NanocompositesPub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.1936972
O. Gbadeyan, S. Adali, G. Bright, B. Sithole
{"title":"The investigation of reinforcement properties of nano-CaCO3 synthesized from Achatina fulica snail shell through mechanochemical methods on epoxy nanocomposites","authors":"O. Gbadeyan, S. Adali, G. Bright, B. Sithole","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2021.1936972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2021.1936972","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The current study investigates the reinforcement properties of novel nano-calcium carbonate (nano-CaCO3) synthesized from Achatina fulica snail shell. The shell was wet-milled to nanoparticle sizes using mechanochemical procedures. Epoxy nanocomposites prepared with nanofiller content ranges of 1–7 wt.% were fabricated using a conventional resin casting method. Thermal stability and degradation with mechanical properties such as tensile strength, impact strength, and the hardness properties of prepared nanocomposites were determined. It was observed that the reinforcement by the synthesized nano-CaCO3 improved the thermal stability and mechanical properties of neat epoxy irrespective of the filler content. Significantly, the inclusion of 1 w.% Achatina fulica snail shell nanoparticles increased the neat epoxy tensile strength by 75%, stiffness by over 25%, impact strength by 25%, and hardness 35%. These improved properties indicate that nano-CaCO3 synthesized from A. fulica snail shell possesses suitable reinforcement properties that can be used for nanocomposite fabrication.","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84496018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.1942641
S. Chanda, D. Bajwa, G. Holt, N. Stark, S. Bajwa, M. Quadir
{"title":"Silane compatibilzation to improve the dispersion, thermal and mechancial properties of cellulose nanocrystals in poly (ethylene oxide)","authors":"S. Chanda, D. Bajwa, G. Holt, N. Stark, S. Bajwa, M. Quadir","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2021.1942641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2021.1942641","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) has potential to be used as a reinforcement in polymeric nanocomposites because of their inherent biodegradability, universal accessibility, and superior mechanical properties. The most crucial challenge faced in the nanocomposite production is dispersing the nanoparticles effectively in the polymer matrix, so that the exceptional mechanical properties of the nanoparticles can be transferred to the macroscale properties to the bulk nanocomposites. In this research, a safe, effective and ecofriendly modification was used to functionalize the surface hydroxyl groups of CNC via silane treatment. These modified CNCs were used as reinforcements to prepare poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO)/CNC nanocomposites. The composites were prepared using solvent casting method. The composite properties were evaluated using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). The SEM micrographs demonstrated that the composites incorporated with silane treated CNCs showed improvement in the dispersion behavior of the nanoparticles in the matrix. Oxidative combustion of the composites containing silane treated CNCs promoted char formation and enhanced thermal stability. The composites containing (1:1) silane treated CNCs exhibited the better crystallization ability, highest storage modulus, and lowest tan δ value compared to the other silane treated systems indicating improved dispersion of CNC. The polysiloxane network provided an efficient surface covering of the CNC molecules, imparting reduced polar surface characteristics and enhancing the overall mechanical properties of the composites. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78088555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.2008206
T. Kubo, Miwa Shimonaka, Y. Watabe, Kazunari Akiyoshi, J. Balachandran, K. Otsuka
{"title":"Study on magnetic thermal seeds coated with thermal-responsive molecularly imprinted polymers","authors":"T. Kubo, Miwa Shimonaka, Y. Watabe, Kazunari Akiyoshi, J. Balachandran, K. Otsuka","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2021.2008206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2021.2008206","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We conceived a novel hybrid carrier of a thermal-responsive molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) and a magnetic thermal seed (MTS) that showed a heat-generating ability under an alternate current (AC) magnetic field. Compared to our previous publications, we modify both the MIP and MTS to improve the feasibility for the hybrid carrier, briefly we have to achieve the accurate size control and narrower size distribution of MTS, and higher molecular recognition/release ability of MIP. Firstly, uniformly sized particles which are expected to show a large heat-generating ability under an AC magnetic field were successfully prepared by controlling the core creation. Then, an MIP targeted for selective adsorption of pemetrexed (PMX), a well-known anti-cancer drug, was prepared using N-carbobenzoxy-l-glutamic acid as a pseudo template. Finally, the preliminary hybridization of the MTS and the MIP-equivalent polymer coating was examined by introducing vinyl groups as methacrylic acid using a ligand exchanging method. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85558003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.1948242
I. Anshori, Lavita Nuraviana Rizalputri, Raih Rona Althof, Steven Sean Surjadi, S. Harimurti, G. Gumilar, B. Yuliarto, M. Handayani
