Publications by authors named "Liana Anicai"
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- Carbon materials are common and play a crucial role in energy storage systems.
- To improve their effectiveness, researchers enhance the surface area and activity of carbon by decorating it with semiconductors like amorphous titanium dioxide (TiO).
- This combination of carbon and semiconductors is aimed at improving the performance of energy storage devices.
Sn-Cu-Ni lead-free solder alloy electrodeposited on copper substrate from a deep eutectic solvent (DES)-based electrolyte under direct current (DC) and pulsed current (PC) was subjected to a reflowing process at the industrial company MIBATRON S.R.L.
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- - Biowaste, especially fish waste, is highlighted as a promising source for creating renewable carbon materials, which can serve as eco-friendly electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors.
- - A novel method to produce high surface area biocarbon from mussel cooking wastewater glycogen was developed and characterized through various advanced techniques, achieving impressive properties like a specific surface area of 1526 m²/g and a capacitance of 657 F/g.
- - The developed biocarbon was successfully scaled up for a two-electrode supercapacitor, yielding a maximum capacitance of 703 F/g, demonstrating excellent performance metrics including high energy and power density, as well as strong cycling stability.
Porous InP templates possessing a thickness of up to 100 µm and uniformly distributed porosity were prepared by anodic etching of InP substrates exhibiting different electrical conductivities, involving an environmentally friendly electrolyte. Ni nanoparticles were successfully directly deposited by pulsed electroplating into prefabricated InP templates without any additional deposition of intermediary layers. The parameters of electrodeposition, including the pulse amplitude, pulse width and interval between pulses, were optimized to reach a uniform metal deposition covering the inner surface of the nanopores.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA suitable dispersion of carbon materials (e.g., carbon nanotubes (CNTs)) in an appropriate dispersant media, is a prerequisite for many technological applications (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite the fact that the electrochemical biosensors based on glucose oxidase represent the golden standard for the management of diabetes, the elaboration of nonenzymatic sensors became extensively studied as an out-of-the-box concept that aims to simplify the existing approach. An important point of view is represented by the low price of the sensing device that has positive effects for both end-users and healthcare systems. The enzyme-free sensors based on low-cost materials such as transition metals have similar analytical properties to the commercial ones while eliminating the issues associated with the presence of the enzyme, such as the stability issues and limited shelf-life.
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- Detecting folic acid is crucial for human health, particularly for fetal development and overall biological functions, with supplementation helping to address deficiencies.
- Researchers are developing advanced sensing platforms using modified conductive polymers, which can be tailored in shape for better performance.
- A new sensor made from carboxylic functionalized polypyrrole can detect folic acid levels between 2.5 μM and 200 μM, showing great accuracy when tested on human serum and pharmaceutical products, confirmed by additional spectrophotometric methods.