Chao Wang , Mengqiu Huang , Hao Zhu , Lei Wang , Wenbin You , Renchao Che
{"title":"Confined magnetic nickel nanoparticles in carbon microspheres with high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption in Ku-band","authors":"Chao Wang , Mengqiu Huang , Hao Zhu , Lei Wang , Wenbin You , Renchao Che","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Composition and structure regulation is the primary strategy in preparing high-performance electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption materials. Herein, magnetic-dielectric synergy Ni@C microspheres were fabricated to obtain the high-performance electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption performance. Firstly, the Ni-containing precursor microspheres were obtained via the spray-drying technology. Secondly, reduced magnetic Ni nanoparticles (NPs) were confined in the N-doped carbon microspheres after pyrolysis treatment in the H<sub>2</sub>/Ar atmosphere. Duo to the existence of melamine, the distribution of Ni NPs and related EM parameters of Ni@C microspheres were efficiently regulated to seek the well impedance matching and EM responded ability. As results, as-synthesized Ni@C microspheres exhibited the minimum reflection loss (RL<sub>min</sub>) of −48.2 dB and effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 5.7 GHz, covering almost Ku-band. This research represents a significant advancement in the development of magnetic-dielectric composite microspheres with superior absorption capacity, and it also provides a large-scale preparation strategy for electromagnetic wave absorbing materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102099"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142311105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation of chitosan-based macromolecular antioxidant with high-efficiency free radical scavenging ability to improve the antioxidative properties of styrene-butadiene rubber/silica composites","authors":"Xiaojiang Xie , Lihao Wu , Jingwei He , Fang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102098","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To address the disadvantages of traditional rubber antioxidants with low molecular weight such as easy migration, poor extraction resistance, low thermal stability and antioxidant efficiency, in this work, we first prepared an antioxidant containing primary and secondary antioxidant groups (MC-MPA) through thiol-ene click reaction between N-(4-aminophenyl)maleimide (MC) and 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA). Then, we synthesized a chitosan-based macromolecular antioxidant with long-chain alkene, aromatic secondary amine, and thioether groups (COS-UC-MC-MPA) by sequentially grafting functional compounds 10-undecanonyl chloride (UC) and antioxidant MC-MPA onto natural macromolecular polymer chitosan (COS). The free radical scavenging ability of COS-UC-MC-MPA was assessed by using 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and the results demonstrated that COS-OC-MC-MPA has high scavenging rate of 76.5 % for DPPH free radicals after 1 min of contact with DPPH dimethyl sulfoxide solution, showing excellent free radical scavenging ability. In addition, the results of accelerated thermo-oxidative aging test, thermogravimetric (TG) test, kinetic analysis of thermal-oxidative degradation, extraction resistance test, and volatilization resistance test indicated that COS-UC-MC-MPA with superior migration resistance and volatilization resistance could effectively enhance the antioxidative properties, thermal stability and thermal-oxidative stability of rubber composites. Moreover, the results of rubber processibility analysis (RPA) test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) implied that the addition of COS-UC-MC-MPA is also conductive to improving the dispersibility of silica in rubber matrix. This study supplies a new perspective for the preparation of environmentally friendly and highly efficient macromolecular antioxidants for rubber composites.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102098"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Zhang, Xinyu Chen, Ying Li, Jie Liu, Kai Liu, Yuanqiang Xu, Xiaomin Zhang, Yongchun Zeng
{"title":"Cellulose acetate-based composite fibrous mat with mechanically stable pore structure showing excellent hydrophobicity for effective oil spill treatment","authors":"Yu Zhang, Xinyu Chen, Ying Li, Jie Liu, Kai Liu, Yuanqiang Xu, Xiaomin Zhang, Yongchun Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Eco-friendly cellulose acetate (CA) based composite fibrous mat with mechanically stable pore structure and rough fibers is successfully fabricated via a simple and one-step electrospinning method. Based on the phase migration during electrospinning, the flexible polymer of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with low surface tension tends to concentrate on the surface of the CA/TPU composite fibers, endowing the fibrous mat exhibiting hydrophobicity and super-oleophilicity. The TPU component creates the bonding among composite fibers, stabilizing the pore structure by increasing the modulus and tensile strength of the CA/TPU fibrous mat. Finally, the as-designed CA/TPU composite fibrous mat could selectively and efficiently absorb various oils from oil-water mixtures featuring high saturation absorption capacity of 28.35–64.18 gg<sup>-1</sup> and excellent durability. Besides, the CA/TPU composite fibrous mat exhibits exceptional environmental stability and a continuous oil-water separation capacity to purify the polluted water, revealing a great potential for practical application.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102093"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In-situ study of tensile behavior of Ti/Al laminated metal composites fabricated via ultrasonic additive manufacturing","authors":"Yunpeng Cheng , Zelin Wu , Xuelan He , Yanyuan Zhou , Chengwei Xu , Zhongyi Niu , Fengchun Jiang , Chao Xu , Zhenqiang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102095","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102095","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper, the in-situ tensile behavior of Ti/Al laminated metal composites (LMCs) prepared via ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) was investigated by optical microscopy combined with digital image correlation. Compared with pure Ti foil and Al/Al LMCs processed via UAM, the Ti/Al LMCs exhibit a significantly larger plasticity with intermediate tensile strength. This can be attributed to (ⅰ) strain dispersion in Ti/Al LMCs, (ⅱ) necking inhibiting due to well-bonded interface during early stage of deformation, and (ⅲ) microcracking during late stage of deformation at the rough Ti/Al interfaces, which originate from direct contact between Ti foil and sonotrode.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102095"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chao Zhang , Yunyun Sun , Tinh Quoc Bui , Jose L. Curiel-Sosa
