Polymer composites are widely used to store liquid chemicals. Recently, monitoring their structural health has attracted a lot of attention. The geometry nanomaterial in polymer plays an important role affecting the penetration progress, thus altering durability composite. In this study, silver nanocomposite-based (SHM) sensors were designed detect progress chemical diffusion and material degra...

We developed a novel method to fabricate nanocomposite monodisperse SiO2 spheres (approximately 100 nm) containing homogeneously dispersed Ag quantum dots (approximately 2 to 5 nm). The inclusion morphology is controlled through the timing of the photochemical reduction of silver ions during hydrolysis of tetraethoxysilane in a microemulsion. Depending on the timing, Ag quantum dots can be dire...

A novel biohybrid hydrogel nanocomposite made of natural polymer carrageenan and gelatin protein were developed. The silver nanoparticles prepared using the as reduction capping agent. Here, Ag/Carrageenan was combined with glutaraldehyde having a cross-link role in order to create nanocomposite. manufactured composite performances anaylised by UV–visible spectroscopy, Fourier Transform infrare...

Infections are frequent and very undesired occurrences after orthopedic procedures; furthermore, the growing concern caused by the rise in antibiotic resistance is progressively dwindling the efficacy of such drugs. Artificial bone graft materials could solve some of the problems associated with the gold standard use of natural bone graft such as limited bone material, pain at the donor site an...

A novel colloidal approach toward semiconductor/metal nanocomposites is presented. Organic-soluble anatase TiO(2) nanorods are used for the first time to stabilize Ag nanoparticles in optically clear nonpolar solutions in the absence of specific ligands for silver. Metallic silver is generated upon UV illumination of deaerated TiO(2) solutions containing AgNO(3). The Ag nanoparticles can be obt...