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Wang S, Tan L, Yang Z, Zhao H, Guo L. A Strong, Tough, and Stable Composite with Nacre-Inspired Sandwich Structure. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2401883. [PMID: 38662873 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Improving the fracture resistance of nacre-inspired composites is crucial in addressing the strength-toughness trade-off. However, most previously proposed strategies for enhancing fracture resistance in these composites have been limited to interfacial modification by polymer, which restricts mechanical enhancement. Here, a composite material consisting of graphene oxide (GO) lamellae and nanocrystalline reinforced amorphous alumina nanowires (NAANs) has been developed. The structure of the composite is inspired by nacre and is composed of stacked GO nanosheets with NAANs in between, forming a sandwich-like structure. This design enhances the fracture resistance of the composite through the pull-out of GO nanosheets at the nanoscale and GO/NAANs sandwich-like coupling at the micro-scale, while also providing stiff ceramic support. This composite simultaneously possesses high strength (887.8 MPa), toughness (31.6 MJ m-3), superior cyclic stability (1600 cycles), and long-term (2 years) immersion stability, which outperform previously reported GO-based lamellar composites. The hierarchical fracture design provides a new path to design next-generation strong, tough, and stable materials for advanced engineering applications.
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- Shaoxiong Wang
- School of Chemistry, Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University (BUAA), Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Yuan Z, Zhao X, Ye L. Skinless Polyphenylene Sulfide Foam with Enhanced Thermal Insulation Properties Fabricated by Constructing Aligned Gas Barrier Layers for Surface-Constrained sc-CO 2 Foaming. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37329323 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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A solid skin layer inevitably forms on the foam surface for supercritical carbon dioxide (sc-CO2) foaming technology, leading to deterioration of some inherent properties of polymeric foams. In this work, skinless polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) foam was fabricated with a surface-constrained sc-CO2 foaming method by innovatively constructing aligned epoxy resin/ferromagnetic graphene oxide composites (EP/GO@Fe3O4) as a CO2 barrier layer under a magnetic field. Introduction of GO@Fe3O4 and its ordered alignment led to an obvious decrease in the CO2 permeability coefficient of the barrier layer, a significant increase of the CO2 concentration in the PPS matrix, and a decrease of desorption diffusivity in the depressurization stage, suggesting that the composite layers effectively inhibited the escape of CO2 dissolved in the matrix. Meanwhile, the strong interfacial interaction between the composite layer and the PPS matrix remarkably enhanced the heterogeneous nucleation of cells at the interface, resulting in elimination of the solid skin layer and formation of an obvious cellular structure on the foam surface. Moreover, by the alignment of GO@Fe3O4 in EP, the CO2 permeability coefficient of the barrier layer became much lower, and the cell density on the foam surface further increased with decreasing cell size, which was even higher than that of the cross section of foam, attributed to stronger heterogeneous nucleation at the interface than the homogeneous nucleation in the core region of the sample. As a result, the thermal conductivity of the skinless PPS foam reached as low as 0.0365 W/m·k, decreasing by 49.5% compared with that of regular PPS foam, showing a remarkable improvement in the thermal insulation properties of PPS foam. This work provided a novel and effective method for fabricating skinless PPS foam with enhanced thermal insulation properties.
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- Zun Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Xie W, Liang X, Wang H, Zhao X, Tang Y, Wu M, Yang H. Structurally Tailoring Clay Nanosheets to Design Emerging Macrofibers with Tunable Mechanical Properties and Thermal Behavior. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:3141-3151. [PMID: 36598369 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19295] [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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Bio-derived nanomaterials are promising candidates for spinning high-performance sustainable textiles, but the inherent flammability of biomass-based fibers seriously limits their applications. There is still an urgent need to improve fiber flame retardancy while maintaining excellent mechanical performance. Here, inspired by the structural properties of layered nanoclay, we report a novel and efficient strategy to synthesize the strong, super tough, and flame-retardant nanocellulose/clay/sodium alginate (CRS) macrofibers via wet-spinning and directional drying. Benefiting from the precise modulation of arrangement and orientation of nanoclay in macrofibers, the new inorganic structure exhibits excellent mechanical and thermal functional properties. The anisotropic structure contributes to high toughness: the tensile strength was 373.3 MPa and the toughness was 26.92 MJ·m-3. Remarkably, rectorite nanosheets as a thermal and qualitative insulator significantly improve the flame retardancy of the CRS fibers with a heat release rate as low as 6.07 W/g, thermal conductivity of 90.5 mW/(m·K), and good temperature tolerance (ranging from -196 to 100 °C). This facile and high-efficiency strategy may have great scalability in manufacturing high-strength, super tough, and flame-retardant fibers for emerging biodegradable next-generation artificial fibers.
