The Design of a Thermoelectric Generator and Its Medical Applications
Designs, 2019 Growing energy demands are driving people to generate power in every possible way. New energy sources are needed to plug the energy gap. There is a growing interest in distributed energy generation due to its remarkable advantages such as flexibility ...
Palanisamy Mohan Kumar +6 more
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Enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2-CdS composite nanofibers under sunlight irradiation**
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, 2021 Pure TiO2 and TiO2-CdS composite nanofibers were synthesized through electrospinning technique. The effects of various levels of CdS loading in a TiO2 nanofibers composite were investigated. Pure TiO2 nanofibers were polycrystalline with an anatase phase,
Kudhier Muhsin A. +2 more
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Effects of electrospinning parameters on polyacrylonitrile nanofiber diameter: an investigation by response surface methodology [PDF]
, 2008 Effects of material and process parameters on the diameter of electrospun polyacrylonitrile fibers were experimentally investigated. Response surface methodology (RSM) was utilized to design the experiments at the settings of solution concentration ...
Menceloglu, Yusuf Z. +4 more
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Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2020 Polyimides (PIs) possess excellent mechanical properties, thermal stability, and chemical resistance and can be converted to carbon materials by thermal carbonization. The preparation of carbon nanomaterials by carbonizing PI‐based nanomaterials, however,
Jia‐Wei Li +11 more
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On the path to a new generation of cement-based composites through the use of lignocellulosic micro/nanofibers [PDF]
, 2019 Due to its high biocompatibility, bio-degradability, and low cost, cellulose finds application in disparate areas of research. Here we focus our attention on the potential applications of cellulose nanofiber in cement-basedmaterials for the building ...
Chamorro Trenado, Miquel Ángel +7 more
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Plasma modification of poly lactic acid solutions to generate high quality electrospun PLA nanofibers [PDF]
, 2018 Physical properties of pre-electrospinning polymer solutions play a key role in electrospinning as they strongly determine the morphology of the obtained electrospun nanofibers. In this work, an atmospheric-pressure argon plasma directly submerged in the
De Geyter, Nathalie +3 more
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Strategies for Improving Contact-Electro-Catalytic Efficiency: A Review
NanomaterialsContact-electro-catalysis (CEC) has emerged as a promising catalytic methodology, integrating principles from solid-liquid triboelectric nanogenerators (SL-TENGs) into catalysis.
Meng-Nan Liu +7 more
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, 2011 Understanding the phenomena at the nanometer scale is of fundamental importance for future improvements of desired properties of nanomaterials. We report a detailed investigation of the microstructure and the resulting magnetic anisotropy by magnetic ...
Li, Zhiwei +3 more
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Novel Antibacterial and Toughened Carbon-Fibre/Epoxy Composites by the Incorporation of TiO2 Nanoparticles Modified Electrospun Nanofibre Veils [PDF]
, 2019 The inclusion of electrospun nanofiber veils was revealed as an effective method for enhancing the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced epoxy resin composites.
Aranzabe, Estíbaliz +9 more
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Nanofiber fabrication in a temperature and humidity controlled environment for improved fibre consistency [PDF]
, 2010 To fabricate nanofibers with reproducible characteristics, an important demand for many applications, the effect of controlled atmospheric conditions on resulting electrospun cellulose acetate (CA) nanofibers was evaluated for temperature ranging 17.5 ...
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