Research on the Development of Fibroin and Nano-Fiber from Silk Cocoons for Regenerated Tissue Engineering Applications by Electro-Spinning

In this paper, the main goal is to prepare silk fibroin nano-fiber, which is used for regenerated tissue applications. Silk scaffold nano-fibers made by electro-spinning technology can be used in regenerated tissue applications. The purpose of the research is to prepare a silk-fibroin nano-fiber solution for potential applications in tissue engineering. Using a degumming process, pure silk fibroin protein is extracted from silk cocoons. The protein solution for fibroin is purified, and the protein content is determined. The precise chemical composition, exact temperature, time, voltage, distance, ratio, and humidity all have a huge impact on degumming, solubility, and electro-spinning nano-fibers. The SEM investigates the morphology of silk fibroin nano-fibres at different magnifications. It also reveals the surface condition, fiber orientation, and fiber thickness of the silk fibroin nano-fiber. The results show that regenerated silk fibroin and nano-fiber can be used in silk fibroin scaffolds for various tissue engineering applications.

Research on Infrared Emissivity and Laser Reflectivity of Sn_(1−x)Er_(x)O_(2)Micro/Nanofibers Based on First-Principles

Sn_(1−x)Er_(x)O_(2)(x=0%,8%,16%,24%)micro/nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning combined with heat treatment using erbium nitrate,stannous chloride and polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP)as raw materials.The target products were characterized by thermogravimetric analyzer,X-ray diffrotometer,fourier transform infrared spectrometer,scanning electron microscope,spectrophotometer and infrared emissivity tester,and the effects of Er^(3+)doping on its infrared and laser emissivity were studied.At the same time,the Sn_(1−x)Er_(x)O_(2)(x=0%,16%)doping models were constructed based on the first principles of density functional theory,and the related optoelectronic properties such as their energy band structure,density of states,reflectivity and dielectric constant were analyzed,and further explained the mechanism of Er^(3+)doping on SnO_(2)infrared emissivity and laser absorption from the point of electronic structure.The results showed that after calcination at 600℃,single rutile type SnO_(2)was formed,and the crystal structure was not changed by doping Er^(3+).The calcined products showed good fiber morphology,and the average fiber diameter was 402 nm.The infrared emissivity and resistivity of the samples both decreased first and then increased with the increase of Er^(3+)doping amount.When x=16%,the infrared emis-sivity of the sample was at least 0.71;and Er^(3+)doping can effectively reduce the reflectivity of SnO_(2)at 1.06μm and 1.55μm,when x=16%,its reflectivity at 1.06μm and 1.55μm are 50.5%and 40%,respectively,when x=24%,the reflectivity at 1.06μm and 1.55μm wavelengths are 47.3%and 42.1%,respectively.At the same time,the change of carrier concentration and electron transition before and after Er^(3+)doping were described by first-principle calculation,and the regulation mechanism of infrared emissivity and laser reflectivity was explained.This study provides a certain experimental and theoretical basis for the development of a single-type,light-weight and easily prepared infrared and laser compatible-stealth material.

The Fabrication and SERS Performance of Multi-layer Hollow Au-Ag Alloy Nano Urchins Structure-based SERS Fiber Probe

Novel hollow Au Ag alloy nano urchins were synthesized via Ag seeds growth method,and self-assembly coated on the wall and end-tip of silica fiber for fiber probe fabrication.The nano urchins homogeneously distributed on fiber surface because of fiber silanization.The sizes and tip sharpness of the nano-urchins could be controlled by Ag seeds.The elements distribution analysis indicated there was high Ag content in tip-top for better surface enhance Raman scattering performance.The detectable concentration could be as low as 10-8 M using crystal violet molecules as analyte.Moreover,the fiber probes were stable in air,due to Au in the alloy.This fiber probe could be used for low content single molecular analysis.

