The process of bone repair and regeneration requires multiple physiological cues including
biochemical, electrical and mechanical-that act together to ensure functional recovery …

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional hydrocarbon resources involves the sequential
injection of a high-pressure, particle-laden fluid with varying pH's to make commercial …

Nowadays, removal of contaminants like dye from wastewater has become an
uncompromising task. In view of this, enhancing the performance of adsorbents so as to …

Polymer-matrix dielectric composites are promising for use in electrostatic energy storage
devices due to the ultra-fast charge–discharge speed and the long service life. Here we …

The study summarizes the results of monitoring the properties of two types of sorbents, BC1
(biochar sample 1) and BC2a (biochar sample 2), prepared by pyrolysis of bamboo biomass …

Characterizing the surface charge of clay minerals with Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Page
1 AIMS Materials Science, 4(3): 582-593. DOI: 10.3934/matersci.2017.3.582 Received: 28 …

Attachment to solids is an important process for determining nanomaterial transport and their
fate in environments. Here we revealed distinct behaviours in the attachment of silver …

Ion adsorption/exchange at charged solid/water interfaces plays a central role during a
broad spectrum of chemical, environmental and engineered processes. Almost all clay …

Mineral solids in oil sands are often coated with organic matter. These organically-modified
mineral solids hinder bitumen aeration and stabilize water-in-oil emulsions, leading to low …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are the focus of significant attention in the broad area of
sustainable technologies for possessing many desirable properties such as a large surface …