2265171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO), as a kind of two-dimensional sp2 carbon nanomaterials, has attracted great attention in many fields in the past decade. Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, GO is showing great promise in the field of biomedicine. For GO, all the atoms on its surface are exposed to the surface with ultra-high specific surface area, and a variety of groups on the surface, such as carboxyl, hydroxyl and epoxy groups, can effectively bind/load various biomolecules. Due to the availability of these groups, GO also possesses excellent hydrophilicity and biocompatibility for the modification of the desired biocompatible molecules or polymers on the surface of GO. The nano-network structure and hydrophobicity of GO enable it to load a large number of hydrophobic drugs containing benzene rings and it has been widely used as a multi-functional nano-carrier for chemotherapeutic drug or gene delivery. This review article will give an in-depth overview of the synthesis methods of GO, the advantages and disadvantages of GO used in nano-drug delivery system, the research progress of GO as a stimulus-responsive nano-drug carrier, and the application of these intelligent systems in cancer treatment.
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- Jia Zhang
- College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China
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- College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China
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- College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China
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- College of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China
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Fang H, Xu S, Wang Y, Yang H, Su D. Endogenous stimuli-responsive drug delivery nanoplatforms for kidney disease therapy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023; 232:113598. [PMID: 37866237 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Kidney disease is one of the most life-threatening health problems, affecting millions of people in the world. Commonly used steroids and immunosuppressants often fall exceptionally short of outcomes with inescapable systemic toxicity. With the booming research in nanobiotechnology, stimuli-responsive nanoplatform has come an appealing therapeutic strategy for kidney disease. Endogenous stimuli-responsive materials have shown profuse promise owing to their enhanced spatiotemporal control and precise to the location of the lesion. This review focuses on recent advances stimuli-responsive drug delivery nano-architectonics for kidney disease. First, a brief introduction of pathogenesis of kidney disease and pathological microenvironment were provided. Then, various endogenous stimulus involved in drug delivery nanoplatforms including pH, ROS, enzymes, and glucose were categorized based on the pathological mechanisms of kidney disease. Next, we separately summarized literature examples of endogenous stimuli-responsive nanomaterials, and outlined the design strategies and response mechanisms. Finally, the paper was concluded by discussing remaining challenges and future perspectives of endogenous stimuli-responsive drug delivery nanoplatform for expediting the speed of development and clinical applications.
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- Hufeng Fang
- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213100, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213100, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213100, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213100, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213100, China.
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Liu H, Zhang X, Lv Z, Wei F, Liang Q, Qian L, Li Z, Chen X, Wu W. Ternary Heterostructure Membranes with Two-Dimensional Tunable Channels for Highly Selective Ion Separation. JACS AU 2023; 3:3089-3100. [PMID: 38034952 PMCID: PMC10685435 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Selective ion separation from brines is pivotal for attaining high-purity lithium, a critical nonrenewable resource. Conventional methods encounter substantial challenges, driving the quest for streamlined, efficient, and swift approaches. Here, we present a graphene oxide (GO)-based ternary heterostructure membrane with a unique design. By utilizing Zn2+-induced confinement synthesis in a two-dimensional (2D) space, we incorporated two-dimensional zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) and zinc alginate (ZA) polymers precisely within layers of the GO membrane, creating tunable interlayer channels with a ternary heterostructure. The pivotal design lies in ion insertion into the two-dimensional (2D) membrane layers, achieving meticulous modulation of layer spacing based on ion hydration radius. Notably, the ensuing layer spacing within the hybrid ionic intercalation membrane occupies an intermediary realm, positioned astutely between small-sized hydrated ionic intercalation membrane spacing and their more extensive counterparts. This deliberate configuration accelerates the swift passage of diminutive hydrated ions while simultaneously impeding the movement of bulkier ions within the brine medium. The outcome is remarkable selectivity, demonstrated by the partitioning of K+/Li+ = 20.9, Na+/K+ = 31.2, and Li+/Mg2+ = 9.5 ion pairs. The ZIF-8/GO heterostructure significantly contributes to the selectivity, while the mechanical robustness and stability, improved by the ZA/GO heterostructure, further support its practical applicability. This report reports an advanced membrane design, offering promising prospects for lithium extraction and various ion separation processes.