Effects of Ni catalyzer on growth velocity and morphology of SiC nano-fibers

Composite felts reinforced by both SiC nano-fibers(SiC-NFs)and carbon fibers were prepared at 1 273 K using Ni granules as catalyzers with different deposition time.SiC-NFs were deposited on the surface of the carbon fibers in situ by catalytic chemical vapor deposition(CCVD).The phase,microstructure and morphology of the fibers after electroplating and deposition were characterized by XRD,SEM and TEM.The results show that the SiC-NFs produced by CCVD are composed of single crystal of β-SiC.It is found that smaller nano-granules are more active as catalyzers.The resulting SiC-NFs appear more spindle-like and have a more homogeneous dispersion.The mass change of the samples before and after deposition shows that using more Ni granules results in a faster growth velocity of SiC-NFs.With the same electroplating time,the growth velocity of the SiC-NFs first increases and then decreases.At around 4 h,it reaches the maximum growth velocity,and it becomes nearly constant at around 8 h.After 8 h, the stable growth velocity of the electroplated Ni samples is faster than that of the conventional sample produced without catalyzers, because the SiC-NFs can improve the specific surface area and the activity of the surface.

Stability and activity of carbon nanofiber-supported catalysts in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol

Nickel, cobalt, copper and platinum nanoparticles supported on carbon nano-fibers were evaluated with respect to their stability, catalytic activity and selectivity in the aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol （230 ℃, autogenous pressure, batch reactor）. The initial surface-specific activities for ethylene glycol reforming were in a similar range but decreased in the order of Pt （15.5 h-1 ） 〉Co（13.0 h 1 ） 〉Ni（5.2 h-1） while the Cu catalyst only showed low dehydrogenation activity. The hydrogen molar selectivity decreased in the order of Pt （53%）〉Co（21%）〉Ni （15%） as a result of the production of methane over the latter two catalysts. Over the Co catalyst acids were formed in the liquid phase while alcohols were formed over Ni and Pt. Due to the low pH of the reaction mixture, especially in the case of Co （as a result of the formed acids）, significant cobalt leaching occurs which resulted in a rapid deactivation of this catalyst. Investigations of the spent catalysts with various techniques showed that metal particle growth is responsible for the deactivation of the Pt and Ni catalysts. In addition, coking might also contribute to the deactivation of the Ni catalyst.

The Study of Electrochemical Behavior of Dopamine at Nano-gold Modified Carbon Fiber Electrode

The electrochemical behaviors (cyclic voltammetry, CV and different pulse voltammetry, DPV) of dopamine (DA) were studied in this paper. The result indicated that the oxidation of dopamine was controlled by diffusion and adsorption simultaneously at nano-gold (NG) modified carbon fiber electrode (CFE). This modified electrode can separate the peak potentials of dopamine and ascorbic acid (AA). The peak current of DA in DPV curve was found to be linearly proportional to the concentration of DA at range of 2.0?0-6～1.5?0-5mol/L and 1.0?0-5～5.0?0-4mol/L, respectively.

Spectra of spontaneous Raman scattering in taper-drawn micro/nano-fibers

We study the spontaneous Raman scattering （RS） in taper-drawn micro/nano-fibers （MNFs） by employing the photon counting technique. The spectra of RS in five MNFs, which are fabricated by using different heating flames （hydrogen flame or butane flame） and with different diameters, are measured within a frequency shift range of 1435 cm- 1_3200 cm- 1. From the measured spectra, we observe the RS peaks originated from silica and a unique RS peak with a frequency shift of - 2905 cm-1 （- 87.2 THz）. Unlike the former ones, the latter one is not observable in conventional optical fibers. Furthermore, the unique peak becomes obvious and starts to rapidly increase with the decrease of the diameter of MNFs when the diameter is smaller than 2 μm, and the intensity of the unique peak significantly depends on the heating flame used in the fabricating process. Our investigation is useful for the entanglement generation or optical sensing using taper-drawn MNFs.

