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Baronins J, Antonov M, Abramovskis V, Rautmane A, Lapkovskis V, Bockovs I, Goel S, Thakur VK, Shishkin A. The Effect of Zinc Oxide on DLP Hybrid Composite Manufacturability and Mechanical-Chemical Resistance. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:4679. [PMID: 38139933 PMCID: PMC10747173 DOI: 10.3390/polym15244679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The widespread use of epoxy resin (ER) in industry, owing to its excellent properties, aligns with the global shift toward greener resources and energy-efficient solutions, where utilizing metal oxides in 3D printed polymer parts can offer extended functionalities across various industries. ZnO concentrations in polyurethane acrylate composites impacted adhesion and thickness of DLP samples, with 1 wt.% achieving a thickness of 3.99 ± 0.16 mm, closest to the target thickness of 4 mm, while 0.5 wt.% ZnO samples exhibited the lowest deviation in average thickness (±0.03 mm). Tensile stress in digital light processed (DLP) composites with ZnO remained consistent, ranging from 23.29 MPa (1 wt.%) to 25.93 MPa (0.5 wt.%), with an increase in ZnO concentration causing a reduction in tensile stress to 24.04 MPa and a decrease in the elastic modulus to 2001 MPa at 2 wt.% ZnO. The produced DLP samples, with their good corrosion resistance in alkaline environments, are well-suited for applications as protective coatings on tank walls. Customized DLP techniques can enable their effective use as structural or functional elements, such as in Portland cement concrete walls, floors and ceilings for enhanced durability and performance.
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- Janis Baronins
- Laboratory of Ecological Solutions and Sustainable Development of Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Riga Technical University, Pulka 3, K-3, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; (V.A.); (A.R.); (V.L.); (A.S.)
- Latvian Maritime Academy of Riga Technical University, Riga Technical University, Flotes Str. 12 K-1, LV-1016 Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate Tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia;
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- Laboratory of Ecological Solutions and Sustainable Development of Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Riga Technical University, Pulka 3, K-3, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; (V.A.); (A.R.); (V.L.); (A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Ecological Solutions and Sustainable Development of Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Riga Technical University, Pulka 3, K-3, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; (V.A.); (A.R.); (V.L.); (A.S.)
- Latvian Maritime Academy of Riga Technical University, Riga Technical University, Flotes Str. 12 K-1, LV-1016 Riga, Latvia
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- Laboratory of Ecological Solutions and Sustainable Development of Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Riga Technical University, Pulka 3, K-3, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; (V.A.); (A.R.); (V.L.); (A.S.)
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Materials, Riga Technical University, 3/7 Paula Valdena Street, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia;
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- School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK;
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK;
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- Laboratory of Ecological Solutions and Sustainable Development of Materials, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Riga Technical University, Pulka 3, K-3, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; (V.A.); (A.R.); (V.L.); (A.S.)
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Hornak J, Černohous J, Prosr P, Rous P, Trnka P, Baran A, Hardoň Š. A Comprehensive Study of Polyurethane Potting Compounds Doped with Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15061532. [PMID: 36987311 PMCID: PMC10059885 DOI: 10.3390/polym15061532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Recently, polyurethanes (PURs) have become a very promising group of materials with considerable utilization and innovation potential. This work presents a comprehensive analysis of the changes in material properties important for PUR applications in the electrical industry due to the incorporation of magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles at different weight ratios. From the results of the investigations carried out, it is evident that the incorporation of MgO improves the volume (by up to +0.5 order of magnitude) and surface (+1 order of magnitude) resistivities, reduces the dielectric losses at higher temperatures (-62%), improves the thermal stability of the material, and slows the decomposition reaction of polyurethane at specific temperatures (+30 °C). In contrast, the incorporation of MgO results in a slight decrease in the dielectric strength (-15%) and a significant decrease in the mechanical strength (-37%).