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- Huiling Liu
- MOE
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, 222 Tianshui
South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, 222 Tianshui
South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, 222 Tianshui
South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- CAS
Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources and Key
Laboratory for Natural Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, 222 Tianshui
South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, 222 Tianshui
South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, 222 Tianshui
South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- MOE
Frontiers Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, 222 Tianshui
South Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Su Y, Liu L, Gao X, Yu W, Hong Y, Liu C. A high-efficient and salt-rejecting 2D film for photothermal evaporation. iScience 2023; 26:107347. [PMID: 37554456 PMCID: PMC10405069 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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The solar-driven desalination is seen as a sustainable way to combat water scarcity. However, the solar steam generation efficiency has long been restricted by the high vaporization enthalpy of water and low energy density of natural sunlight. We introduced graphene oxide (GO) cross-linked with polyethyleneimine (PEI) as the photothermal material, with the enriched ammonic functional groups in modified GO membrane (GPM) activating water molecules to evaporate with much lower energy consumption. The vaporization enthalpy at the air-film interface is reduced up to 42% in GPM film by tuning the thermodynamic states of water. Consequently, GPM film enables a high evaporation rate of 2.48 kg m-2 h-1 with 95.7% energy conversion efficiency under 1 sun. With the aid of positive charges introduced by hydrolysis of PEI, the GPM exhibits excellent salt resistance and delivers an evaporation rate around 1.8 kg m-2 h-1 when treating 20 wt % NaCl solution.
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- Yiru Su
- Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road(S), Nanjing 210009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Radiochemistry, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing 102413, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Xi J, Zhang Y, Lou Y, Chu Y, Dai H, Xu Z, Xiao H, Wu W. A smart gating nanocellulose membrane showing selective separation and self-cleaning performance. Int J Biol Macromol 2023:125236. [PMID: 37302630 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A smart gating membrane based on thermal-sensitive poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM)-grafted nanocellulose and carbon nanotube (CNT) was prepared. The presence of PNIPAM shell on cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) endow the composite membrane with thermal responsiveness. By external stimulation, an increase temperature from 10 °C to 70 °C allows the average pore size of the membrane to be controlled from 28 nm to 110 nm, as well as the water permeance from 440 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1 to 1088 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1. The gating ratio of the membrane can reach 2.47. The photothermal effect of CNT rapidly warms up the membrane to the lowest critical solution temperature in the water, avoiding the constraint that the whole water phase cannot be heated throughout the practical use process. The membrane can precisely control the nanoparticles to concentrate at 25.3 nm, 47.7 nm or 102 nm by adjust the temperature. In addition, the water permeance can be restored to 370 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1 by washing the membrane under light. The smart gating membrane has a wide application in substance multi-stage separation and selective separation, and it can realize self-cleaning.
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- Jianfeng Xi
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Huang T, Su Z, Hou K, Zeng J, Zhou H, Zhang L, Nunes SP. Advanced stimuli-responsive membranes for smart separation. Chem Soc Rev 2023. [PMID: 37184537 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00911k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Membranes have been extensively studied and applied in various fields owing to their high energy efficiency and small environmental impact. Further conferring membranes with stimuli responsiveness can allow them to dynamically tune their pore structure and/or surface properties for efficient separation performance. This review summarizes and discusses important developments and achievements in stimuli-responsive membranes. The most commonly utilized stimuli, including light, pH, temperature, ions, and electric and magnetic fields, are discussed in detail. Special attention is given to stimuli-responsive control of membrane pore structure (pore size and porosity/connectivity) and surface properties (wettability, surface topology, and surface charge), from the perspective of determining the appropriate membrane properties and microstructures. This review also focuses on strategies to prepare stimuli-responsive membranes, including blending, casting, polymerization, self-assembly, and electrospinning. Smart applications for separations are also reviewed as well as a discussion of remaining challenges and future prospects in this exciting field. This review offers critical insights for the membrane and broader materials science communities regarding the on-demand and dynamic control of membrane structures and properties. We hope that this review will inspire the design of novel stimuli-responsive membranes to promote sustainable development and make progress toward commercialization.
