Mechanism of bismuth telluride exfoliation in an ionic liquid solvent.

Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) is a well-known thermoelectric material that has a layered crystal structure. Exfoliating Bi2Te3 to produce two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets is extremely important because the exfoliated nanosheets possess unique properties, which can potentially revolutionize several material technologies such as thermoelectrics, heterogeneous catalysts, and infrared detectors. In this work, ionic liquid (IL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4mim]Cl) is used to exfoliate Bi2Te3 nanoplatelets.

Activated carbon fibers/poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid composite scaffolds: preparation and characterizations.

The present work is a first trial to introduce activated carbon fibers (ACF) with high adsorption capacity into poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA), resulting in a novel kind of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications. ACF, prepared via high-temperature processing of carbon fibers, are considered to possess bioactivity and biocompatibility. The ACF/PLGA composite scaffolds are prepared by solvent casting/particulate leaching method.

Selective adsorption of bismuth telluride nanoplatelets through electrostatic attraction.

We demonstrate a facile technique to assemble solution phase-synthesized bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) nanoplatelets into arrays of micropatterns. Aminosilane self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are printed on silicon dioxide (SiO2) substrates using microcontact printing (μCP). The SAM printed surfaces are terminated with amine-groups allowing Bi2Te3 nanoplatelet selective adsorption by electrostatic attraction.