Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of HDPE Pipes Manufactured via Orbital Friction Stir Welding.

In recent decades, extensive research has been performed on the friction stir welding of flat-shaped materials while pipe welding, particularly polymer pipes, still encounters challenging issues. This work presents a feasible route for joining high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes using an orbital friction stir welding (OFSW) set-up properly designed with a retractable pin tool. Fully consolidated joints were achieved using a portable heating-assisted OFSW system suited for on-site pipeline welding.

Partially Oxidized Cellulose grafted with Polyethylene Glycol mono-Methyl Ether (m-PEG) as Electrolyte Material for Lithium Polymer Battery.

Herein, a novel cellulose derivative has been synthesized and investigated as a nature-derived solid polymer electrolyte for lithium batteries. Cellulose is oxidized in a two-step process to dicarboxylic acid cellulose to allow for grafting low molecular weight poly(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether (550 g mol) via Fischer-Speier esterification at the thus obtained carboxyl groups. The chemical structure of the synthesized materials is confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy as well as X-ray diffraction.

Static DNA Nanostructures For Cancer Theranostics: Recent Progress In Design And Applications.

Among the various nano/biomaterials used in cancer treatment, the beauty and benefits of DNA nanocomposites are outstanding. The specificity and programmability of the base pairing of DNA strands, together with their ability to conjugate with different types of functionalities have realized unsurpassed potential for the production of two- and three-dimensional nano-sized structures in any shape, size, surface chemistry and functionality. This review aims to provide an insight into the diversity of static DNA nanodevices, including DNA origami, DNA polyhedra, DNA origami arrays and bioreactors, DNA nanoswitch, DNA nanoflower, hydrogel and dendrimer as young but promising platforms for cancer theranostics.

Phase diagrams of microemulsions containing reducing agents and metal salts as bases for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles.

We studied the phase diagrams of microemulsions with a view to using these systems for the synthesis of metallic Pt, Pb, and Bi nanoparticles as well as of intermetallic Pt/Pb and Pt/Bi nanoparticles. The microemulsions consisted of H(2)O/salt-n-decane-SDS-1-butanol. The salt was either one metal precursor (H(2)PtCl(6) x 6 H(2)O, Pb(NO(3))(2), or Bi(NO(3))(3) x 5 H(2)O), a mixture of two metal precursors (H(2)PtCl(6) x 6 H(2)O + Pb(NO(3))(2) or H(2)PtCl(6) x 6 H(2)O + Bi(NO(3))(3) x 5 H(2)O), or the reducing agent (NaBH(4)).