Figure 1. Flowchart of the fabrication process for interconnected silica nanotubes from hyperbranched PbSe nanowires. Inorganic nanofluidic devices, such as nanopores, nanochannels, and nanotubes (NTs) have been actively studied in bioseparation, bioanalysis, fluidic transistors, power generation, and fast mass transport. Compared to biological nanopores, inorganic nanofluidic devices have been...

Metal nanoparticles (NPs) confined on the surface of flexible polymers films are highly sought after for a diverse range applications. Herein, we report facile substrate-independent strategy surface-confined growth silver NPs (AgNPs) surfaces chemically polymer film substrates represented by polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The were subjected t...

A novel approach to hyperbranched polymers is presented in this work. Hyperbranched polyesters with a large amount of terminal hydroxyl groups are prepared by a one-pot synthesis from commercially available AB-type and CD(n)-type monomers (n >/= 2). In this paper, Michael addition of diethanolamine (CD(2)) or N-methyl-d-glucamine (CD(5)) to methyl acrylate (AB) generates dominantly AD(n)-type i...

Hyperbranched polymers are obtained through one-step polymerization reactions and exhibit properties that are very similar to those of perfect dendrimer analogues. Therefore, hyperbranched polymers are a suitable alternative for perfect dendrimers as building blocks for dendritic nanocarrier systems. With regard to using soluble hyperbranched polymers as carrier systems, their flexible chains a...

Hyperbranched polymer melts have been simulated using a coarse-grained model and nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) techniques. In order to determine the shear-induced changes in the structural properties of hyperbranched polymers, various parameters were calculated at different strain rates. The radii of gyration which characterize the size of the polymer were evaluated. The tensor of gy...

In order to develop high power lithium ion batteries (LIBs), urgent requirements including adequate safety, higher current density and superior cyclic stability are proposed for separator. Tissue paper, composed of packed cellulose fibers, possesses lower production cost, easier accessibility, wettability together with outstanding thermostability, is thus a candidate be the substrate performanc...

Single-crystalline hyperbranched nanostructures of iron hydroxyl phosphate Fe5(PO4)4(OH)3·2H2O (giniite) with orthorhombic phase were synthesized through a simple route. They have a well-defined dendrite fractal structure with a pronounced trunk and highly ordered branches. The toxicity test shows that the hyperbranched nanostructures have good biocompatibility and low toxicity level, which mak...

Vinyl-terminated hyperbranched poly(amido amine)s is obtained by Michael addition polymerization of 4-(aminomethyl)piperidine (AMPD) with a double molar N,N-cystaminebis(acrylamide) (BAC). Then an amphiphilic hyperbranched poly(BAC2-AMPD1)-PEG is produced via converting the vinyl groups to amines followed by PEGylation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and...

A core-shell particle was fabricated by grafting amino-terminated hyperbranched polymer to the surface of silica nanoparticles. The influences of core-shell particle contents on the tensile and impact strength of the epoxy thermosets modified with amino-terminated hyperbranched polymer were discussed in detail. For comparison, core-shell particle was added into the epoxy/polyamide system for to...

Linear and hyperbranched poly(azomethine)s (PAMs)-based on triphenylamine moieties are synthesized and used as the functioning layers in the Ta/PAM/Pt resistive switching memory devices. Comparably, the hyperbranched PAM with isotropic architecture and semi-crystalline nature shows enhanced memory behaviors with more uniform distribution of the HRS and LRS resistances.