Dose-dependent enhancement of bioactivity by surface ZnO nanostructures on acid-etched pure titanium

Zinc (Zn) is found to be essential in biologic osseous functions, and deficiency of Zn may cause delayed skeletal growth and osteoporosis. Additionally, Zn-based coatings are reported to be effective to promote the bioactivity of implants. In this study, we employed the hydrothermal treatment to incorporate Zn into the surface of acid-etched pure Ti. The process was conducted in ammonia solution with an increased Zn precursor concentration (0.0002?M, 0.002?M and 0.02?M, respectively). XPS analysis demonstrated that the nanostructures were composed of ZnO. Proliferation and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity of osteoblast-like SaOS-2 cells were enhanced dose-dependently, compared to those on the acid-etched pure Ti without ZnO nanostructures. This study addresses a favourable surface modification method to improve the bioactivity of implants.     

超亲水毛细芯环路热管启动及热性能分析

为解决电子设备高热通量下的散热问题，采用H₂O₂氧化法对烧结毛细芯进行了超亲水改性，研究了毛细芯表面润湿性对吸液性能的影响。并将改性后的超亲水毛细芯应用到环路热管内，研究了倾斜角度及加热功率对超亲水毛细芯环路热管的换热特性的影响。实验结果表明：超亲水毛细芯的吸液速度增加，吸液时间较亲水毛细芯减小了3.52ms；与普通亲水毛细芯环路热管相比，在加热功率Q=200W时，超亲水毛细芯环路热管蒸发器中心温度降低了约6.0℃，在Q=20W时启动时间与温度分别降低了33s与2.5℃。同时发现超亲水毛细芯环路热管在正重力状态时的运行温度更低，热阻较小，最低热阻仅为0.084℃/W。     

BaZrO3 hollow nanostructure with Fe (III) doping for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light

Visible-light-responded BaZrO₃ hollow nanostructure with Fe (III) doping was prepared through facile solvothermal reaction using ethanediamine (EDA) as solvent. Fe doping in BaZrO₃ as an efficient way of reducing its wide band gap (～4.96 eV) is realized in order to achieve visible light response. The corresponding trapping center introduced by Fe³⁺ doping contributes to the lower recombination of photo-induced holes and electrons. Meanwhile, the special hollow structure with larger specific area is also a key factor to increase optical absorption, charge carrier migration rate and redox reaction sites. Hence, the participation of Fe and hollow nanostructure are responsible for the visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.     

氧化钨（WO3）薄膜光电催化性能的改善及应用

半导体WO₃具有较小的禁带宽度和良好的稳定性，对可见光具有较强的吸收，在光催化和光电催化领域具有广泛的用途。然而，单一WO₃薄膜仍然存在着光生电子-空穴复合率高、光电催化活性与能量转换效率偏低等问题。本文从WO₃薄膜光电催化性能的改善及应用两个方面对近年来的研究进行了综述。在WO₃薄膜光电催化性能的改善方面，分别从有序纳米结构的构建、离子掺杂与表面修饰进行总结。同时，也归纳总结了WO₃薄膜作为光电极在分解水制氢、光电催化还原CO₂和降解有机污染物等方面的应用，并提出了WO₃薄膜在光电催化过程中存在的问题，指出WO₃有序纳米异质结的构建是提高WO₃薄膜光电催化活性的有效方法。WO₃薄膜光电极的规模制备、廉价助催化剂的使用、光电极的稳定性与耐蚀性是其实际应用过程中需要解决的问题。     

超双疏含氟聚合物的研究进展

超双疏功能性材料在当代化工材料中有着重要的地位，其独特的界面性能使得其在各个领域的应用中大显身手。本文介绍了近年来国内外对含氟聚合物在超双疏领域的研究近况，包括超双疏含氟聚合物的结构特点和合成方法等。含氟聚合物的表面拥有超低的表面能和独特的空间排列方式，通过对比不同结构的含氟聚合物分子与其性能的关系以及对各类含氟聚合物合成方法的调研，发现含氟聚合物作为超双疏涂层材料的使用十分广泛，其结构中含氟单体主要为氟取代丙烯酸酯类，合成方法多为乳液聚合。超疏水含氟聚合物与纳米颗粒材料的结合是当今研究的热点，文中列举了大量研究实例，希望其中的研究方法和合成路线等能对今后该领域的研究起到一定的借鉴作用。     

Robust,low haze and graded porous anti-reflective glass by Tailoring the Nanostructures

