Wettability and applications of nanochannels

X Zhang, H Liu, L Jiang - Advanced materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wettability in nanochannels is of great importance for understanding many challenging
problems in interface chemistry and fluid mechanics, and presents versatile applications …

Abnormal Properties of Low‐Dimensional Confined Water

D Wang, Y Tian, L Jiang - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Water molecules confined to low‐dimensional spaces exhibit unusual properties compared
to bulk water. For example, the alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic nanodomains on flat …

Why does vacuum drive to the loading of halloysite nanotubes? The key role of water confinement

L Lisuzzo, G Cavallaro, P Pasbakhsh, S Milioto… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The filling of halloysite nanotubes with active compounds solubilized in aqueous solvent
was investigated theoretically and experimentally. Based on Knudsen thermogravimetric …

Superheating water by CW excitation of gold nanodots

MT Carlson, AJ Green, HH Richardson - Nano letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
A temperature-dependent photoluminescent thin film of Al0. 94Ga0. 06N doped with Er3+ is
used to measure the temperature of lithographically prepared gold nanodots. The gold …

Multipurpose experimental characterization of smart nanocomposite cement-based materials for thermal-energy efficiency and strain-sensing capability

AL Pisello, A D'Alessandro, S Sambuco… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Novel nanocomposite smart multifunctional materials are emerging as promising
technological advances in construction industry, where thermal-energy efficiency needs …

Chemical-free synthesis of graphene–carbon nanotube hybrid materials for reversible lithium storage in lithium-ion batteries

S Chen, W Yeoh, Q Liu, G Wang - Carbon, 2012 - Elsevier
Graphene–carbon nanotube hybrid materials were successfully prepared through the π–π
interaction without using any chemical reagent. We found that the ratio between carbon …

Ultrasound-responsive smart drug delivery system of lipid coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles

MU Amin, S Ali, I Tariq, MY Ali, SR Pinnapreddy… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The immediate release of chemotherapeutics at the target site, along with no premature
release in circulation is always challenging. The purpose of this study was to develop a …

Water confined in two-dimensions: Fundamentals and applications

P Bampoulis, K Sotthewes, E Dollekamp… - Surface Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The behavior of water in close proximity to other materials under ambient conditions is of
great significance due to its importance in a broad range of daily applications and scientific …

Hydrophobic Ice Confined between Graphene and MoS2

P Bampoulis, VJ Teernstra, D Lohse… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The structure and nature of water confined between hydrophobic molybdenum disulfide
(MoS2) and graphene (Gr) are investigated at room temperature by means of atomic force …

Water transport through nanotubes with varying interaction strength between tube wall and water

M Melillo, F Zhu, MA Snyder, J Mittal - The journal of physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We present the results from extensive molecular dynamics simulations to study the effect of
varying interaction strength, εNT–OW, between the nanotube atoms and water's oxygen …