{"title":"Functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube/silver nanoparticle (f-MWCNT/AgNP) nanocomposites as non-enzymatic electrochemical biosensors for dopamine detection","authors":"I. Anshori, Lavita Nuraviana Rizalputri, Raih Rona Althof, Steven Sean Surjadi, S. Harimurti, G. Gumilar, B. Yuliarto, M. Handayani","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2021.1948242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2021.1948242","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Dopamine (DA) is an important neurotransmitter in the kidney, cardiovascular system, and central nervous system, which abnormality is associated with many diseases. In this work, we synthesized a functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube/silver nanoparticle (f-MWCNT/AgNP) nanocomposites as the biosensing material to detect DA. The SEM, EDS, and TEM characterizations indicated the success of the functionalization process with MWCNT as the base material. The values of the linear range, the limit of detection (LOD), and the selectivity of the nanocomposite were all obtained from the Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV) measurements. The obtained LOD value was 0.2778 µM in the linear range of 0–8 µM, which is lower than the required concentration value for detecting DA in human urine (0.3–3 µM). The biosensor’s high selectivity on DA with the presence of other human-related biofluids was also reported. These results show that f-MWCNT/AgNP nanocomposites are a promising biosensor material for the detection of DA. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87262007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.1917837
Omer Sadak
{"title":"One-pot scalable synthesis of rGO/AuNPs nanocomposite and its application in enzymatic glucose biosensor","authors":"Omer Sadak","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2021.1917837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2021.1917837","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A nanocomposite, rGO/AuNPs, was synthesized simultaneously using one-pot approach with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) within gelatin which used as a reducing and stabilizing agent. Then, the fabricated nanocomposites were characterized by UV-Vis, transmission electron microscope (TEM) and field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). The optimal nanocomposite was determined using electrochemical approaches. After facile and eco-friendly synthesis of rGO/AuNPs nanocomposites, it was used to fabricate the bioanode of enzymatic glucose biosensors. After drop-casting the nanocomposites on a screen-printed electrode (SPE), the glucose oxidase (GOx) was immobilized on the pre-treated SPE through a protein cross-linking approach using glutaraldehyde (GA) as a crosslinking reagent and 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (DHB) as a mediator to improve the electrochemical performance. Then, electrochemical performance of enzyme immobilized nanocomposites was studied using the potentiostat. The results demonstrate that the enzymatic biosensor made of rGO/AuNPs nanocomposites showed enhanced the sensitivity of selectivity for detection of glucose. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77212596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.1977063
Ahmad M. Al-Diabat, Natheer A. Algadri, N. M. Ahmed, A. Abuelsamen, S. A. Bidier
{"title":"A high-sensitivity hydrogen gas sensor based on carbon nanotubes fabricated on SiO2 substrate","authors":"Ahmad M. Al-Diabat, Natheer A. Algadri, N. M. Ahmed, A. Abuelsamen, S. A. Bidier","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2021.1977063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2021.1977063","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this study, an inexpensive simple method for the fabrication of efficient hydrogen (H2) gas sensor based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was presented. The CNTs were synthesized using microwave oven and deposited onto SiO2 substrate by a dielectrophoretic method. The as-grown CNTs showed an n-type behavior because CNTs possess the characters of both metallic and semiconductor when placed between the two electrodes, meanwhile, the current was directed mostly by metallic tubes. Upon exposure to H2 gas at room temperature, the CNTs exhibited high sensitivity up to 315% at 140 ppm H2, and relatively good sensitivity of 40% at a very low H2 gas concentration of 20 ppm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work involving the fabrication of CNTs for detecting a low H2 gas concentration of 20 ppm at RT with high sensitivity comparing with other previous studies. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90480019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.1972690
Duc-Binh Nguyen, N. T. Van, T. Nguyen, V. Vuong, D. Lai, M. T. Phong, T. Le