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- Weimin Xie
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Geomaterials in China Nonmetallic Minerals Industry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
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- Electrochemistry/Corrosion Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montréal, QuébecH3A 0C5, Canada
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha410083, China
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Geomaterials in China Nonmetallic Minerals Industry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan430074, China
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Nacre-inspired biodegradable nanocellulose/MXene/AgNPs films with high strength and superior gas barrier properties. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 299:120204. [PMID: 36876815 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Super strength and high barrier properties are the bottleneck of the application of cellulose film materials. Herein, it is reported a flexible gas barrier film with nacre-like layered structure, in which 1D TEMPO-oxidized nanocellulose (TNF) and 2D MXene self-assembled to form an interwoven stack structure with 0D AgNPs filling the void space. The strong interaction and dense structure endowed TNF/MX/AgNPs film with mechanical properties far superior to PE films and acid-base stability. Importantly, the film presented ultra-low oxygen permeability confirmed by molecular dynamics simulations and better barrier properties to volatile organic gases than PE films. It is here considered the tortuous path diffusion mechanism of the composite film responsible for the enhanced gas barrier performance. The TNF/MX/AgNPs film also possessed antibacterial properties, biocompatibility and degradability (completely degraded after 150 days in soil). Collectively, the TNF/MX/AgNPs film brings innovative insights into the design and fabrication of high-performance materials.
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Zhang Z, Lu T, Yang D, Lu S, Cai R, Tan W. A Dual-Function Sensor for Highly Sensitive Detection of Flame and Humidity. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203334. [PMID: 35986695 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Early warning sensors rapidly monitor critical temperatures, humidity, and fires, which are crucial to reduce or avoid natural disasters in complex environments, such as fire or water disasters. Here, a highly sensitive, readable, and dual-functional sensor is designed for a fast-response fire alarm and rapid humidity detection based on sustainable biological films (named MSCG films). The MSCG films are composed of grafted sisal nanofibers (MgC), silk nanofibers, graphene, and citric acid (CA). After crosslinking with CA, MSCG films exhibit good wet strength (i.e., 128.8 MPa) after soaking in 100 °C water, thus confirming that the films would be applicable to a broad temperature range in humid environments. After flame ignition, the MSCG films are rapidly carbonized to activate an alarm sound and a light in the circuit with a fire response time as short as 1 s. It exhibits ultrafast temperature response/recovery time (i.e., 0.1 s/0.3 s) and rapid humidity response time (i.e., 0.9 s). The dual-functional sensor is further assembled into a versatile sensor system for real-time monitoring of fire accidents and environmental humidity, which can be integrated into consumer electronics, such as portable laptops and mobile phones.
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- Zuocai Zhang
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Material Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Material Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, P. R. China
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- RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Material Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Material Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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Snari RM, Alzahrani SO, Katouah HA, Alkhamis K, Alaysuy O, Abumelha HM, El-Metwaly NM. Optical properties of novel luminescent nacre-like epoxy/graphene nanocomposite coating integrated with lanthanide-activated aluminate nanoparticles. LUMINESCENCE 2022; 37:1482-1491. [PMID: 35859299 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4321] [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: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Nacre structure has aragonite polygonal tablets, tessellated to generate separate layers, and exhibits adjacent layers and tablets within a layer bonded by a biopolymer. Herein, we report the development of nacre-like organic/inorganic hybrid nanocomposite coating consisting of epoxy tablets as well as rare-earth activated aluminate and graphene oxide tablet/tablet interfaces. The lanthanide-activated aluminate was prepared by the high temperature solid-state approach followed by the top-down technology to provide the phosphor nanoparticles (PNPs). Graphene oxide nanosheets were prepared from graphite. The prepared epoxy/graphene/phosphor nanocomposites were applied onto mild steel. Covalent bonds were formed between epoxy polymer chains resin and graphene oxide nanosheets. Those interface interactions results in tough surface, high tensile strength, and excellent durability. The usage of phosphor in the nanoparticle form guaranteed no agglomerations were produced throughout the hardening procedure by allowing better distribution of PNPs in the nacre-like matrix. The generated nacre-like substrates displayed reversible fluorescence. The excitation of the white colored nacre-like coats at 367 nm results in a green emission band at 518 nm as designated by CIE Lab and photoluminescence spectra. Various analysis methods were utilized to inspect the surface structure and elemental composition of the nacre-like coats. An improved hydrophobicity and mechanical characteristics were detected with increasing the phosphor concentration. Due to the astonishing characteristics of the prepared nacre-like composite paint, both ceramics and metals can benefit from the current simple strategy.
