Bakardjieva, Snejana; Fajgar, Radek; Jakubec, Ivo; Koci, Eva; Zhigunov, Alexander; Chatzisymeon, Efthalia; Davididou, Konstantina
Photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A induced by dense nanocavities inside aligned 2D-TiO2 nanostructures
The preparation of materials with aligned porosity in the nanometer range is of technological importance for a wide range of applications in molecular filtration, biomaterials and catalysis. Herein we present the advantages offered by cryo – lyophilisation technique as a smart and green non-standard concept to produce dense regular polyhedral…
3D Printing of Liquid Crystal Elastomeric Actuators with Spatially Programed Nematic Order
Kotikian, Arda; Truby, Ryan L.; Boley, John William; White, Timothy J.; Lewis, Jennifer A.
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are soft materials capable of large, reversible shape changes, which may find potential application as artificial muscles, soft robots, and dynamic functional architectures. Here, the design and additive manufacturing of LCE actuators (LCEAs) with spatially programed nematic order that exhibit large, reversible, and repeatable contraction with…
On the morphological behavior of ABC miktoarm stars containing poly(cis 1,4-isoprene), poly(styrene), and poly(2-vinylpyridine)
Chernyy, Sergey; Mahalik, Jyoti P.; Kumar, Rajeev; Kirkensgaard, Jacob Judas Kain; Arras, Matthias M. L.; Kim, Hyeyoung; Schulte, Lars; Ndoni, Sokol; Smith, Gregory S.; Mortensen, Kell; Sumpter, Bobby G.; Russell, Thomas P.; Almdal, Kristoffer
Fundamental understanding of microphase separation in ABC miktoarm copolymers is vital to access a plethora of nonconventional morphologies. Miktoarm stars based on poly(cis 1,4-isoprene) (I), poly(styrene) (S), and poly(2-vinylpyridine) (V) are model systems, which allow systematic studies of the effects of composition, chemical microstructure, and temperature on the thermodynamics of…
Investigating Particle Size Effects in Catalysis by Applying a Size-Controlled and Surfactant-Free Synthesis of Colloidal Nanoparticles in Alkaline Ethylene Glycol: Case Study of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt
Quinson, Jonathan; Inaba, Masanori; Neumann, Sarah; Swane, Andreas A.; Bucher, J.; Simonsen, Søren B.; Theil Kuhn, Luise; Kirkensgaard, Jacob J. K.; Jensen, Kirsten M. Ø.; Oezaslan, Mehtap; Kunz, Sebastian; Arenz, Matthias
Colloidal platinum nanoparticles are obtained via a surfactant-free polyol process in alkaline ethylene glycol. In this popular synthesis, ethylene glycol functions as solvent and reducing agent. The preparation procedure is known for its reproducibility to obtain 1–2 nm nanoparticles, but at the same time the controlled preparation of larger nanoparticles…
Overcoming efficiency and stability limits in water-processing nanoparticular organic photovoltaics by minimizing microstructure defects
Xie, Chen; Heumüller, Thomas; Gruber, Wolfgang; Tang, Xiaofeng; Classen, Andrej; Schuldes, Isabel; Bidwell, Matthew; Späth, Andreas; Fink, Rainer H.; Unruh, Tobias; McCulloch, Iain; Li, Ning; Brabec, Christoph J.
Water-based semiconducting polymer nanoparticles are eco-friendly and non-toxic but their performance suffers from the surfactants. Here Xie et al. design an approach to minimize the amount of residual surfactant in these nanoparticles and make high-efficiency and stability solar…
Poly(arylene alkylene)s with pendant N -spirocyclic quaternary ammonium cations for anion exchange membranes
Huong Pham, Thanh; S. Olsson, Joel; Jannasch, Patric
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, vol 6, 34, pp. 16537-16547DOI:10.1039/C8TA04699AVisit the full articleBack to the overview
Liquid crystal phantom for validation of microscopic diffusion anisotropy measurements on clinical MRI systems
Nilsson, Markus; Larsson, Johan; Lundberg, Dan; Szczepankiewicz, Filip; Witzel, Thomas; Westin, Carl-Fredrik; Bryskhe, Karin; Topgaard, Daniel
Purpose To develop a phantom for validating MRI pulse sequences and data processing methods to quantify microscopic diffusion anisotropy in the human brain. Methods Using a liquid crystal consisting of water, detergent, and hydrocarbon, we designed a 0.5-L spherical phantom showing the theoretically highest possible degree of microscopic anisotropy. Data…