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Cyclomatrix polyphosphazene organic solvent nanofiltration membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tabe H, Oshima H, Ikeyama S, Amao Y, Yamada Y. Enhanced catalytic stability of acid phosphatase immobilized in the mesospaces of a SiO2-nanoparticles assembly for catalytic hydrolysis of organophosphates. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Immobilization of Ir(OH)3 Nanoparticles in Mesospaces of Al-SiO2 Nanoparticles Assembly to Enhance Stability for Photocatalytic Water Oxidation. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10091015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Iridium hydroxide (Ir(OH)3) nanoparticles exhibiting high catalytic activity for water oxidation were immobilized inside mesospaces of a silica-nanoparticles assembly (SiO2NPA) to suppress catalytic deactivation due to agglomeration. The Ir(OH)3 nanoparticles immobilized in SiO2NPA (Ir(OH)3/SiO2NPA) catalyzed water oxidation by visible light irradiation of a solution containing persulfate ion (S2O82−) and tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) ion ([RuII(bpy)3]2+) as a sacrificial electron acceptor and a photosensitizer, respectively. The yield of oxygen (O2) based on the used amount of S2O82− was maintained over 80% for four repetitive runs using Ir(OH)3/SiO2NPA prepared by the co-accumulation method, although the yield decreased for the reaction system using Ir(OH)3/SiO2NPA prepared by the equilibrium adsorption method or Ir(OH)3 nanoparticles without SiO2NPA support under the same reaction conditions. Immobilization of Ir(OH)3 nanoparticles in Al3+-doped SiO2NPA (Al-SiO2NPA) results in further enhancement of the catalytic stability with the yield of more than 95% at the fourth run of the repetitive experiments.
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Hookham MJ, Lynch RJ, Naughton DP. Characterisation of mineral loss as a function of depth using confocal laser scanning microscopy to study erosive lesions in enamel: A novel non-destructive image processing model. J Dent 2020; 99:103402. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mascarenhas BC, Tavares FA, Paris EC. Functionalized faujasite zeolite immobilized on poly(lactic acid) composite fibers to remove dyes from aqueous media. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Bruno C. Mascarenhas
- Department of ChemistryFederal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Rod. Washington Luiz, s/n São Carlos CEP 13565‐905 Brazil
- Nanotechnology National Laboratory for Agriculture (LNNA)Embrapa Instrumentação, Rua XV de Novembro, 1452 São Carlos CEP 13560‐970 Brazil
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- Department of ChemistryFederal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Rod. Washington Luiz, s/n São Carlos CEP 13565‐905 Brazil
- Nanotechnology National Laboratory for Agriculture (LNNA)Embrapa Instrumentação, Rua XV de Novembro, 1452 São Carlos CEP 13560‐970 Brazil
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- Nanotechnology National Laboratory for Agriculture (LNNA)Embrapa Instrumentação, Rua XV de Novembro, 1452 São Carlos CEP 13560‐970 Brazil
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Sun P, Leidner A, Weigel S, Weidler PG, Heissler S, Scharnweber T, Niemeyer CM. Biopebble Containers: DNA-Directed Surface Assembly of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Cell Studies. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1900083. [PMID: 30985076 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201900083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The development of methods for colloidal self-assembly on solid surfaces is important for many applications in biomedical sciences. Toward this goal, described is a versatile class of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) that contain on their surface various types of DNA molecules to enable their self-assembly into micropatterned surface architectures useful for cell studies. Monodisperse dye-doped MSN are synthesized by biphase stratification and functionalized with an aptamer oligonucleotide that serves as gatekeeper for the triggered release of encapsulated molecular cargo, such as fluorescent dye rhodamine B or the anticancer drug doxorubicin. One or two additional types of oligonucleotides are installed on the MSN surface to enable DNA-directed immobilization on solid substrates bearing patterns of complementary capture oligonucleotides. It is demonstrated that this strategy can be used for efficient self-assembly of microstructured surface architectures, which not only promote the adhesion and guidance of cells but also are capable of affecting the fate of adhered cells through triggered release of their cargo. It is believed that this approach is useful for diverse applications in tissue engineering and nanobio sciences.
