Carbon nanomaterials against pathogens; the antimicrobial activity of carbon nanotubes, graphene/graphene oxide, fullerenes, and their nanocomposites

M Azizi-Lalabadi, H Hashemi, J Feng… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, antibiotic resistance of pathogens has grown given the excessive and
inappropriate usage of common antimicrobial agents. Hence, producing novel antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical properties of graphene and graphene-based nanocomposites

DG Papageorgiou, IA Kinloch, RJ Young - Progress in materials science, 2017 - Elsevier
In this present review, the current status of the intrinsic mechanical properties of the
graphene-family of materials along with the preparation and properties of bulk graphene …

Dynamic nanoconfinement enabled highly stretchable and supratough polymeric materials with desirable healability and biocompatibility

L Liu, M Zhu, X Xu, X Li, Z Ma, Z Jiang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight polymeric materials are highly attractive platforms for many potential industrial
applications in aerospace, soft robots, and biological engineering fields. For these real …

Functionalization of carbon nanomaterials for advanced polymer nanocomposites: A comparison study between CNT and graphene

VD Punetha, S Rana, HJ Yoo, A Chaurasia… - Progress in Polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
The allotropes of carbon nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene) are the most unique
and promising substances of the last decade. Due to their nanoscale diameter and high …

Biomimetic supertough and strong biodegradable polymeric materials with improved thermal properties and excellent UV‐blocking performance

X Zhang, W Liu, D Yang, X Qiu - Advanced Functional Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The preparation of biodegradable polymeric materials with both great strength and
toughness remains a huge challenge. The natural spider silk exhibits a combined super …

Graphene-based nanocomposites: Synthesis, mechanical properties, and characterizations

A Ibrahim, A Klopocinska, K Horvat, Z Abdel Hamid - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Graphene-based nanocomposites possess excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical,
and chemical properties. These materials have potential applications in high-performance …

Graphene-based nanomaterials for drug delivery and tissue engineering

S Goenka, V Sant, S Sant - Journal of Controlled Release, 2014 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials offer interesting physicochemical and biological properties for biomedical
applications due to their small size, large surface area and ability to interface/interact with …

Grafting of epoxy chains onto graphene oxide for epoxy composites with improved mechanical and thermal properties

YJ Wan, LC Tang, LX Gong, D Yan, YB Li, LB Wu… - Carbon, 2014 - Elsevier
Epoxy composites filled with both graphene oxide (GO) and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A
functionalized GO (DGEBA–f–GO) sheets were prepared at different filler loading levels. The …

Cellulose nanofibril nanopapers and bioinspired nanocomposites: a review to understand the mechanical property space

AJ Benítez, A Walther - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) emerge as a renewable and sustainable feedstock for future
biobased high-performance materials with environmentally friendly character. They allow for …

[HTML][HTML] Dual modification of graphene by polymeric flame retardant and Ni (OH) 2 nanosheets for improving flame retardancy of polypropylene

B Yuan, Y Hu, X Chen, Y Shi, Y Niu, Y Zhang… - Composites Part A …, 2017 - Elsevier
To improve its dispersion and flame retardant efficiency, graphene oxide (GO) is dually
modified with polymeric flame retardant and the nanomaterial with catalytic carbonation …