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- Jaroslav Hornak
- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Park Komenského 2, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Žilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
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Pino P, Bosco F, Mollea C, Onida B. Antimicrobial Nano-Zinc Oxide Biocomposites for Wound Healing Applications: A Review. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15030970. [PMID: 36986831 PMCID: PMC10053511 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Chronic wounds are a major concern for global health, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. As their occurrence is correlated with age and age-related comorbidities, their incidence in the population is set to increase in the forthcoming years. This burden is further worsened by the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which causes wound infections that are increasingly hard to treat with current antibiotics. Antimicrobial bionanocomposites are an emerging class of materials that combine the biocompatibility and tissue-mimicking properties of biomacromolecules with the antimicrobial activity of metal or metal oxide nanoparticles. Among these nanostructured agents, zinc oxide (ZnO) is one of the most promising for its microbicidal effects and its anti-inflammatory properties, and as a source of essential zinc ions. This review analyses the most recent developments in the field of nano-ZnO–bionanocomposite (nZnO-BNC) materials—mainly in the form of films, but also hydrogel or electrospun bandages—from the different preparation techniques to their properties and antibacterial and wound-healing performances. The effect of nanostructured ZnO on the mechanical, water and gas barrier, swelling, optical, thermal, water affinity, and drug-release properties are examined and linked to the preparation methods. Antimicrobial assays over a wide range of bacterial strains are extensively surveyed, and wound-healing studies are finally considered to provide a comprehensive assessment framework. While early results are promising, a systematic and standardised testing procedure for the comparison of antibacterial properties is still lacking, partly because of a not-yet fully understood antimicrobial mechanism. This work, therefore, allowed, on one hand, the determination of the best strategies for the design, engineering, and application of n-ZnO-BNC, and, on the other hand, the identification of the current challenges and opportunities for future research.
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Kader DA, Rashid SO, Omer KM. Green nanocomposite: fabrication, characterization, and photocatalytic application of vitamin C adduct-conjugated ZnO nanoparticles †. RSC Adv 2023; 13:9963-9977. [PMID: 37006348 PMCID: PMC10050948 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06575d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Recently, the conjugation of metal oxide nanoparticles with organic moieties has attracted the attention of many researchers for various applications. In this research, the green and biodegradable vitamin C was employed in a facile and inexpensive procedure to synthesize the vitamin C adduct (3), which was then blended with green ZnONPs to fabricate a new composite category (ZnONPs@vitamin C adduct). The morphology and structural composition of the prepared ZnONPs and their composites were confirmed by several techniques: Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), UV-vis differential reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, elemental mapping, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and zeta potential measurements. The structural composition and conjugation strategies between the ZnONPs and vitamin C adduct were revealed by FT-IR spectroscopy. The experimental results for the ZnONPs showed that they possessed a nanocrystalline wurtzite structure with quasi-spherical particles with a polydisperse size ranging from 23 to 50 nm, while the particle size appeared greater in the FE-SEM images (band gap energy of 3.22 eV); after loading with the l-ascorbic acid adduct (3), the band gap energy dropped to 3.06 eV. Later, under solar light irradiation, the photocatalytic activities of both the synthesized ZnONPs@vitamin C adduct (4) and ZnONPs, including the stability, regeneration and reusability, catalyst amount, initial dye concentration, pH effect, and light source studies, were investigated in detail in the degradation of Congo red dye (CR). Furthermore, an extensive comparison between the fabricated ZnONPs, composite (4), and ZnONPs from previous studies was performed to gain insights to commercialize the catalyst (4). Under optimum conditions, the photodegradation of CR after 180 min was 54% for ZnONPs and 95% for the ZnONPs@l-ascorbic acid adduct. Moreover, the PL study confirmed the photocatalytic enhancement of the ZnONPs. The photocatalytic degradation fate was determined by LC-MS spectrometry. The photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO NPs is dramatically improved through the conjugation with benign l-ascorbic acid adduct.![]()
