Incorporation of hydroxyapatite in crosslinked gelatin/chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) hybrids utilizing as reinforced composite sponges,and their water absorption ability

The crosslinked gelatin/chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol)/hydroxyapatite (GEL/CTS/PVA/HAp, GCPH) sponges were fabricated by a freeze-drying method to yield the reinforced composite sponges with proper features. The porosity value and pore size of the crosslinked GCPH sponges reached ∼80% and 50–100 ​μm, respectively, which can be an appropriate range to allow cells to migrate into the reinforced composite sponges in the tissue engineering technology. Besides, the proper bonding presence between HAp particles and the crosslinked polymeric matrix or the crosslinked network formation between the polymers were also proved through fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermal gravimetric (TG/DTG) analysis. Owing to incorporation of HAp particles and good distribution of HAp particles inside the crosslinked polymeric matrix, their mechanical properties were improved through the determination of compression tests. Concomitantly, their water absorption ability reached effectively in both the distilled water and NaCl solution, and their recovery also maintained well for 10 absorbing–squeezing cycles to be considered as an effective reusability for the crosslinked sponge system. Thereby, the crosslinked GCPH sponge prepared in the present study can become a potential candidate to apply especially in the biomedical/medical applications and tissue engineering technology.     

基于碳酸乙烯酯开环聚合的生物降解聚氨酯材料制备

为了提高聚氨酯材料的生物降解性能,采用化学方法将可生物降解链段碳酸酯基嵌入聚氨酯链段中.首先,以离子液体[ Bmim] Cl-( ZnCl2)0.50为催化剂、1,2-丙二醇为起始剂,催化碳酸乙烯酯开环聚合,制备聚醚碳酸酯多元醇,并将其与二苯甲烷二异氰酸酯反应,生成聚氨酯泡沫材料;然后,采用土埋法考察聚氨酯泡沫材料的生物降解性.实验结果表明,该离子液体呈现Lewis酸性,能较好地催化碳酸乙烯酯开环聚合,且反应过程中存在断链和脱羧现象.与普通聚醚多元醇制备的聚氨酯泡沫材料相比,聚醚碳酸酯型聚氨酯泡沫材料具有更好的生物降解性.     

Organic dye removal and recycling performances of graphene oxide-coated biopolymer sponge

In this study, a biopolymer sponge (PS) with a crosslinked mixture of gelatin-chitosan-poly(vinyl alcohol) was dipped into graphene oxide (GO) solution to form a composite sponge (CS, GO-coated PS) by a combination of simple dip-coating and freeze-drying procedures, as a sponge-like adsorbent in organic dye removal applications. The morphological, chemical, crystalline, mechanical and thermal characterizations of the as-obtained sponges were further investigated for the possible changes in the structure of sponge-like adsorbent after coating the GO sheets on the 3D porous structure of PS. The results showed that the CS had possessed effectively organic dye removal performances comparing to the PS. In the adsorption, the Langmuir and pseudo-second-order models corresponding to a monolayer approach and a chemical adsorption were appropriated. The maximum adsorption capacity of Rhodamine B and Congo red reached 126.8 and 135.0 ?mg?g^?1; and 145.6 and 148.6 ?mg?g^?1 corresponding onto the PS and CS. It indicates that the maximum adsorption capacity on the CS enhanced significantly comparing to those on the PS owing to the functional GO sheets coated in the 3D porous structure of PS, which leads to supplying further functional adsorption sides on the whole 3D porous structure of CS. Notably, the sponges-like adsorbents could be regenerated and used again without a remarkable decrease of dye removal ability occurred in 9 adsorbing–desorbing cycles. Therefore, the CS prepared in this study can become a potential adsorbent for actual applications because of non-toxic materials, proper structural features, low-cost material and operation, and reliable recyclability.     