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- Tiefan Huang
- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Functional Membrane Materials Engineering Research Center of Hunan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment of MOE, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
- Academy of Ecological Civilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Nanostructured Polymeric Membranes Laboratory, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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Chen Y, Szkopek T, Cerruti M. Supramolecular temperature responsive assembly of polydopamine reduced graphene oxide. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023. [PMID: 37098724 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00202k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) colloidal systems can directly respond to environmental stimuli such as pH, ionic strength, and light by themselves, but not to temperature. Here we show that surface modification of rGO with polydopamine (PDA) leads to a temperature-responsive composite material, even though neither rGO nor PDA have intrinsic temperature responsiveness. Reducing GO with dopamine results in rGO/PDA flakes with hydrophilic PDA clusters attached to hydrophobic rGO domains, which mimics the amphiphilic structure of temperature responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM). The rGO/PDA flakes self-assemble at temperature higher than 30 °C, causing flake aggregation and precipitation in suspensions with concentration of 0.05 g L-1, which is reversible upon cooling, shaking, and re-heating. A solution-to-gelation transition occurs upon heating suspensions with concentration of 10 g L-1. Nacre-like films and porous monoliths are obtained by drying rGO/PDA suspensions at different concentrations. Films and porous monoliths obtained by drying suspensions that are previously self-assembled through heat have more compact structures compared to those obtained with suspensions that are not heated. Overall, this work introduces the concept of supramolecular temperature responsive assembly of nanomaterials (STRAN), i.e., that temperature response can be introduced in nanomaterials by combining non-responsive components that function cooperatively in supramolecules, whose interactions with solvents can be modulated by temperature changes, mimicking what happens in macromolecular systems such as PNIPAM. STRAN could be applied to nanomaterials beyond GO to develop responsive systems whose self-assembly in suspension and architectural features realized upon drying can be controlled by temperature.
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- Yiwen Chen
- Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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An YC, Gao XX, Jiang WL, Han JL, Ye Y, Chen TM, Ren RY, Zhang JH, Liang B, Li ZL, Wang AJ, Ren NQ. A critical review on graphene oxide membrane for industrial wastewater treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 223:115409. [PMID: 36746203 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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An important way to promote the environmental industry's goal of carbon reduction is to promote the recycling of resources. Membrane separation technology has unique advantages in resource recovery and advanced treatment of industrial wastewater. However, the great promise of traditional organic membrane is hampered by challenges associated with organic solvent tolerance, lack of oxidation resistance, and serious membrane fouling control. Moreover, the high concentrations of organic matter and inorganic salts in the membrane filtration concentrate also hinder the wider application of the membrane separation technology. The emerging cost-effective graphene oxide (GO)-based membrane with excellent resistance to organic solvents and oxidants, more hydrophilicity, lower membrane fouling, better separation performance has been expected to contribute more in industrial wastewater treatment. Herein, we provide comprehensive insights into the preparation and characteristic of GO membranes, as well as current research status and problems related to its future application in industrial wastewater treatment. Finally, concluding remarks and future perspectives have been deduced and recommended for the GO membrane separation technology application for industrial wastewater treatment, which leads to realizing sustainable wastewater recycling and a nearly "zero discharge" water treatment process.
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- Ye-Chen An
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environment Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environment Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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Lithium-ion extraction using electro-driven freestanding graphene oxide composite membranes. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Wei R, Xiang H, Xie M, Chen G, Zhang X, Zhao C. Programming a Dual-Responsive Switch in Both the Surface and Interior of an Asymmetric Separation Membrane. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Xu M, Tang Q, Liu Y, Shi J, Zhang W, Guo C, Liu Q, Lei W, Chen C. Charged Boron Nitride Nanosheet Membranes for Improved Organic Solvent Nanofiltration. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:12524-12533. [PMID: 36820819 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two-dimensional nanomaterial-based membranes have earned broad attention because of their excellent capability of separation performance in a mixture that can challenge the conventional membrane materials utilized in the organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) field. Boron nitride (BN) nanosheet membranes have displayed superb stability and separation ability in aqueous and organic solutions compared to the widely researched analogous graphene-based membranes; nevertheless, the concentration polarization of organic dye pollutants fades their separation performance and eclipses their potential adoption as a feasible technology. Herein, PDDA-modified BN (PBN) and sodium alginate-modified BN (SBN) nanosheet membranes with a thinner laminar structure are facially fabricated to improve the molecule separation performance compared to that of the pristine BN membrane. In aqueous separation application, the SBN membranes (2 μm) can reject positively charged dyes up to 100% and the PBN membrane (2 μm) could reject negatively charged dyes up to 100%. Impressively, the PBN membranes (3 μm) and SBN membranes (3 μm) demonstrate record high performances in OSN, with a permeance of 809 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 and 97.71% rejection to acid fuchsin in acetonitrile and 290 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 and 94.94% rejection to Azure B in dimethyl sulfoxide, respectively. The charged PBN and SBN nanosheet membranes demonstrate stable separation capability, exhibiting their potential for practical water and organic solvent purification processes.
