Microstructural and mechanical properties of organic surfactant templated nanoporous thin silica films have been studied by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and nanoindentation. Compared with many other porous low-k dielectrics, the self-assembled molecularly templated nanoporous silica films demonstrate better mechanical properties. This is ascribed to the presence o...

Nanoporous materials exhibit wide applications in the fields of electrocatalysis, nanodevice fabrication, energy, and environmental science, as well as analytical science. In this review, we present a summary of recent studies on nanoporous membranes for water purification application. The types and fabrication strategies of various nanoporous membranes are first introduced, and then the fabric...

This paper demonstrates a label-free biological sensing method usmg nanoporous polymer gratings. The high index modulation (0.07) of the nanoporous polymer grating structure generates a high signal-to-noise ratio, making the structure an ideal label-free biodetection platform. The fabrication process of the nanoporous polymeric grating involves holographic interference patterning and a function...

The antimycotic agent amphotericin B (AmB) functions by forming complexes with sterols to form ion channels that cause membrane leakage. When AmB and cholesterol mixed at 2:1 ratio were incorporated into phospholipid bilayer membranes formed on the tip of patch pipettes, ion channel current fluctuations with characteristic open and closed states were observed. These channels were also functiona...

The crush behaviors of steel tubes filled with nanoporous-materials-functionalized liquids are experimentally investigated under quasi-static and dynamic conditions. Results show that the nanoporous-materials-functionalized liquid can enhance the load-carrying and the energy absorption capacities of thin-walled tubes, as the buckling mode is affected. The effective buckling stress increases wit...

Two-dimensional (2D) graphene emerged as an outstanding material for plasmonic and photonic applications due to its charge-density tunability, high electron mobility, optical transparency and mechanical flexibility. Recently, novel fabrication processes have realised a three-dimensional (3D) nanoporous configuration of high-quality monolayer graphene which provides a third dimension to this mat...

Nanoporous metals prepared via dealloying or selective leaching of solid solution alloys and compounds represent an emerging class of materials. They possess a three-dimensional (3D) structure of randomly interpenetrating ligaments/nanopores with sizes between 5 nm and several tens of micrometers, which can be tuned by varying their preparation conditions (such as dealloying time and temperatur...

Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) is a mixed industrial waste, which often contains combustible materials (cellulose, polymers, rubber, biomass, etc.). The RDF waste precursor subjected to thermo-oxidation treatment at 300℃, followed by carbonizations 600℃, and high temperature hydropyrolysis 800℃. obtained nanoporous carbon material was detailed characterization low nitrogen sorption, elemental analys...