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- Razan M Snari
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Madinah, P.O. Box 344, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, El-Gomhoria Street, Egypt
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Multilayered chitosan/kaolin@calcium carbonate composite films with excellent chemical and thermal stabilities for oil/water filtration realized by a facile layer-by-layer assembly. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Park KH, Seo JG, Jung S, Yang JY, Song SH. Quaternary Artificial Nacre-Based Electronic Textiles with Enhanced Mechanical and Flame-Retardant Performance. ACS NANO 2022; 16:5672-5681. [PMID: 35322663 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c10638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Interest in wearable electronics has led to extensive studies on woven textiles that are mechanically robust and stretchable, have high electrical conductivities, and exhibit fire resistance properties even at high temperatures. We demonstrate a highly easy and scalable method for fabricating defect-free graphene (dfG) nacre-based woven electronic textiles (e-textiles) with enhanced flame-retardant properties and high electronic conductivities. The as-prepared graphene shows perfect preservation of its inherent properties without any crystal damage during subsequent exfoliation and noncovalent melamine functionalization. The defect-free graphene functionalized by melamine (m-dfG) is well dispersed in various polar solvents. To investigate the synergistic effect of m-dfG, quaternary artificial nacre composites are fabricated by adding manganese(II) chloride to a m-dfG/polymer (carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)) composite. Their mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics are then evaluated. The quaternary m-dfG-Mn2+-CMC artificial nacre exhibits exceptionally enhanced mechanical properties (tensile strength: 613.9 MPa; toughness: 7.13 MJ m-3) and the best flame retardancy (even at torch heating) as compared to those of graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide (GO/rGO)-based nacres. In this context, our approach will be helpful to future wearable electronics and fire-retardant textiles with high strength, which can accelerate the commercial viability of e-textiles.
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- Kwang Hyun Park
- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
- Center for Advanced Powder Materials and Parts, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Chungnam 32588, Republic of Korea
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Ding Z, Tang Y, Zhu P. Reduced graphene oxide/cellulose nanocrystal composite films with high specific capacitance and tensile strength. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 200:574-582. [PMID: 35077747 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Due to the environmental degradation and energy depletion, the strategy for fabricating high-performance supercapacitor electrode materials based on graphene and nanocellulose has received great attention. Herein, an environmentally friendly reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) composite conductive film was prepared using L-ascorbic acid (L-AA) as the reductant of graphene oxide (GO). Based on chemical structure analysis, L-AA was proved to be an effective reductant to remove oxygen containing groups of GO. Through microstructure observation, a unique stacking structure of CNC and RGO was observed, which could be largely attributed to the hydrogen bond interaction. Furthermore, the effect of CNC amount on the performance of RGO/CNC composite films was also systematically investigated. Particularly, the addition of CNC was found to exert a positive effect on the tensile strength, which might be mainly due to a mass of hydrogen bonds between the CNCs. Meanwhile, the RGO/CNC composite conductive film featured ideal electrical double-layer capacitive (EDLC) behavior, exhibiting a gravity specific capacitance of 222.5 F/g and tensile strength of 32.17 MPa at 20 wt% CNC content. Therefore, the RGO/CNC composite conductive films may hold great promise for environmentally friendly electrode materials of supercapacitors and flexible electrical devices.
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- Zejun Ding
- National Engineering Laboratory of Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China; Pulp and Papermaking Center, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310023, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Wang M, Li Y, Cui M, Li M, Xu W, Li L, Sun Y, Chen B, Chen K, Zhang Y. Barium alginate as a skeleton coating graphene oxide and bentonite-derived composites: Excellent adsorbent based on predictive design for the enhanced adsorption of methylene blue. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 611:629-643. [PMID: 34973658 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The phenomenon that calcium alginate does not exhibit high adsorption capacity as a carrier material has not been reasonably explained or solved. In this paper, a new viewpoint that the orbital energy level of metal ions and the binding degree of the α-l-guluronate and β-d-mannuronate units affect the adsorption performance of the composite was innovatively proposed. Taking barium alginate (BA) as an example, the possibility of replacing calcium alginate is discussed. Barium alginate/graphene oxide (BA/GO) membranes and three-dimensional (3D) barium alginate-bentonite-graphene oxide derived (3D-BA) hydrogels were prepared by vacuum freeze-drying to remove methylene blue. The structure and morphology of the prepared adsorbents were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The effects of adsorbent dosage, doping ratio, temperature, contact time, pH value and initial dye concentration on the adsorption performance of BA composites were investigated. The adsorption capacities of the BA/GO and 3D-BA materials were 1011.3 and 710.3 mg/g, respectively. The BA/GO membrane exhibited stable filtration performance against high concentrations of dyes. Benefiting from the strong interaction between bentonite, sodium alginate and Ba2+, the 3D-BA hydrogel showed higher thermal stability and better adsorption efficiency than other materials. The Elovich kinetic model and Sips equation can appropriately describe the adsorption process. The results show that barium alginate is a better carrier material than calcium alginate.
