纳米微粒对低温保护剂溶液结晶性质的影响

为了研究纳米微粒对低温保护剂溶液结晶性质的影响,实验利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)测量了加入不同粒径、不同质量分数的HA纳米微粒的乙二醇(EG)低温保护剂溶液的成核温度和结晶焓。实验结果表明:纳米微粒加入EG溶液后,成核温度明显升高,并且随着纳米微粒粒径的和质量浓度的增大而升高显著;加入一定质量浓度(>0.2%)的纳米微粒后,同浓度的低温保护剂溶液的结晶焓稳定地升高。成核温度与结晶焓的升高说明,纳米微粒能够促进低温保护剂溶液的结晶。     

纳米微粒对低温保护剂溶液玻璃化性质的影响

利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)研究了加入羟基磷灰石(HA)纳米微粒对低温保护剂溶液玻璃化的影响,实验得到了不同粒径和不同质量浓度的HA纳米微粒加入PVP溶液的玻璃化转变温度与反玻璃化温度.实验结果表明加入纳米微粒能显著的影响低温保护剂溶液的玻璃化性质.且随着纳米微粒质量分数的增加,溶液的玻璃化转变温度与反玻璃化温度均显著...     

纳米低温保护剂导热机理分析

纳米低温保护剂溶液比传统的低温保护剂溶液具有更好的导热性能,纳米微粒能够显著提高低温保护剂溶液的降温速率.本文探讨了纳米低温保护剂溶液导热性能的影响因素,提出了纳米低温保护剂导热模型,并通过与实验测得的数据进行了比对分析,结果表明所提出的模型是合理的.     

纳米颗粒悬浮液池内泡状沸腾的实验研究

本文对纳米颗粒悬浮液在平壁面上池内沸腾进行了实验研究。实验用的纳米粒子为26 nm的铁粉和13 nm的三氧化二铝纳米粉末,基液为去离子水。分别配成体积浓度为0．1％, 1％和2％的悬浮液。实验结果表明,纳米悬浮颗粒对液体沸腾换热过程的影响会随着纳米颗粒性质,颗粒浓度及热流密度大小的不同而出现不同的效果;加入纳米颗粒后, 对基液沸腾换热的影响存在着两个相反的作用机制,它们分别为:纳米颗粒增强了液体内部的热量迁移能力(热物性的影响)和改变了加热面的表面结构特性(加热面特性的影响)。     

热显著性血管对纳米低温手术过程的影响

本文使用有限元方法迎风格式数值研究了热显著性血管影响下的纳米低温手术过程,重点分析了热显著性血管和纳米颗粒的存在对于低温手术过程的影响。结果表明:热显著性血管在纳米低温手术过程中依然表现出显著的加热效果,但相对于不使用纳米颗粒的传统低温手术而言,其加热作用有所降低。基于此,拟深入研究纳米低温手术过程血管网的热效应,并对血管网存在条件下的纳米低温手术过程进行优化。     

纳米微粒对PVP低温保护剂比热的影响

为了研究纳米微粒对低温保护剂热力学性质的影响,本实验利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)测量了加入不同质量分数的HA纳米微粒的PVP低温保护剂溶液的比热值.实验结果表明:纳米微粒加入PVP溶液后比热值明显减小,而且HA纳米微粒质量浓度越高,溶液的比热值越小.由于比热容与热扩算系数成反比关系,比热的降低能提高溶液的传热效率,进一...     

HA纳米微粒对PEG-600低温保护剂反玻璃化结晶的影响

为了研究羟基磷灰石HA纳米微粒对低温保护剂反玻璃化结晶的影响,本文利用DSC和低温显微镜研究了含有不同粒径(20nm、40nm、60nm)和不同质量浓度(0.1%、0.2%、0.4%、0.8%)HA纳米微粒的PEG-600(50%,w/w)溶液反玻璃化过程中的结晶现象.试验结果表明:与未添加纳米微粒的PEG-600溶液相比,加入40nm、0.4%纳米微粒的HA-PEG600溶液的反玻璃化温度升高了7℃;加入20nm、0.4%和40nm、0.8%纳米微粒的HA-PEG600溶液的冰晶生长速率分别降低了35%和提高了50%;纳米低温保护剂溶液的冰晶形貌从大圆形变成了小圆形、枝晶或小圆形中夹带枝晶.     

