Center for Advanced Materials Research: Recent submissions
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Experimental characterization of a tactile sensor for surgical applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents an improved piezoelectric sensor fabricated using reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-filled polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer composite that is able to sense the linear force applied onto its ... -
A Facile Synthesis of Poly(aniline-co-3-trifluoromethyl aniline) Doped Silver Nanoparticles in Micellar Solution: Its Humidity Sensor Application
( Pleiades Publishing , 2018 , Article)© 2018, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. Copolymerization of aniline and 3-trifluoromethyl aniline was carried out by in-situ chemical oxidative technique using slow dispersion of silver nanoparticles. The prepared copolymer was ... -
Dual donor bulk-heterojunction to realize a quick and more sensitive organic visible photodector
( Springer , 2018 , Article)© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. We present herein, an interpenetrating organic dual donor bulk-heterojunction platform for promising visible light sensing utility. The photoactive ... -
Revealing of Core Shell Effect on Frequency-Dependent Properties of Bi-based Relaxor/Ferroelectric Ceramic Composites.
( Nature Research , 2018 , Article)In this study, electromechanical characteristics of (1-x) BiNaTiO-xSrTiO (ST26, x = 0.26)/(1-y) BiNaTiO-ySrTiO (ST10, y = 0.1) (matrix/seed) composites were studied. The ST26 (high relaxor phase) and ST10 (a relaxor ... -
Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures on Nano Metal Oxide filled Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposites
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)The ability of polarized pulsed laser in surface modification of substrate surfaces without thermally destroying them is a well-established concept of scientific procedure. In this work, we report the laser induced surface ... -
Dielectric sensitization of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanopowder.
( Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of Srpska , 2017 , Article)Metallo-organic complexes are a class of materials that are increasingly used in sensory applications. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are their subclass that are topologically isomorphic with zeolites. The porosity ... -
Chapter 1 - Overview: Clay Preparation, Properties, Modification
( Matthew Deans , 2017 , Book chapter)This chapter reviews clay physicochemical properties and general methods of modification with a view to making a clay–polymer nanocomposite. The first part includes an overview of clays, their different structures, and ... -
Emerging clay-aryl-gold nanohybrids for efficient electrocatalytic proton reduction
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)There is an ever growing demand for renewable sources of energy to replace conventional fossil fuels. One of the alternatives is usage of hydrogen production by electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Toward ... -
Bentonite-decorated calix [4] arene: A new, promising hybrid material for heavy-metal removal
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)There is global concern about the contamination of ground, river, and tap waters as well as soil contamination with heavy metal ions; these chemical species are known to not degrade and to cause severe health problems if ... -
Review on PCL, PBS, and PCL/PBS blends containing carbon nanotubes.
( Budapest University of Technology and Economics , 2018 , Article Review)Biodegradable polymers received considerable attention due to their contribution in the reduction of environmental concerns and the realization that global petroleum resources are finite. The development of double crystalline ... -
Poly(lactic acid)-starch/Expandable Graphite (PLA-starch/EG) Flame Retardant Composites
( Scrivener Publishing , 2018 , Article)This work reports on the effect of commercial expandable graphite (EG) on the flammability and thermal decomposition properties of PLA-starch blend. The PLA-starch/EG composites were prepared by melt-mixing and their ... -
Electrospun alginate nanofibres as potential bio-sorption agent of heavy metals in water treatment
( Budapest University of Technology , 2017 , Article)This paper reports on the potential of electrospun alginate nanofibre membranes to be used for the bio-sorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and its blends were electrospun at an ... -
Thermomechanical properties and thermal degradation kinetics of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC) filled with cerium doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Ce:YAG) prepared by melt compounding.
( Springer Verlag , 2017 , Article)This paper reports on the thermomechanical properties and thermal degradation kinetics of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC) composites filled with cerium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Ce:YAG) at ... -
Development of multifunctional nano/ultrafiltration membrane based on a chitosan thin film on alginate electrospun nanofibers.
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)The aim of this study was to develop a high flux three-tier composite membrane composed of a coating layer based on chitosan and chitosan with silver nanoparticles, electrospun alginate nanofibres as a midlayer and ... -
Preparation and characterization of EVA/PLA/sugarcane bagasse composites for water purification
( SAGE Publications , 2017 , Article)Poly(lactic acid)/ethylene vinyl acetate blends and poly(lactic acid)/ethylene vinyl acetate/sugarcane bagasse composites were prepared by melt mixing. The lower viscosity of poly(lactic acid), the lower interfacial tension ... -
Morphology, interfacial interaction, and thermal degradation of polycarbonate/MCM-41 (nano)composites
( Taylor & Francis , 2017 , Article)This article reports on the morphology, interfacial interaction, thermal stability, and thermal degradation kinetics of polycarbonate (PC)/mesoporous silica (MCM-41) composites with various MCM-41 contents, prepared by ... -
Effect of halloysite nano tubes on the thermal degradation behaviour of PCL/PLA microfibrillar composites
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)This paper reports on the thermal degradation behaviour and kinetics of halloysite nanotubes containing microfibrillated poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/poly(lactic acid) (PLA) blends. It was found that the nanotubes probably ... -
Nanofibrous alginate membrane coated with cellulose nanowhiskers for water purification
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)The aim of this study was to develop a filtration membrane based on two-layered nanoscale alginate nanofibres reinforced with maize cellulose nanowhiskers (diameter between 3 and 12 nm). Reinforcing of the membrane with ... -
Shear wave propagation in layered composites with degraded matrices at locations of imperfect bonding.
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)Biodegradable polymers find an increasing number of applications in different fields of engineering and medicine due to their environmental-friendly degradation. The process of degradation of biodegradable polymer constituents ... -
Generation of photo charge in poly(ethyleneimine)-TiO2-anthocyanin modified papers conditioned at different humidities.
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)The article describes the influence of humidity on the surface photodielectric properties of papers prepared from poly(ethyleneimine)-TiO2 nanoparticles-anthocyanin modified cellulose fibres. The anthocyanins were extracted ...