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- Mingzhen Wang
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China; Laboratory of Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, The Growing Base for State Key Laboratory, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, The Growing Base for State Key Laboratory, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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Li F, Zhe T, Ma K, Li R, Li M, Liu Y, Cao Y, Wang L. A Naturally Derived Nanocomposite Film with Photodynamic Antibacterial Activity: New Prospect for Sustainable Food Packaging. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:52998-53008. [PMID: 34723456 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Food packaging with efficient antibacterial ability is highly desirable and challenging in facing the crisis of microbial contamination. However, most present packaging is based on metal-based antibacterial agents and requires a time-consuming antibacterial process. Here, the unique packaging (CC/BB films) featuring aggregation-induced emission behavior and photodynamic inactivation activity is prepared by dispersing self-assembled berberine-baicalin nanoparticles (BB NPs) into a mixed matrix of sodium carboxymethylcellulose-carrageenan (CC). The superiority of this design is that this packaging film can utilize sunlight to generate reactive oxygen species, thus eradicating more than 99% of E. coli and S. aureus within 60 min. Also, this film can release BB NPs to inactivate bacteria under all weather conditions. Surprisingly, the CC/BB nanocomposite film presented excellent mechanical performances (29.80 MPa and 38.65%), hydrophobicity (117.8°), and thermostability. The nanocomposite film is validated to be biocompatible and effective in protecting chicken samples, so this work will provide novel insights to explore safe and efficient antibacterial food packaging.
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- Fan Li
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Ahmed A, Adak B, Faruk MO, Mukhopadhyay S. Nanocellulose Coupled 2D Graphene Nanostructures: Emerging Paradigm for Sustainable Functional Applications. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Abbas Ahmed
- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
- Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
- National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Product Development Department, Kusumgar Corporates Pvt. Ltd., Vapi, Valsad, Gujarat 396195, India
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- National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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Hu D, Liu H, Ding Y, Ma W. Synergetic integration of thermal conductivity and flame resistance in nacre-like nanocellulose composites. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 264:118058. [PMID: 33910753 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Highly thermally conductive and flame resistant nanocellulose-based composites can synchronously achieve efficient thermal dissipation and low fire hazards of electronic devices, which shows great promise in next-generation green and flexible electronics. However, it has long been intractable to optimize the high thermal conductivity (TC) and flame resistance simultaneously. Herein, synergetic integration of high TC and flame resistance in nacre-like nanocellulose composites has been successfully achieved by the vacuum-assisted filtration of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) and functionalized boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS-p-APP). Benefiting from the highly oriented hierarchical microstructure, strong hydrogen-bonding interaction, and successful immobilization of ammonium polyphosphate (APP), the as-obtained CNFs/BNNS-p-APP composite film achieves a high in-plane TC of 9.1 W m-1 K-1 and outstanding flame resistance. Meantime, this eco-friendly nanocellulose-based composite also exhibits remarkable flexibility, folding endurance, and mechanical robustness, robustness, which may open up a new opportunity for the thermal management of flexible electronics.
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- Dechao Hu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; South China Institute of Collaborative Innovation, Dongguan, 523808, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China; South China Institute of Collaborative Innovation, Dongguan, 523808, PR China.
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Advancement in Graphene-Based Materials and Their Nacre Inspired Composites for Armour Applications-A Review. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11051239. [PMID: 34066661 PMCID: PMC8151629 DOI: 10.3390/nano11051239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The development of armour systems with higher ballistic resistance and light weight has gained considerable attention as an increasing number of countries are recognising the need to build up advanced self-defence system to deter potential military conflicts and threats. Graphene is a two dimensional one-atom thick nanomaterial which possesses excellent tensile strength (130 GPa) and specific penetration energy (10 times higher than steel). It is also lightweight, tough and stiff and is expected to replace the current aramid fibre-based polymer composites. Currently, insights derived from the study of the nacre (natural armour system) are finding applications on the development of artificial nacre structures using graphene-based materials that can achieve high toughness and energy dissipation. The aim of this review is to discuss the potential of graphene-based nanomaterials with regard to the penetration energy, toughness and ballistic limit for personal body armour applications. This review addresses the cutting-edge research in the ballistic performance of graphene-based materials through theoretical, experimentation as well as simulations. The influence of fabrication techniques and interfacial interactions of graphene-based bioinspired polymer composites for ballistic application are also discussed. This review also covers the artificial nacre which is shown to exhibit superior mechanical and toughness behaviours.