Low haze and anti-reflective glass has high potential applications in automobile and optoelectronic fields. Etching is a novel and effective method to fabricate gradient refractive index anti-reflective layer on glass surface. However, the gradient layer on glass surface prepared by the etching method usually characterizes rough porous structure, and the structural defect results in high haze and low abrasion resistance to restrict its applications. In this paper, a hydrothermal etching method has been explored to prepare anti-reflective glass. It has demonstrated to be a new and facile method successfully to tailor the porous nanostructure of gradient refractive index layer and largely decrease the haze of the glass, by adding complex compound in the etching solution. Compared with the etching solution containing NaOH, adding the complex compound of C₆H₅Na₃O₇ in the etching solution has the advantage to overcome the defects. The grain diameter of the graded porous anti-reflective film decreases from ~63 nm to ~18 nm, the etched film thickness increases from 0.44 μm to 1.55 μm, the haze decreases drastically from 23.76% to 1.00%, the reflectivity decreases from 5.88% to 1.08% and the abrasion resistance greatly increases. However, when changing the complex compound from C₆H₅Na₃O₇ to Na₂HPO₄, the haze is 23.44% and has no effect on decreasing haze. Structural characterizations show that the grain size in the porous gradient layer can be easily tailored by changing the ion radius of complex anion in the etching solution, and the optical properties can be controlled. The paper provides new insights into the nanostructures and the preparation approach of anti-reflective glass.     

时效工艺对纳米结构2297铝锂合金力学性能与微观组织的影响

采用535 ℃×2 h固溶制度,将热锻态2297铝锂合金固溶水淬后冷轧,冷轧压下量为95%,然后将轧制样品在不同温度(120~190 ℃)和时间(0~80 h)范围内进行时效处理。采用拉伸、扫描电镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)等测试方法,分析时效温度和时间对铝锂合金组织与性能的影响。结果表明:时效前的大塑性变形能获得纳米结构组织,能促进T₁相均匀细小地析出,缩短合金达到峰时效的时间,最终成功制备了高强高塑性铝锂合金。在120~140 ℃温区内时效时,时效温度越高,达到峰时效的时间越短、强度越高。140 ℃达到峰时效时间缩短为40 h,此时合金的抗拉强度、屈服强度和伸长率分别为525 MPa、478 MPa和7.7%,主要强化相为细小的T₁相。在170~190 ℃温区内时效时,时效温度越高,达到峰时效的时间越短,但抗拉强度与屈服强度迅速下降。170 ℃时效8 h达到峰时效状态,此时合金的抗拉强度、屈服强度和伸长率分别是503 MPa、462 MPa和5.0%,主要强化相仍为T₁相,但已经明显粗化。     

A fast approach to the synthesis of MO/CNT/Fe hybrid nanostructures built on MXene for enhanced Li-ion uptake

We report herein a fast and scalable approach to the synthesis of MO/CNT/Fe (MCI) hybrid nanostructures via microwave irradiation of MXene under ambient condition. The effect of three arcing materials, CNT, graphite (C), and carbon fiber (C_f), on the growth of carbon nanotubes on MXene-derived metal oxides were investigated. The resulted MCI nanostructures were tested as anodes in LIBs, all exhibiting better electrochemical performance than that of pristine Ti₃C₂. Remarkably, MCI-C_f delivered reversible capacities of 430?mA?h?g^?1 and 175?mA?h?g^?1 at 1?A?g^?1 and 10?A?g^?1, respectively, which is much higher than that of commercial graphite at high rates. The findings in this work open new exciting opportunities to developing hybrid electrode materials with high specific capacity for energy conversion and storage.     

Thin‐film nanostructure and polymer architecture in semicrystalline syndiotactic poly(p‐methylstyrene)–(cis‐1,4‐polybutadiene) multiblock copolymers

The thin‐film morphology of stereoregular syndiotactic poly(p‐methylstyrene)–(cis‐1,4‐polybutadiene) (sP(pMS–B)) multiblock copolymers has been investigated using tapping mode atomic force microscopy with variation of the polymer composition and monomer block lengths. The morphology of the thin films ranges from isolated circular domains of sP(pMS) embedded into a matrix of polybutadiene (PB) to isolated domains of PB embedded into a matrix of sP(pMS), passing through bicontinuous (jagged) lamellae when the pMS concentration is in the range 20–67 mol%. Multiple folding of the polymer segments, i.e. where reciprocal inclusions of polymer segments to each other phase are able to generate greater domain, has been postulated and validated by considerations on the polymer architecture and the thermal and crystalline behaviour. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry