Hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles synthesized via microwave irradiation. Polypyrrole (PPy)/HAp nanocomposite was obtained using electropolymerization on nitinol (Ni) titanium (Ti) substrates. Fourier transform infrared was employed to characterize the nanocomposite formation. Electrochemical properties of the nanocomposite were investigated using polarization and electrochemical impedance spec...

The work presented here demonstrates using a novel, field-responsive nanocomposite based on shear thickening fluids (STFs) as responsive protective materials with superior damping and energy adsorption properties. Peak forces and accelerations measured using an instrumented Instron drop tower demonstrate that STF nanocomposite prototypes and impact foam taken from a commercial football helmet h...

In this article, a facile strategy is developed to synthesize a nanocomposite containing both a rare earth doped upconversion nanoparticle (RE-UCNP) and gold nanoparticles (GNPs). Such a nanocomposite can serve as a dual-modal imaging agent for upconversion luminescence (UCL) imaging and photoacoustic tomography (PAT). High spatial resolution, 3-dimensional imaging of blood vessels could be ach...

Low hydrophilicity of graphene is one of the major obstacles for biomaterials application. To create some hydrophilic groups on graphene is addressed this issue. Herein, COOH+ ion implantation modified graphene (COOH+/graphene) and COOH functionalized graphene were designed by physical ion implantation and chemical methods, respectively. The structure and surface properties of COOH+/graphene an...

Catechin (Cat) is one of the primary functional components tea, and its accurate detection significant for understanding health benefits tea. In this study, cyclodextrin nanosponges (CDNS) were prepared employed to combine with graphene quantum dots (GQDs) carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-COOH) form a CDNS/GQDs/MWCNTs-COOH composite. Scanning electron microscope X-ray diffract...

background: boophilus tick is responsible for the transmission of some pathogens (types of germs) and the reduction of fertility in cattles. tropomyosin protein plays an important role in regulating actin function, immune and allergic reactions and vaccine production. objectives: accurate identification of antigenic determinants (epitopes) is difficult, time consuming and not economic, thus we ...

In this paper, we propose a simple procedure to obtain multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) decorated with TiO2–Ag nanoparticles (MWCNT–TiO2–Ag). The MWCNTs were via combined functionalization –OH and –COOH groups polymer-wrapping technique using poly(allylamine)hydrochloride (PAH). TiO2-modified Ag synthesized the Pechini method mixture of acetylacetonate-modified titanium (IV) isopropoxide ...

Polyvinylcaprolactam (PVCap) is an economic kinetic inhibitor for hydrate formation in pipelines during oil and gas transportation. However, its application limited because of the low inhibition performance under certain conditions. In this work, a modified PVCap on chain end proposed. 2-amino-3-propionic acid mercapto-terminated polyvinyl caprolactam (PVCap-NH2-COOH) was synthesized as KHI met...

The study describes an in situ green biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanocomposite using the seaweed Sargassum muticum water extract and hyaluronan biopolymer. The morphology and optical properties of the hyaluronan/zinc oxide (HA/ZnO) nanocomposite were determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron micros...