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Chang J, Zhang M, Zhao Q, Qu L, Yuan J. Ultratough and ultrastrong graphene oxide hybrid films via a polycationitrile approach. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2021; 6:341-347. [PMID: 33660723 DOI: 10.1039/d1nh00073j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Graphene oxide (GO) is a classic two dimensional (2D) building block that can be used to develop high-performance materials for numerous applications, particularly in the energy and environmental fields. Currently, the precise assembly of GO nanosheets into macroscopic nanohybrids of superior strength and toughness is desirable, and faces challenges and trade-offs. Herein, we exploited the freshly established polycationitrile method as a powerful molecular crosslinking strategy to engineer ultratough and ultrastrong GO/polymer hybrid films, in which a covalent triazine-based network was constructed in a mild condition to reinforce the interface between GO nanosheets. The tensile strength and toughness reached 585 ± 25 MPa and 14.93 ± 1.09 MJ m-3, respectively, which, to the best of our knowledge, are the current world records in all GO-based hybrid films. As an added merit of the tailor-made polymer crosslinker, the high mechanical performance can be maintained in large part at an extremely high relative humidity of 98%. This emerging interface-engineering approach paves a new avenue to produce integrated strong-and-tough 2D nanohybrid materials that are useful in aerospace, artificial muscle, energy harvesting, tissue engineering and more.
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- Jian Chang
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden.
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Qiu S, Ren X, Zhou X, Zhang T, Song L, Hu Y. Nacre-Inspired Black Phosphorus/Nanofibrillar Cellulose Composite Film with Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Superior Fire Resistance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:36639-36651. [PMID: 32687704 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Natural nacre offers an optimized guiding principle for the assembly of lightweight and high-strength nanocomposites with excellent mechanical properties. Inspired by the "brick-and-mortar" layered structure of natural nacre, we present a cohort of bioinspired nanocomposites consisting of nanofibrillar cellulose (NFC) and few-layer hydroxyl functionalized black phosphorus (BP-OH) via a vacuum-assisted filtration self-assembly procedure. Owing to the well dispersed two-dimensional (2D) BP-OH in one-dimensional (1D) NFC and strong interfacial hydrogen bonding between them, these novel nacre-like BP-OHx/NFC composite films show excellent mechanical performance with tensile strength up to 214.0 MPa, 300% increase compared to pure NFC and tensile fracture strain up to 23.8%, 1.8 times higher than that of pure NFC. Moreover, these nacre-like composite films bare good fire resistance and high thermal stability. This nacre-inspired approach demonstrates a promising strategy for designing high-performance BP-OHx/NFC composite film, and the obtained bioinspired material could be a potential candidate in the application of flexible construction materials and flame retarded insulation materials.
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- Shuilai Qiu
- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Ren L, Wang M, Wei Z, Cheng J, Liu K, Pan L, Lao L, Lu S, Yu J. The enhanced thermal transport properties of a heat spreader assembled using non-covalent functionalized graphene. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj00936a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A brick-and-mortar microstructure was constructed for good thermal transport in graphene paper.
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- Li Ren
- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Relater Technologies
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials
- Ministry of Education
- School of Material Science and Engineering
- Guilin University of Technology
- Guilin
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Relater Technologies
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315201
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Shu Y, You T, Liang B, Chen H, Yin P. Bioinspired Ternary Artificial Nacre Graphene Oxide/Carboxyl Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Konjac Glucomannan with Enhanced Mechanical Properties. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:5544-5550. [PMID: 35021549 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Inspired by the nacre layered multistage structure and high toughness and strength of the unity of mechanical properties, a graphene oxide/carboxyl functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes/konjac glucomannan (GO-SC-KGM) nanocomposite is successfully fabricated through a vacuum filtration method for the first time. The GO nanosheets with carboxyl and hydroxyl groups, SC with carboxyl groups, and the KGM molecule chains with abundant hydroxyl groups could easily form hydrogen bonding networks, resulting in a strong interface interaction. The tensile strength of prepared GO-SC-KGM nanocomposites reaches 311.4 ± 9.2 MPa. At the same time, it can maintain toughness up to 11.1 ± 0.5 MJ m-3. Its strength and toughness are much higher than nacres and other nacre-like GO-base composites. Thus, this kind of SC enhances high tensile strength and toughness, and the bioinspired nanocomposite exhibits promising potential applications for food packaging, aerospace, tissue engineering, or as a replacement for conventional chemical synthetic organic based materials.