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- Mao Xu
- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Locked Bag 2000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Locked Bag 2000, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei 230036, Anhui, China
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Mo J, Wang S, Xie F, Liang S, Ma XH. Double cross-linked MoS2 intercalation GO membrane: towards high stability and high permeability. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Zhou K, Guo C, Gan F, Xin JH, Yu H. Large-area ultra-thin GO nanofiltration membranes prepared by a pre-crosslinking rod coating technique. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:261-269. [PMID: 36863182 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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In existing separation membranes, it is difficult to quickly produce large-area graphene oxide (GO) nanofiltration membranes with high permeability and high rejection, which is the bottleneck of industrialization. In this study, a pre-crosslinking rod-coating technique is reported. A GO-P-Phenylenediamine (PPD) suspension was obtained by chemically crosslinking GO and PPD for 180 min. After scraping and coating with a Mayer rod, the ultra-thin GO-PPD nanofiltration membrane with an area of 400 cm2 and a thickness of 40 nm was prepared in 30 s. The PPD formed an amide bond with GO to improve its stability. It also increased the layer spacing of GO membrane, which could improve the permeability. The prepared GO nanofiltration membrane had a 99 % rejection rate for dyes such as methylene blue, crystal violet, and Congo red. Meanwhile, the permeation flux reached to 42 LMH/bar, which was 10 times that of the GO membrane without PPD crosslinking, and it still maintained excellent stability under strongly acidic and basic conditions. This work successfully solved the problems of GO nanofiltration membranes, including the large-area fabrication, high permeability and high rejection.
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- Kai Zhou
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Advanced Textile Materials, School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Advanced Textile Materials, School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Advanced Textile Materials, School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Institute of Textiles & Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Advanced Textile Materials, School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China.
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Lu X, Xu H, Cheng Y, Liu W, Wang Y. Switchable Separation Strategy via Host-Guest Locks. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:2779-2786. [PMID: 36758157 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Universal separation strategies are the ultimate goal in separation science. However, there is always a tradeoff between universality and selectivity due to the negative influence among different recognition domains. With the goal of universal separation in mind, an unprecedented, switchable, and versatile separation strategy using reversible supramolecular host-guest interactions has been developed. These adjustable separation mediums were prepared using surface-grafted cationic cyclodextrin to firmly bind negatively charged adamantane derivatives. By changing guest structures, the surface functionality of the separation medium can be precisely regulated to be selective for a variety of substrates including chiral or achiral molecules, thus producing satisfactory single-column universality. This method offers a new approach to move beyond conventional separation methodologies and should stimulate the design of switchable functional materials.
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- Xinling Lu
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300075, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300075, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300075, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300075, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300075, China
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Jian X, Xu J, Guo J, Zhao J, Shen T, Gao Z, Song YY. Cascade-Gates Guarded Asymmetrical Nanochannel Membrane: An Interference-Free Device for Straightforward Detection of Trace Biomarker in Undiluted Serum. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205995. [PMID: 36504175 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Accurate detection of trace biomarkers in biological samples is a key task in diagnostic testing, but it remains challenging due to the high concentration of other physiologically relevant interferences. This work presents a new electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensing device based on a bio-inspired nanochannel membrane (NM) guarded with two differential gates. The recognition event at the aptamer gate is followed by the permitting of stimulator transport toward the metal-organic framework (MOF) gate. Proof of concept application is evaluated using cytochrome C (Cytc) as the analyte, and glucose, a commonly existing nutriment as the stimulator. The oxidase-mimic plasmonic nanoparticles induce an effective release of ECL luminophore from the MOF gate. This cascade-gates guarded NM can effectively separate biological matrices from the detection cell. Consequently, the proposed system can achieve direct sensing of 1.0 nm Cytc in undiluted serum within the threshold concentrations of leukemia and lymphoma, making it attractive for point-of-care applications.
