Sol-gel-based mesoporous 45SiO-16.5CaO-24.5NaO-6PO-8FeO bioglass-ceramics were obtained by substituting magnetite nanoparticles for CaO in a 45SiO-24.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMagnetite (FeO) nanoparticle (MNP)-substituted glass-ceramic (MSGC) powders with compositions of (45 - )SiO-24.5CaO-24.5NaO-6PO-FeO ( = 5, 8, and 10 wt%) have been prepared by a sol-gel route by introducing FeO nanoparticles during the synthesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMagnetic bioactive glass-ceramic (MGC) powders with nominal compositions of (45 - )SiO24.5CaO24.5NaO6POFeO ( = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 15 wt%) have been synthesized by a sol-gel route by systematically substituting silicon dioxide with iron oxide in Hench's 45S5 glass composition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNovel materials with low density are being synthesized with great interest owing to their effectiveness in water purification systems. Materials of micro/nano-scale provide outstanding results in miniature point-of-use devices because of their high surface-to-volume ratio. In this study, we report the successful synthesis of hollow polymethyl methacrylate microspheres (HPM) coated with functionalized carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) (CHPM) by employing solvent evaporation and in situ coating techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSmart materials with potential pH controllability are gaining widespread concern due to their versatile applicability in water purification systems. A study presented here demonstrates a successful synthesis of smart pH-responsive polyaniline (PANI)-coated hollow polymethylmethacrylate microspheres (PHPMs) using a combination of solvent evaporation and in situ coating techniques. The material was characterized by using conventional techniques.
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