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The effect of silica nano-additive on the water repellency of waterborne polyurethane coatings 纳米二氧化硅添加剂对水性聚氨酯涂料防水性的影响

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-10-15 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03188-0

Nursabrina Amirah Mohd Nasir, Wan Mohamad Ikhmal Wan Mohamad Kamaruzzaman, Norni Hidayawati Mat Daud, Abdul Mu’iz Aniq Aiman Mohd Suhaimi, Nor Hazmin Sabri, Mohd Sabri Mohd Ghazali

{"title":"The effect of silica nano-additive on the water repellency of waterborne polyurethane coatings","authors":"Nursabrina Amirah Mohd Nasir, Wan Mohamad Ikhmal Wan Mohamad Kamaruzzaman, Norni Hidayawati Mat Daud, Abdul Mu’iz Aniq Aiman Mohd Suhaimi, Nor Hazmin Sabri, Mohd Sabri Mohd Ghazali","doi":"10.1007/s13204-026-03188-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13204-026-03188-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Waterborne polyurethane (WBPU) coatings represent eco-friendly alternatives to solvent-based systems due to their low volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions and reduced toxicity. However, their inherent hydrophilicity limits water repellence, thereby restricting their use in demanding environments. In this research, pristine calcium carbonate (CaCO<sub>3</sub>), sodium stearate-modified CaCO<sub>3</sub> (SS-CaCO<sub>3</sub>), and a mixture of SS-CaCO<sub>3</sub> with silica nanoparticles (SiO<sub>2</sub>NPs) improved the hydrophobicity of WBPU. Four formulations, namely, pristine WBPU (P1), WBPU+CaCO<sub>3</sub> (P2), WBPU + SS-CaCO<sub>3</sub> (P3), and P3 + SiO<sub>2</sub>NPs (P4), were prepared and applied onto mild steel substrates. The composite formation was confirmed using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, with the intensity of the O-H band in P4 being lower. According to the X-ray diffraction (XRD) study, the dispersion of the SiO<sub>2</sub>NPs in P4 was improved, which reduced the crystallite size to 22.38 nm. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) images indicated that the surface roughness of P4 increased with the enrichment of SiO<sub>2</sub>NPs on the surface of the coating. The spectroscopic evidence of the energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy revealed the corresponding elemental distribution and a higher proportion of oxygen. The measurements of water contact angle (WCA) showed that P4 had the best hydrophobicity (105.08 ± 0.74°), which can be explained by the fact that P4 possessed the best surface roughness produced by the nanoparticles. These results indicate that the presence of SS-CaCO<sub>3</sub> and SiO<sub>2</sub>NPs enhances the performance and water repellence of WBPU, which further improves its prospects as an environmentally friendly coating.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":471,"journal":{"name":"Applied Nanoscience","volume":"16 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.674,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149189772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Mixed-phase indium sulfide via one-pot synthesis: superior dye degradation over single-phase 一锅法合成混相硫化铟：优于单相染料降解

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-10-06 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03190-6

Nisha Chandran, Rani Abraham, R. Jayakrishnan

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Correction: Silver species and Ag+ ion coordination in chitosan biopolymer films: structural, optical, dielectric, thermal, and mechanical modulation via AgNO3 doping 修正：银和银离子在壳聚糖生物聚合物薄膜中的配位：通过AgNO3掺杂进行结构、光学、电介质、热和机械调制

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-08-29 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03186-2

Emad M. Ahmed, Ali A. Alkathiri, Mashael Al-Thagfi

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Correction: Design and characterization of wheatgrass extract Nanoemulsion-Based hydrogel for enhanced dermal targeting in skin cancer 修正：麦草提取物纳米乳基水凝胶的设计和表征，用于增强皮肤癌的真皮靶向性

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03185-3

Devendra Singh, Garima Garg,, Ramji Gupta

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Machine learning-assisted first-principles investigation of structural, electronic, and photovoltaic properties of perovskite materials 机器学习辅助钙钛矿材料结构、电子和光电特性第一性原理研究

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-08-04 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03184-4

Sameer Pandey, Naman Shukla, Vishal Kumar Sharma, Shruti Tiwari

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Retraction Note: Neutropenia and leukopenia protective intranasal olanzapine-loaded lipid-based nanocarriers engineered for brain delivery 注：中性粒细胞减少症和白细胞减少症的保护性鼻内奥氮平负载脂基纳米载体设计用于脑递送

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03183-5

Dnyandev Gadhave, Hira Choudhury, Chandrakant Kokare

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Silver species and Ag⁺ ion coordination in chitosan biopolymer films: structural, optical, dielectric, thermal, and mechanical modulation via AgNO₃ doping 壳聚糖生物聚合物薄膜中的银和Ag +离子配位：通过AgNO₃掺杂进行结构、光学、电介质、热学和力学调制

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-07-18 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03174-6

Emad M. Ahmed, Ali A. Alkathiri, Mashael Al-Thagfi

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Retraction Note: Numerical simulation of nanofluid transportation due to MHD within a porous space 注：多孔空间内由于MHD引起的纳米流体输运的数值模拟

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-07-16 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03181-7

Jing Chen, Wen Chen, Mahmoud M. Selim

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The effect of laser pulses on the synthesis of silver nano particles prepared by PLA technique and its biological application 激光脉冲对聚乳酸技术制备银纳米粒子的影响及其生物应用

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-07-15 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03177-3

Hanaa Mohammed Yaseen

{"title":"The effect of laser pulses on the synthesis of silver nano particles prepared by PLA technique and its biological application","authors":"Hanaa Mohammed Yaseen","doi":"10.1007/s13204-026-03177-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13204-026-03177-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Multi-spherical shaped of silver nanoparticles AgNPs were successfully synthesized using laser ablation method with three different laser energy (150 mJ, 300 mJ and 450 mJ). The XRD diffraction analysis are confirm of prepared of Ag and AgO particles with a face-centered cubic structure, the Average crystalline size are equal to 12.946 nm, 11.338 nm and 10.060 nm for AgNPs samples exposed with laser energy 150 mJ, 300 mJ and 450 mJ respectively. The EDX analysis are demonstrating to the crystalline Silver and Silver oxides nano particle. The SEM analysis showed that silver nanoparticle exhibits various clusters of spherical nanoparticles shapes with different nano-diameter .The Pseudomonos auruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae are used to investigated the AgNPs antibacterial activity. The results show that zone of inhibition (ZOI) diameter to both bacteria’s are varying when the bacteria’s are exposed with sample AgNPs prepared by laser energy 150 mJ, 300 mJ and 450 mJ. The varying range are between (18 to 15 nm) and between (23 to 15 nm) for Pseudomonos auruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":471,"journal":{"name":"Applied Nanoscience","volume":"16 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.674,"publicationDate":"2026-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148466472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Retraction Note: Artificial intelligence-based control for membrane bioreactor in sewage treatment 注：基于人工智能的污水处理膜生物反应器控制

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Applied Nanoscience Pub Date : 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1007/s13204-026-03182-6

M. Yuvaraju, D. Deena

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