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Nanostructures: The Next Generation of High Performance Bulk Materials and Coatings
KONA Powder and Particle Journal, 2014 This paper presents an overview of recent research performed at Rutgers University and the University of Connecticut on the synthesis and processing of nanostructured materials.
Bernard H. Kear, P.R. Strutt
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Antireflective Self-Cleaning TiO2 Coatings for Solar Energy Harvesting Applications
Frontiers in Materials, 2021 Titanium(IV) oxide (TiO2, titania) is well-known for its excellent photocatalytic properties, wide bandgap, chemical resistance, and photostability. Nanostructured TiO2 is extensively utilized in various electronic and energy-related applications such as
Adeel Afzal +4 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas +6 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 Thermal control coating is an important means of ensuring that a spacecraft remains operational at high temperatures. Due to limitations regarding preparation technology and material properties, the mechanical properties of the conventional thermal ...
Gengchao He +7 more
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The Mechanism of High Thermal Shock Resistance of Nanostructured Ceramic Coatings
, 2015 The nanostructured and the conventional ZrO2 coating samples were thermal shocked at a series of temperatures. The elastic modulus and the hardness of two kinds of coatings were investigated by the nanoindentation tests.
Li XN +10 more
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Optical fibre long period grating based selective vapour sensing of volatile organic compounds [PDF]
, 2010 The chemical sensing capabilities of an optical fibre long period grating (LPG) coated with a functional material are explored. The LPG period and coating thickness are chosen such that the mode transition region, characteristic of LPGs coated with ...
Tatam, Ralph P. +9 more
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Electrospun Wood‐Derived Biopolymers as Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Electrospinning transforms wood‐derived cellulose and lignin into architecturally defined, binder‐free carbon electrodes with tuneable porosity and functionality. This review shows how fibre design enables decoupled charge and mass transport, enhancing performance across battery systems, while identifying key challenges in spinnability, scalability ...
Michael W. Thielke +3 more
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Fusogenic RNA Nanomodules for Fusion‐Mediated and Multiplexed siRNA Delivery
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A fusogenic lipid‐layered RNA nanomodules (L‐CRAMs) enable high‐capacity and long‐lasting siRNA delivery through membrane fusion. These nanomodules carry exceptionally large siRNA payloads, avoid conventional endosomal uptake, and release multiple functional siRNAs through Dicer‐mediated processing.
Sunghyun Moon +5 more
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Nanostructured zirconia layers as thermal barrier coatings [PDF]
INCAS Bulletin, 2011 The coatings obtained by thermal spray are used both as antioxidant and connection materials (e.g. MCrAlY type alloys) as well as thermal barrier coatings (e.g. partially stabilized zirconia oxide with yttria oxide).
Radu Robert PITICESCU +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A new class of photoresponsive liquid‐crystalline (LC) adhesives based on biomineral‐inspired organic/inorganic colloidal hybrids is reported. These colloidal LC materials are formed by hybridization of a hydroxyapatite nanorod with azobenzene‐based forklike molecules.
Junya Uchida +4 more
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