The combinatorial screening of different metallic nanoparticles as electrocatalysts was investigated and efficiently applied for the detection of hydrazine. In a first step, glassy carbon microspheres decorated with metallic nanoparticles (Au, Pd, and Ag) were abrasively attached on the surface of a basal plane pyrolytic electrode giving a ‘multi–metal’ nanoarray. In a second step, electrodes modified with only one type of metallic nanoparticles allowed the identification of Pd as the unique catalytic material. In addition, a carbon‐epoxy composite electrode loaded with the Pd nanoparticles was then constructed for a practical use. The carbon‐epoxy composite nanoarray electrode was found to have excellent characteristics as for the sensing of hydrazine with a limit of detection of 2 μM. 相似文献
MnS as anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) has recently attracted great attention because of the high theoretical capacity, great natural abundance, and low cost. However, it suffers from inferior electrical conductivity and large volume expansion during the charge/discharge process, leading to tremendous damage of electrodes and subsequently fast capacity fading. To mitigate these issues, herein, a three-dimensional (3D) interlaced carbon nanotubes (CNTs) threaded into or between MnS hollow microspheres (hollow MnS/CNTs composite) has been designed and synthesized as an enhanced anode material. It can effectively improve the electrical conductivity, buffer the volume change, and maintain the integrity of the electrode during the charging and discharging process based on the synergistic interaction and the integrative structure. Therefore, when evaluated as anode for SIBs, the hollow MnS/CNTs electrode displays enhanced reversible capacity (275 mAh/g at 100 mA/g after 100 cycles), which is much better than that of pure MnS electrode (25 mAh/g at 100 mA/g after 100 cycles) prepared without the addition of CNTs. Even increasing the current density to 500 mA/g, the hollow MnS/CNTs electrode still delivers a five times higher reversible capacity than that of the pure MnS electrode. The rate performance of the hollow MnS/CNTs electrode is also superior to that of pure MnS electrode at various current densities from 50 mA/g to 1000 mA/g. 相似文献
Controlled release technologies have many applications in such diverse fields as the pharmaceutical, agricultural, cosmetic and food industries, where tailored release rates and protection of the active molecule for delivery at a specific site or time are advantageous. Silica microspheres, with controlled diameters of 10–50 m and containing Orange II dye as a model encapsulant, have been synthesised by combining water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion technology with sol–gel chemistry. The average particle size may be controlled by the microemulsion parameters, including the surfactant and solvent concentrations, and by the sol–gel processing parameters, particularly water-to-silicon alkoxide ratio, pH, temperature, ageing and mixing conditions. Physical properties of the SiO2 microspheres, which modulate the release rates of the encapsulated molecule (including pore size and tortuosity), are also controlled by the sol–gel process parameters.The effect of synthesis parameters, including surfactant concentration, sol–gel solution pH and drying temperature, on the morphology of the SiO2 microspheres produced will be discussed. The effect of such parameters on the corresponding release rates of the model encapsulants will also be presented. 相似文献
The syntheses of polylactides (PLAs) with branched peptide end groups containing reactive (ionic) moieties such as amino or carboxyl groups are described and were used to prepare PLA‐based microspheres (MSs) with positively or negatively charged surfaces. Branched peptides with hydroxyl end groups and four protected amino or carboxyl groups, Boc4‐K3‐OH or Bn4‐E3‐OH, were synthesized, and the hydroxyl group converted to an alkoxide and was used as the initiation site for the ring‐opening polymerization of L ‐lactide. Subsequent deprotection gave PLAs end‐capped with branched peptides having four amino or carboxyl groups, respectively (K3‐PLA and E3‐PLA). K3‐PLA and E3‐PLA were converted to K34+‐PLA and E34?‐PLA by acid or base treatment, respectively. MSs with charged surfaces were then prepared using K34+‐PLA or E34?‐PLA as a surfactant [MS(K34+‐PLA) or MS(E34?‐PLA)]. The ionic surface state of the MSs was confirmed by colloidal titration and zeta potential analysis.
Porous titanate precursor microspheres (20–60 m in diameter), with a high sorption capacity for radioactive wastes from nuclear reprocessing plants, have been produced on a 50 kg scale by spray-drying precursor sols. Well-dispersed, stable sols were produced by hydrolyzing acetic acid modified tetraisopropyltitanate and peptizing the titania hydrolysate with acidic zirconia sol. The resulting TiO2 /ZrO2 sols were routinely concentrated to 900 g dm–3 (oxide basis) and exhibited excellent stability. These sols were subsequently mixed with dispersible alumina powder and partially aggregated by adding calcium and barium nitrate salts. The resulting sols were spray-dried to produce microspheres with controlled porosity and morphology. The properties of the spray-dried powder were very dependent upon the chemical properties of the precursor sol. In particular, hollow spheres were produced from well-dispersed sols, whereas solid spheres could be produced from partially-aggregated sols. 相似文献
In this work, a novel diacid monomer was synthesized in a very convenient scheme. The monomer is derived from naturally occurring products and emits strong fluorescence when polymerized to polyanhydride. The chemical structure of the monomer dCPS is as follows: HOC(O)ArOC(O)(CH2)2C(O)O--Ar--COOH. Copolyanhydrides composed of dCPS and sebacic acid were further prepared by melt copolycondensation, and characterized by IR, NMR, UV-Vis, DSC and fluorometry. The emission wavelength (lambda(em)) of the copolymers could be tuned by the excitation wavelength (lambda(ex)). Fluorescence intensity increased with the increase of dCPS content. The microspheres fabricated from the copolymer with dCPS content as low as 10% could be clearly visualized with fluorescence microscopy. Either blue or green images of the microspheres could be captured with an excitation of UV and visible light. The degradation rate of the copolyanhydrides decreased as the dCPS fraction increased, and the degradation duration could be modulated from several days to more than three months. In addition, it was found that the copolyanhydrides displayed surface degradation characteristics. In view of the advantages of the novel copolyanhydrides, such as easy preparation, unique inherent luminescent properties, and widely adjustable degradation rate, they might be useful for biomedical engineering. 相似文献
Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/hollow glass microspheres (PVDF/HGMs) composites were prepared by using lanthanum chloride surface modified HGMs. The morphology, structure, and crystallization of the PVDF/HGMs composites were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), respectively. The results showed that the interaction between the HGMs and the PVDF was improved by lanthanum chloride modification. The crystal structure of the PVDF was not changed by the HGMs, but the crystallinity was decreased. In addition, the Jeziorny and the Mo methods were used to analyze the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics. The results showed that the HGMs decreased the crystallization rates and extended the crystallization time of the PVDF. 相似文献