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Tsaur L, Wiesner UB. Non-Equilibrium Block Copolymer Self-Assembly Based Porous Membrane Formation Processes Employing Multicomponent Systems. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15092020. [PMID: 37177169 PMCID: PMC10180547 DOI: 10.3390/polym15092020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Porous polymer-derived membranes are useful for applications ranging from filtration and separation technologies to energy storage and conversion. Combining block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly with the industrially scalable, non-equilibrium phase inversion technique (SNIPS) yields membranes comprising periodically ordered top surface structures supported by asymmetric, hierarchical substructures that together overcome performance tradeoffs typically faced by materials derived from equilibrium approaches. This review first reports on recent advances in understanding the top surface structural evolution of a model SNIPS-derived system during standard membrane formation. Subsequently, the application of SNIPS to multicomponent systems is described, enabling pore size modulation, chemical modification, and transformation to non-polymeric materials classes without compromising the structural features that define SNIPS membranes. Perspectives on future directions of both single-component and multicomponent membrane materials are provided. This points to a rich and fertile ground for the study of fundamental as well as applied problems using non-equilibrium-derived asymmetric porous materials with tunable chemistry, composition, and structure.
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- Lieihn Tsaur
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Li H, Wei Y, Wang Z, Wang N, Zhang L, Chen Z, Lin Q, Liu H. The self‐assembly of triblock copolymers in the slits of neutral plates to form porous membranes and the pore size distribution: Dissipative particle dynamics simulation. POLYM INT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Hui Li
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non‐ferrous Metal, School of Material Science and Engineer Lanzhou University of Technology Lanzhou 730050 Gansu People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry South China Normal University Guangzhou 510006 China
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Procházka K, Limpouchová Z, Štěpánek M, Šindelka K, Lísal M. DPD Modelling of the Self- and Co-Assembly of Polymers and Polyelectrolytes in Aqueous Media: Impact on Polymer Science. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030404. [PMID: 35160394 PMCID: PMC8838752 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
This review article is addressed to a broad community of polymer scientists. We outline and analyse the fundamentals of the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation method from the point of view of polymer physics and review the articles on polymer systems published in approximately the last two decades, focusing on their impact on macromolecular science. Special attention is devoted to polymer and polyelectrolyte self- and co-assembly and self-organisation and to the problems connected with the implementation of explicit electrostatics in DPD numerical machinery. Critical analysis of the results of a number of successful DPD studies of complex polymer systems published recently documents the importance and suitability of this coarse-grained method for studying polymer systems.
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- Karel Procházka
- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague, Czech Republic; (Z.L.); (M.Š.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague, Czech Republic; (Z.L.); (M.Š.)
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Prague, Czech Republic; (Z.L.); (M.Š.)
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- Department of Molecular and Mesoscopic Modelling, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 135, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic; (K.Š.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Molecular and Mesoscopic Modelling, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 135, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic; (K.Š.); (M.L.)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 3632, 400 96 Ústí n. Labem, Czech Republic
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Wang J, Rahman MM, Abetz C, Abetz V. Bovine serum albumin selective integral asymmetric isoporous membrane. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Saleem S, Rangou S, Abetz C, Filiz V, Abetz V. Isoporous Membranes from Novel Polystyrene- b-poly(4-vinylpyridine)- b-poly(solketal methacrylate) (PS- b-P4VP- b-PSMA) Triblock Terpolymers and Their Post-Modification. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 12:E41. [PMID: 31888039 PMCID: PMC7023574 DOI: 10.3390/polym12010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
In this paper, the formation of nanostructured triblock terpolymer polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine)-b-poly(solketal methacrylate) (PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA), polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine)-b-poly(glyceryl methacrylate) (PS-b-P4VP-b-PGMA) membranes via block copolymer self-assembly followed by non-solvent-induced phase separation (SNIPS) is demonstrated. An increase in the hydrophilicity was observed after treatment of non-charged isoporous membranes from PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA, through acidic hydrolysis of the hydrophobic poly(solketal methacrylate) PSMA block into a hydrophilic poly(glyceryl methacrylate) PGMA block, which contains two neighbored hydroxyl (-OH) groups per repeating unit. For the first time, PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA triblock terpolymers with varying compositions were successfully synthesized by sequential living anionic polymerization. Composite membranes of PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA and PS-b-P4VP-b-PGMA triblock terpolymers with ordered hexagonally packed cylindrical pores were developed. The morphology of the membranes was studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA triblock terpolymer membranes were further treated with acid (1 M HCl) to get polystyrene-b-poly(4-vinylpyridine)-b-poly(glyceryl methacrylate) (PS-b-P4VP-b-PGMA). Notably, the pristine porous membrane structure could be maintained even after acidic hydrolysis. It was found that membranes containing hydroxyl groups (PS-b-P4VP-b-PGMA) show a stable and higher water permeance than membranes without hydroxyl groups (PS-b-P4VP-b-PSMA), what is due to the increase in hydrophilicity. The membrane properties were analyzed further by contact angle, protein retention, and adsorption measurements.