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- Xiaoxia Jian
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, P. R. China
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Song J, Vikulina AS, Parakhonskiy BV, Skirtach AG. Hierarchy of hybrid materials. Part-II: The place of organics- on-inorganics in it, their composition and applications. Front Chem 2023; 11:1078840. [PMID: 36762189 PMCID: PMC9905839 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1078840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Hybrid materials or hybrids incorporating organic and inorganic constituents are emerging as a very potent and promising class of materials due to the diverse but complementary nature of their properties. This complementarity leads to a perfect synergy of properties of the desired materials and products as well as to an extensive range of their application areas. Recently, we have overviewed and classified hybrid materials describing inorganics-in-organics in Part-I (Saveleva, et al., Front. Chem., 2019, 7, 179). Here, we extend that work in Part-II describing organics-on-inorganics, i.e., inorganic materials modified by organic moieties, their structure and functionalities. Inorganic constituents comprise of colloids/nanoparticles and flat surfaces/matrices comprise of metallic (noble metal, metal oxide, metal-organic framework, magnetic nanoparticles, alloy) and non-metallic (minerals, clays, carbons, and ceramics) materials; while organic additives can include molecules (polymers, fluorescence dyes, surfactants), biomolecules (proteins, carbohydtrates, antibodies and nucleic acids) and even higher-level organisms such as cells, bacteria, and microorganisms. Similarly to what was described in Part-I, we look at similar and dissimilar properties of organic-inorganic materials summarizing those bringing complementarity and composition. A broad range of applications of these hybrid materials is also presented whose development is spurred by engaging different scientific research communities.
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- Junnan Song
- Nano-BioTechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium,*Correspondence: Junnan Song, ; Bogdan V. Parakhonskiy, ; Andre G. Skirtach,
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- Bavarian Polymer Institute, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Nano-BioTechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium,*Correspondence: Junnan Song, ; Bogdan V. Parakhonskiy, ; Andre G. Skirtach,
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- Nano-BioTechnology Group, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium,*Correspondence: Junnan Song, ; Bogdan V. Parakhonskiy, ; Andre G. Skirtach,
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Carr AJ, Lee SE, Kumal RR, Bu W, Uysal A. Convenient Confinement: Interplay of Solution Conditions and Graphene Oxide Film Structure on Rare Earth Separations. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:57133-57143. [PMID: 36533427 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c16156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) membranes are excellent candidates for a range of separation applications, including rare earth segregation and radionuclide decontamination. Understanding nanoscale water and ion behavior near interfacial GO is critical for groundbreaking membrane advances, including improved selectivity and permeability. We experimentally examine the impact of solution conditions on water and lanthanide interactions with interfacial GO films and connect these results to GO membrane performance. The investigation of the confined films at the air-water interface with a combination of surface-specific spectroscopy and X-ray scattering techniques allows us to understand water and ion behaviors separately. Sum frequency generation spectroscopy reveals a dramatic change in interfacial water organization because of graphene oxide film deprotonation. Interfacial X-ray fluorescence measurements show a 17× increase in adsorbed lanthanide to the GO film from subphase pH 3 to pH 9. Liquid surface X-ray reflectivity data show an additional 2.7 e- per Å2 for GO films at pH 9 versus pH 3 as well. These results are connected to GO membrane performance, which show increased selectivity and decreased flux for membranes filtering pH 9 solutions. We posit insoluble lanthanide hydroxides form at higher pHs. Taken together, these results highlight the importance of interfacial experiments on model GO systems.
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- Amanda J Carr
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- NSF's ChemMatCARS, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois60637, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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Torres I, González-Tobío B, Ares P, Gómez-Herrero J, Zamora F. Evaluation of the degradation of the graphene-polypropylene composites of masks in harsh working conditions. MATERIALS TODAY. CHEMISTRY 2022; 26:101146. [PMID: 36159446 PMCID: PMC9481924 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The recent COVID-19 outbreak has led health authorities to recommend at least the use of surgical masks, most preferably respirators (FFP2 or KN95), to prevent the spread of the virus. Non-woven fabrics have been chosen as the best option to manufacture the face masks, due to their filtration efficiency, low cost, and versatility. Modifying the mask filters with graphene has been of great interest due to its potential use as antibacterial and virucidal properties. Indeed, some companies have commercialized face masks in which graphene is coated and/or embedded. However, the Canadian sanitary authorities advised against using the Shandong Shengquan New Materials Co. graphene masks because of the possibility of pulmonary damage produced by graphene inhalation. Thus, we have analyzed the stability of the graphene filter of these masks and compared it with two other commercially available graphene mask filters, evaluating the morphological and spectroscopical change of the fibers, as well as the particles released during the endurance tests. Our work introduces the necessary tools and methodology to evaluate the potential degradation of face masks under extreme working conditions. These methods complement the present standard tests ensuring the security of the new filters based on composites or nanomaterials.
