Cotton-derived cellulose film as a dendrite-inhibiting separator to stabilize the zinc metal anode of aqueous zinc ion batteries

W Zhou, M Chen, Q Tian, J Chen, X Xu… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Benefiting from high safety, low cost, and competitive energy density, aqueous zinc-ion
batteries (AZIBs) have become a very promising technique for grid-scale energy storage …

Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries

GP Udayakumar, S Muthusamy, B Selvaganesh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymers have occupied an indispensable role in almost all types of industries for their
immense physical and mechanical characteristics, mainly in food, packaging …

The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution

F De Falco, E Di Pace, M Cocca, M Avella - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Microplastic pollution caused by washing processes of synthetic textiles has recently been
assessed as the main source of primary microplastics in the oceans. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of pyrolysis temperature on biochar's characteristics and speciation and environmental risks of heavy metals in sewage sludge biochars

X Zhang, B Zhao, H Liu, Y Zhao, L Li - Environmental Technology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge pyrolysis into biochar is an effective way to realize sludge harmless and
resourceful utilization. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between pyrolysis …

Double-network cellulose-based hybrid hydrogels with favourable biocompatibility and antibacterial activity for wound healing

W Hu, Z Chen, X Chen, K Feng, T Hu, B Huang… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial infections are among the leading causes of delayed wound healing. At present, a
series of antibacterial materials, such as antibiotics, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), metals …

Dissection of the antibacterial mechanism of zinc oxide nanoparticles with manipulable nanoscale morphologies

X Zhu, J Wang, L Cai, Y Wu, M Ji, H Jiang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the extensive uses of ZnO nanoparticles as promising antimicrobial agents to tackle
the severe microbial infections, the systematic antibacterial studies on ZnO nanoparticles …

Fourier transform mid infrared spectroscopy applications for monitoring the structural plasticity of plant cell walls

A Largo-Gosens, M Hernández-Altamirano… - Frontiers in plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Fourier transform mid-infrared (FT-MIR) spectroscopy has been extensively used as a
potent, fast and non-destructive procedure for analyzing cell wall architectures, with the …

Novel design of bandages using cotton pads, doped with chitosan, glycogen and ZnO nanoparticles, having enhanced antimicrobial and wounds healing effects

M Hasanin, EM Swielam, NA Atwa, MM Agwa - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this present work, a new design for antimicrobial wound bandages is presented. The
wound dressings were prepared using cotton fibers reinforced with elastic compression …

Textiles/metal–organic frameworks composites as flexible air filters for efficient particulate matter removal

K Zhang, Q Huo, YY Zhou, HH Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The health-threatening air pollution, especially from particulate matter (PM), has triggered
increasing demands for developing low-cost and long-service-life air-cleaning technologies …

Inspired by placoid scale to fabricate MXene derivative biomimetic structure on the improvement of interfacial compatibility, mechanical property, and fire safety of …

Z Yin, B Wang, Q Tang, J Lu, C Liao, P Jia… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, developing high performance thermosetting nanocomposites has attracted
wide-ranging research attention. As a rising two-dimensional material, MXene still confront …