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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Carbon-based nanomaterials"”.
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Fabrication of carbon-based nanomaterials for energy conversion
… energy conversion reactions is precious metal- based materials which have high performance. However, they cannot be applied at large scales due to their high cost, scarcity, limited supply and weak durability. Thus, other alternative electrocatalysts based on lower cost material such as …
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CARBON-BASED NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR ENSEMBLES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL APPLICATIONS
Carbon nanomaterials, mainly including carbon nanotubes and graphene, have high potential for heat transfer applications at high temperatures because of their superb heat transport properties and good thermal stability. However, due to the small physical sizes of carbon nanomaterials, real-world …
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Study of Dynamics on the Interfaces of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Nanobiosensor
Carbon-based nanomaterials have promising applications spanning areas from the oil industry to healthcare due to their special attributes to interface with molecules in their local environments. The investigation on nano-interfaces can open in-depth visions of chemical, physical and biological …
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RF Ohmic MEMS Switches Utilizing Printed and Carbon Based Nanomaterials for Space Applications
… 40 GHz while also exploring the utilization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a carbon-based nanocomposite contact material. The experimental validation of an ohmic (metal-to-metal) RF Au-Ru contact interface switch with high reliability and power handling (> 10 x 10^6 cycles at 2 W at 25 degrees …
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The Electrochemical Characterisation of Carbon-based Nanomaterials and their Application in the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions
… ions in aqueous solutions. Firstly, the use of carbon-based nanomaterials commonly used in the construction of electrochemical sensors; multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and graphene, were characterised using a potassium ferricyanide probe. The carbon nanomaterials were constructed using …
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An assessment of the dietary bioavailability of TiO2 and inorganically carbon-based nanomaterials in rainbow trout, using the ex vivo gut sac technique and a in chemico digestibility assay
… bioavailability of TiO2 and inorganically carbon-based nanomaterials in rainbow trout, using the ex vivo gut sac technique and a in chemico digestibility assay.<br/><br/>Carbon based engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are an emerging contaminant within modern society, as such their …
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Sustainable photocatalysis using carbon-based materials through interfacial and solvent engineering
… attention as a pathway toward a sustainable carbon economy. Among the wide range of semiconducting materials investigated, carbon-based nanomaterials have been considered as promising candidates due to their non-toxicity, scalability, cost-effectiveness, and distinctive optical and …
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Eis analysis of shear enhanced microfluidic lab-on-a-chip device
… of biological and pharmaceutical macromolecules. Carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, have garnered tremendous interest for their unique thermal, mechanical, electronic and catalytic properties while designing these sensors. Whenever the macromolecules interact with a …
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Carbon-based electric double layer capacitors for water desalination
… due to the development of new high-surface area, carbon-based nanomaterials. However, there is limited understanding as to how electrode geometry, surface properties, and capacitance affect ion capture. In this work, we experimentally investigated various standard carbon-based electrode materials, …
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RAPID FABRICATION OF CUSTOMIZABLE MXENE/POLYDOPAMINE (MXPDA) ELECTRODES
… electronic, and biocompatible properties of carbon-based nanomaterials. The outcomes of this work are expected to contribute significantly to the fields of neurology and bioelectronics by providing a robust platform for the advanced study of brain function across various spatial and temporal …
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Polymer-based Graphene Oxide Derivatives as a tunable multi-purpose platform
Carbon-based nanomaterials represent a conspicuous slice of potential commodities suitable for nanotechnology. Despite their peculiar features, in a view to improving the environmental sustainability of the advanced technology devices, the growing interest in these materials is supported by the …
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Reactions of graphene oxide and buckminsterfullerene in the aquatic environment
… to unique physical and chemical properties, carbon-based nanomaterials, including C60 and graphene oxide, now being used in an increasing number of applications. Considering their widespread use, nanoparticles will inevitably find their way to the natural environment. However, their …
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Nanotechnology and Biotechnology for Water Treatment: A Comparative Study
… investigation involved the following carbon based nanomaterials: graphene oxide (GO), graphene oxide functionalized with Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (GO-EDTA), and the nanocomposite GO-poly(N-vinyl carbazole) (GO-PVK). The results showed different anti-microbial properties for …
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Exploration of plastic pallets using various fillers on graphite nanoplatelets/polypropylene composites
… on the PP matrix compared to the PMC method based on morphological evaluation measured by SEM. The impact test at low temperature revealed that the composites made by the CPC process showed 64% higher impact strength than neat PP due to higher even-distribution of GnP molecules into the PP …
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Stability and precipitation of diverse nanoparticles
… of materials manufactured at the nanoscale. Carbon based nanomaterials such as Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and Detonation Nanodiamond (DND) possess unique properties and find a wide range of industrial applications. With the advent of mass production of such materials, there is a possibility of …
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Next generation multi-color carbon dots: A comprehensive understanding of their photophysical properties and subsequent use for biomedical applications
As an upcoming and emerging class of carbon-based nanomaterials, carbon dots (CDs) have garnered widespread attention amongst researchers over the past decade owing to their strong optical properties, water solubility, excellent biocompatibility, and easy synthetic procedures. These remarkable …
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Selective metallization and electronic self-healing for high performance carbon-based nanoelectronics
Carbon-based nanomaterials have great potential to be used in future nanoelectronics due to their unique combinations of electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. Specifically, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene have attracted great interest over the past decade in both the scientific and …
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RoSE Enhancement for In Vitro Simulations of Human Swallowing
… 1) Design and characterize soft stretchable carbon black sensors and their modeling for sensor-actuator calibration and control, 2) Developing fluid-structure interaction simulation model to learn the parameter variations in bolus transit which are unknown due to lack of sensors, 3) Develop …
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Carbon-based polymer nanocomposites for 3D-printing
… modeling (FDM). The attention is focused on carbon-based nanomaterials incorporated into an acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) polymer by a solvent-free process. ABS-based nanocomposites were prepared by incorporating different kinds and amounts of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP), carbon …
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Investigation on the Mechanical, Microstructural, and Electrical Properties of Graphene Oxide-Cement Composite
… (nm) in a wide range of applications. Use of nanomaterials in cement composite to enhance the mechanical properties, fracture toughness and other functionalities has been studied for decades. In this regard, one of the carbon-based nanomaterials, Graphene Oxide (GO), has received attentions …