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Pan D, Su F, Liu H, Ma Y, Das R, Hu Q, Liu C, Guo Z. The Properties and Preparation Methods of Different Boron Nitride Nanostructures and Applications of Related Nanocomposites. CHEM REC 2020; 20:1314-1337. [PMID: 32959523 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202000079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Due to special non-metallic polar bond between the III group (with certain metallic properties) element boron (B) and the V group element nitrogen (N), boron nitride (BN) has unique physical and chemical properties such as strong high-temperature resistance, oxidation resistance, heat conduction, electrical insulation and neutron absorption. Its unique lamellar, reticular and tubular morphologies and physicochemical properties make it attractive in the fields of adsorption, catalysis, hydrogen storage, thermal conduction, insulation, dielectric substrate of electronic devices, radiation protection, polymer composites, medicine, etc. Therefore, the synthesis and properties of BN derived materials become the main research hotspots of low-dimensional nanomaterials. This paper reviews the synthetic methods, overall properties, and applications of BN nanostructures and nanocomposites. In addition, challenges and prospect of this kind of materials are discussed.
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- Duo Pan
- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education; National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education; National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education; National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China
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- Oxea Chemical company (OQ), Bay City, Texas 77414, USA
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- Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education; National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Moya A, Hernando-Pérez M, Pérez-Illana M, San Martín C, Gómez-Herrero J, Alemán J, Mas-Ballesté R, de Pablo PJ. Multifunctional carbon nanotubes covalently coated with imine-based covalent organic frameworks: exploring structure-property relationships through nanomechanics. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1128-1137. [PMID: 31850432 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07716b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The assembly of 3-dimensional covalent organic frameworks on the surface of carbon nanotubes is designed and successfully developed for the first time via the hybridization of imine-based covalent organic frameworks (COF-300) and oxidized MWCNTs by one-pot chemical synthesis. The resulting hybrid material ox-MWCNTs@COF exhibits a conformal structure that consists of a uniform amorphous COF layer covering the ox-MWCNT surface. The measurements of individual hybrid nanotube mechanical strength performed with atomic force microscopy provide insights into their stability and resistance. The results evidence a very robust hybrid tubular nanostructure that preserves the benefits obtained from COF, such as CO2 adsorption. Further digestion of the organic structure with aniline enables the study of the interplay between the hybrid interface and its nanomechanics. This new hybrid nanomaterial presents exceptional mechanical and electrical properties, merging the properties of the CNT template and COF-300.
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- Alicia Moya
- Department of Condense Matter Physics (module 03). Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Al-Antaki AHM, Lawrance WD, Raston CL. Dynamic thin film mediated slicing of boron nitride nanotubes. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:4722-4728. [PMID: 36133138 PMCID: PMC9417105 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00481e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A method has been developed to slice boron nitride nanotubes BNNTs under continuous flow in a vortex fluidic device (VFD), along with a method to partially purify the as received BNNT containing material. The latter involves heating the BNNTs to 600 °C followed by dispersing in a 1 : 3 isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and water mixture at 100 °C. The VFD mediated slicing of the BNNTs comprises irradiating the rapidly rotating glass tube (20 mm OD) with a pulsed Nd:YAG laser. Systematically exploring the operating parameter space of the VFD established slicing of ca. 200 μm long purified BNNTs down to 340 nm to 400 nm, in ca. 53% yield, in a 1 : 1 mixture of IPA and water, in the absence of reagents/harsh chemicals, at a flow rate of 0.45 mL min-1, a concentration of 0.1 mg mL-1 BNNTs and an 8.5k rpm rotational speed, with the pulsed laser operating at 1064 nm and 250 mJ per pulse.
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- Ahmed Hussein Mohammed Al-Antaki
- Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Kufa University Kufa Najaf Iraq
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia
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- Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Adelaide SA 5042 Australia
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Augustine J, Cheung T, Gies V, Boughton J, Chen M, Jakubek ZJ, Walker S, Martinez-Rubi Y, Simard B, Zou S. Assessing size-dependent cytotoxicity of boron nitride nanotubes using a novel cardiomyocyte AFM assay. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2019; 1:1914-1923. [PMID: 36134231 PMCID: PMC9418822 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00104b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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As boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) find increased use in numerous applications, potential adverse health effects of BNNT exposure are a growing concern. Current in vitro cytotoxicity studies on BNNTs are inconsistent and even contradictory, likely due to the lack of reference materials, standardized characterization methods and measurement protocols. New approaches, particularly with the potential to reliably relate in vitro to in vivo studies, are critically needed. This work introduces a novel atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based cardiomyocyte assay that reliably assesses the cytotoxicity of a well-characterized boron nitride nanotube reference material, code named BNNT-1. High energy probe sonication was used to modify and control the length of BNNT-1. The polymer polyethylenimine (PEI) was used concurrently with sonication to produce stable, aqueous dispersions of BNNT-1. These dispersions were used to perform a systematic analysis on both the length and height of BNNT-1 via a correlated characterization approach of dynamic light scattering (DLS) and AFM. Cytotoxicity studies using the novel cardiomyocyte AFM model were in agreement with traditional colorimetric cell metabolic assays, both revealing a correlation between tube length and cytotoxicity with longer tubes having higher cytotoxicity. In addition to the size-dependent cytotoxicity, it was found that BNNT-1 exhibits concentration and cell-line dependent cytotoxic effects.