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- I Torres
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de La Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de La Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Loose composite nanofiltration membrane with in-situ immobilized β-FeOOH film for effective dyes degradation and separation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kamran U, Rhee KY, Lee SY, Park SJ. Innovative progress in graphene derivative-based composite hybrid membranes for the removal of contaminants in wastewater: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 306:135590. [PMID: 35803370 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Graphene derivatives (graphene oxide) are proved as an innovative carbon materials that are getting more attraction in membrane separation technology because of its unique properties and capability to attain layer-to-layer stacking, existence of high oxygen-based functional groups, and generation of nanochannels that successively enhance the selective pollutants removal performance. The review focused on the recent innovations in the development of graphene derivative-based composite hybrid membranes (GDHMs) for the removal of multiple contaminants from wastewater treatment. To design GDHMs, it was observed that at first GO layers undergo chemical treatments with either different polymers, plasma, or sulfonyl. After that, the chemically treated GO layers were decorated with various active functional materials (either with nanoparticles, magnetite, or nanorods, etc.). By preparing GDHMs, properties such as permeability, porosity, hydrophilicity, water flux, stability, feasibility, mechanical strength, regeneration ability, and antifouling tendency were excessively improved as compared to pristine GO membranes. Different types of novel GDHMs were able to remove toxic dyes (77-100%), heavy metals/ions (66-100%), phenols (40-100%), and pharmaceuticals (74-100%) from wastewater with high efficiency. Some of GDHMs were capable to show dual contaminant removal efficacy and antibacterial activity. In this study, it was observed that the most involved mechanisms for pollutants removal are size exclusion, transport, electrostatic interactions, adsorption, and donnan exclusion. In addition to this, interaction mechanism during membrane separation technology has also been elaborated by density functional theory. At last, in this review the discussion related to challenges, limitations, and future outlook for the applications of GDHMs has also been provided.
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- Urooj Kamran
- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Incheon, 22212, South Korea; Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 445-701, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 445-701, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Incheon, 22212, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, 100 Inharo, Incheon, 22212, South Korea.
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Sun T, Zhu Z. Light resonantly enhances the permeability of functionalized membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Highly stable and permeable graphene oxide membrane modified by carbohydrazide for efficient dyes separation. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lazarenko NS, Golovakhin VV, Shestakov AA, Lapekin NI, Bannov AG. Recent Advances on Membranes for Water Purification Based on Carbon Nanomaterials. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:915. [PMID: 36295674 PMCID: PMC9606928 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12100915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Every year the problem of water purification becomes more relevant. This is due to the continuous increase in the level of pollution of natural water sources, an increase in the population, and sharp climatic changes. The growth in demand for affordable and clean water is not always comparable to the supply that exists in the water treatment market. In addition, the amount of water pollution increases with the increase in production capacity, the purification of which cannot be fully handled by conventional processes. However, the application of novel nanomaterials will enhance the characteristics of water treatment processes which are one of the most important technological problems. In this review, we considered the application of carbon nanomaterials in membrane water purification. Carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotubes, graphite, graphene oxide, and activated carbon were analyzed as promising materials for membranes. The problems associated with the application of carbon nanomaterials in membrane processes and ways to solve them were discussed. Their efficiency, properties, and characteristics as a modifier for membranes were analyzed. The potential directions, opportunities and challenges for application of various carbon nanomaterials were suggested.
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Zheng J, Wang R, Ye Q, Chen B, Zhu X. Multilayered graphene oxide membrane with precisely controlled interlayer spacing for separation of molecules with very close molecular weights. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tu W, Liu Y, Chen M, Ma L, Li L, Yang B. Photocatalytic self-cleaning graphene oxide membrane coupled with carbon nitride and Ti3C2-Mxene for enhanced wastewater purification. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Deng Y, Wang Y, Xiao X, Saucedo BJ, Zhu Z, Xie M, Xu X, Yao K, Zhai Y, Zhang Z, Chen J. Progress in Hybridization of Covalent Organic Frameworks and Metal-Organic Frameworks. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202928. [PMID: 35986438 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) hybrid materials are a class of porous crystalline materials that integrate MOFs and COFs with hierarchical pore structures. As an emerging porous frame material platform, MOF/COF hybrid materials have attracted tremendous attention, and the field is advancing rapidly and extending into more diverse fields. Extensive studies have shown that a broad variety of MOF/COF hybrid materials with different structures and specific properties can be synthesized from diverse building blocks via different chemical reactions, driving the rapid growth of the field. The allowed complementary utilization of π-conjugated skeletons and nanopores for functional exploration has endowed these hybrid materials with great potential in challenging energy and environmental issues. It is necessary to prepare a "family tree" to accurately trace the developments in the study of MOF/COF hybrid materials. This review comprehensively summarizes the latest achievements and advancements in the design and synthesis of MOF/COF hybrid materials, including COFs covalently bonded to the surface functional groups of MOFs (MOF@COF), MOFs grown on the surface of COFs (COF@MOF), bridge reaction between COF and MOF (MOF+COF), and their various applications in catalysis, energy storage, pollutant adsorption, gas separation, chemical sensing, and biomedicine. It concludes with remarks concerning the trend from the structural design to functional exploration and potential applications of MOF/COF hybrid materials.
