This study reports a novel method of tailoring the properties of ZnO nanostructures by electrodeposition in presence of chemically-reduced
graphene oxide (rGO). The coupled electrochemical and chemical reduction of graphene ...
Rincón, Acacio; Moreno, Rodrigo; Chinelatto, Adriana S. A.; Gutierrez, Carlos F.; Salvador Moya, Mª Dolores; Borrell Tomás, María Amparo(Elsevier, 2016-01)
Fully dense carbon/alumina-toughened zirconia composites were prepared by using a combination of aqueous colloidal powder processing and spark plasma sintering technique (SPS). Various carbon elements were introduced in ...
[EN] Nanocomposites of commercial PC/ABS matrix filled with multi-walled
carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) suspended in ethyl alcohol were compounded on twinscrew
co-rotating extruder and subsequently injection molded varying ...
[EN] A study concerning the incorporation of sepiolite in blends of biopolyesters (PHBV/PLA) to obtain clay/polymer nanocomposites (CPN) was performed to improve the gas barrier performance of the final materials and achieve ...
Ortiz Serna, María Pilar; Carsí Rosique, Marta; Redondo Foj, María Belén; Sanchis Sánchez, María Jesús(Elsevier, 2014)
[EN] Nanocomposite materials obtained from natural rubber (NR) reinforced with different amounts of cellulose II
(cell) nanoparticles (in the range of 0 to 30 phr) are studied by dielectric spectroscopy (DS) in a broad ...
[EN] Wheat gluten (WG)/montmorillonite (MMT) films were prepared by a thermomechanical process consisting of first mixing the components in a two-blade, counter-rotating device and second thermoforming the obtained dough. ...
Sencadas, Vitor Joao Gomes Da Silva; Pitaes, Alexandre; Benelmekki, Maria; Gómez Ribelles, José Luís; Lanceros Mendez, Senen(American Chemical Society, 2011)
[EN] This work reports on the nucleation of the beta-phase of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) by incorporating CoFe2O4 and NiFe2O4 nanoparticles, leading in this way to the preparation of magnetoelectric composites. The ...
[EN] In this work, cell viability, proliferation, and morphology are studied on two pairs of polymers used in the biomedical field that have similar chemical natures but differ in hydrophobicity. On the one hand, hydrophobic ...
[EN] Polypropylene-based composites filled with multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), ranging from 1 to 6 wt%, were obtained by injection molding from a previous masterbatch compounded by twin-screw extrusion (TSE). Resultant ...
Stachak, Piotr; Lukaszewska, Izabela; Ozimek, Jan; Raftopoulos, Konstantinos Nikolaou; Bukowczan, Artur; Hebda, Edyta; Bujalance Calduch, Carlos; Pielichowski, Krzysztof(Department of Polymer Engineering Budapest University of Technology & Economics), Scientific Society of Mechanical Engineerin, 2024-01)
[EN] This work reports on the synthesis of non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) obtained via the polyaddition of diamines: dimer fatty acid-derived diamine (DFA diamine) or polyether diamine (PPO diamine) with five-membered ...
Sonseca, Agueda; Camarero-Espinosa, Sandra; Peponi, Laura; Weder, Christoph; Foster, E.J.; Kenny, José M.; Giménez Torres, Enrique(John Wiley & Sons, 2014-11-01)
[EN] Polyesters based on polyols and sebacic acid, known as poly(polyol sebacate)s (PPS), are attracting considerable attention, as their properties are potentially useful in the
context of soft-tissue engineering ...
[EN] Carbon nanotubes dispersion within the polymer matrix is a very important factor to take into account when developing new nanocomposites with optimized properties. In this article, dispersion studies have been carried ...
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) synthesized from microcrystalline cellulose by acid hydrolysis were added into poly(lactic acid)-poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PLA-PHB) blends to improve the final properties of the multifunctional ...
Sathyanarayana, Shyam; Wegrzyn, Marcin; Olowojoba, Ganiu; Benedito, Adolfo; Giménez Torres, Enrique; Hübner, Christof; Henning, Frank(Department of Polymer Engineering Budapest University of Technology & Economics), Scientific Society of Mechanical Engineerin, 2013-07)
[EN] 4 wt% multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated into a miscible blend of polyphenylenether/
polystyrene (PPE/PS) on a twin-screw extruder at a screw speed of 600 rpm. The masterbatch obtained was diluted ...
Díaz Mira, Marta(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-02-04)
[EN] Plasma-liquid electrochemistry was successfully used to synthesize gold nanoparticles in a watery
background (AuNPs) and also embedded within a hydrogel network (PVA-AuNPs) without using
any capping or reducing ...
The electrospinning approach is an easy and useful method to fabricate porous supports with tailored properties for the preparation of impregnated membranes with enhanced characteristics. Therein, this technique was used ...
[EN] Yb3þ doped ZnO/MgO nanocomposite were prepared by combustion synthesis method. The samples
were further heated to 1000 °C to improve their crystallinity and photoluminescent efficiency. The
concentrations of Yb3þ ...
Nanocomposite films based on poly(lactic acid)-poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PLA-PHB) blends and synthesized cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) or surfactant modified cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), as bio-based reinforcement, were ...
This work has been focused on the preparation and characterization of composite membranes with thickness between 19 and 97 mu m and containing Nafion(R) infiltrated into a porous mat obtained by electrospinning of an aqueous ...