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- Dana A. Kader
- Department of Chemistry, College of Education, University of SulaimaniKurdistan RegionIraq
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Education, University of SulaimaniKurdistan RegionIraq
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of SulaimaniKurdistan RegionIraq
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of SulaimaniKurdistan RegionIraq
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In situ polymerization of curcumin incorporated polyurethane/zinc oxide nanocomposites as a potential biomaterial. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ko JH, Kim SH, Kim MS, Heo SY, Yoo YJ, Kim YJ, Lee H, Song YM. Lithography-Free, Large-Area Spatially Segmented Disordered Structure for Light Harvesting in Photovoltaic Modules. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:44419-44428. [PMID: 36136998 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Optical losses in photovoltaic (PV) systems cause nonradiative recombination or incomplete absorption of incident light, hindering the attainment of high energy conversion efficiency. The surface of the PV cells is encapsulated to not only protect the cell but also control the transmission properties of the incident light to promote maximum conversion. Despite many advances in elaborately designed photonic structures for light harvesting, the complicated process and sophisticated patterning highly diminish the cost-effectiveness and further limit the mass production on a large scale. Here, we propose a robust/comprehensive strategy based on the hybrid disordered photonic structure, implementing multifaceted light harvesting with an affordable/scalable fabrication method. The spatially segmented structures include (i) nanostructures in the active area for antireflection and (ii) microstructures in the inactive edge area for redirecting the incident light into the active area. A lithography-free hybrid disordered structure fabricated by the thermal dewetting method is a facile approach to create a large-area photonic structure with hyperuniformity over the entire area. Based on the experimentally realized nano-/microstructures, we designed a computational model and performed an analytical calculation to confirm the light behavior and performance enhancement. Particularly, the suggested structure is manufactured by the elastomeric stamps method, which is affordable and profitable for mass production. The produced hybrid structure integrated with the multijunction solar cell presented an improved efficiency from 28.0 to 29.6% by 1.06 times.
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- Joo Hwan Ko
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Ceramics Test-Bed Center, 3321 Gyeongchung-daero, Sindun-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 17303, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Graduate School, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Korea
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Hardoň Š, Kúdelčík J, Baran A, Michal O, Trnka P, Hornak J. Influence of Nanoparticles on the Dielectric Response of a Single Component Resin Based on Polyesterimide. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14112202. [PMID: 35683875 PMCID: PMC9182917 DOI: 10.3390/polym14112202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The influence of various types of nanoparticle fillers with the same diameter of 20 nm were separately incorporated into a single component impregnating resin based on a polyesterimide (PEI) matrix and its subsequent changes in complex relative permittivity were studied. In this paper, nanoparticles of Al2O3 and ZnO were dispersed into PEI (with 0.5 and 1 wt.%) to prepare nanocomposite polymer. Dielectric frequency spectroscopy was used to measure the dependence of the real and imaginary parts of complex relative permittivity within the frequency range of 1 mHz to 1 MHz at a temperature range from +20 °C to +120 °C. The presence of weight concentration of nanoparticles in the PEI resin has an impact on the segmental dynamics of the polymer chain and changed the charge distribution in the given system. The changes detected in the 1H NMR spectra confirm that dispersed nanoparticles in PEI lead to the formation of loose structures, which results in higher polymer chain mobility. A shift of the local relaxation peaks, corresponding to the α-relaxation process, and higher mobility of the polymer chains in the spectra of imaginary permittivity of the investigated nanocomposites was observed.
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- Štefan Hardoň
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Žilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +421-0415132334
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Žilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia;
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice, Park Komenského 2, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia;
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic; (O.M.); (P.T.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic; (O.M.); (P.T.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic; (O.M.); (P.T.); (J.H.)