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- Yang Deng
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Metrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Zhongxing New Material Technology Company Ltd., Shenzhen, 518000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Metrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Qiu M, Shen Z, Xia Q, Li X, Huang H, Wang Y, Liu Y, Wang Y. Metal-polyphenol cross-linked titanium carbide membranes with stable interlayer spacing for efficient wastewater treatment. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 628:649-659. [PMID: 36027775 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.08.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Membranes based on transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXenes) have significant water treatment potential because of their unique molecular sieving properties and excellent permeation performance. However, hydrophilic MXenes swell upon water immersion, and improving their stability remains challenging. In this study, a Fe3+-tannic acid (TA) complex was used as a cross-linker and surface modifier to prepare high-performance titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene laminar membranes. Fe3+-TA formation on the nanosheets increased the interlayer spacing and stabilized the laminar structure. The membrane with the highest performance among the as-prepared membranes exhibited a high water permeance of 90.5 L/m-2(-|-)h-1 bar-1 (which is twice that of the pristine Ti3C2Tx membrane) and good separation efficiency (methyl blue rejection rate: ∼99.8 %; Na2SO4 rejection rate: ∼5.0 %). Furthermore, the Fe3+-TA complex enhanced the membrane hydrophilicity, resulting in excellent antifouling properties. This study provides an environmentally friendly and facile method for fabricating two-dimensional loose nanofiltration membranes for textile wastewater treatment.
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- Ming Qiu
- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China.
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China.
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Dong Y, Zhao Z, Zhao J, Guo Z, Du G, Sun Y, He D, Duan J, Liu J, Yao H. High-Performance Osmotic Power Generators Based on the 1D/2D Hybrid Nanochannel System. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:29197-29212. [PMID: 35704847 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Extracting clean energy by converting the salinity gradient between river and sea into energy is an effective way to reduce the global pollution and carbon emissions. Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is of great importance to realize the energy conversion assisting the ion-selective membrane. However, its higher ion resistance and lower conversion efficiency results in the undesirable power conversion performance. Here, we demonstrate a 1D/2D hybrid nanochannel system to achieve high osmotic energy conversion and output power. This heterogeneous structure is composed of two structures, in which the subnanometer nanochannels in graphene oxide membrane (GOM) can serve as a selective layer and reduce the ion diffusion energy barrier, while the nanochannel in the polymer can introduce asymmetry to enhance ionic rectification and conversion efficiency. This heterogeneous membrane exhibits excellent cation selectivity and enhanced ionic current rectification (ICR) performance. The application of the GOM/PET hybrid nanochannel system in osmotic energy harvesting is evaluated, and the output power can reach up to 118.2 pW with the energy conversion efficiency of 40.3%. Theoretical calculation indicates that the 1D/2D hybrid system can effectively take the advantage of excellent cation selectivity of 2D lamellar nanochannels to improve its RED performance significantly.