Influence of Dispersion of Nano-ZnO Particles in Polymer Matrices on Properties of Relevant Nano Composite Fibers

The surface-passivated and non-surface-passivated zinc oxide nano-particles （marked as s-nanoZnO and ns-nanoZnO respectively） were evenly dispersed in polymer solutions with the aid of ultrasonic vibration to prepare nanocomposite film by free casting and to prepare nanocomposite fibers by wet spinning and to prepare nancomposites coating by surface smearing. The dispersion of s-nanoZnO and nsnanoZnO in PAN matrix were observed by transmittance electron microscopy, the mechanical properties of the relevant compesite samples were studied by INSRTON tensile strength tester. It was found that s-nanoZnO behaves a well-dispersed morphology in PAN films and fibers when its concentration was 2 wt% but ns-nanoZnO nano particles agglomerate into larger congeries in PAN films. It means that the surface-passivated process oft zinc oxide nano. particles was effective to disperse. The relative intensity and elonsation at break of s-nanoZnO-PAN composite fibers show maximum values with the increase of nano particle content in compesites （from 0 wt% to 2 wt% of s- nanoZnO）. The elasticity of the composite fibers increases whereas their modulus declines. Balanced the changes of the properties mentioned above, 2 wt% s-nanoZnO in PAN matrix is a proper content for the composite fibers spun by wet spinning. The result of surface smearing test means that the reactim between s-nanoZnO and polymer can be indicated by the color of nanocomposite surface coat on fibers.

Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Bamboo Pulp Fiber Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites:Influence of Nano CaCO_(3)Treatment and Manufacturing Process with Different Pressure Ratings

In order to investigate the effect of the relative motion of nano CaCO_(3)reinforced bamboo pulp fiber(BPF)/HDPE composite components on the mechanical performance,a comparative study was performed.BPF was treated by nano CaCO_(3)blending(BM)and impregnation modification(IM)technology.The composites were produced using hot press(HPMP),extrusion(EMP)and injection molding process(IMP).The physical morphology of BPF was similar at different manufacturing processes.Compared to the samples manufactured by HPMP,a decrease in the(specific)flexural strength of BPF/HDPE composites and an increase in those of composites treated by nano CaCO_(3)manufactured by EMP and IMP were observed.The injection molded composites exhibited the best values in the(specific)impact strength,(specific)tensile properties.IM had a greater effect on the rheological behavior of the composites than BM,and nano CaCO_(3)treatment most effectively affected the performance of the extrusion molded composites.

Electrospinning and Electrospun Nanofibers

Electro-spinning is a very modern process which can be used in various purposes. We did this experimental work at Swerea IVF in Sweden during M. Sc in Textile Technology programme at University of Bor?s. We should especially thank our supervisor—Anna Thorvaldsson and course teacher—Ioannis S. Chronakis. In this report, we have tried to explain the basic manufacturing techniques of the electrospun nanofiber by the electro-spinning, how one can characterize it by SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) and its various applications in the practical field, e.g wound healing, Tissue Engineering Scaffold. The experimental work helped us a lot to gather sufficient knowledge about the electro-spinning process which we wanted to share with all.

Hollow and filled fiber bragg gratings in nano-bore optical fibers

To combine the technical functions and advantages of solid-core fiber Bragg gratings(FBGs) and hollow-core optical fibers(HCFs), the hollow and filled FBGs in nano-bore optical fibers(NBFs) with nano-bore in the GeO2-doped core are proposed.The fundamental mode field, effective mode index, and confinement loss of NBF with 50 nm–7 μm-diameter hollow and filled nano-bore are numerically investigated by the finite element method.The reflected spectra of FBGs in NBFs are obtained by the transmission matrix method.The hollow FBGs in NBFs can be acheived with ~5% power fraction in the bore and the ~0.9 reflectivity when bore diameter is less than 3 μm.The filled FBGs can be realized with^1% power fraction and 0.98 reflectivity with different fillings including o-xylene, trichloroethylene, and chloroform for 800-nm bore diameter.The feasibility of the index sensing by our proposed NBF FBG is also analyzed and discussed.The experimental fabrication of hollow and filled FBGs are discussed and can be achieved by current techniques.The aim of this work is to establish a principle prototype for investigating the HCFs and solid-core FBGs-based fiber-optic platforms,which are useful for applications such as the simultaneous chemical and physical sensing at the same position.

