Publications by authors named "Baihua Liu"

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  • Carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers are known for their high strength, but they often perform poorly under transverse loads due to weak interactions between tubes and surface defects in yarns.
  • Researchers aimed to enhance the mechanical properties of CNT yarns by infiltrating them with polyacrylonitrile (PAN) using supercritical carbon dioxide, which helps fill gaps and improve structure.
  • The process resulted in significant increases in tensile strength and Young's modulus, with SEM and XPS analyses confirming a successful integration of PAN in the yarn, demonstrating a new method to reduce micro-slippage and improve durability.
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The recognition of urban functional areas (UFAs) is of great significance for the understanding of urban structures and urban planning. Due to the limitation of data sources, early research was characterized by problems such as singular data, incomplete results, and inadequate consideration of the socioeconomic environment. The development of multi-source big data brings new opportunities for dynamic recognition of UFAs.

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Ozone (O) pollution is a serious issue in China, posing a significant threat to people's health. Traffic emissions are the main pollutant source in urban areas. NO and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from traffic emissions are the main precursors of O.

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In this work, the layer-by-layer self-assembly technology was used to modify aramid fibers (AFs) to improve the interfacial adhesion to epoxy matrix. By virtue of the facile layer-by-layer self-assembly technique, poly(l-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine) (l-PDOPA) was successfully coated on the surface of AFs, leading to the formation of AFs with controllable layers (nL-AF). Then, a hydroxyl functionalized silane coupling agent (KH550) was grafted on the surface of l-PDOPA coated AFs.

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