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- Pengchao Sun
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 1), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, D-76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 1), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, D-76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- BASF SE, Dispersions & Colloidal Materials - B001, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 1), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, D-76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, D-76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, D-76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 1), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, D-76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Biological Interfaces (IBG 1), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, D-76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Chen K, Yan X, Li J, Jiao T, Cai C, Zou G, Wang R, Wang M, Zhang L, Peng Q. Preparation of Self-Assembled Composite Films Constructed by Chemically-Modified MXene and Dyes with Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Characterization. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E284. [PMID: 30781665 PMCID: PMC6409947 DOI: 10.3390/nano9020284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effective functionalization and self-assembly of MXene are of crucial importance for a broad range of nanomaterial applications. In this work, we investigated the aggregates of sulfanilic acid-modified MXene (abbreviated as MXene-SO3H) with three model dyes at the air⁻water interface and demonstrated the morphological and aggregation changes of composite films, using Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technology, as well as excellent uniformity and reproducibility by using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra. This research has found that cationic dye molecules were adsorbed onto negatively charged MXene-SO3H particles mainly through electrostatic interaction and the particles induced dyes to form highly ordered nanostructures including H- and/or J-aggregates corresponding to monomers in bulk solution. The surface pressure-area isotherms from different dye sub phases confirmed that the stable composite films have been successfully formed. And the spectral results reveal that different dyes have different types of aggregations. In addition, the SERS spectra indicated that the optimal layers of MXene-SO3H/methylene blue (MB) films was 50 layers using rhodamine 6G (R6G) as probe molecule. And the formed 50 layers of MXene-SO3H/MB films (MXene-SO3H/MB-50) as SERS substrate were proved to possess excellent uniformity and repeatability.
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- Kaiyue Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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Barylak M, Cendrowski K, Mijowska E. Application of Carbonized Metal–Organic Framework as Efficient Adsorbent of Cationic Dye. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Martyna Barylak
- Nanomaterials Physicochemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastow Avenue 45, Szczecin, 70-311, Poland
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- Nanomaterials Physicochemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastow Avenue 45, Szczecin, 70-311, Poland
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- Nanomaterials Physicochemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Piastow Avenue 45, Szczecin, 70-311, Poland
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Fukuzumi S, Lee Y, Nam W. Immobilization of Molecular Catalysts for Enhanced Redox Catalysis. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201701786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Shunichi Fukuzumi
- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Korea
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Meijo University Nagoya Aichi 468-8502 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science Ewha Womans University Seoul 03760 Korea
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Tanaka S, Miyashita R. Aqueous-System-Enabled Spray-Drying Technique for the Synthesis of Hollow Polycrystalline ZIF-8 MOF Particles. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:6437-6445. [PMID: 31457246 PMCID: PMC6644740 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 shares the same topology with sodalite zeolite but consists of Zn nodes bridged by imidazolate linkers to form a neutral open-framework structure. ZIF-8 has been recognized as a unique molecular sieving material with a flexible framework enabling interesting "gate-opening" functionality. Controlling the crystal size and shape is crucial for regulating the structural flexibilities and mass transport properties. The present study demonstrates that an aqueous-system-enabled spray-drying process enables the shape engineering of ZIF-8 with a hollow polycrystalline structure. It is notable that our synthesis route produces an amorphous zinc complex compound, which possesses a continuous random network partially with crystalline fillers, after spray drying followed by an amorphous-to-crystal transition via activation treatment using polar organic solvents. The size of primary ZIF-8 crystals consisting of secondary polycrystals depends on the kind of the organic solvent. The macro-/microscopic structures of hollow polycrystalline ZIF-8 significantly structurally enhanced the adsorption capacity and uptake rate. The large-scale, rapid production and enhanced adsorption performances make this continuous method a very promising candidate for industrial applications and shaping of MOF.
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- Shunsuke Tanaka
- Department of Chemical, Energy and Environmental
Engineering, Faculty
of Environmental and Urban Engineering, and Organization for Research and Development
of Innovative Science and Technology (ORDIST), Kansai University, 3-3-35
Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Chemical, Energy and Environmental
Engineering, Faculty
of Environmental and Urban Engineering, and Organization for Research and Development
of Innovative Science and Technology (ORDIST), Kansai University, 3-3-35
Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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Biswas P, Sen D, Mazumder S, Ramkumar J. Porous microcapsules comprised inter-locked nano-particles by evaporation-induced assembly: Evaluation of dye sorption. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.01.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Yamada Y, Tadokoro H, Naqshbandi M, Canning J, Crossley MJ, Suenobu T, Fukuzumi S. Nanofabrication of a Solid-State, Mesoporous Nanoparticle Composite for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. Chempluschem 2016; 81:521-525. [PMID: 31968919 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Room-temperature self-assembly was used to fabricate a periodic array of uniformly sized Al3+ -doped SiO2 nanoparticles (Al-SiO2 NPs, 20-30 nm). The uniform mesoporous structure was suitable for uniformly incorporating and distributing Pt nanoparticles (PtNPs), which were used as hydrogen-evolution catalysts in artificial photosynthetic systems, without agglomeration during the catalytic reaction. When the surfaces of the Al-SiO2 NPs were covered with an organic photocatalyst (2-phenyl-4-(1-naphthyl)quinolinium ion, QuPh+ -NA), each PtNP was surrounded by multiple QuPh+ -NA ions. The structure allowed the PtNP to receive multiple electrons from QuPh. -NA molecules, which were generated by reduction of the photoexcited state of QuPh+ -NA ions (QuPh. -NA. + ) with β-dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), thereby resulting in efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution.