Preparation of Carbon Nano-fiber Washcoat on Porous Silica Foam as Structured Catalyst Support

This paper reports how a hairy layer of carbon nano-fibers can be prepared on the macro-porous silica foam produced by the sphere templating method. Firstly, three-dimensional close-packed crystals of polystyrene spheres are assembled on porous disk substrate by vacuum filtration or evaporation. The polystyrene template is annealed slightly above the glass transition temperature in order to strengthen the colloidal crystal and ensure inter- connection of the spheres so as to obtain porous materials with open structure. Following the treatment of hexde- cyltrimethylammonium bromide, the polystyrene template is filled with silica colloidal solution, which solidifies in the cavities. Then the polystyrene particles are removed by calcination at 843K, leaving behind porous silica foam. Scanning electron microscopy images demonstrate that silica foam has uniform and open structured pores. Nickel particles were deposited on porous silica foam layer by the dipping method and porous carbon nano-fiber washcoat was prepared by catalytic decomposition of ethene over small nickel particles.

High Alumina Fiber Composite SiO_2 Based Nanoporous Insulation Boards

The specimens were prepared with high alumina fiber accounting for 0. 5% , 10% or 15% by mass of the total amount of amorphous silica and high alumina fiber, using phenolic resin as binder, and extra-adding 0 or 0. 5% ZnO as sunscreen to cut the cost of SiO2 nanoporous insulation board. The hot volume stability and thermal conductivity （flat plate method ） of the specimens were tested and multi-Jimetion simulation equipment was used to study the thermal insulation performante. The results show that： （1） with high alumina fiber addition increasing, the linear shrinkage rate decreases, but thermal eonductivity changes a little; （2） adding ZnO can decrease thermal conductivity obviously; （3）for the specimen with ZnO and 15% of high alumina fiber, its cold face temperature hardly rises during the simulation experiment at 1 000 ℃ for 2 h, and the cold face temperature of the specimen with the smallest thickness of 2 cm doesn＇t exceed 180 ℃.

玄武岩纤维纳米改性对增强环氧复合材料绝缘与力学性能的影响

使用纳米氧化铝对玄武岩纤维进行表面改性,采用层压法制造改性玄武岩纤维/环氧树脂复合材料(BFRP),并研究纳米Al_(2)O_(3)含量对改性复合材料绝缘与力学性能的影响。结果表明:质量分数为1.0%的纳米Al_(2)O_(3)改性的玄武岩纤维复合材料(1.0K-BFRP)界面改性效果最佳。与未改性的复合材料相比,1.0K-BFRP的介质损耗因数降低了38.13%,沿面闪络电压提高了42.96%,击穿电压提高了33.96%,表现出更加优越的绝缘性能;拉伸强度、弯曲强度、层间剪切强度分别提高了26.46%、48.19%、66.06%,玻璃化转变温度提高了4.49℃。

改性纳米氮化硼对纤维金属层板的性能影响

纤维金属层板是一种由金属薄板与纤维层依次交替铺叠而成,在一定的温度与压力下粘结固化形成的一种混合复合材料。因为其中有金属与纤维两种材料,因此它既有金属的富延展性、韧性强与导热性好等优点,又具有复合材料纤维的抗疲劳、耐高强度与低密度等特点。文章以提升环氧复合材料基体的拉伸与断裂韧性性能和改善FMLs的性能,尤其是冲击与弯曲性能为主要目的,采用向FMLs环氧树脂基体中添加纳米氮化硼(h-BN)的方法,来提升纤维金属层板的力学性能。先对氮化硼材料进行一系列的球磨改性处理,分成不同含量的组分依次加入环氧树脂基体中,确定用量最好的四组,再将这四组环氧树脂复合材料基体用湿法铺层的方法铺在铝薄板与碳纤维布之间,使用硫化机固化的方式制备FMLs试件,利用水切割技术切割成标准试样,并进行冲击与弯曲测试。实验结果表明,向FMLs的环氧树脂基体中添加一定量的纳米氮化硼对FMLs的性能有着积极的影响。

微纳化封装芳香载体的制备及缓释性能研究

芳香纺织品是备受关注的功能纺织品。芳香气味具有舒缓压力、调节情绪、改善睡眠等功效。但是芳香物质存在易挥发的问题,提高香味的长效释放和耐水洗性一直是芳香纺织品制备有待解决的问题。文中以硅烷偶联剂对纳米二氧化硅进行表面结构调控处理,构建有机-无机复合材料,探索芳香物质微纳化封装;将微纳化封装的芳香载体材料通过原位固定法负载到织物上,并对织物的芳香释放性能和耐久效果进行评价。结果表明,由微纳化封装的有机-无机复合芳香载体制备的芳香纤维结构体具有适宜的香气和长效释放的效果,由此形成的织物加香技术,可广泛应用于纺织品芳香整理,在芳香功能纺织品的制备应用中拥有巨大潜力。