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Overview of antimicrobial polyurethane-based nanocomposite materials and associated signalling pathways. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Alfaawaz YF, Alamri R, Almohsen F, Shabab S, Alhamdan MM, Al Ahdal K, Farooq I, Vohra F, Abduljabbar T. Adhesive Bond Integrity of Experimental Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Incorporated Dentin Adhesive: An SEM, EDX, μTBS, and Rheometric Analysis. SCANNING 2022; 2022:3477886. [PMID: 36016673 PMCID: PMC9385357 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3477886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Our study is aimed at preparing an experimental adhesive (EA) and assessing the influence of adding 5-10 wt.% concentrations of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles on the adhesive's mechanical properties. METHODS Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy were employed to investigate the morphology and elemental distribution of the filler nanoparticles. To examine the adhesive properties, microtensile bond strength (μTBS) testing, an investigation of the rheological properties, degree of conversion (DC), and analysis of the interface between the adhesive and dentin were carried out. RESULTS The SEM micrographs of ZnO nanoparticles demonstrated spherical agglomerates. The EDX plotting confirmed the incidence of Zn and oxygen (O) in the ZnO nanoparticles. The highest μTBS was observed for nonthermocycled (NTC) 5 wt.% ZnO group (32.11 ± 3.60 MPa), followed by the NTC-10 wt.% ZnO group (30.04 ± 3.24 MPa). Most of the failures observed were adhesive in nature. A gradual reduction in the viscosity was observed at higher angular frequencies, and the addition of 5 and 10 wt.% ZnO to the composition of the EA lowered its viscosity. The 5 wt.% ZnO group demonstrated suitable dentin interaction by showing the formation of resin tags, while for the 10 wt.% ZnO group, compromised resin tag formation was detected. DC was significantly higher in the 0% ZnO (EA) group. CONCLUSION The reinforcement of the EA with 5 and 10 wt.% concentrations of ZnO nanoparticles produced an improvement in the adhesive's μTBS. However, a reduced viscosity was observed for both nanoparticle-reinforced adhesives, and a negotiated dentin interaction was seen for 10 wt.% ZnO adhesive group. Further research exploring the influence of more filler concentrations on diverse adhesive properties is recommended.
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- Yasser F. Alfaawaz
- Department of Restorative Dental Sciences College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Dental Intern, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Dental Intern, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Restorative Dental Sciences College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Prosthetic dental sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Restorative Dental Sciences College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1G6
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- Department of Prosthetic dental sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University 11545, Saudi Arabia
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Hosseini M, Behzadinasab S, Chin AWH, Poon LLM, Ducker WA. Reduction of Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 by Zinc Oxide Coatings. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 7:5022-5027. [PMID: 34613703 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We developed antimicrobial coatings from ZnO particles that reduce the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 suspensions by >99.9% in 1 h. The advantage of a coating is that it can be applied to a variety of objects, e.g., hand rails and door knobs, to hinder the spread of disease. Two porous coatings were prepared: one from submicrometer zinc oxide particles bound with silica menisci and the other from zinc oxide tetrapods bound with polyurethane. Experiments on glass coatings show that infectivity depends on porosity for hydrophilic materials, wherein aqueous droplets are imbibed into the pores.
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- Mohsen Hosseini
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Centre for Immunity and Infection, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Centre for Immunity and Infection, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China.,HKU-Pasteur Research Pole, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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Shah SS, Shaikh MN, Khan MY, Alfasane MA, Rahman MM, Aziz MA. Present Status and Future Prospects of Jute in Nanotechnology: A Review. CHEM REC 2021; 21:1631-1665. [PMID: 34132038 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nanotechnology has transformed the world with its diverse applications, ranging from industrial developments to impacting our daily lives. It has multiple applications throughout financial sectors and enables the development of facilitating scientific endeavors with extensive commercial potentials. Nanomaterials, especially the ones which have shown biomedical and other health-related properties, have added new dimensions to the field of nanotechnology. Recently, the use of bioresources in nanotechnology has gained significant attention from the scientific community due to its 100 % eco-friendly features, availability, and low costs. In this context, jute offers a considerable potential. Globally, its plant produces the second most common natural cellulose fibers and a large amount of jute sticks as a byproduct. The main chemical compositions of jute fibers and sticks, which have a trace amount of ash content, are cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. This makes jute as an ideal source of pure nanocellulose, nano-lignin, and nanocarbon preparation. It has also been used as a source in the evolution of nanomaterials used in various applications. In addition, hemicellulose and lignin, which are extractable from jute fibers and sticks, could be utilized as a reductant/stabilizer for preparing other nanomaterials. This review highlights the status and prospects of jute in nanotechnology. Different research areas in which jute can be applied, such as in nanocellulose preparation, as scaffolds for other nanomaterials, catalysis, carbon preparation, life sciences, coatings, polymers, energy storage, drug delivery, fertilizer delivery, electrochemistry, reductant, and stabilizer for synthesizing other nanomaterials, petroleum industry, paper industry, polymeric nanocomposites, sensors, coatings, and electronics, have been summarized in detail. We hope that these prospects will serve as a precursor of jute-based nanotechnology research in the future.