钴纳米粒子自组装有序阵列与磁性

采用高温液相分解法制备出平均粒径不同的单分散的钴纳米粒子.用自组装的方法得到二维和三维的钴纳米粒子有序阵列，用透射电子显微镜研究了粒径、温度、有机溶剂以及浓度对钴纳米粒子的自组装的影响.用超导量子干涉仪研究了钴纳米粒子的超顺磁性.这些研究结果为深入研究磁性纳米粒子的物性和在纳米器件中的应用奠定了良好的基础. 关键词： 钴纳米粒子 自组装 超顺磁性     

润滑油对纳米颗粒在纳米制冷剂相变过程中迁移的影响

本文实验研究了润滑油的存在对纳米制冷剂相变过程中纳米颗粒迁移量的影响以及对不同浓度的纳米制冷剂相变过程中纳米颗粒迁移率的影响.结果表明:润滑油存在时,纳米颗粒的迁移量和迁移率都低于相同情况下无油时纳米颗粒的迁移量和迁移率.同时理论分析了纳米颗粒的迁移过程,并建立了能够预测含油纳米制冷剂相变过程中纳米颗粒迁移量的计算模型.模型计算值与实验值吻合良好.     

多纳米粒子穿越磷脂膜（英文）

本文采用耗散粒子动力学模拟方法研究了多纳米粒子与溶液中的磷脂膜相互作用.模拟中选择纳米颗粒的形状分别为球状和柱状,并且在动力学过程中给它们设置了不同的初始速度.根据纳米粒子穿膜在动力学过程中体现出不同的特性,分别定义了几种粒子穿越磷脂的模式,并且基于粒子之间的相互作用强度和粒子初始速度,描绘了穿膜模式的详细相图.本文还进一步研究了体系能量、迴旋半径等参数在不同穿越模式中的动力学过程.研究结果有助于人们理解纳米颗粒穿膜在生命活动过程中的作用.     

Weathering performance of the polyurethane nanocomposite coatings containing silane treated TiO2 nanoparticles

Nano-filled polyurethane coatings were prepared by incorporation of various amounts of untreated and amino propyltrimethoxy silane (APS) treated TiO₂ nanoparticles. TEM and AFM techniques were employed to evaluate dispersion of nanoparticles and surface morphology of the coating, respectively. TEM observations revealed that the APS treated nanoparticles have a better dispersion and smaller agglomeration, compared with their untreated counterparts. AFM images revealed that, surface roughness of the coatings increased with increasing of nanoparticles content, however, at equal level of loadings; coatings containing untreated nanoparticles showed a higher surface roughness.Colour changes (colour coordinates data measurements), mechanical properties and surface morphology of the PU nanocomposite coatings, before and after being exposed to a QUV chamber for 1000 h were studied using various techniques. The results revealed that addition of 0.5 to 1.0 wt.% APS treated TiO₂ nanoparticles reduces photocatalytic activity, and improves the weathering performance PU nanocomposite coatings. Tensile strength measurements showed significant improvement of mechanical properties of PU coatings containing modified TiO₂ nanoparticles. Results also revealed that the colour measurement is a useful technique and non destructive method for evaluation of coating's performance against weathering conditions. The experimental results showed a good correlation between different techniques findings.     

Continuous Size Classification of Nanoparticles Utilizing Brownian Motion in Microchannel Size Exclusion Chromatography

This study presents a new method for classifying the sizes of colloidal nanoparticles of below 100 nm in diameter in liquid dispersion using a microchannel size exclusion chromatography (SEC) chip. This chip can classify polydisperse colloidal nanoparticles containing a mix of two monodisperse nanoparticles into several monodisperse particle populations. The particles classified by the SEC chip are then sequentially analyzed by a photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) method in combination with a flow cell. Two different pillar patterns of such SEC chips were used in experiments to investigate the effects of these patterns on the nanoparticle classification performance. The results obtained were compared with those from a numerical simulation. Standard polystyrene latex particles with diameters of 20 nm and 100 nm were used in this study. The usefulness of this methodology was verified since the simulation and measurement results were in good agreement with each other.     