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- Yusuke Yamada
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, ALCA and SENTAN, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, ALCA and SENTAN, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Republic of Korea.,Faculty of Science and Engineering, Meijo University, Shiogamaguchi, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 468-0073, Japan
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Jiao T, Liu Y, Wu Y, Zhang Q, Yan X, Gao F, Bauer AJP, Liu J, Zeng T, Li B. Facile and Scalable Preparation of Graphene Oxide-Based Magnetic Hybrids for Fast and Highly Efficient Removal of Organic Dyes. Sci Rep 2015; 5:12451. [PMID: 26220847 PMCID: PMC4518211 DOI: 10.1038/srep12451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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This study reports the facile preparation and the dye removal efficiency of nanohybrids composed of graphene oxide (GO) and Fe3O4 nanoparticles with various geometrical structures. In comparison to previously reported GO/Fe3O4 composites prepared through the one-pot, in situ deposition of Fe3O4 nanoparticles, the GO/Fe3O4 nanohybrids reported here were obtained by taking advantage of the physical affinities between sulfonated GO and Fe3O4 nanoparticles, which allows tuning the dimensions and geometries of Fe3O4 nanoparticles in order to decrease their contact area with GO, while still maintaining the magnetic properties of the nanohybrids for easy separation and adsorbent recycling. Both the as-prepared and regenerated nanohybrids demonstrate a nearly 100% removal rate for methylene blue and an impressively high removal rate for Rhodamine B. This study provides new insights into the facile and controllable industrial scale fabrication of safe and highly efficient GO-based adsorbents for dye or other organic pollutants in a wide range of environmental-related applications.
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- Tifeng Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA
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- Research Laboratory for Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA
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Ordered Mesoporous Nanomaterials. NANOMATERIALS 2014; 4:902-904. [PMID: 28344256 PMCID: PMC5308455 DOI: 10.3390/nano4040902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Special Issue of Nanomaterials "Ordered Mesoporous Nanomaterials" covers novel synthetic aspects of mesoporous materials and explores their use in diverse areas like drug delivery, photocatalysis, filtration or electrocatalysis. The range of materials tackled includes metals and alloys, aluminosilicates, silica, alumina and transition metal oxides. The variety of materials, synthetic approaches and applications examined is vivid proof of the interest that mesoporous materials spark among researchers world-wide.[...].
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Canning J, Moura L, Lindoy L, Cook K, Crossley MJ, Luo Y, Peng GD, Glavind L, Huyang G, Naqshbandi M, Kristensen M, Martelli C, Town G. Fabricating Nanoporous Silica Structure on D-Fibres through Room Temperature Self-Assembly. MATERIALS 2014; 7:2356-2369. [PMID: 28788571 PMCID: PMC5453290 DOI: 10.3390/ma7032356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The room temperature deposition of self-assembling silica nanoparticles onto D-shaped optical fibres (“D-fibre”), drawn from milled preforms fabricated by modified chemical vapour deposition (MCVD), is studied. Vertical dip-and-withdraw produces tapered layers, with one end thicker (surface coverage >0.85) than the other, whilst horizontal dip-and-withdraw produces much more uniform layers over the core region. The propagation of induced fracturing over the core region during drying is overcome using a simple protrusion of the inner cladding. Thick coatings are discernible through thin film interference colouring, but thinner coatings require scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging. Here, we show that fluorescence imaging, using Rhodamine B, in this example, can provide some qualitative and speedy assessment of coverage.
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- John Canning
- interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories (iPL), School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories (iPL), School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
- Graduate School of Electrical Engineering and Applied Computer Science, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Curitiba PR 80230-901, Brazil.
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- interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories (iPL), School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories (iPL), School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- Photonics & Optical Communications, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Photonics & Optical Communications, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Department of Engineering, Finlandsgade 22, Aarhus University, Aarhus N 8200, Denmark.
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- interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories (iPL), School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories (iPL), School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- Department of Engineering, Finlandsgade 22, Aarhus University, Aarhus N 8200, Denmark.
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- Graduate School of Electrical Engineering and Applied Computer Science, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Curitiba PR 80230-901, Brazil.
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- Department of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
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