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- Jerry Augustine
- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University 1280 Main St. W. Hamilton Ontario L8S 4L8 Canada
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University 1280 Main St. W. Hamilton Ontario L8S 4L8 Canada
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University 1280 Main St. W. Hamilton Ontario L8S 4L8 Canada
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
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- Security and Disruptive Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
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- Security and Disruptive Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
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- Security and Disruptive Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada 100 Sussex Drive Ottawa Ontario K1A 0R6 Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa Ontario K1S 5B6 Canada
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Yi C, Bagchi S, Gou F, Dmuchowski CM, Park C, Fay CC, Chew HB, Ke C. Direct nanomechanical measurements of boron nitride nanotube-ceramic interfaces. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:025706. [PMID: 30387442 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aae874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are a unique class of light and strong tubular nanostructure and are highly promising as reinforcing additives in ceramic materials. However, the mechanical strength of BNNT-ceramic interfaces remains largely unexplored. Here we report the first direct measurement of the interfacial strength by pulling out individual BNNTs from silica (silicon dioxide) matrices using in situ electron microscopy techniques. Our nanomechanical measurements show that the average interfacial shear stress reaches about 34.7 MPa, while density functional theory calculations reveal strong bonded interactions between BN and silica lattices with a binding energy of -6.98 eV nm-2. Despite this strong BNNT-silica binding, nanotube pull-out remains the dominant failure mode without noticeable silica matrix residues on the pulled-out tube surface. The fracture toughness of BNNT-silica ceramic matrix nanocomposite is evaluated based on the measured interfacial strength property, and substantial fracture toughness enhancements are demonstrated at small filler concentrations.
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- Chenglin Yi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, United States of America
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Chen X, Dmuchowski CM, Park C, Fay CC, Ke C. Quantitative Characterization of Structural and Mechanical Properties of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in High Temperature Environments. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11388. [PMID: 28900287 PMCID: PMC5595806 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11795-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The structural stability and mechanical integrity of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) in high temperature environments are of importance in pursuit of their applications that are involved with extreme thermal processing and/or working conditions, but remain not well understood. In this paper, we perform an extensive study of the impacts of high temperature exposure on the structural and mechanical properties of BNNTs with a full structural size spectrum from nano- to micro- to macro-scale by using a variety of in situ and ex situ material characterization techniques. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements reveal that the structures of individual BNNTs can survive at up to 850 °C in air and capture the signs of their structural degradation at 900 °C or above. In situ Raman spectroscopy measurements reveal that the BN bonds in BNNT micro-fibrils undergo substantial softening at elevated temperatures of up to 900 °C. The AFM-based nanomechanical compression measurements demonstrate that the mechanical integrity of individual BNNTs remain intact after being thermally baked at up to 850 °C in air. The studies reveal that BNNTs are structurally and mechanically stable materials in high temperature environments, which enables their usages in high temperature applications.
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- Xiaoming Chen
- Micro- and Nanotechnology Research Center, State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 13902, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 13902, USA.,Materials Science and Engineering Program, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 13902, USA
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- Advanced Materials and Processing Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 23681, USA
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- Advanced Materials and Processing Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 23681, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 13902, USA. .,Materials Science and Engineering Program, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 13902, USA.
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Fernandez-Yague MA, Larrañaga A, Gladkovskaya O, Stanley A, Tadayyon G, Guo Y, Sarasua JR, Tofail SAM, Zeugolis DI, Pandit A, Biggs MJ. Effects of Polydopamine Functionalization on Boron Nitride Nanotube Dispersion and Cytocompatibility. Bioconjug Chem 2015; 26:2025-37. [PMID: 26282841 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5b00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) have unique physical properties, of value in biomedical applications; however, their dispersion and functionalization represent a critical challenge in their successful employment as biomaterials. In the present study, we report a process for the efficient disentanglement of BNNTs via a dual surfactant/polydopamine (PD) process. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) indicated that individual BNNTs become coated with a uniform PD nanocoating, which significantly enhanced dispersion of BNNTs in aqueous solutions. Furthermore, the cytocompatibility of PD-coated BNNTs was assessed in vitro with cultured human osteoblasts (HOBs) at concentrations of 1, 10, and 30 μg/mL and over three time-points (24, 48, and 72 h). In this study it was demonstrated that PD-functionalized BNNTs become individually localized within the cytoplasm by endosomal escape and that concentrations of up to 30 μg/mL of PD-BNNTs were cytocompatible in HOBs cells following 72 h of exposure.
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- Department of Mining-Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science & POLYMAT, School of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , 480130 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) , Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Physics and Energy, and Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI), University of Limerick , Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Mining-Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science & POLYMAT, School of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) , 480130 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Energy, and Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI), University of Limerick , Limerick, Ireland
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