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Engineering, Chemical
Guijing Chen, Yuanyuan Yang, Dongdong Kang, Qingqing Qin, Jinbo Jin, Huiju Shao, Shuhao Qin
Summary: Blending styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (SMA) with CPVC can improve the performance of ultrafiltration membranes by adjusting microstructures, increasing pure water flux and permeability, reducing irreversible fouling index, and enhancing flux recovery ratio.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Quan Luo, Huiju Shao, Jinyan Chang, Yanfang Diao, Fangfang Zhang, Shuhao Qin
Summary: A novel polyether amine grafted styrene-maleic anhydride polymer (SMA-g-PEA) was synthesized and used as an additive for fabricating PVC-based loose nanofiltration membranes. The optimized PVC/SMA-g-PEA membrane showed high rejection of dyes and low rejection of salts. Additionally, the membrane surface was coated with a strong and stable hydration layer, resulting in improved antifouling properties.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Siming Ouyang, Zecheng Lin, Linyang Cao, Yongbo Ding, Liang Shen
Summary: Water-borne alkyd/acrylic hybrid resins with varied maleic anhydride content were synthesized and coatings were prepared for evaluation. The coating with optimum MA content exhibited excellent physical properties and water resistance.
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
George M. Neville, Karen J. Edler, Gareth J. Price
Summary: Fluorescently-labelled variants of poly(styrene-co-maleic acid) have been synthesized by RAFT copolymerization and shown to form nanodiscs when interacting with lipids. These novel copolymers can encapsulate lipids and membrane proteins, making them potentially useful in fluorescence-based biological studies.
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Polymer Science
Chuxuan Chen, Can Xu, Jiaxin Zhai, Yuhong Ma, Changwen Zhao, Wantai Yang
Summary: A solvent-free method was developed to prepare uniform SMI microspheres from SMA and gaseous amine, leading to improved thermal properties, enhanced solubility, and superior surface characteristics compared to SMA microspheres.
Review
Polymer Science
Sagar Bag, Soumyadeep Ghosh, Soumya Paul, Md Ezaz Hasan Khan, Priyadarsi De
Summary: S-MI/MA alternating copolymers, known for their tunable molecular weight, narrow dispersity, and precise chain-end functionality, have recently been discovered to exhibit unprecedented emissive behavior, outperforming traditional fluorophores. They are easy to synthesize, utilize cheap starting materials, can be functionalized post-polymerization, exhibit aqueous solubility, and offer greater cell viability.
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xuanfei Xu, Tianxue Zhu, Weiwei Zheng, Caiyun Xian, Jianying Huang, Zhong Chen, Weilong Cai, Weiying Zhang, Yuekun Lai
Summary: In this study, a scraping technique was used to coat antifogging films on a substrate by utilizing a solution containing nanoparticles. The resulting hydrophilic coating showed excellent antifogging and self-healing properties, and it could withstand prolonged exposure to heat, ultraviolet radiation, sand impact, and solvent soaking. The simple construction approach could also be applied to various flexible and rigid substrates.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Pengpeng Lu, Jingyang Xu, Weijun Tian, Chengchun Zhang, Shichao Niu, Jie Zhao, Weihua Ming, Luquan Ren
Summary: In this study, a UV-curable antifogging coating based on host-guest interaction is developed, which exhibits ultra-fast self-healing performance and robust mechanical properties. The coating is synthesized by utilizing a pair of host-guest supermolecules as cross-linkers and hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties. The resulting coating shows excellent antifogging performance and can completely heal cracks within 15 seconds under a hot-steam environment. Moreover, the coating demonstrates strong adhesion properties and can withstand abrasion and water immersion while maintaining its antifogging performance.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Bambang Admadi Harsojuwono, I. Wayan Arnata, Amna Hartiati, Yohanes Setiyo, Sayi Hatiningsih, Luh Suriati
Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine the appropriate concentrations of polycaprolactone (PCL) and anhydride maleic acid (AMA) to produce a modified cassava starch-glucomannan-polyvinyl alcohol (MSGPvA) biothermoplastic composite (BtC) that meets international standards. The results showed that MSGPvA BtC with 20% PCL and 3.5% AMA exhibited improved physical properties and degradation time, while MSGPvA BtC with 5% PCL and 0.5% AMA showed potential for food packaging applications.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Qing Zhang, Yongguang Gao, Baojing Luo, Yan Cui, Shili Shu, Wei Chen, Lei Wang
Summary: Poly(butylene succinate-butylene terephthalate) (PBST) and polylactic acid (PLA) were blended using styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (PSMA) as a compatibilizer. The addition of PSMA improved the compatibility between PBST and PLA, resulting in enhanced mechanical properties. The blends exhibited shear-thinning behavior and belonged to pseudoplastic non-Newtonian fluids.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Dongdong Kang, Huiju Shao, Guijing Chen, Xiaoliang Dong, Shuhao Qin
Summary: The study investigates the effects of matrix miscibility on membrane microstructure during NIPS process, leading to the development of PVDF/SMANa ultrafiltration membranes with superior performance. This strategy holds promise for large-scale membrane manufacturing.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
George M. Neville, Kerrie A. Morrison, Ella R. Shilliday, James Doutch, Robert Dalgliesh, Gareth J. Price, Karen J. Edler
Summary: This study investigates the effect of end group variations on the solution behavior of SMA copolymers synthesized using RAFT polymerization. It is found that the hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of the end group influence the self-assembly and nanodisc formation of the copolymers.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Mengmeng Liu, Min Zhao, Shucong Yang, Ying Zhang, Yang Zhou, Jianfu Zhang
Summary: By mixing poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) and zinc chloride, hydrophilic coatings with improved adhesion and water resistance were prepared and showed potential application in transparent optical devices for their antifogging performance.
