Graphene and graphene oxide and their uses in barrier polymers

BM Yoo, HJ Shin, HW Yoon… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, there is great interest in graphene‐based devices and applications because
graphene has unique electronic and material properties, which can lead to enhanced …

Block copolymer–nanoparticle composites: Structure, functional properties, and processing

B Sarkar, P Alexandridis - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The incorporation of nanoscopic particles into ordered nanostructures afforded by block
copolymers can provide control over particle distribution and orientation. This could enable …

A strong, flame-retardant, and thermally insulating wood laminate

G Chen, C Chen, Y Pei, S He, Y Liu, B Jiang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Develo** a strong, flame resistant, and thermally insulating structural material is essential
for reducing energy consumption and improving safety in buildings. Wood is a pervasive …

Ultra‐Small Air‐Stable Triplet‐Triplet Annihilation Upconversion Nanoparticles for Anti‐Stokes Time‐Resolved Imaging

B Zhang, KD Richards, BE Jones… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Image contrast is often limited by background autofluorescence in steady‐state bioimaging
microscopy. Upconversion bioimaging can overcome this by shifting the emission lifetime …

Investigation of mass transport properties of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) films

M Minelli, MG Baschetti, F Doghieri, M Ankerfors… - Journal of Membrane …, 2010 - Elsevier
The structure and transport properties of a four different films based on two different
generations of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), alone or in combination with glycerol as …

Polymer-grafted nanoparticle membranes with controllable free volume

CR Bilchak, E Buenning, M Asai, K Zhang… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Polymer-based membranes play a key role in several industrially important gas separation
technologies, eg, removing CO2 from natural gas, with enormous economic and …

[PDF][PDF] Nano-inspired oxygen barrier coatings for food packaging applications: An overview

C Rovera, M Ghaani, S Farris - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2020 - air.unimi.it
The role of oxygen in the packaging and shelf life of foods is twofold. For certain types of
foods, oxygen is necessary to avoid rapid aging and senescence of the matrix. This is the …

Deposition of thin films of organic–inorganic hybrid materials based on aromatic carboxylic acids by atomic layer deposition

KB Klepper, O Nilsen, H Fjellvåg - Dalton Transactions, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Thin films of organic–inorganic hybrid materials have been grown by the atomic layer
deposition (ALD) technique, using trimethylaluminium (TMA) and aromatic carboxylic acids …

Montmorillonite-catalyzed furfurylated wood for flame retardancy

L Zhang, J Xu, H Shen, J Xu, J Cao - Fire safety journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Flammability, as an undesirable inherent nature of wood, limits its usage in many fields of
structural applications. Hybrid organic-inorganic modification offers a way to improve the …

Graphene-based coatings on polymer films for gas barrier applications

D Pierleoni, ZY **a, M Christian, S Ligi, M Minelli… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
We used soluble graphene derivatives to fabricate gas barrier coatings on the surface of
several industrially relevant commodity polymers. The coatings are prepared using …