Application of silica nanoparticles as fillers in the preparation of nanocomposite of polymers
has drawn much attention, due to the increased demand for new materials with improved …

Recently, silica nanoparticles (SNPs) have drawn widespread attention due to their
applications in many emerging areas because of their tailorable morphology. During the last …

1.1. Historic Perspective Silica and doped silica materials obtained via the solution− gelation
(“sol− gel”) inorganic polymerization process are functional materials with an impressive …

Silica nanoparticles (Si-NPs) are widely explored in biomedical applications due to their
high surface area, excellent biocompatibility, and tunable pore size. The silica surface can …

Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) based nanocomposites containing hydrophilic (ie Aerosil
200 or Aerosil TT 600) or hydrophobic (ie Aerosil R 972) nano-silica were prepared by melt …

Two series of thin films of polyether-based polyurethane–silica nanocomposites having hard
segment content of 51% and 34% and different concentrations of SiO2 nanoparticles (0, 0.5 …

Separation using selective polymeric membranes has been well-established as an energy-
efficient and cost-effective technology in water treatment and many other applications …

The use of functional nanofillers to improve the properties of rigid polyurethane (PU) foams
has caused the need for a better understanding of how these nanofillers modify the reaction …

This research was carried out to embed hydrophobic silica nano-particles on the cotton
surface using 1, 2, 3, 4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) as a crosslinking agent and …

Forward osmosis (FO) processes have recently attracted increasing attention and show
great potential as a low-energy separation technology for water regeneration and seawater …