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- Syed Shaheen Shah
- Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia.,Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology (CENT), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Rahman MM, Zahir MH, Arafat ME, Mazumder MAJ, Suleiman R, Kumar AM. UV‐shielding
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protective coating. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Mohammad Mizanur Rahman
- Center of Research Excellence in Corrosion King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Research Excellence in Corrosion King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Research Excellence in Corrosion King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran Saudi Arabia
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Kúdelčík J, Hardoň Š, Trnka P, Michal O, Hornak J. Dielectric Responses of Polyurethane/Zinc Oxide Blends for Dry-Type Cast Cold-Curing Resin Transformers. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:375. [PMID: 33530356 PMCID: PMC7866048 DOI: 10.3390/polym13030375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The influence of different concentrations (0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 wt.%) of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) filler on the dielectric properties of the cold-curing polyurethane (PU) resin is presented in this study. For this purpose, the direct DC conductivity and the broadband dielectric spectroscopy measurements were used to describe the changes in dielectric responses of PU/ZnO nanocomposites over the frequency and temperature range, respectively. It can be stated that, the 1.0 wt.% nanoparticles and lower caused a decrease in the real relative permittivity compared to the pure PU resin, while the higher concentration of nanoparticles for frequencies above 1 Hz had the opposite effect. The presence of nanoparticles in the polyurethane resin affected the segmental dynamics of the polymer chain and changed a charge distribution in the given system. These changes caused a shift of local relaxation peaks in the spectra of imaginary permittivity and dissipation factor of nanocomposites. It is suggested that the temperature-dependent transition of the electric properties in the nano-composite is closely associated with the α-relaxation and intermediate dipolar effects (IDE).
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Affiliation(s)
- Jozef Kúdelčík
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Žilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia; (J.K.); (Š.H.)
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Žilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia; (J.K.); (Š.H.)
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic; (O.M.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic; (O.M.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Materials and Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic; (O.M.); (J.H.)
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Rahman MM, Suleiman R, Zahir MH, Helal A, Kumar AM, Haq MB. Multi Self-Healable UV Shielding Polyurethane/CeO 2 Protective Coating: The Effect of Low-Molecular-Weight Polyols. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12091947. [PMID: 32872169 PMCID: PMC7565661 DOI: 10.3390/polym12091947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
We prepared a series of polyurethane (PU) coatings with defined contents using poly(tetramethylene oxide)glycol (PTMG) with two different molecular weights (i.e., Mn = 2000 and 650), as well as polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) with a molecular weight of Mn 550. For every coating, maximum adhesive strength and excellent self-healing character (three times) were found using 6.775 mol% mixed with low-molecular-weight-based polyols (PU-11-3-3). Defined 1.0 wt% CeO2 was also used for the PU-11-3-3 coating (i.e., PU-11-3-3-CeO2) to obtain UV shielding properties. Both the in situ polymerization and blending processes were separately applied during the preparation of the PU-11-3-3-CeO2 coating dispersion. The in situ polymerization-based coating (i.e., PU-11-3-3-CeO2-P) showed similar self-healing properties. The PU-11-3-3-CeO2-P coating also showed excellent UV shielding in real outdoor exposure conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohammad Mizanur Rahman
- Center of Research Excellence in Corrosion, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; (R.S.); (A.M.K.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.R.); (M.B.H.); Tel.: +966-13-860-7210 (M.M.R.)
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- Center of Research Excellence in Corrosion, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; (R.S.); (A.M.K.)
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- Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;
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- Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia;
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- Center of Research Excellence in Corrosion, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; (R.S.); (A.M.K.)
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Petroleum and Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (M.M.R.); (M.B.H.); Tel.: +966-13-860-7210 (M.M.R.)
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