Characterizing the dynamic behavior of nano-TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> agglomerates in suspensions by photocorrelation spectroscopy

Metal oxide nanoparticles are small but easily form agglomerates in suspension, depending on the strength of particle–particle and particle–media interactions. To understand the agglomeration behavior of nanoparticles in media and relate to it to product performance testing, measurement methods are desired to characterize highly scattering metal oxide nanoparticle suspensions without dilution. In this article, we describe the advantages of using photocorrelation spectroscopy (PCS) in a backscattering detection configuration to carry out a realistic agglomerate size measurement in multiple scattering media found in most metal oxide nanoparticle suspensions. The dynamic behavior of nano-titanium dioxide (TiO₂) particles in buffer solutions of different chemical composition and pH values was investigated as a sample system using PCS. The resulting autocorrelation functions (AFs) at different time intervals, particle concentrations, and pH values were measured at several detection angles. The AF exhibits a multi-mode relaxation time feature and the calculated hydrodynamic diameters strongly depended on media composition and detection angle. This result indicates that the size and dispersion of nano-TiO₂ agglomerates are significantly affected by solution media. A measurement protocol for determining size and dispersion of metal oxide particles in media is proposed and related to a performance test found in industry.     

A facile way for preparing tin nanoparticles from bulk tin via ultrasound dispersion

In this paper, we reported a facile and rapid process to prepare tin nanoparticles from bulk tin via ultrasound dispersion. The morphology and structure of synthesized tin nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results show that the morphology of tin nanoparticles is spherical and the structure of tin nanoparticles has the same crystal structure as the bulk tin. In addition, the tribological property of tin nanoparticles as additives in oil is evaluated on a four-ball tester and the results show that tin nanoparticles exhibit good performance in wear.     

Investigations of Pulse‐Plasma‐Polymer Coating on TiO2 Nanoparticles and Their Dispersion

An amorphous acrylic acid (AA) polymer coating was generated on TiO₂ nanoparticles through pulse radio frequency (RF) plasma polymerization. The AA plasma synthesis mechanism was studied by its optical emission spectrum. The chemical structures of AA–plasma‐polymer were carefully investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The dispersion behaviors of AA‐coated and uncoated TiO₂ nanoparticles in glycol solution were characterized by ultraviolet absorbency and particle size distribution measurements. The results showed that the aggregation of TiO₂ nanoparticles in glycol solution was effectively lowered and the dispersion was improved a lot after AA–plasma‐polymer coating. The pulse plasma coating parameters played an important role in the dispersion enhancement of TiO₂ nanoparticles. By properly regulating the pulse discharge parameters, the system could gain the highest radical–monomer reactions rate, the most compatible functional groups on the nanoparticles, and the best dispersion in the background media.     

In situ Radical Copolymerization in Presence of Surface‐Modified TiO2 Nanoparticles: Influence of a Double Modification on Properties of Unsaturated Polyester (UP) Nanocomposites

