Hybrid solar cells from water-soluble polymers by James T. McLeskey, Qiquan Qiao

“…To date, solar cells in three different configurations have been produced: titanium dioxide (TiO2) bilayer cells, TiO2 bulk heterojunction solar cells, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in bulk heterojunctions. The best performance thus far has been achieved with TiO2 bilayer devices. …”
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Recent advances in carbon-based adsorbent materials for ammonium removal from water by Ali Akbar Said, Mauliza Lisa, Rizki Fazli Rahmad

“…Biochars, particularly those modified with NaOH and Mg2+, show improved capacities, especially when combined with heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria (HNB). Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), especially multi-walled CNTs, demonstrate superior adsorption capabilities. …”
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A Study on the Strengthening Performance of Concrete Beam by Fiber-Reinforced Polyurea (FRPU) Reinforcement by Jun-Hyuk Song, Eun-Taik Lee, Hee-Chang Eun

“…Moreover, the load-carrying capacity and mechanical behavior of all specimens were compared according to the content of the steel fibers, milled glass fibers, or carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Specimens reinforced using polyurea or FRPU were confirmed to retain the load-carrying capacity and flexural ductility to a certain degree after concrete failure at the tension face of the midspan section. …”
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London dispersion forces and steric effects within nanocomposites tune interaction energies and chain conformation by Baode Zhang, Snežana D. Zarić, Sonja S. Zrilić, Iosif Gofman, Barbara Heck, Günter Reiter

“…Aromatic polyimides (PI) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) were chosen as building blocks as two components in the hetero delocalized electron nanostructures. …”
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Oligonucleotides as a Novel Therapeutic Approach: An Innovative Area for Drug Delivery in Neurological Disorders by Yasir Qasim Almajidi, Rana Kadum Muslim, Yaseen T. khalf

“…To overcome this pitfall, this review focuses on oligonucleotide-based novel strategies including liposomes, carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, solid lipid nanoparticles, nano lipid carriers, polymeric nanoparticles, mesoporous silica, dendrimers, aptamers, nanobodies etc. …”
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Thermal Management Approach to Stabilization of Disordered Active Sites for Sabatier Reaction by Delong Duan, Di Wu, Hongwei Shou, Chuansheng Hu, Canyu Hu, Min Zhou, Ran Long, Yingpu Bi, Yujie Xiong

“…Specifically, an efficient and stable catalytic system is developed by integrating urchin‐like Ru nanoparticles with disordered active sites (d‐RuNUs) and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as heat transfer framework, which achieves a CH4 yield of 3.3 mol g−1 h−1 with nearly 100% selectivity in 12 h. …”
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A Feasibility Study for Microwave Breast Cancer Detection Using Contrast-Agent-Loaded Bacterial Microbots by Yifan Chen, Panagiotis Kosmas, Sylvain Martel

“…Motivated by these useful properties, we suggest loading a nanoscale microwave contrast agent such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or ferroelectric nanoparticles (FNPs) onto the MTB in order to modify the dielectric properties of tissues near the agent-loaded bacteria. …”
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Photocatalysis and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Tungsten Trioxide Nanostructured Films by Chin Wei Lai

“…In the present study, 1D WO3 nanotubes were successfully synthesized via electrochemical anodization of tungsten (W) foil in an electrolyte composed of 1 M of sodium sulphate (Na2SO4) and ammonium fluoride (NH4F). …”
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Effect of Different Nucleating Agents on the Crystallization of Ziegler-Natta Isotactic Polypropylene by Felipe Avalos-Belmontes, Luis Francisco Ramos-deValle, Adriana Berenice Espinoza-Martínez, Juan Guillermo Martínez-Colunga, Eduardo Ramírez-Vargas, Saul Sánchez-Valdés, Jose Carlos Ortíz-Cisneros, Esperanza Elizabeth Martínez-Segovia, Flora Itzel Beltrán-Ramírez

“…Ziegler-Natta isotactic polypropylene (iPP) was melt mixed with four different nucleating agents (carbon nanotubes (CNT), carbon nanofibers (CNF), lithium benzoate (LiBe), and a sorbitol derivative (Millad)) in order to study their effect on the crystallization of iPP. …”
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MWCNT/SiO2 Hybrid Nano‐PCM for Ultrafast Solar Cookers: An Experimental Study by T. Sathish, Jayant Giri, R. Saravanan, Zafar Said, Moaz Al‐lehaibi

