Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …
The colloidal properties of nanocellulose
Nanocelluloses are anisotropic nanoparticles of semicrystalline assemblies of glucan
polymers. They have great potential as renewable building blocks in the materials platform …
polymers. They have great potential as renewable building blocks in the materials platform …
Alginic acid-functionalized silver nanoparticles: A rapid monitoring tool for detecting the technology-critical element tellurium
The increasing global demand for tellurium, driven by its critical role in alloys, photovoltaic
devices, and electronics, has raised concerns about its environmental pollution and …
devices, and electronics, has raised concerns about its environmental pollution and …
Gelation behavior and mechanism of alginate with calcium: Dependence on monovalent counterions
C Hu, W Lu, C Sun, Y Zhao, Y Zhang, Y Fang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work investigates the calcium-induced gelation behavior and gel properties of
alginate samples of lithium-, sodium-, and potassium-forms. It was found that the effect of the …
alginate samples of lithium-, sodium-, and potassium-forms. It was found that the effect of the …
Preferential recovery of rare-earth elements from coal fly ash using a recyclable ionic liquid
Recent global geopolitical tensions have exacerbated the scarcity of rare-earth elements
(REEs), which are critical across many industries. REE-rich coal fly ash (CFA), a coal …
(REEs), which are critical across many industries. REE-rich coal fly ash (CFA), a coal …
Ion‐specific assembly of strong, tough, and stiff biofibers
Designing engineering materials with high stiffness and high toughness is challenging as
stiff materials tend to be brittle. Many biological materials realize this objective through …
stiff materials tend to be brittle. Many biological materials realize this objective through …
Positively charged membranes with fine-tuned nanopores for ultrafast and high-precision cation separation
There is significant interest in high-performance positively charged membranes that enable
the fast and high-precision separation of various cationic substances for purifying water and …
the fast and high-precision separation of various cationic substances for purifying water and …
Bioinspired 3D-printed scaffold embedding DDAB-nano ZnO/nanofibrous microspheres for regenerative diabetic wound healing
There is a constant demand for novel materials/biomedical devices to accelerate the healing
of hard-to-heal wounds. Herein, an innovative 3D-printed bioinspired construct was …
of hard-to-heal wounds. Herein, an innovative 3D-printed bioinspired construct was …
Dynamic duo: vibrational sum frequency scattering investigation of ph-switchable carboxylic acid/carboxylate surfactants on nanodroplet surfaces
Surfactants containing pH-switchable, carboxylic acid moieties are utilized in a variety of
environmental, industrial, and biological applications that require controlled stability of …
environmental, industrial, and biological applications that require controlled stability of …
Charging of carboxylic acid monolayers with monovalent ions at low ionic strengths: Molecular insight revealed by vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy
The charging of arachidic acid Langmuir monolayers as a function of subphase pH and
monovalent ion concentration below 100 mM was investigated using vibrational sum …
monovalent ion concentration below 100 mM was investigated using vibrational sum …