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- Yingqi Shu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.,School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China
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- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Xue J, Wang X, Wang E, Li T, Chang J, Wu C. Bioinspired multifunctional biomaterials with hierarchical microstructure for wound dressing. Acta Biomater 2019; 100:270-279. [PMID: 31606532 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Developing multifunctional wound dressing with desired mechanical strength is of great significance for the treatment of different types of skin wounds. Inspired by the close relationship between strength and hierarchical structure of nacre, hierarchical and porous graphene oxide-chitosan-calcium silicate (GO-CTS-CS) film biomaterials are fabricated by a combination of vacuum filtration-assisted assembly and freeze-drying methods. The bioinspired hierarchical materials emulate an orderly porous lamellar micron-scale structure and the "brick-and-mortar"-layered nanostructure. The hierarchical microstructure endows the GO-CTS-CS biomaterials with good tensile strength, compatible breathability, and water absorption. Furthermore, the hierarchical GO-CTS-CS biomaterials exhibit ideal photothermal performance, leading to significant photothermal antibacterial and antitumor efficacy. Further, the hierarchical GO-CTS-CS biomaterials show stimulatory effect on in vivo chronic wound healing. Therefore, such a high performance and multifunctional biomaterial is believed to offer a promising alternative to traditional wound dressing in future. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Although it is an effective strategy to prepare high-performance materials by mimicking the hierarchical microstructure of nacre, the preparation of nacre-inspired materials in tissue engineering fields still needs to be investigated. In this work, we prepared a nacre-inspired multifunctional graphene oxide-chitosan-calcium silicate (GO-CTS-CS) biomaterial with a hierarchical microstructure. The hierarchical microstructure endows the biomaterials with desired properties of strength, breathability, and water absorption. Further, the hierarchical GO-CTS-CS biomaterial showed good photothermal antibacterial/antitumor and wound healing effects. This work may provide an approach to combine the preparation of multifunctional biomaterials with bioinspired engineering by constructing a hierarchical microstructure, indicating that the assembling hierarchical microstructure in biomaterials is of great importance for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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Wang C, Ge X, Jiang Y. Synergistic effect of graphene oxide/montmorillonite-sodium carboxymethycellulose ternary mimic-nacre nanocomposites prepared via a facile evaporation and hot- pressing technique. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 222:115026. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Pang J, Wang X, Li L, Wu M, Jiang J, Ji Z, Yu S, Yu H, Zhang X. Tough and conductive bio-based artificial nacre via synergistic effect between water-soluble cellulose acetate and graphene. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 206:319-327. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.10.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Huang H, He P, Huang T, Hu S, Xu T, Gu H, Yang S, Song L, Xie X, Ding G. Electrochemical Strategy for Flexible and Highly Conductive Carbon Films: The Role of 3-Dimensional Graphene/Graphite Aggregates. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:1239-1246. [PMID: 30525387 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Conductive carbon films with good flexibility are ever-increasingly desired for electronics. Previous efforts relying on graphene films to achieve this required special treatment to create wrinkles in the lamellar stacking sheet structure. Here, films with a wrinkled structure were facilely fabricated from electrochemically derived 3-dimiensional (3D) graphene/graphite aggregates, exhibiting excellent flexibility and high conductivity. The resulting films are very flexible that can bear 1000 times fold without breakage. A high conductivity up to 100 000 S m-1 can be achieved after a relatively low temperature annealing (1000 °C) owing to its low content of defect and large size of graphene/graphite aggregates. Based on these properties, an electrothermal heater assembled from these composite films supplies a high saturated temperature (423 °C) at low working voltages (4 V). These superior properties, together with the advantage of environmental friendliness and facile and large-scale fabrication, endow the composite films with great potential applications in flexible electronics.