{"title":"Crushing performance and energy absorption characteristics of aluminum/CFRP hybrid thin-walled tubes: Experimental and numerical investigations","authors":"Chao Zhang , Yunyun Sun , Tinh Quoc Bui , Jose L. Curiel-Sosa","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102089","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102089","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents both experimental and numerical studies with the main purpose of exploring the crushing behavior of aluminum/CFRP hybrid thin-walled tubes under compression conditions. In particular, aluminum/CFRP tubes with 8, 10, and 12 layers of composites are considered, and the energy absorption characteristics are examined by quasi-static crushing experiments. An explicit finite element (FE) model is developed to investigate the axial crushing response and damage behavior of aluminum/CFRP tubes. Following validation against the experimental data, the developed FE model is applied to analyze the effects of number of layers and loading angles on the failure mechanism and energy absorption indexes of different tube configurations. The obtained results provide valuable insights into a practical energy absorption solution for aluminum/CFRP tubes subjected to crushing conditions, thereby contributing to the long-term development of the related industry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102089"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing the thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS films through the incorporation of g-C3N4 nanosheets and carbon nanotubes","authors":"Manoj Singh, Neeraj Khare","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102092","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102092","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Present study focuses on the synthesis of flexible nanocomposite film made of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) nanosheets, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and how the g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanosheets and CNTs affect the thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS. Incorporating 10 wt% of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanosheets to PEDOT:PSS improved the Seebeck coefficient to 74.3 μVK<sup>−1</sup>, ∼5 times higher than the PEDOT:PSS film. However, this led to a decrease in electrical conductivity, limiting the power factor to 335.4 μWm<sup>−1</sup>K<sup>−2</sup>. In order to address this, CNTs were added as conductive fillers. The resulting PEDOT:PSS composite, with 10 wt% of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> and 10 wt% CNTs, showed a significant power factor of 589.8 μWm<sup>−1</sup>K<sup>−2</sup>, an electrical conductivity of 810.6 Scm<sup>−1</sup>, and a Seebeck coefficient of 84.5 μVK<sup>−1</sup>, indicating a substantial improvement in the thermoelectric performance of pristine PEDOT:PSS. The increased Seebeck coefficient in the PEDOT:PSS and g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> composite is due to reduced carrier concentration and energy filtering at the interfaces. The enhancement in electrical conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient after adding CNTs is attributed to the formation of conductive networks, increased mobility, and energy filtering at the interfaces between PEDOT:PSS and CNTs. The study suggests that combining g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanosheets and CNTs with PEDOT:PSS could enhance the thermoelectric performance of PEDOT:PSS-based materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102092"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142311102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhiyuan Fan , Yumeng Zhang , Yuheng Shao , Xiao Jiang , Yunfei Ye , Jinglan Zhou , Meihong Wu , Liang Yang
{"title":"Alginate-functionalized and 4T1 cell membrane-coated multi-tasking nanoparticulate system for near-infrared-triggered photodynamic therapy on breast cancer: In vitro cellular and in vivo mice models","authors":"Zhiyuan Fan , Yumeng Zhang , Yuheng Shao , Xiao Jiang , Yunfei Ye , Jinglan Zhou , Meihong Wu , Liang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102066","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recently, combination treatment of chemo-dynamic therapy (CDT) and photodynamic therapies (PDT) is well-known and prominent therapeutic strategy for breast tumor. Importantly, tailored nanomedicines with unique personalized properties including nanocarrier suitability and effective targeting ability that requires the exhaustive understanding of tumor microenvironment. Recently, researchers have designed a smart upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) that have unique characteristics to achieve targeting for respond tumor microenvironment. In the present study, we first time fabricated a novel combination of oxidized sodium alginate-enveloped and 4T1 cancer cell membrane-coated up-conversion nanoparticles (4TUCNP@SMZ) were engineered for breast cancer-targeted therapy. The nanoparticles could be formed via electrostatic interaction, which showed excellent biocompatibility, increased cellular uptake with normal and cancer cells. The fabricated Alginate and 4T1-membrane functionalized up-conversion nanoparticles significantly benefitted to targeted delivery system for local breast cancer and prominently inhibit tumor development via chemo-dynamic therapy (CDT) and PDT. The greater susceptibility of tumor cells to oxidative stress may also result from the depletion of intracellular GSH by the 4TUCNP@SMZ nanoparticles. The <em>in vitro</em> cell models (4T1 and MCF-7), in vivo tumor model and histological observation demonstrated that 4TUCNP@SMZ nanoparticles effectively targeted to breast tumor microenvironment and inhibit breast cancer cells. This report suggested that multifunctional Alginate-functionalized nanoparticles are a versatile agent for phototherapy for breast cancer treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102066"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142424725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Taotao Wang , Xiang Gao , Mang Zhu , Jian Wu , Ningzhong Bao
