Localization of silica nanoparticles to lysosome causes lysosomal dysfunction in JEG-3 cells.

Nanoparticles have useful functions due to the characteristics conferred on them by an increase in their specific surface area, and they have already been put into practical use in products in various industrial fields. Although exposure to nanoparticles in daily life is unavoidable for pregnant women, studies that evaluate the toxicity of nanoparticles in pregnant women are lacking. To redress this, we have focused on the placenta and have previously revealed that nanoparticles can show placental toxicity.

Preparation of Nanofiber Bundles via Electrospinning Immiscible Polymer Blend for Oil/Water Separation and Air Filtration.

Nanofiber bundles with specific areas bring a new opportunity for selective adsorption and oil/water or air separation. In this work, nanofiber bundles were prepared by the electrospinning of immiscible polystyrene (PS)/N-trifluoroacetylated polyamide 6 (PA6-TFAA) blends via the introduction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or a copolymer of styrene and 3-isopropenyl-α, α'-dimethylbenzene isocyanate (TMI), which was denoted as PS-co-TMI. Herein, CNT was used to increase the conductivity of the precursor for enhancing the stretch of PS droplets under the same electric field, and PS-co-TMI was used as a reactive compatibilizer to improve the compatibility of a PS/PA6-TFAA blend system for promoting the deformation.

Synthesis of carboxymethyl chitosan-functionalized graphene nanomaterial for anticorrosive reinforcement of waterborne epoxy coating.

In this study, a carboxymethyl chitosan functionalized graphene (CMCS-rGO) nanomaterial was successfully synthesized in aqueous solution by non-covalent functionalization method. Fourier transform infrared, Raman, ultraviolet visible spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis confirmed that carboxymethyl chitosan had been successfully anchored on the surface of graphene. In addition, the CMCS-rGO was used as an anticorrosive nanofiller to be added to waterborne epoxy (EP) coatings to protect steel substrates.

Fabrication of superhydrophobic cotton fabric with fluorinated TiO sol by a green and one-step sol-gel process.

The purpose of this paper is to propose a facile, green and low-cost approach of the preparation of superhydrophobic cotton textiles, which can be fabricated with fluorinated TiO sols via a sol-gel method. The coating was prepared with TiO sols catalyzed with acetic acid, then modified by poly(Hexafluorobutyl methacrylate) (PHFBMA) which was synthesized by free radical polymerization. The wettability, surface morphology and chemical composition of pristine and modified cotton fabrics were investigated.