Graphene oxide-covered melamine foam utilizing as a hybrid foam toward organic dye removal and recyclability

Graphene-based adsorbents have been attracted extensive interest in recent years. Herein, graphene oxide-covered melamine foam (GO-covered MF) was designed and prepared by a mild submerge-covering method with the support of a super-hydrophilic melamine framework, showing its adsorption performances for various organic dyes. The structure morphology as well as chemical, thermal and mechanical properties of the as-obtained hybrid foam (HF) were further determined for the possible structure changes after covering the GO sheets on the MF framework. Moreover, the HF exhibited an excellent ability for organic dye adsorption application, and which was well fitted in the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir models corresponding to a chemical adsorption and a mono-layer approach during the adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacity by using the as-obtained HF corresponded to 258.56 ?mg ?g^?1 (methylene blue), 233.22 ?mg ?g^?1 (Rhodamine B), 206.92 ?mg ?g^?1 (methyl orange), and 184.93 ?mg ?g^?1 (Congo red), which are competitive with that of other graphene-based absorbents. In particular, the HF could be reused without a noticeable degradation of organic dye removal performance. As such, the HF prepared in this study can become an encouraging candidate for practical application owing to the reliable recyclability and low-cost.     

Structure and effect of diamagnetism on manganese lithium phosphate glass to cathode materials application

1-x(Li₂O–2P₂O₅)-xMnO₂ glasses where x ?= ?0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 ?mol%, respectively, were synthesized by melted-quenching method. The Mn and P oxidation states and local structures around Mn and P-ions including Mn–O and P–O bonding distances and coordination numbers have been studied via X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), respectively. XANES results exhibit a coexistence of oxidation state of Mn²⁺ and Mn³⁺ with a mean value of 2.82. Moreover, Mn and P K-edge EXAFS show the Mn–O and P–O bonding distances of approximately 2.083–2.094 ?Å and 1.766–1.774 ?Å, respectively. A paramagnetism was found for all Mn–P glasses. Additionally, the coercive field (H_c) and remnant magnetization (M_r) increased with increasing Mn contents. However, the low specific capacitances are seriously obtained (<40 ?F ?g^?1) suggesting the effect of natural diamagnetism of lithium phosphate based-glass unlike the borate based-glasses which originally exhibit paramagnetism.     

Preparation,characterization and antibacterial property of naringin loaded PLGA nanospheres

Naringin is a predominant flavanone in grapefruit and shows a variety of biological effects such as antioxidative, anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activity. However, its application in pharmaceutical field is limited by low water solubility, poor bioavailability and instability. To overcome the problem, naringin has been encapsulated in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) polymer by emulsion-diffusion-evaporation method in this work. Moreover, naringin loaded PLGA nanospheres were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), dynamic light scatter method (DLS), fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra, UV–vis spectra and fluorescence spectra of DNA-EB competition displacement. The mean diameter of PLGA nanospheres and NRG/PLGA nanospheres was 123 ?± ?25 ?nm and 137 ?± ?30 ?nm, respectively. The drug encapsulation efficiency was 86.4% while the drug loading rate was 22.3%. The fluorescence spectra of the competitive DNA-binding experiments revealed that the functional activity of naringin was retained after loaded in PLGA. It is revealed that the initial burst effect happened in the initial 24 ?h and followed by sustained release lasting for 10 days. Moreover, the nanospheres exhibited strong antibacterial activity, and 99.9% of E. coli and S. aureus were killed when treated with naringin loaded PLGA nanospheres at the concentration of 0.2 ?mg ?mL^?1 within 24 ?h. Furthermore, the viable cells remained only 48% when the concentration of NRG/PLGA nanospheres was 32 ?μg ?mL^?1 and NRG/PLGA nanospheres was important for inhibition of cancer cells. It is concluded that the stable naringin loaded PLGA nanospheres could have potential application in food industry and nanomedicine field.     

不同二元醇制备的4种脂肪/芳香共聚酯的性能研究

利用4种不同的脂肪族二元醇（乙二醇、1,3 丙二醇、1,4 丁二醇、1,6 己二醇）与己二酸和对苯二甲酸二甲酯制备出4种不同脂肪/芳香比的共聚酯：（对苯二甲酸乙二醇-co-己二酸乙二醇）共聚酯（PETA）、（对苯二甲酸丙二醇-co-己二酸丙二醇）共聚酯（PPTA）、（对苯二甲酸丁二醇-co-己二酸丁二醇）共聚酯（PBTA）和（对苯二甲酸己二醇-co-己二酸己二醇）共聚酯（PHTA）,并比较了它们的热性能和生物降解性能。结果表明：相同二元醇、不同脂肪/芳香物质的量比的共聚酯,随脂肪族单体含量的增加,玻璃化转变温度（T_g）单调降低,熔点（T_m）降低,生物降解能力增加;相同脂肪/芳香物质的量的比、不同二元醇制备的共聚酯,T_g随二元醇碳原子的增加而单调下降,T_m变化顺序为：T_m（PPTA）＞T_m（PBTA）＞T_m（PHTA）＞T_m（PETA）,1,3-丙二醇体系的共聚酯具有最佳的耐热性能;生物降解能力随二元醇单体碳原子数的增加而增加。     