In the preparation of nanocomposites, there is competition between the dispersion of nanoparticles and the formation of agglomerates. In this study, radical copolymerization of ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate initiated by 2,2‐azobis (isobutyro) nitrile (AIBN) was performed, in the presence of titanium oxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles modified in a new approach; a good dispersion of the nanoparticles in the unsaturated polyester (UP) matrix was obtained. The TiO₂ nanoparticles were exposed to 3‐(methacryloxy) propyl trimethoxy silane as the coupling agent. The presence of coupling agent‐grafted TiO₂ nanoparticles in the copolymerization process resulted in the formation of a polymeric layer on the surface of the TiO₂ nanoparticles (doubly modified‐TiO₂). The grafting of coupling agent molecules and consequently copolymer macromolecular chains onto the surface of TiO₂ nanoparticles was investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. It found that the formation of an acrylate layer on the surface of nanoparticles was successful. Then, unsaturated polyester (UP)/TiO₂ nanocomposites were prepared. The morphology was studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Mechanical properties and ultraviolet visible (UV/VIS) spectroscopy of various samples, including the doubly modified‐TiO₂ nanoparticles, with different nanoparticle inclusions and the unmodified‐TiO₂ nanoparticles, were also investigated. The results showed the doubly modified‐TiO₂ nanoparticles, compared to those of unmodified‐TiO₂, had better nanoparticle dispersion causing improvement in the mechanical properties and UV shielding.     

Dispersion of nanoparticles: From organic solvents to polymer solutions

This work is devoted to a systematic study of nanoparticle dispersion by ultrasonication in different solutions: from organic solvents to polymer solutions. The cluster size of nanoparticles at different concentrations in both organic solvents and polymer solutions were directly characterized by Dynamic Light Scattering to study the effect of solid concentration, surfactant and polymer on the dispersion. It reveals that in stabilized suspensions, the smallest attainable size or aggregate size of nanoparticles is independent of solvent type and solid content over the tested range. Furthermore, nanoparticles in simple solvent and in polymer solutions had the similar evolution of cluster size and almost the same final size, which could be very helpful to optimize the dispersion of nanofillers in polymer solutions and nanocomposites. It is also shown that, with appropriate sonication amplitudes, the dispersion procedure developed for very dilute suspensions could be transferred to higher concentration suspensions or even to polymer suspensions.     

Improved Dispersion of Carbon Nanoparticles Modified by Poly(Sodium 4-Styrenesulfonate) and Its Influence on the Properties of Natural Rubber Latex

A novel strategy of radical polymerization of sodium 4-styrenesulfonate on the surface of carbon black (CB) in the solid state was developed to prepare hydrophilic carbon nanoparticles (PNASS-CB). A high performance natural rubber latex (NRL)/PNASS-CB composite was produced by the latex compounding technique. Scanning electron microscope shows considerable improvement in the dispersion of PNASS-CB in rubber matrix. The lower degree of filler–filler networks and the stronger filler–rubber interaction of PNASS-CB in rubber matrix were confirmed by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. Rheometric properties of NRL/PNASS-CB, like scorch time and optimum cure time, decreased. Tensile strength, tear strength, and elongation at break increased due to stronger interaction between the PNASS-CB and rubber matrix. Dynamic mechanical properties of the modified carbon nanoparticles further corroborated a significant contribution from the better dispersion and efficient load transfer of PNASS-CB on the static and dynamic mechanical properties of composites.     

One-pot facile synthesis of CuS/graphene composite as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

CuS/graphene composite has been synthesized by the one-pot hydrothermal method using thiourea as the sulfur source and reducing agent. The formation of CuS nanoparticles and the reduction of graphene oxide occur simultaneously during the hydrothermal process, which enables a uniform dispersion of CuS nanoparticles on the graphene nanosheets. The electrochemical performance of CuS/graphene composite was studied as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. The obtained CuS/graphene composite exhibits a relative high reversible capacity and good cycling stability. The good electrochemical performance of CuS/graphene composite can be attributed to graphene, which improves the electronic conductivity of composite and enhances the interfacial stability of electrode and electrolyte.     

The dispersion study of TiO2 nanoparticles surface modified through plasma polymerization

In this study, the surface of TiO₂ nanoparticles was modified through plasma polymerization, which is a dry coating method at room temperature. The surface morphology of TiO₂ nanoparticles was characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). The dispersion behavior of TiO₂ nanoparticles in water and ethyl glycol was investigated by laser size distribution and ultraviolet–visible absorption spectrum. TiO₂ nanoparticles were coated with a thin film through plasma polymerization, which prevents the agglomeration and improves the dispersion behavior of TiO₂ nanoparticles.