{"title":"Surface functionalization of nylon 66 membrane using para-phenylenediamine and carboxylic functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for removal of calcium ions from aqueous solution","authors":"Duc-Binh Nguyen, N. T. Van, T. Nguyen, V. Vuong, D. Lai, M. T. Phong, T. Le","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2021.1972690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2021.1972690","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Nylon 66, which is an important membrane class used in manufacturing of chitin and chitosan, have a number of features that can be improved by surface functionalizations into a novel composite structure with support of ultrasound and silica gel (SiG) catalyst in a doubled amidation reaction. Firstly, nylon 66/para-phenylenediamine thin film composite (NP-TFC) is prepared from commercial nylon 66 membrane in an ultrasound assisted hydrolysis-amidation reaction. Secondly, carboxylic functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH) are grafted on the NP fiber in an ultrasound assisted/SiG-catalyzed amidation reaction, where para-phenylenediamine (pPD) role is cross-linking. As an excellent result confirmed by either Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Raman spectrometry or scanning electron microscopic (SEM), bundled MWCNTs bridges are easily built in SiG-catalyzed ethanol media to connect nylon 66 fibers at distances of 0.3–1 μm. The vacuum filtration test confirmed that as-prepared nylon 66/pPD/MWCNTs structure has superior Ca2+ rejection efficiency to that of original nylon 66. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74772477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2021.1961507
G. Tefera, G. Bright, S. Adali
{"title":"Flexural and shear properties of CFRP laminates reinforced with functionalized multiwalled CNTs","authors":"G. Tefera, G. Bright, S. Adali","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2021.1961507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2021.1961507","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study focuses on mechanical characterization of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates reinforced with non-treated and treated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using nitric acid. The CNTs were treated using nitric acid to obtain carboxylic functional group. The epoxy resins are mixed with 0.3%wt of multiwalled CNTs at a constant mixing speed of 2000 rpm and mixing times varied from 24 to 96 h. Laminates reinforced with treated multiwalled CNTs show an increase in the flexural strength by 17.4 and 15.3% at mixing times of 24 and 96 h as compared to control laminates. The test results indicated that laminates reinforced with treated multiwalled CNTs have improved interlaminar shear failure stress which is 14 and 7% higher at mixing times of 24 and 96 h as compared to control specimen. Improvement in behavior was achieved for functionalized CNTs based laminates which prevents agglomeration. Longer mixing time (96 h) is not beneficial for enhancing the mechanical properties due to the break-up of small aggregates by overcoming the effect of van der Waals forces. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83625458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2020-12-29DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2020.1857121
Xi Zhang, Xuetao Shi, J. Gautrot, T. Peijs
{"title":"Nanoengineered electrospun fibers and their biomedical applications: a review","authors":"Xi Zhang, Xuetao Shi, J. Gautrot, T. Peijs","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2020.1857121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2020.1857121","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Electrospun fibers have received significant interests for various application areas such as filtration, composites and biomedical products due to their large surface area, good continuity, high porosity and many other unique properties. In bio-related applications, electrospun fibers have been used for in-situ drug delivery, tissue engineering scaffolds and wound dressing. In more recent years, there has been a drive toward novel electrospun fibers with added functionalities. Nanoengineering of electrospun fibers has introduced many of such novel properties. Through this review, researchers are provided with a state of the art overview of nanoenhanced electrospun fibers with added functionalities. Examples of some nanoengineered fibers include; surface functionalization, multi-component fibers, porous nanofibers, the creation of surface nano-topographies, and the incorporation of nanoparticles to create hierarchical fibrous structures for tailoring of physicochemical properties with a special focus on biomedical applications. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81564653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanocompositesPub Date : 2020-12-22DOI: 10.1080/20550324.2020.1865712
Iman Ahmed Younus, A. Ezzat, M. Uonis
{"title":"Preparation of ZnTe thin films using chemical bath deposition technique","authors":"Iman Ahmed Younus, A. Ezzat, M. Uonis","doi":"10.1080/20550324.2020.1865712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/20550324.2020.1865712","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Chemical bath deposition was used to prepare thin films of ZnTe. The density of compounds (0.5–2) ml in 50 ml of distilled water, the precipitation time (10–80 min), and the solution temperature during the precipitation process (15–85 °C) have been changed during the preparation of the ZnTe thin films to get the optimal deposition conditions of a semiconductor. The effect of these parameters has been determined by studying the optical properties of the films which included the transmittance and absorbance as a function of the wavelength and energy gap. The energy gap remains constant at about 2.7 eV over all precipitation times for each density of compound. We have also found that the energy gap of the films decreases with increasing solution temperature, reaching approximately 2.9-3eV at 15 °C and decreasing to 2.4 eV at 85 °C. Graphical Abstract","PeriodicalId":18872,"journal":{"name":"Nanocomposites","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2020-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88463337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}