Nanocomposites based on thermoplastic aromatic polyimides with cerium dioxide nanoparticles: dielectric spectroscopy

Thermoplastic Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Inorganic Fullerene-like Nanoparticles and Inorganic Nanotubes

Using inorganic fullerene-like (IF) nanoparticles and inorganic nanotubes (INT) in organic-inorganic hybrid composite, materials provide the potential for improving thermal, mechanical, and tribological properties of conventional composites. The processing of such high-performance hybrid thermoplastic polymer nanocomposites is achieved via melt-blending without the aid of any modifier or compat...

Synthesis and Characterization of Aryl Phosphine Oxide Containing Thermoplastic Polyimides and Thermosetting Polyimides with Controlled Reactivity

Biocompatibility of cerium dioxide and silicon dioxide nanoparticles with endothelial cells

Cerium dioxide (CeO2) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles are of widespread use in modern life. This means that human beings are markedly exposed to them in their everyday life. Once passing biological barriers, these nanoparticles are expected to interact with endothelial cells, leading to systemic alterations with distinct influences on human health. In the present study we observed the ...

Fate of cerium dioxide nanoparticles in endothelial cells: exocytosis

Although cytotoxicity and endocytosis of nanoparticles have been the subject of numerous studies, investigations regarding exocytosis as an important mechanism to reduce intracellular nanoparticle accumulation are rather rare and there is a distinct lack of knowledge. The current study investigated the behavior of human microvascular endothelial cells to exocytose cerium dioxide (CeO2) nanopart...

Solution processable high dielectric constant nanocomposites based on ZrO2 nanoparticles for flexible organic transistors.

A solution-based strategy for fabrication of high dielectric constant (κ) nanocomposites for flexible organic field effect transistors (OFETs) has been developed. The nanocomposite was composed of a high-κ polymer, cyanoethyl pullulan (CYELP), and a high-κ nanoparticle, zirconium dioxide (ZrO2). Organic field effect transistors (OFETs) based on neat CYELP exhibited anomalous behavior during dev...