淀粉糖甙聚醚聚氨酯硬质泡沫塑料发泡工艺的研究

以淀粉乙二醇糖甙聚醚、多苯基多次甲基多异氰酸酯（ＰＡＰＩ）为主要原料，对聚氨酯硬质泡沫塑料的发泡工艺进行了研究．经过实验分析，选择低分子量二醇Ｄｉｏｌ－Ａ为扩链剂，Ｄｉｏｌ－Ｃ为交联剂，采用“半氟”和“全水”的发泡工艺，所得淀粉糖甙聚醚聚氨酯（ＰＵ）泡沫材料具有较好的压缩强度、抗拉强度和导热性能．     

羧甲基纤维素／壳聚糖高吸水性树月旨的制备与性能

采用水溶液聚合法，制备了羧甲基纤维素／壳聚糖（CMC／CTS）高吸水性树脂。考察了CMC／CTS比值（质量比）、甘油质量、聚乙二醇质量及反应温度等各因素对产物吸水性能的影响，并通过正交试验，确定最佳的合成条件。采用红外光谱对产物结构进行分析。结果表明，高吸水性树脂的最佳合成条件为CMC／CTS为3：1、甘油为1．60g、聚乙二醇为3．20g、反应温度为25℃时，其吸水率为405g·g^-1，且吸水速率适中，保水性能良好，是一种环境友好型高吸水性树脂。     

Effect of addition of poly（ethylene glycol） on electrical conductivity of poly（3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene）-poly（styrenesulfonate） hybrid

By mixing various concentrations of poly (ethylene glycol), a series of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styeenesuffonate) composite thin films were prepared.The electrical conductivity of the PEDOT-PSS/PEG thin films was measured by the four-pcobe method. Experimental results showed that the inclusion of poly(ethylene glycol) influenced the electrical conductivity of PEDOT-PSS film significantly. With the increase of PEG concentrations, the electrical conductivity sharply increased to reach a maximum and then slowly decreased down. Furthermore, the PEG molecular weight and environment temperature also played important roles on the electrical conductivity of PEDOT-PSS/PEG thin films. A good linear relationship was found between in σDC and T^-1/2 within the entire temperature range detected.     

Mangosteen peel-derived activated carbon for supercapacitors

This work reports the effects of activation temperatures on the porous development and electrochemical performance of activated carbons. Herein, activated carbons were prepared from the biowaste of mangosteen peel by using KOH activation at temperatures of 400, 600, and 800 ?°C. The results demonstrate that the specific surface area increases with increasing the activation temperatures in which the well-developed porous structure after KOH activation at 800 ?°C provides the highest specific surface area of 1039 ?m² ?g^?1. At 600 ?°C, the activated carbon delivers the highest specific capacitance value of 182 ?F ?g^?1 ?at a current density of 0.5 ?A ?g^?1 in 3 ?M KOH aqueous electrolyte. This is correlated well with its high micropore fractions (99%). Moreover, it was found that the activation temperature changes the major contribution of oxygen-containing functional group on surface of activated carbon, which is beneficial for the enhancement of the specific capacitance value of activated carbon at the temperature of 600 ?°C. This work suggests that the activation temperature is a key to optimizing the electrochemical performance of activated carbons. Overall, our activated carbons can be considered as a strong candidate for use as electrode materials in supercapacitors.     

Flexible micro-supercapacitors fabricated from MnO2 nanosheet/graphene composites with black phosphorus additive

Supercapacitors are widely used for powering flexible/wearable electronics owing to their excellent charge storage capabilities. In this study, MnO₂ nanosheets were grown on the surface of graphene using a simple water bath method to prepare graphene/MnO₂ composites for fabricating supercapacitors. In addition, two-dimensional black phosphorus was introduced as an additive into the electronic ink based on the as-prepared graphene/MnO₂ composites. The characterization and electrochemical analyses results showed that adding black phosphorus considerably improved the capacitive performance of the material, yielding a high specific capacitance of 241.5 ?F ?g^-1 at 0.1 ?A ?g^-1 and an impressive rate capability improvement from 52.5% to 80.3%. Then the micro-supercapacitor having an area-specific capacitance of 20.15 ?mF ?cm^-2 at a scanning rate of 2 ?mV ?s^-1 was utilized to demonstrate the practical applicability of this material. To further evaluate the practical applicability of this micro-supercapacitor, the micro-supercapacitor was integrated with a flexible thin-film pressure sensor on paper and cloth through screen printing.     

