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Effect of flow-induced shear stress in nanomaterial uptake by cells: Focus on targeted anti-cancer therapy
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Recently, nanomedicines have gained a great deal of attention in diverse biomedical applications, including anti-cancer therapy. Being different from normal tissue, ...
Vertically oriented nanoporous block copolymer membranes for oil/water separation and filtration
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2020 , Article)
The separation of oil from water and filtration of aqueous solutions and dispersions are critical issues in the processing of waste and contaminated water treatment. Membrane-based technology has been proven as an effective ...
Designing Flexible and Porous Fibrous Membranes for Oil Water Separation-A Review of Recent Developments
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Bellwether Publishing, Ltd.
, 2020 , Article Review)
Oil sorbent membranes are highly effective materials in combating oil spills. Recent technological advancements in membrane preparations permit higher oil-sorption efficiency and easier oil recoverability. This review ...
White graphene-cobalt oxide hybrid filler reinforced polystyrene nanofibers for selective oil absorption
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
In this work, stable hydrophobic nanocomposites are made from electrospun fibers of polystyrene (PS) containing a hybrid filler combination of (i) hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and (ii) cobalt oxide (Co3O4) nanomaterials. ...
Gas Sensing and Power Harvesting Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposites Containing Hybrid Nanotubes
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
Gas sensing properties at room temperature and energy harvesting performances are realized for the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocomposites containing titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotubes grown in the presence of carbon ...
Mesoporous silica filled smart super oleophilic fibers of triblock copolymer nanocomposites for oil absorption applications
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article)
Super oleophilic fibers of styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block copolymer/mesoporous silica (MS) nanocomposites are fabricated by electrospinning, and their oil absorption efficiency is monitored by following two different ...
Effect of anions on the structural, morphological and dielectric properties of hydrothermally synthesized hydroxyapatite nanoparticles
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article)
Synthetic nano hydroxyapatites (HA) have been considered as potential biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications because of its excellent biological properties. The present work deals with the synthesis of HA ...
Materials and technologies for the tertiary treatment of produced water contaminated by oil impurities through nonfibrous deep-bed media: A review
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
This review covers various aspects of the treatment of emulsified oil/water mixtures and is particularly focused on tertiary treatment, which means the reduction of the oil content from 70-100 ppm to below 10 ppm, depending ...
Hollow Mesoporous Carbon Nanospheres Loaded with Pt Nanoparticles for Colorimetric Detection of Ascorbic Acid and Glucose
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American Chemical Society
, 2020 , Article)
With the rapid development of nanotechnology and catalysis science, numerous enzyme-mimicking nanomaterials have been rationally designed as the substitutes for natural enzymes. Herein, the Pt-loaded hollow mesoporous ...
An Efficient Emulsion-Induced Interface Assembly Approach for Rational Synthesis of Mesoporous Carbon Spheres with Versatile Architectures
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2020 , Article)
Mesoporous carbon matrix with open pore structure, short diffusion length, and large pore size can favor the in-pore immobilization of active species and facilitate mass diffusion during catalytic reactions. However, a ...