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Can Xu, Chuxuan Chen, Jing Jiang, Changwen Zhao, Yuhong Ma, Wantai Yang
Summary: This study reports a strategy to prepare monodisperse styrene-maleic anhydride-isoprene terpolymer microspheres via self-stabilized precipitation polymerization. The prepared microspheres have uniform particle sizes and narrow size distributions. The copolymerization proceeds in an alternating way between the electron donor and electron acceptor monomers, and isoprene is incorporated into the polymer chain through 1,4 addition. The gel fraction of microspheres varies with the feeding ratio of isoprene. The Diels-Alder reaction between maleic anhydride and isoprene can be effectively inhibited by adjusting the amount of initiator or polymerization temperature.
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ruixia Kong, Jingli Ren, Min Mo, Lianbin Zhang, Jintao Zhu
Summary: A multifunctional coating with antifogging, self-cleaning, antibacterial, and self-healing capabilities, based on polyelectrolyte complexes, has been developed. The coating, named PEI-PA-Cu, can be easily applied to various substrates and maintains excellent antifogging performance in high and low temperature environments. Moreover, it exhibits self-cleaning properties and effective antibacterial capability, as well as rapid and repeated self-healing ability. This study provides a promising solution for the development of multifunctional superhydrophilic coatings for personal protective, medical, and optical devices.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yi Luo, Chunmei Tang, Jingwei Wang, Xiaofeng Zhou, Chun Cheng
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anjaneyulu Udduttula, Bin Teng, Bananakere Nanjegowda Chandrashekar, Jian Li, Xiang-Fang Yu, Chang Liu, Run Shi, Chun Cheng, Jian Zhang, Pei-Gen Ren
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Dongyang Li, Weiguang Kong, Haichao Zhang, Deng Wang, Wang Li, Changwen Liu, Hong Chen, Weidong Song, Fangliang Gao, Abbas Amini, Baomin Xu, Shuti Li, Chun Cheng
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yulan Huang, Tanghao Liu, Chao Liang, Junmin Xia, Dongyang Li, Haichao Zhang, Abbas Amini, Guichuan Xing, Chun Cheng
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yasaman Esmaeili, Elham Bidram, Ali Zarrabi, Abbas Amini, Chun Cheng
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhongling Lang, Jun Miao, Yangchun Lan, Jiaji Cheng, Xiaoqian Xu, Chun Cheng
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Puttaswamy Madhusudan, Run Shi, Shengling Xiang, Mengtian Jin, Bananakere Nanjegowda Chandrashekar, Jingwei Wang, Weijun Wang, Ouwen Peng, Abbas Amini, Chun Cheng
Summary: The study demonstrates that the ZCS/Au@CN heterojunction photocatalyst can efficiently convert CO2 into methanol with a high rate. AuNPs play an important role in enhancing the reduction ability of CO2 through rapid electron extraction. This work showcases the potential of using ternary composites to improve the efficiency of photocatalytic CO2 reduction.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Abdo Hezam, Jingwei Wang, Q. A. Drmosh, P. Karthik, Mohammed Abdullah Bajiri, K. Namratha, Mina Zare, T. R. Lakshmeesha, Srikantaswamy Shivanna, Chun Cheng, Bernaurdshaw Neppolian, K. Byrappa
Summary: This study successfully combines surface plasmon resonance and Z-scheme charge transport in a single photocatalyst (Ag ZnO CeO2 heterostructure), resulting in enhanced photocatalytic activity for H-2 production under simulated sunlight irradiation.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yasaman Esmaeili, Elham Bidram, Ali Zarrabi, Abbas Amini, Chun Cheng
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qun Wang, Shi Wang, Jingyi Li, Yichen Gan, Mengtian Jin, Run Shi, Abbas Amini, Ning Wang, Chun Cheng
Summary: Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is widely used to produce high quality 2D transitional metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDCs). However, regulation of the X:M molar ratio in CVD growth of 2D TMDCs is challenging due to violent evaporation and large diffusivity discrepancy of metal and chalcogen precursors. In this study, a modified spatially confined strategy (MSCS) is proposed to selectively regulate the growth of 2D WS2. A comprehensive growth management of atomically thin WS2 is achieved, including the versatile controls of domain size, layer number, and lateral/vertical heterostructures.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qicheng Zhang, Lei Xu, Xinyang Yue, Jijiang Liu, Xin Wang, Xiaoya He, Zidan Shi, Shuzhang Niu, Wei Gao, Chun Cheng, Zheng Liang
Summary: This study investigates the decomposition kinetics of LiNO3 and proposes a method to tune the inner Helmholtz plane to control the LiNO3 decomposition process. It identifies LiNO as the decomposition intermediate and demonstrates the role of dipole-dipole interaction in facilitating the NO cleavage process, leading to the formation of a Li3N-rich SEI.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Dedi Li, Changwen Liu, Shi Chen, Weiguang Kong, Haichao Zhang, Deng Wang, Yan Li, Jianhui Chang, Chun Cheng
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wang Li, Hui Liu, Changwen Liu, Weiguang Kong, Hong Chen, Weijun Wang, Haichao Zhang, Xian Zhang, Chun Cheng
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2020)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Abdo Hezam, Keerthiraj Namratha, Q. A. Drmosh, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Jingwei Wang, Suchitra Prasad, Momin Ahamed, Chun Cheng, Kullaiah Byrappa
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Manman Hu, Luozheng Zhang, Suyang She, Jianchang Wu, Xianyong Zhou, Xiangnan Li, Deng Wang, Jun Miao, Guojun Mi, Hong Chen, Yanqing Tian, Baomin Xu, Chun Cheng