混合扩链剂对聚氨酯弹性体宏观性能的影响

以4,4′-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯（MDI）和聚四氢呋喃均聚醚（PTMG）为原料合成聚氨酯（PU）预聚体（A组分）,三羟基聚醚多元醇（330N）分别与1,4-丁二醇（BDO）或乙二醇（EGO）混合作为扩链剂（B组分）,将A、B组分聚合制备PU弹性体。探讨330N/BDO与330N/EGO不同体系以及各体系不同质量比对PU弹性体热性能和机械性能的影响。结果表明,330N/BDO体系的软段玻璃化转变温度（T_gs）较低,硬段熔融热较高,随着330N/BDO质量比的下降,T_gs 上升,硬段熔融热增加;330N/EGO体系的拉伸强度、硬度稍高,而断裂伸长率和滞后损失（tan δ ）有较大落差,随着330N/EGO质量比的下降,弹性体的拉伸强度和硬度增加,断裂伸长率和滞后损失降低。     

WOOD/PCM composite with enhanced energy storage density and anisotropic thermal conductivity

Phase change materials (PCMs) have great potential in energy-saving and environmental field due to their high latent heat. The deficiencies that restrict the application of PCMs are their poor thermal conductivity and liquid leakage after phase change. To shoot these problems, a thermally-induced flexible WOOD/PCM composite with enhanced energy storage density and anisotropic thermal conductivity has been proposed. This composite consisted of polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG6000), delignified balsa wood and boron nitride (BN). The results revealed that the melting enthalpy and freezing enthalpy of WOOD/PEG6000 composite were 209.3 ?J/g and 214.9 ?J/g, which had an augment of about 8% comparing with pure PEG6000. After adding 33 ?wt% BN to the composite, its thermal conductivity in the out-of-plane direction reached 0.96 ?W/(m·K), while the radial thermal conductivity was 0.36 ?W/(m·K). The controllable anisotropic thermal conductivity implies a good application in the environment where forced unidirectional heat dissipation is needed. Furthermore, the composite also shows excellent thermal induced flexibility, such as bending and compression, which is significant in reducing thermal contact resistance with substrates in application. This work indicates that the prepared PCM composite has a great potential application in thermal energy storage and thermal management.     

Preparation of mesoporous MgO-templated carbons from phenolic resin and their applications for electric double-layer capacitors

Mesoporous carbons were synthesized using thermoplastic phenolic resin (PF) as carbonaceous precursor and magnesium citrate as template precursor. Pore structure was determined as ink-bottle-like geometry through TEM, N2 adsorption analysis combined with TG curves. The porous carbons prepared were then applied as electrode material for electric double-layer capacitors. The capacitor performance was examined in 30 wt% KOH aqueous solution by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements. The carbon prepared with MgO/PF mass ratio of 8/2 had a BET surface area of 1920 m² g^?1 and exhibited a capacitance of 220 F g^?1 at a current density of 50 mA g^?1. Besides, the carbon with the ratio of 4/6 had the optimize proportion of mesopores, which ensures its good rate performance that up to 98.3%, expressed as the ratio of the capacitance measured at 1000 mA g^?1 against that at 50 mA g^?1.     

非异氰酸酯法合成脂肪族热塑型聚(酰胺-醚-氨酯)及其性能研究

利用己二氨酯二醇与二(β-羟乙基)己二酰胺、二缩三乙二醇以及三缩四乙二醇,在170℃减压条件下,通过氨酯交换、熔融缩聚,合成了系列带有酰胺键及醚键的热塑型聚氨酯(TPAEUs)。经红外、核磁、GPC、广角X-射线衍射、DSC、TGA和力学性能测试表明,此类TPAEUs的Mn为18500,熔点为144.9℃,拉伸强度达17.6 MPa,断裂伸长率在10%~79%之间,具有较高的熔点及较好的强度和韧性。     