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- Sarah Saleem
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (S.S.); (S.R.); (C.A.); (V.F.)
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Cheng J, Xu M, Cheng P, Zhang W, Li N, Wang Y, Yang J, Liang K, Li P, Yu H, Qiu X. Metal ions ‘sewing’ isoporous membranes with polystyrene-block-poly (acrylic acid) block copolymer. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Aissou K, Mumtaz M, Demazy N, Pécastaings G, Fleury G, Hadziioannou G. Periodic Bicontinuous Structures Formed on the Top Surface of Asymmetric Triblock Terpolymer Thick Films. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:923-930. [PMID: 35619498 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
The combination of the nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) process with a solvent vapor annealing (SVA) treatment is used to produce asymmetric and hydrophobic thick films having different long-range ordered network nanostructures, which are inaccessible via currently available membrane fabrication methods. We show that the disordered phase generated by NIPS on the material top surface can be transformed into a highly ordered bicontinuous network nanostructure during the SVA process without disrupting the substructure morphology. For instance, by using a straightforward blending approach, either a triply periodic alternating diamond (DA) structure or a core-shell perforated lamellar (PL) phase was demonstrated on the skin layer of fully hydrophobic poly(1,1-dimethyl silacyclobutane)-block-polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PDMSB-b-PS-b-PMMA) thick films. Such a material fabrication method, enabling the formation of a sponge-like substructure topped by a network phase having an excellent long-range order, provides an appealing strategy to facilitate the manufacture of next-generation membranes at large scale since these bicontinuous morphologies obviate the need of the nanochannel alignment.
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- Karim Aissou
- Institut Européen des Membranes, Université de Montpellier - CNRS - ENSCM, 300 Avenue du Professeur Emile Jeanbrau, F-34090 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, Université Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600 Pessac, France
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Zhou J, Zhang C, Shen C, Wang Y. Synthesis of poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)-block- poly(styrene-alt-N-phenylmaleimide) and its thermo-tolerant nanoporous films prepared by selective swelling. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wang J, Rahman MM, Abetz C, Rangou S, Zhang Z, Abetz V. Novel Post-Treatment Approaches to Tailor the Pore Size of PS-b
-PHEMA Isoporous Membranes. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 39:e1800435. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jiali Wang
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht; Institute of Polymer Research; Max-Planck-Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht; Institute of Polymer Research; Max-Planck-Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht; Institute of Polymer Research; Max-Planck-Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht; Institute of Polymer Research; Max-Planck-Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht; Institute of Polymer Research; Max-Planck-Str. 1 21502 Geesthacht Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry; University of Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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Wang C, Quan X, Liao M, Li L, Zhou J. Computer Simulations on the Channel Membrane Formation by Nonsolvent Induced Phase Separation. MACROMOL THEOR SIMUL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/mats.201700027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chu Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou 510460 China
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Zhou M, Wu YN, Luo P, Lyu J, Mu D, Li A, Li F, Li G. Fabrication of free-standing membranes with tunable pore structures based on the combination of electrospinning and self-assembly of block copolymers. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra10585a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Polydopamine could improve interface performance of composite membranes with tunable structures which were developed by combining electrospinning and BCP self-assembly.
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- Meimei Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region
- Ministry of Education
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Chang'an University
- 710054 Xi'an
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- College of Environmental Science & Engineering
- Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region
- Ministry of Education
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Chang'an University
- 710054 Xi'an
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region
- Ministry of Education
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Chang'an University
- 710054 Xi'an
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region
- Ministry of Education
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Chang'an University
- 710054 Xi'an
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- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region
- Ministry of Education
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Chang'an University
- 710054 Xi'an
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- College of Environmental Science & Engineering
- Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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Li YM, Srinivasan D, Vaidya P, Gu Y, Wiesner U. Asymmetric Membranes from Two Chemically Distinct Triblock Terpolymers Blended during Standard Membrane Fabrication. Macromol Rapid Commun 2016; 37:1689-1693. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yuk Mun Li
- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 USA
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