The complex battlefield environment often puts great pressure on the treatment of open wounds caused by burns and trauma, which cannot heal for a long time due to the lack of medical resources. Once wounds are not sutured and severely infected, they can lead to infective endocarditis, sepsis, and even death. Therefore, it is urgent to develop advanced dressings to replace sutures and antibiotics, which can quickly seal wounds and maintain long-term stability of antibacterial and antioxidant properties.
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September 2024
This paper offers a comprehensive overview of the polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and POSS-based composites within the realm of photoresist resin. The study involves a systematic exploration and discussion of the contributions made by POSS across various lithographic systems, with specific emphasis on critical parameters such as film formation, sensitivity, resolution, solubility, and edge roughness. These lithographic systems encompass X-ray lithography (XRL), deep ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography (DUV-NIL), extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV), and guided self-assembled lithography (DSA).
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March 2024
This study provides a comprehensive overview of the preparation methods for polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) monomers and polymer/POSS nanocomposites. It focuses on the latest advancements in using POSS to design polymer nanocomposites with reduced dielectric constants. The study emphasizes exploring the potential of POSS, either alone or in combination with other materials, to decrease the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of various polymers, including polyimides, bismaleimide resins, poly(aryl ether)s, polybenzoxazines, benzocyclobutene resins, polyolefins, cyanate ester resins, and epoxy resins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, a durable superhydrophobic fabric was fabricated by using a facile UV-induced surface covalent modification strategy. 2-isocyanatoethylmethacrylate (IEM) containing isocyanate groups can react with the pre-treated hydroxylated fabric, producing IEM molecules covalently grafted onto the fabric's surface, and the double bonds of IEM and dodecafluoroheptyl methacrylate (DFMA) underwent a photo-initiated coupling reaction under UV light radiation, resulting in the DFMA molecules further grafting onto the fabric's surface. The Fourier transform infrared, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy results revealed that both IEM and DFMA were covalently grafted onto the fabric's surface.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs a bridge between the coating and the substrate, the primer has a direct impact on the adhesion performance of silicone resin thermal protection coating. In this paper, the synergistic effects of an aminosilane coupling agent on the adhesion performance of silane primer were investigated. The results show that silane primer containing N-aminoethyl-3-aminopropylmethyl-dimethoxysilane (HD-103) formed a continuous and uniform film on the surface of the substrate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, a durable superhydrophobic fabric was fabricated by a facile covalent surface modification strategy, in which the anchoring of 10-undecenoyl chloride (UC) onto the fabric through the esterification reaction and covalent grafting of -dodecyl-thiol (DT) via thiol-ene click chemistry were integrated into one step. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurement results demonstrated that UC and DT were covalently grafted onto the fabric surface. The formed gully-like rough structure by the grafted UC and DT on the fabric surface together with the inherent microfiber structure, combined with the grafted low-surface-energy materials of UC and DT, gave the resultant modified DT-UC@fabric superhydrophobic performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo acheive flexible polyurethane (PU) foam composites with stable electrical conductivity and high flame retardancy involved first coating of graphene oxide (GO) onto PU foam surfaces and then chemically reducing the GO with hydrazine to form reduced GO (RGO). The RGO-coated PU foam is then dipped into a solution containing silicone resin (SiR) and silica nano-particles and cured. The resulting composites (PU-RGO-SiR) show superior flame retardancy, thermal stability and mechanical stability relative to the PU starting materials or PU coated with either RGO or SiR alone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, a novel strategy was developed to fabricate highly flame retardant polymer foam composite materials coated by synthesized silicone resin (SiR) polymer via a facile dip-coating processing. Applying the SiR polymer coating, the mechanical property and thermal stability of SiR-coated polymer foam (PSiR) composites are greatly enhanced without significantly altering their structure and morphology. The minimum oxygen concentration to support the combustion of foam materials is greatly increased, i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeterocyclic silanes containing Si-N or Si-S bonds in the ring undergo a ring opening reaction with -OH groups at the surface of porous Si nanostructures to generate -SH or -NH functional surfaces, grafted via O-Si bonds. The reaction is substantially faster (0.5-2 h at 25 °C) and more efficient than hydrolytic condensation of trialkoxysilanes on similar hydroxy-terminated surfaces, and the reaction retains the open pore structure and photoluminescence of the quantum-confined silicon nanostructures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA series of linear 2,5-tetraphenylsilole-vinylene-type polymers were successfully synthesized for the first time. The tetraphenylsilole moieties were linked at their 2,5-positions through a vinylene bridge with p-dialkoxybenzenes to obtain polymer PSVB and with 3,6-carbazole to obtain polymer PSVC. For comparison, 2,5-tetraphenylsilole-ethyne-type polymer PSEB was also synthesized, in which the vinylene bridge of PSVB was replaced with an ethyne bridge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA novel series of ladder π-conjugated materials--sila-pentathienoacenes (Si-PTA) are synthesized and characterized. Crystal structures of the compounds show that the length of alkyl chains substituting on the thiophene ring has a significant influence on molecular packing. A densely packed structure with an interfacial distance of about 3.
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