Polymer composites are ubiquitous and indispensable in numerous applications. Coupling
the inclusion of reinforcing agents with methods developed to control filler distribution and …

A series of one-dimensional column experiments were conducted to investigate the
transport and retention of micron-sized plastic spheres (MPs) with diameters of 0.1–2.0 μm …

In this paper, a freestanding flexible nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC)/silver (Ag) composite
film with high thermal conductivity (TC) was prepared using the NFC that was in situ coated …

Polystyrene (PS) composites with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-decorated reduced
graphene oxides (rGO) were prepared by electrostatic self-assembly and following a hot …

The nanoparticle aggregation has significant influence on heat transfer properties. The
contradictions between different researches exist and the underlying mechanisms of heat …

Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) attract widespread attention due to their
final threats to human health. Here, 50 nm and 500 nm polystyrene particles (PS50 and …

Integrated circuits or miniaturized portable electronics require adaptive thermal control
under certain temperatures. Thermal metamaterials (TMs), which artificially manipulate the …

The development of nanofluids is necessary to replace the conventional transformer oil used
in power and distribution transformers. A stable nanofluid has been prepared to verify its …

A process to fabricate a thermal interface material (TIM) was developed to coat graphene,
which is chemically stable and thermally conductive, on the surface of copper nanoparticles …

In this study, cobalt doped copper oxide nanoparticles (Cu 1-x Co x O) for different amounts
of cobalt concentrations were fabricated successfully. The fabricated samples were …