“…Specifically, multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and silicon oxide (SiO2) nanoparticles were incorporated into the PCM at a 2% concentration, with 1% each of MWCNT and SiO2. …”
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Research on thermal aging characteristics of silicone rubber composite materials for dry-type distribution transformers by Li Woyang, Zhou Lijun, Qian Yunyun, Lei Qian, Xia Yingyi, Wang Dongyang

“…The silicone rubber composite material doped with 21.42 phr h-BN, 1.58 phr carbon nanotubes, and 2.67 phr Al2O3, based on the optimal initial performance, is projected to have a lifetime of 3,128 h under accelerated thermal aging at 200°C and 27.40 years under stable operating conditions of D-DTs, making it suitable for widespread application.…”
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Functionalized Activated Carbon Derived from Biomass for Photocatalysis Applications Perspective by Samira Bagheri, Nurhidayatullaili Muhd Julkapli, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid

“…Therefore, proper attention has been given to develop supported semiconductor catalysts and certain matrixes of carbon materials such as carbon nanotubes, carbon microspheres, carbon nanofibers, carbon black, and activated carbons have been recently considered and reported. …”
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Tomato Seed Coat Permeability to Selected Carbon Nanomaterials and Enhancement of Germination and Seedling Growth by Tatsiana A. Ratnikova, Ramakrishna Podila, Apparao M. Rao, Alan G. Taylor

“…Two CBNMs, C60(OH)20 (fullerol) and multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs), were applied at 50 mg/L, and treatment exposure ranged from 0 to 60 minutes. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Evaporated Casting MWCNT/Chitosan Composite Membranes for Water Desalination by Mohammed Alsuhybani, Ahmed Alshahrani, Ahmed S. Haidyrah

“…The nanofiltration membrane was fabricated through the evaporative casting (EC) method using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and chitosan (CHIT) as the surfactant to enable water purification. …”
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Predicting the structure and stability of oxide nanoscrolls from dichalcogenide precursors by Adway Gupta, Arunima K. Singh

“…Low-dimensional nanostructures such as nanotubes, nanoscrolls, and nanofilms have found applications in a wide variety of fields such as photocatalysis, sensing, and drug delivery. …”
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Fabrication of AChE/SnO2-cMWCNTs/Cu Nanocomposite-Based Sensor Electrode for Detection of Methyl Parathion in Water by Vikas Dhull

“…The work highlights inhibition-based Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) fabrication using composite nanomaterial comprising tin oxide nanoparticles (SnO2) and carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (cMWCNTs) for detection of pesticide methyl parathion (MP) in water samples. …”
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Temperature-Responsive Hybrid Composite with Zero Temperature Coefficient of Resistance for Wearable Thermotherapy Pads by Ji-Yoon Ahn, Dong-Kwan Lee, Min-Gi Kim, Won-Jin Kim, Sung-Hoon Park

“…In this study, we present a novel hybrid composite combining carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with NTC properties and carbon black (CB) with PTC properties to achieve a near-zero temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) at an optimal ratio. …”
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Monotonic and cyclic compressive performance of self-monitoring MWCNT/PA12 cellular composites manufactured by selective laser sintering by Muhammad Umar Azam, S Kumar, Andreas Schiffer

“…Hexagonal honeycomb structures (HHSs) with relative densities of 20 %, 30 %, and 40 % were 3D printed from a ball-milled nanocomposite powder of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and polyamide 12 (PA12) with 0.3 wt.% MWCNTs. …”
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Fabrication and Optimization of ChE/ChO/HRP-AuNPs/c-MWCNTs Based Silver Electrode for Determining Total Cholesterol in Serum by Kusum Lata, Vikas Dhull, Vikas Hooda

“…Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and carboxylated multiwall carbon nanotubes (cMWCNTs) were used to design core of working electrode, having covalently immobilized ChO, ChE, and HRP. …”
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PERSPECTIVES OF NANOPOWDERS APPLICATION FOR MANUFACTURING OF MODIFYING ALLOYING COMPOSITIONS by A. Kalinichenko, A. Slutsky, V. Sheinert, N. Zyk, V. Borodulya, О. Rabinovich

“…The aim of present research is study of initial nanoparticles structure on the base of titanium, boron, yttrium and carbon nanotubes as well as development of method to manufacture alloying alloys containing nanoparticles.Investigations of nanopowders phase compositions on the base of titanium, boron and yttrium have shown that active elements such as boron carbide, titanium carbide and nitride, yttrium oxide are base compounds of these nanopowders. …”
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