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Moiré patterns and carbon nanotube sorting 波纹模式和碳纳米管分选

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2022-01-11 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac4a27

O. Konevtsova, D. Roshal, S. Rochal

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An investigation into the environmental and therapeutic applications of holmium-doped titanium dioxide (Ho-TiO2) nanocatalysts: a kinetic and thermodynamic study of the photocatalytic degradation of Safranin O dye 掺钬二氧化钛(Ho-TiO2)纳米催化剂的环境和治疗应用研究:光催化降解红皂素O染料的动力学和热力学研究

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-12-17 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac446c

F. A. Jan, Wajidullah, R. Ullah, Salman, N. Ullah, A. Salam

{"title":"An investigation into the environmental and therapeutic applications of holmium-doped titanium dioxide (Ho-TiO2) nanocatalysts: a kinetic and thermodynamic study of the photocatalytic degradation of Safranin O dye","authors":"F. A. Jan, Wajidullah, R. Ullah, Salman, N. Ullah, A. Salam","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/ac446c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/ac446c","url":null,"abstract":"Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and holmium-doped titanium dioxide (Ho-TiO2) nanoparticles(NPs) were synthesized through a sol gel route. The synthesized NPs were characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV–Vis) spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive x-ray analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. DNA binding, antibacterial, hemolysis, and antioxidant assays of the synthesized NPs were also carried out in order to find their therapeutic applications. Successful doping of TiO2 with Ho reduced the bandgap from 3.10 to 2.88 eV. SEM and XRD analysis showed that both TiO2 and Ho-TiO2 NPs exhibit a tetragonal structure and the morphology of the particles improved and agglomeration reduced as a result of doping. The PL emission intensity of TiO2 also reduced with doping. The degradation of Safranin O dye over both the catalysts followed first-order kinetics. The calculated activation energy for the photodegradation of the given dye was found to be 51.7 and 35.2 KJ mol−1 for bare TiO2 and Ho-TiO2 NPs, respectively. After 180 min, 84% and 87% dye degradation was observed using pure TiO2 and Ho-TiO2, respectively. A high percent of degradation of the dye was found at a low concentration (20 ppm) and at optimal dosage (0.035 g) of both the catalysts. The rate of Safranin O dye degradation was found to increase with an increase in temperature and pH of the medium. A DNA binding study revealed that Ho-TiO2 NPs are more capable of binding to human DNA. An antibacterial activity study showed that Ho-TiO2 NPs were more efficient against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial strains compared to pure TiO2. Hemolysis assay showed that TiO2 and Ho-TiO2 NPs are non-biocompatible. Ho-TiO2 NPs showed higher anti-oxidant activity compared to bare TiO2.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47681698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Nanocrystals of metal halide perovskites and their analogues as scintillators for x-ray detection 金属卤化物钙钛矿纳米晶体及其类似物作为x射线探测闪烁体

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-12-10 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac421c

Huiwen Chen, Yunlong Li, Bo Zhao, Jun Ming, D. Xue

引用次数: 5

Biogenic synthesis of nano-sulfur using Punica granatum fruit peel extract with enhanced antimicrobial activities for accelerating wound healing 利用具有增强抗菌活性的石榴皮提取物生物合成纳米硫促进伤口愈合

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac279b

K. Samrat, M. Chandraprabha, R. Hari Krishna, R. Sharath, B. Harish

{"title":"Biogenic synthesis of nano-sulfur using Punica granatum fruit peel extract with enhanced antimicrobial activities for accelerating wound healing","authors":"K. Samrat, M. Chandraprabha, R. Hari Krishna, R. Sharath, B. Harish","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/ac279b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/ac279b","url":null,"abstract":"Microbial wound infections leading to secondary complications in wound healing has resulted in high demand for therapeutic drugs with improved efficacy. Despite achieving enhanced bio-activity and higher bioavailability compared to its bulk form, nano-sulfur (SNP) has been explored to a very limited extent for wound healing applications. In this work, we prepare biogenic SNP (SNP-B) via simple biogenic technique using pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel extract and demonstrate its antimicrobial and wound healing activity. The SNP-B was characterized using powder x-ray diffractometer, FESEM, transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Different wound models (excision, incision, dead space and burn) were used to assess the wound healing potential of SNP-B. The 2% (w/w) SNP-B treated group exhibited enhanced wound contraction rate (excision wound, 99.62 ± 0.59%; burn wound, 99.46 ± 0.59%), breaking strength (393.2 ± 10.87 g cm−2), and granulation tissue weight (166.8 ± 9.45 mg) compared to the control group (excision wound, 84.24 ± 2.78%; burn wound, 90.58 ± 3.2%; breaking strength, 241.3 ± 16.11 g cm−2; granulation tissue weight, 91.17 ± 7.28 mg). The efficacy of 2% (w/w) SNP-B was comparable to that of standard (5% w/w povidone-iodine ointment) in all the wound models analyzed. The SNP-B showed enhanced antibacterial activity with a MIC value of 90, 80, 80, and 60 μg ml−1 for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. The results obtained prove the potential of SNP-B as a multifunctional therapeutic agent for topical applications.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44367413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Activation of two dopants, Bi and Er in δ-doped layer in Si crystal Bi和Er两种掺杂剂在硅晶体δ掺杂层中的活化