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- Yuhua Dong
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou730000, PR China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou516000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou730000, PR China
- Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou516000, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, PR China
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Transport behavior of water and ions through positively charged nanopores. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Wang X, Yang J, Shi X, Zhang Z, Yin C, Wang Y. Electrosynthesis of Ionic Covalent Organic Frameworks for Charge-Selective Separation of Molecules. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107108. [PMID: 35218138 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as potent material platforms for engineering advanced membranes to tackle challenging separation demands. However, the synthesis of COF membranes is currently hampered by suboptimal productivity and harsh synthesis conditions, especially for ionic COFs with perdurable charges. Herein, ionic COFs with charged nanochannels are electrically synthesized on conductive supports to rapidly construct composite membranes for charge-selective separations of small molecules. The intrinsic charging nature and strong charge intensity of ionic COFs are demonstrated to collectively dominate the membrane growth. Spontaneous repairing to diminish defects under the applied electric field is observed, in favor of generating well-grown COF membranes. Altering electrosynthetic conditions realizes the precise control over the membrane thickness and thus the separation ability. Electrically synthesized ionic COF membranes exhibit remarkable molecular separation performances due to their relatively ordered and charged nanochannels. With these charge-selective pathways, the membranes enable the efficient sieving of charged and neutral molecules with analogous structures. This study reveals an electrical route to synthesizing COF thin films, and showcases the great potential of ionic nanochannels in precise separation based on charge selectivity.
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- Xingyuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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Tu W, Liu Y, Chen M, Ma L, Li L, Yang B. A mussel-induced approach to secondary functional cross-linking 3-aminopropytriethoxysilane to modify the graphene oxide membrane for wastewater purification. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Han Z, Xiao X, Qu H, Hu M, Au C, Nashalian A, Xiao X, Wang Y, Yang L, Jia F, Wang T, Ye Z, Servati P, Huang L, Zhu Z, Tang J, Chen J. Ultrafast and Selective Nanofiltration Enabled by Graphene Oxide Membranes with Unzipped Carbon Nanotube Networks. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:1850-1860. [PMID: 34859667 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Carbon nanomaterials have proven their wide applicability in molecular separation and water purification techniques. Here, an unzipped carbon nanotubes (CNT) embedded graphene oxide (GO) membrane (uCNTm) is reported. The multiwalled CNTs were longitudinally cut into multilayer graphene oxide nanoribbons by a modified Hummer method. To investigate the varying effects of different bandwidths of unzipped CNTs on their properties, four uCNTms were prepared by a vacuum-assisted filtration process. Unzipped-CNTs with different bandwidths were made by unzipping multiwalled CNTs with outer diameters of 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, and 30-50 nm and named uCNTm-1, uCNTm-2, uCNTm-3, and uCNTm-4, respectively. The uCNTms exhibited good stability in different pH solutions, and the water permeability of the composite membranes showed an increasing trend with the increase of the inserted uCNTm's bandwidth up to 107 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1, which was more than 10 times greater than that of pure GO membranes. The composite membranes showed decent dye screening performance with the rejection rate of methylene blue and rhodamine B both greater than 99%.
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- Zhenyang Han
- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, National Base of International Science & Technology Cooperation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Meng W, Li N, Min C, Shi J, Zhu B, Liu L, Liu S, Shao R, Xu Z, Cai Z. Conferring doorman characteristic and superior nano-scratch stability to graphene oxide membranes via tailoring channel microenvironment. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03270h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Graphene oxide (GO) membranes with doorman characteristic, tunable nanochannel microenvironment and high interfacial adhesion were fabricated.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Research School of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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Mahmud MAP, Tat T, Xiao X, Adhikary P, Chen J. Advances in 4D‐printed physiological monitoring sensors. EXPLORATION 2021; 1. [PMCID: PMC10191037 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Department of Bioengineering University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA
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- Department of Bioengineering University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology Khulna Bangladesh
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- Department of Bioengineering University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA
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Liu J, Yuan W, Li C, Cheng M, Su Y, Xu L, Chu T, Hou S. l-Cysteine-Modified Graphene Oxide-Based Membrane for Chiral Selective Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:49215-49223. [PMID: 34628847 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A novel chiral separation membrane was fabricated by assembling l-cysteine (l-Cys)-modified graphene oxide sheets. l-Cys modification leads to an enantiomer separation membrane with an accessible interlayer spacing of 8 Å, which allows high solvent permeability. In the racemate separation experiments under isobaric conditions, the enantiomeric excess (ee) values of alanine (Ala), threonine (Thr), tyrosine (Tyr), and penicillamine (Pen) racemates in the permeation solution were 43.60, 44.11, 27.43, and 46.44%, respectively. In the racemate separation experiments under negative pressure, the separation performances of Ala, Thr, and Tyr were still maintained, and the enantiomeric excess (ee) values of the filtrate after separation were 56.80, 54.57, and 32.34%, respectively. These results indicate that the as-prepared GO-Cys membrane has a great practical value in the field of enantiomer separation.
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- Jinglei Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, PR China
- National Engineering Research Center for Colloidal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, PR China
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