Nanotechnology‐based wastewater treatment

Water contamination is a global challenge impacting both the environment and human health with significant economic and social costs. The growing scarcity of usable water resources requires effective treatment of wastewater. In this context, developing cheaper, safer and more efficient wastewater treatment technologies are the need of the hour. One promising approach that several studies have reported success has been the usage of nanomaterials in water and waste water management. The rapid progress of research in nanomaterial sciences has shown their growing potential; however, there has not been a great amount of information available on their implementation. This review focuses on developments in nanotechnology that hold strong potential for wastewater treatment. The review covers key techniques in nanomaterial‐based water treatments including adsorption, filtration and photocatalysis with recent examples showing how to improve their properties and efficiencies according to the need.     

纳米氧化物对水泥基料化学收缩的影响

采用ASTM化学收缩试验方法,研究纳米SiO2、MgO、Al2O3对水泥基材料化学收缩变化的影响,明确纳米材料种类的差异性。结果表明,各实验组水泥基材料化学收缩均经历三阶段:急速变化区、缓慢变化区、平稳区,7d始水泥基材料化学收缩基本稳定。几种纳米材料的最佳掺量对水泥基材料的化学收缩改善作用大小为:SiO2>Al2O3>MgO。研究发现,纳米材料种类和掺量的不同对化学收缩的影响也较大,在选用时,需综合考虑。     

One-step scalable preparation of graphene nanosheets and high-thermal-conductivity flexible graphene films

It is well known that graphene nanosheets (GNSs) have many excellent properties. However, it has been a difficult thing to exfoliate graphite into GNSs in a controllable and scalable manner. In this research, a new strategy named xylitol-assisted ball milling exfoliation (XABME) was developed for the scalable preparation of GNSs. The experimental results characterized by a series of measurements showed that GNSs were successfully exfoliated by the XABME strategy. The structure of the prepared nanosheets was featured by large lateral size and ultra-small thickness. Furthermore, the prepared GNSs easily achieved high production yield (≈54%). Lastly, the as-obtained GNSs and cellulose nanofibers (CNF) were compounded to form some nanomaterial films. The prepared films exhibited excellent flexibility and higher thermal conductivity, with the in-plane thermal conductivity of 90 wt% GNS film (8.0 W/(m·K)) being 11.4 times higher than that of the film without GNSs. This shows that GNSs could effectively enhance the thermal conductivity of the CNF matrix and indicate that these prepared films have great potentials in the thermal management of portable mobile devices.     

表面活性剂有序聚集体在纳米材料制备中的应用

介绍了表面活性剂在溶液中形成的各种有序聚集体－胶团（反胶团），微乳液，液晶及囊泡等，综述了它们作为微反应器或作为模板在纳米材料制备中的应用。     

块体纳米材料的结构性能及应用

块体纳米材料是纳米材料的重要组成部分，对纳米材料最终能否在大范围应用可能起着决定性作用。块体纳米材料具有很多比较特殊的结构和性能，这些特点决定了纳米材料的应用范围。文章对块体纳米材料的结构、性能和应用情况作了简要介绍。     

表面科学与工程在纳米技术发展与应用中的直接作用

表面科学与工程在纳米技术的发展与应用中发挥着特殊的作用，尤其在纳米尺度材料的制备和纳米制造等领域。在纳米材料领域，纳米晶块材料的界面问题和纳米尺度的分子自组装的表面与界面问题是极富挑战性的前沿工作。在纳米制造领域，微机械部件的微纳米尺度的操作手设计和运动副表面的微观失效、摩擦磨损和润滑等问题也将开辟表面科学与工程新的研究领域。     

Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials for Smart Tumor-Specific Phototherapeutics

Phototherapy, a type of photoresponsive regulation of biological activities, together with additional stimuli-responsive features, offers significant potential for enhancing the precision and efficacy of cancer treatments. To achieve tumor-specific therapeutics, numerous studies have focused on the development of smart phototherapeutic nanomaterials (PNMs) that can respond to endogenous pathological characteristics (e. g., mild acidity, the overproduction of glutathione, the overproduction of hydrogen peroxide, the overexpression of specific surface receptors, etc.) present in the tumor and/or exogenous stimuli. Such responsiveness can effectively improve the physicochemical properties, cellular uptake, tumor-targeting performance, and pharmacokinetic profile of PNMs. Herein, we will systematically discuss recent advances in this field. Moreover, potential challenges and future directions in the development of stimuli-responsive PNMs are also presented to support the development of this emerging cutting-edge research area.     

纳米材料的表面修饰与应用

综述了纳米材料表面修饰的研究概况，介绍了纳米粒子的表面特性及表面修饰的目的和方法，阐述了表面修饰在制备半导体纳米材料、稀土化合物纳米材料、氧化物和金属纳米材料等方面的应用，并对表面修饰技术的发展进行了展望。     

静电纺丝纳米纤维膜空气过滤研究进展

静电纺丝纳米纤维膜具有高比表面积、孔径小、孔隙率高、纤维均一性好等优点,在空气过滤及个体防护等领域表现出巨大的应用潜力.总结了近年来国内外关于静电纺丝法制备高效低阻和功能化(抗菌、可降解、疏水和耐高温)新型空气过滤材料的最新研究成果,分析和讨论了现有研究中存在的问题,并对未来的发展方向进行了展望.     

Nanoindentation Characterization of Submicro- and Nano-Sized Liquid-Phase-Sintered SiC Ceramics

Submicro- and nano-sized liquid-phase-sintered SiC ceramics were mechanically tested by nanoindentation in the peak load range 5–400 mN. The submicro-sized sample showed a marked indentation size effect which the nano-sized samples did not exhibit. The relevance of indentation depth with respect to the microstructural scale has been outlined. In the investigated grain-size range, the hardness dependence on the grain size could be described by a load-dependent inverse Hall–Petch relation. Young's modulus was less microstructure- and load-dependent. Because of the very fine microstructure, the nano-sized SiC materials gave lower elastic values than the submicro-sized SiC ceramic.