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- Haoguang Huang
- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE) , Shanghai 200050 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE) , Shanghai 200050 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE) , Shanghai 200050 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE) , Shanghai 200050 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE) , Shanghai 200050 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE) , Shanghai 200050 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE) , Shanghai 200050 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Superconducting Electronics (CENSE) , Shanghai 200050 , People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , People's Republic of China
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Riehle F, Hoenders D, Guo J, Eckert A, Ifuku S, Walther A. Sustainable Chitin Nanofibrils Provide Outstanding Flame-Retardant Nanopapers. Biomacromolecules 2019; 20:1098-1108. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Felix Riehle
- Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 31, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Materials Research Center, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 31, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Materials Research Center, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 31, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Materials Research Center, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- DWI − Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, 101-4 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori, 680-8502, Japan
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- Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 31, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Materials Research Center, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, University of Freiburg, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Yang RL, Zhu YJ, Chen FF, Qin DD, Xiong ZC. Bioinspired Macroscopic Ribbon Fibers with a Nacre-Mimetic Architecture Based on Highly Ordered Alignment of Ultralong Hydroxyapatite Nanowires. ACS NANO 2018; 12:12284-12295. [PMID: 30475582 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A variety of biological materials in natural organisms supply a rich source of structural design guidelines and inspirations for the construction of advanced structural materials with excellent mechanical properties. In this work, inspired by the natural nacre and human bone, a kind of flexible macroscopic ribbon fiber made from highly ordered alignment of ultralong hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanowires and sodium polyacrylate (PAAS) with a "brick-and-mortar" layered structure has been developed by a scalable and convenient wet-spinning method. The quasi-long-range orderly liquid crystal of one-dimensional ultralong hydroxyapatite nanowires is employed and spun into the continuous flexible macroscopic ribbon fiber. In this work, highly ordered ultralong HAP nanowires act as the hard "brick" and PAAS acts as the soft "mortar", and the nacre-mimetic layered architecture is obtained. The as-prepared flexible macroscopic HAP/PAAS ribbon fiber exhibits superior mechanical properties, and the maximum tensile strength and Young's modulus are as high as 203.58 ± 45.38 MPa and 24.56 ± 5.35 GPa, respectively. In addition, benefiting from the excellent flexibility and good knittability, the as-prepared macroscopic HAP/PAAS ribbon fiber can be woven into various flexible macroscopic architectures. Additionally, the as-prepared flexible macroscopic HAP/PAAS ribbon fiber can be further functionalized by incorporation of various functional components, such as magnetic and photoluminescent constituents. The as-prepared flexible macroscopic HAP/PAAS ribbon fiber has potential applications in various fields such as smart wearable devices, optical devices, magnetic devices, and biomedical engineering.
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- Ri-Long Yang
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , P.R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , P.R. China
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Song Y, Tang X, Liang YN, Lee HY, Liu M, Zhang L, Bi S, Mu C, Hu X. Bioinspired reinforcement of cyclosiloxane hybrid polymer. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:13415-13418. [PMID: 30427325 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06671j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Structural analysis showed that cyclosiloxane hybrid polymer (CHP) is a collection of nano-sized nacre-like structures in random orientations. Inspired by the reinforcement of nacre-like materials, basal-functionalized graphene (GO-AA) was inserted between CHP layers, acting as 'double-sided tape' to improve the mechanical properties. The resulting GO-AA/CHP nanocomposites showed a 156% improvement in toughness with only a 0.08 wt% loading of GO-AA, and a 25% improvement in thermal conductivity with a 0.10 wt% loading of GO-AA. The proposed 'double-sided tape' effect was also used to explain the highly efficient enhancement in thermal conductivity. This research promotes the application of CHP in harsher environments, demonstrates its prospects in thermal management areas, and contributes to nature-inspired materials design.
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- Yujie Song
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Block N4.1, Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore.
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George J, Ishida H. A review on the very high nanofiller-content nanocomposites: Their preparation methods and properties with high aspect ratio fillers. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Shen Z, Feng J. Highly Thermally Conductive Composite Films Based on Nanofibrillated Cellulose in Situ Coated with a Small Amount of Silver Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:24193-24200. [PMID: 29939007 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b07249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In this paper, a freestanding flexible nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC)/silver (Ag) composite film with high thermal conductivity (TC) was prepared using the NFC that was in situ coated with a small amount of Ag nanoparticles through mussel-inspired chemistry of dopamine. The results demonstrated that Ag nanoparticles were homogeneously coated on the surface of NFC nanofibers and their incorporation had little influence on the film-forming ability of NFC. The NFC decorated with Ag nanoparticles could easily form thermally conductive pathways in the composite films, and the resultant films containing only 2.0 vol % of Ag showed a high in-plane TC value of 6.0 W/(m·K), which was 4 times that of pure NFC film. Moreover, the composite films exhibited relatively high strength and flexibility. The highly thermally conductive NFC/Ag composite films possess potential applications as lateral heat spreaders in flexible electronic equipment.