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac421d

K. Murata, S. Yagi, Takashi Kanazawa, S. Tsubomatsu, C. Kirkham, K. Nittoh, D. Bowler, K. Miki

引用次数: 0

Single-atom catalyst cathodes for lithium–oxygen batteries: a review 锂氧电池单原子催化剂阴极研究进展

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-11-30 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac3ec1

X. Lei, Bo Liu, Payam Ahmadian Koudakan, Hongge Pan, Yitai Qian, Gongming Wang

引用次数: 4

Novel ternary metal oxide nanoparticles (La2Cu0.8Zn0.2O4) as a potential photocatalyst for visible light photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and desulfurization of dibenzothiophene 新型三元金属氧化物纳米粒子La2Cu0.8Zn0.2O4作为可见光光催化降解亚甲基蓝和二苯并噻吩脱硫的潜在光催化剂

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac3d6e

Molood Barmala, M. Behnood

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引用次数: 1

Study of the tribological properties of nano lubricating oil blends for diesel engines 柴油机用纳米润滑油共混物的摩擦学性能研究

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac3ccd

Xin Kuang, Bifeng Yin, Xiping Yang, H. Jia, Bo Xu

{"title":"Study of the tribological properties of nano lubricating oil blends for diesel engines","authors":"Xin Kuang, Bifeng Yin, Xiping Yang, H. Jia, Bo Xu","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/ac3ccd","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/ac3ccd","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to evaluate and compare the tribological properties of lubricating oil blends with added nano graphene and nano cerium oxide (CeO2) on the key friction pairs of diesel engines. Dispersion stability is the premise of the study of tribological properties. In this paper, nano CeO2 particles were self-made and high-quality nano graphene was purchased. The dispersion stability of the two nanomaterials in lubricating oil was studied after the same modification. According to the working conditions of the cylinder liner and piston ring, friction and wear tests of the lubricating oil blends containing the modified nanomaterials were carried out at different temperatures. The results showed that both nanomaterials were successfully modified with oleic acid and stearic acid. The dispersion stability of the modified nanomaterials in lubricating oil was improved. The dispersion stability of the lubricating oil blends with graphene before and after modification was slightly higher than that of lubricating oil blends with CeO2 before and after modification. At high temperature, the anti-friction properties of the two nano lubricating oil blends were similar. At ambient temperature, lubricating oil blends containing modified CeO2 did not play a role in reducing friction, while lubricating oil blends with modified graphene had the effect of reducing friction. Whether at ambient temperature or high temperature, the anti-wear property when lubricated with lubricating oil blends with modified CeO2 within the right concentration range was better than that when lubricated with lubricating oil blends containing modified graphene.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43311682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Dynamics of light-induced charge transfer between carbon nanotube and CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals 碳纳米管与CdSe/CdS核/壳纳米晶体间光诱导电荷转移动力学

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-11-24 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac3ccc

G. Zeevi, Joanna Dehnel, Adam K. Budniak, Y. Milyutin, G. Ankonina, H. Haick, E. Lifshitz, Y. Yaish

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Uncertainty quantification and prediction for mechanical properties of graphene aerogels via Gaussian process metamodels 基于高斯过程超模型的石墨烯气凝胶力学性能不确定度量化与预测

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Nano Futures Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI: 10.1088/2399-1984/ac3c8f

Bowen Zheng, Zeyu Zheng, Grace X. Gu

{"title":"Uncertainty quantification and prediction for mechanical properties of graphene aerogels via Gaussian process metamodels","authors":"Bowen Zheng, Zeyu Zheng, Grace X. Gu","doi":"10.1088/2399-1984/ac3c8f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-1984/ac3c8f","url":null,"abstract":"Graphene aerogels (GAs), a special class of 3D graphene assemblies, are well known for their exceptional combination of high strength, lightweightness, and high porosity. However, due to microstructural randomness, the mechanical properties of GAs are also highly stochastic, an issue that has been observed but insufficiently addressed. In this work, we develop Gaussian process metamodels to not only predict important mechanical properties of GAs but also quantify their uncertainties. Using the molecular dynamics simulation technique, GAs are assembled from randomly distributed graphene flakes and spherical inclusions, and are subsequently subject to a quasi-static uniaxial tensile load to deduce mechanical properties. Results show that given the same density, mechanical properties such as the Young’s modulus and the ultimate tensile strength can vary substantially. Treating density, Young’s modulus, and ultimate tensile strength as functions of the inclusion size, and using the simulated GA results as training data, we build Gaussian process metamodels that can efficiently predict the properties of unseen GAs. In addition, statistically valid confidence intervals centered around the predictions are established. This metamodel approach is particularly beneficial when the data acquisition requires expensive experiments or computation, which is the case for GA simulations. The present research quantifies the uncertain mechanical properties of GAs, which may shed light on the statistical analysis of novel nanomaterials of a broad variety.","PeriodicalId":54222,"journal":{"name":"Nano Futures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46786747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3