Heated scallop-shell (HSS) nano-particles, prepared using a wet grinding mill, and microparticles were examined for their antibacterial activity against vegetative bacterial cells and spores. The median diameters of the nano-particles and micro-particles were approximately 20 nm and 30 µm, respectively. The antibacterial activity of HSS against Escherichia coli increased with an increase in con...

Using bamboo residue and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as the main raw materials, core–shell structured wood plastic composites (WPCs) with nano-CaCO3 filling shell were prepared by coextruded technology. The effect of contents on flexural properties, impact strength dynamic thermo-mechanical properties WPCs investigated. And value interface interaction parameter was calculated thermodynamic...

We present an overview of recent results obtained in nano-dispersed nonlinear neat organic liquids and liquid crystals. Experimental observations confirm the enhancement of nonlinear absorption in gold nano-spheres doped neat nonlinear liquids and extension of the bandwidth of efficient all-optical switching operation for visible-near infrared lasers in time scales ranging from sub-picoseconds ...

Cu/Cu2O nano-heterostructure hollow spheres with a submicron diameter (200-500 nm) were prepared by a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method using Cu(OAc)2·H2O, PVP and ascorbic acid solution as the precursors. The morphology of the products could evolve with the hydrothermal time from solid spheres to thick-shell hollow spheres, then to thin-shell hollow spheres, and finally to nanoparticles. ...

A dendritic nano-shell based on rigid phenylazomethine units can rectify electron transfer. By use of this function, the photo-induced charge separation was significantly enhanced due to the facilitated and stabilized radical ion pair.

Nano-particles consisting of a core surrounded by multiple outer shells (multishell particles) are used as novel functional materials as well as stiffeners/toughners in conventional composites and nanocomposites. In these heterogeneous particles, the mismatch of thermal expansion coefficients and lattice constants between neighboring shells induces stress/strain fields in the core and shells, w...

Scallop shell powder produced by calcination process - the average diameter of the powder particles being 20 µm (SSP) - was further ground into nano-sized particles, with average diameter of 500 nm, here designated CaO-Nano. Solution of CaO-Nano could inactivate avian influenza virus within 5 sec, whereas the solution of SSP could not even after 1 hr incubation. CaO-Nano solution could also ina...

Hierarchical structured nanomaterials with diverse functionality, such as magnetic susceptibility, stimuli-responsiveness, environmental sensing and biocompatibility, are highly sought after for biomedicine and biodetection alike. In this study, we designed and fabricated a new kind of multifunctional core/shell nanospheres as biodegradable targeted drug carriers, the controlled drug release pr...

in this work, a novel hg2+ sensitive fluorescent chemosensor is constructed. the proposednano-chemosensor was prepared through the preparation of 3-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-7-hydroxy-2h-chromen-2-one functionalized silica nanoparticles which has high magnetization properties (btc-fe3o4@sio2). theûnal product was characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ft-ir), thermal gravimetric...

Electrostatic properties and stability of charged virus-like nano-shells are examined in ionic solutions with monovalent and multivalent ions. A theoretical model based on a thin charged spherical shell and multivalent ions within the "dressed multivalent ion" approximation, yielding their distribution across the shell and the corresponding electrostatic (osmotic) pressure acting on the shell, ...