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- Ziming Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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Wang Y, Li T, Ma P, Zhang S, Zhang H, Du M, Xie Y, Chen M, Dong W, Ming W. Artificial Nacre from Supramolecular Assembly of Graphene Oxide. ACS NANO 2018; 12:6228-6235. [PMID: 29890073 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Inspired by the "brick-and-mortar" structure and remarkable mechanical performance of nacre, many efforts have been devoted to fabricating nacre-mimicking materials. Herein, a class of graphene oxide (GO) based artificial nacre material with quadruple hydrogen-bonding interactions was fabricated by functionalization of polydopamine-capped graphene oxide (PDG) with 2-ureido-4[1 H]-pyrimidinone (UPy) self-complementary quadruple hydrogen-bonding units followed by supramolecular assembly process. The artificial nacre displays a strict "brick-and-mortar" structure, with PDG nanosheets as the brick and UPy units as the mortar. The resultant nanocomposite shows an excellent balance of strength and toughness. Because of the strong strengthening via quadruple hydrogen bonding, the tensile strength and toughness can reach 325.6 ± 17.8 MPa and 11.1 ± 1.3 MJ m-3, respectively, thus exceeding natural nacre, and reaching 3.6 and 10 times that of a pure GO artificial nacre. Furthermore, after further H2O treatment, the resulting H2O-treated PDG-UPy actuator displays significant bending actuations when driven by heat. This work provides a pathway for the development of artificial nacre for their potential applications in energy conversion, temperature sensor, and thermo-driven actuator.
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- Yang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Southern University , P.O. Box 8064, Statesboro , Georgia 30460 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering , Jiangnan University , 1800 Lihu Road , Wuxi 214122 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Georgia Southern University , P.O. Box 8064, Statesboro , Georgia 30460 , United States
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Ling S, Kaplan DL, Buehler MJ. Nanofibrils in nature and materials engineering. NATURE REVIEWS. MATERIALS 2018; 3:18016. [PMID: 34168896 PMCID: PMC8221570 DOI: 10.1038/natrevmats.2018.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Nanofibrillar materials, such as cellulose, chitin and silk, are highly ordered architectures, formed through the self-assembly of repetitive building blocks into higher-order structures, which are stabilized by non-covalent interactions. This hierarchical building principle endows many biological materials with remarkable mechanical strength, anisotropy, flexibility and optical properties, such as structural colour. These features make nanofibrillar biopolymers interesting candidates for the development of strong, sustainable and biocompatible materials for environmental, energy, optical and biomedical applications. However, recreating their architecture is challenging from an engineering perspective. Rational design approaches, applying a combination of theoretical and experimental protocols, have enabled the design of biopolymer-based materials through mimicking nature's multiscale assembly approach. In this Review, we summarize hierarchical design strategies of cellulose, silk and chitin, focusing on nanoconfinement, fibrillar orientation and alignment in 2D and 3D structures. These multiscale architectures are discussed in the context of mechanical and optical properties, and different fabrication strategies for the manufacturing of biopolymer nanofibril-based materials are investigated. We highlight the contribution of rational material design strategies to the development of mechanically anisotropic and responsive materials and examine the future of the material-by-design paradigm.
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- Shengjie Ling
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Computational Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Mao T, Tang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Guo D. Carbon nanotubes/polyaniline nanocomposite coatings: Preparation, rheological behavior, and their application in paper surface treatment. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Teng Mao
- National Engineering Laboratory of Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology; Zhejiang Sci-Tech University; Hangzhou 310018 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology; Zhejiang Sci-Tech University; Hangzhou 310018 China
- Pulp and Paper Center; Zhejiang Sci-Tech University; Hangzhou 310023 China
- Key Lab of Biomass Energy and Material; Jiangsu Province Nanjing 210000 China
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou 510070 China
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- Pulp and Paper Center; Zhejiang Sci-Tech University; Hangzhou 310023 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology; Zhejiang Sci-Tech University; Hangzhou 310018 China
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology; Zhejiang Sci-Tech University; Hangzhou 310018 China
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Xu X, Wang L, Wang J, Yin Q, Dong S, Han J, Wei M. Hydroxide-ion-conductive gas barrier films based on layered double hydroxide/polysulfone multilayers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:7778-7781. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc02900h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hybrid films were fabricated via the layer-by-layer assembly of layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoplates and quaternary ammonium grafted polysulfone (QAPSF), and showed dual functionality with both gas barrier and hydroxide ion conductivity properties.
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- Xiaozhi Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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Wen Y, Wu M, Zhang M, Li C, Shi G. Topological Design of Ultrastrong and Highly Conductive Graphene Films. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1702831. [PMID: 28892207 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201702831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nacre-like graphene films are prepared by evaporation-induced assembly of graphene oxide dispersions containing small amounts of cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), followed by chemical reduction with hydroiodic acid. CNC induces the formation of wrinkles on graphene sheets, greatly enhancing the mechanical properties of the resultant graphene films. The graphene films deliver an ultrahigh tensile strength of 765 ± 43 MPa (up to 800 MPa in some cases), a large failure strain of 6.22 ± 0.19%, and a superior toughness of 15.64 ± 2.20 MJ m-3 , as well as a high electrical conductivity of 1105 ± 17 S cm-1 . They have a great potential for applications in flexible electronics because of their combined excellent mechanical and electrical properties.
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- Yeye Wen
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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