{"title":"Strong and tough graphene/PVC composites with well dispersed graphene via dropwise coagulation and melt blending methods","authors":"Taotao Wang , Xiang Gao , Mang Zhu , Jian Wu , Ningzhong Bao","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102083","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102083","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Toward strong and tough reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) composites, GO/PVC particles with well dispersed GO are prepared via dropwise coagulation using homogenous GO/PVC dispersion. Then, rGO/PVC composite materials are obtained by reducing GO with VC and melt blending. With low GO content by weight (GO:PVC = 0.2:100), the rGO/PVC composite's tensile strength, elongation at break, Young's modulus and toughness are increased by 100.1 %, 102.4 %, 179.1 % and 432.3 %, respectively. Further, the rGO/PVC particles with high GO content (GO:PVC = 1:100) are applied as functional masterbatch for commercial PVC-based wood plastic composite (WPC). With only 0.07 wt% GO (relative to WPC), the tensile strength, elongation at break, Young's modulus and toughness of WPC are enhanced by 62.4 %, 75.4 %, 57.2 % and 236.3 %, respectively. This study provides a simple approach to obtain strong and tough graphene/PVC composites toward industrial application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102083"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142311190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinyi Han , Wei Zheng , Jinghao Hao , Hua Wang , Lin Zhu , Chuanjian Zhou
{"title":"Enhancing the damping and mechanical properties of phenyl silicone rubber by introducing phenyl MQ silicone resins as molecular fillers","authors":"Xinyi Han , Wei Zheng , Jinghao Hao , Hua Wang , Lin Zhu , Chuanjian Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102082","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102082","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Silicone rubber features excellent thermal stability, outstanding low-temperature performance, and superb processability, however, the poor damping property and low mechanical strength limit its applications. In this work, we synthesized two types of phenyl MQ resins as molecular fillers and incorporated them into phenyl silicone rubber to prepare damping composites. The effects of both the phenyl MQ resin structures and contents on the damping properties and mechanical performances were investigated. The results showed that phenyl MQ resins exhibit multiscale damping effects with temperature rising, and phenyl MQ resins are distributed in silicone rubber with a \"sea-island\" structure, which strengthen the mechanical property. The composite exhibit optimal performance with incorporating 30phr diphenyl MQ resins: the damping factor at 150 °C increased from 0.1 to 0.18, the temperature range for tan δ > 0.3 expanded by 115.2 %, and maintained a tensile strength of 6.3 MPa. This study paves a new path to design and prepare silicone rubber composite that balance high damping performances with better mechanical strength.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102082"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiwang Chen , Ni Yao , Tingliang Wang , Jiajia Wu , Mingle Ding , Xinxin Zhang , Shichao Zhang , Sam S. Yoon , Bin Ding
{"title":"High-performance fluorine-free waterproof and breathable electrospun nanofibrous membranes by thermally induced coating-crosslinking","authors":"Jiwang Chen , Ni Yao , Tingliang Wang , Jiajia Wu , Mingle Ding , Xinxin Zhang , Shichao Zhang , Sam S. Yoon , Bin Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102076","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.coco.2024.102076","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To meet the increasing environmental requirements, it is urgent and inevitable for high-performance waterproof and breathable membranes to be fluorine-free. However, developing these membranes faces significant challenges in achieving high water repellency while maintaining desirable water vapor permeability. Herein, we present a high-performance fluorine-free waterproof and breathable membrane using electrospinning technology and a thermally induced coating-crosslinking method. The prepared nanofibrous membrane has low surface energy and crosslinked fiber networks due to hydrophobic group grafting and heat treatment. Benefiting from its microstructure and surface properties, the fluorine-free nanofibrous membrane exhibits excellent hydrophobicity (water contact angle of >130°), desirable pore structure and mechanical strength. Furthermore, the obtained non-fluorinated membrane exhibits excellent water pressure resistance of 95.27 kPa and water vapor permeability of 7.41 kg m<sup>−2</sup> d<sup>−1</sup>. Meanwhile, the crosslinking agent enhances the bond between the non-fluorinated hydrophobic modifier and the substrate, increasing the stability and robustness of the membrane. This study provides guidance for designing and preparing environmentally friendly waterproof and breathable membranes, with extensive application prospects in outdoor sports, healthcare protection and building exteriors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":10533,"journal":{"name":"Composites Communications","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 102076"},"PeriodicalIF":6.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142271289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}