A hybrid hydrogel/textile composite as flame-resistant dress

Currently, the functional and cost-effective flame-resistant textiles(FRTs) are on high demand. However, such FRTs based on general polymer fabrics are always expensive, readily decompose, and their temperatures quickly rise once exposed to thermal environments. Inspired by the large specific heat of water and high decomposition temperature of inorganic substances like SiO_2, this study establishes a simple casting strategy for preparing flameresistant gel/textiles(FR-GTs). The findings showed that active diffusion of aqueous AAM/SiO_2 pre-gel solution into the textile structure enabled the formation of a tough interfacial adhesion between the hydrogel and textiles.The interfacial toughness reached ～272 J/m~2 because the PAAM/SiO_2 nanocomposite hydrogel was filled into textile to form the semi-interpenetrating structure at the interface. The presence of chemical crosslinker(PEGDA)and physical crosslinker(SiO_2) limited the volume expansion of the hydrogel upon swelling. In addition, the PAAM/SiO_2 nanocomposite hydrogel layer prevented burning in high temperature environments(over 100℃),due to the heat dissipation of water during evaporation. This simple strategy provides a guidance towards the fabrication of hybrid hydrogel/textile composites for the applications like household fire resistant materials such as flame-resistant gloves.     

Efficient adsorption of As(V) on poly(acrylo-amidino ethylene amine) nanofiber membranes

Poly(acrylo-amidino ethylene amine) (PAEA) nanofiber membranes have been synthesized by combining the electrospinning technique and subsequent chemical modification. The membranes were used to remove As(V) from aqueous solution. The adsorption kinetics, equilibrium isotherms, and pH effect were investigated in batch experiments. The Langmuir isotherm and pseudo second-order kinetic models agree well with the experimental data. The PAEA nanofibers are effective for As(V) adsorption at pH 3. Experimental results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity of the PAEA nanofibers with As(V) is 76.92 mg g-1 , which is much higher than that of the PAEA microfibers (27.62 mg g-1 ). The adsorption rate of PAEA nanofibers is faster than that of PAEA microfibers due to its higher specific surface area. The PAEA nanofibers can be used as an effective adsorbent for the removal of As(V) in aqueous solution due to high adsorption capacity and short adsorption time to achieve equilibrium.     

Scalable synthesis and electrochemical performance of mesoporous graphene from calcium carbonate by magnesiothermic reaction

A novel scalable synthetic method of mesoporous graphene has been developed using the compressed mixture of Mg and excess CaCO₃ in a closed container. The generated solid oxide and unreacted CaCO₃ could act as mesopore-forming agents, and the closed container could prevent the carbon dioxide from CaCO₃ flow away. As a result, the graphenes with a large number of 2–30 ?nm mesopores and high utilization ratio of Mg achieved. The graphenes had high specific surface area and excellent electrochemical performance. In particular, the Mg utilization ratio was up to 53.3% in the preparation of graphene using 2:1 CaCO₃/Mg at 700 ?°C, which is superior to previous researches. The obtained mesoporous graphene exhibited high specific surface area of 743.7 ?m² ?g^-1, large specific capacitance of 140 ?F ?g^-1, and high capacitance retention rate of 64.3%.     

Properties of a new type Al/Pb-0.3%Ag alloy composite anode for zinc electrowinning

An Al/Pb-0.3%Ag alloy composite anode was produced via composite casting. Its electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction and corrosion resistance was evaluated by anodic polarization curves and accelerated corrosion test, respectively. The microscopic morphologies of the anode section and anodic oxidation layer during accelerated corrosion test were obtained by scanning electron microscopy. It is found that the composite anode (hard anodizing) displays a more compact interfacial combination and a better adhesive strength than plating tin. Compared with industrial Pb-0.3%Ag anodes, the oxygen evolution overpotentials of Al/Pb-0.3%Ag alloy (hard anodizing) and Al/Pb-0.3%Ag alloy (plating tin) at 500 A·m?2 were lower by 57 and 14 mV, respectively. Furthermore, the corrosion rates of Pb-0.3%Ag alloy, Al/Pb-0.3%Ag alloy (hard anodizing), and Al/Pb-0.3%Ag alloy (plating tin) were 13.977, 9.487, and 11.824 g·m?2·h?1, respectively, in accelerated corrosion test for 8 h at 2000 A·m?2. The anodic oxidation layer of Al/Pb-0.3%Ag alloy (hard anodizing) is more compact than Pb-0.3%Ag alloy and Al/Pb-0.3%Ag alloy (plating tin) after the test.