湿热盐环境作用下植物纤维纳米混凝土力学性能试验研究

在建筑材料领域,纤维增强混凝土复合材料凭借其卓越的力学性质引起了广泛关注。随着纳米科技的飞速进步,纳米级强化建筑材料成为全球研究的焦点。在此基础上,深入探讨了纤维与纳米粒子共同强化混凝土材料性能的内在机制。实验主要围绕纳米二氧化硅、聚乙烯醇(PVA)纤维及钢纤维对混凝土的改性增强展开,通过执行立方体抗压、劈裂拉伸及落锤冲击试验,详细分析了在湿热盐胁迫条件下,纳米二氧化硅与纤维混合强化混凝土的力学行为及其损伤机制,为混凝土材料的改性提供了新的视角和理论依据。

高密度聚乙烯三维网状纳微米纤维的强伸性能

为实现高密度聚乙烯三维网状纳微米纤维(PENFs)的自主化规模化生产,以高密度聚乙烯和二氯甲烷为原料,通过高压闪喷纺丝设备成功制备了性能优异的PENFs,采用响应面法对纺丝过程中各工艺参数进行优化,并对其力学性能和耐候性能进行分析。结果表明:PENFs的最佳制备工艺条件为纺丝温度176.3℃、纺丝压力8.6 MPa、纺丝溶液质量分数8.0%,此时制得的PENFs的断裂强度和断裂伸长率分别可达到29.1 cN/dtex和99.9%,优于芳纶和涤纶等常规纤维;定伸长和定载荷条件下,PENFs的弹性回复能力随着拉伸次数和载荷的增加而逐渐降低,拉伸伸长为5%时PENFs纤维的弹性回复率可达到92.8%且拉伸10次后降低至75.5%,拉伸载荷为1.2 N时PENFs纤维的弹性回复率为84.6%;放置在室外20 d内PENFs纤维的强伸性能损失较小,30 d后断裂强度和断裂伸长率明显降低,但纤维外貌并无明显变化。

具有光致变色功能的PA6纳微米纤维的制备与性能

为制备具有光致变色功能的纳微米纤维,以萘并吡喃(NA)为变色单元,以甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)为聚合物基质单体,以二氧化硅(SiO_(2))为包覆层,制备了光致变色纳微米微球PMMA/NA@SiO_(2),然后将PMMA/NA@SiO_(2)纳微米微球引入到尼龙6的静电纺丝溶液中,通过对静电纺丝过程中的各工艺参数的优化,对PA6的基本形貌进行了在线调控,成功制备了直径分布较均匀的PA6纳微米变色纤维。场发射扫描电镜和紫外可见光分光光度计的测试结果表明:PMMA/NA@SiO_(2)的直径范围在100~210 nm之间;在PMMA/NA@SiO_(2)质量分数小于10%时,纤维样品的形貌无明显变化,变色性能随添加的变色材料的增加而增强,所制备的样品变色性能和纤维形貌最好,在紫外光照射后会呈现出较好的变色性能和耐疲劳性;通过紫外灯照射发现,相对于λ=365 nm的紫外光,λ=254 nm的紫外光对该光致变色纳微米纤维的变色性能影响较大。

复掺钢纤维-纳米炭黑混凝土力学性能的研究及优化

对复掺钢纤维-纳米炭黑混凝土进行立方体抗压试验、劈裂抗拉试验和抗折试验,并对试验结果进行极差分析、层次分析、因素指标分析和线性回归分析。结果表明:钢纤维类型对混凝土拉压比、折压比的影响最大;随着钢纤维质量分数的增加,混凝土拉压比和折压比均出现了先升高后下降的现象,纳米炭黑质量分数的增加对混凝土强度比没有显著的提升效果。在拉压比方面,混凝土最优配合比为钢纤维类型SF-A(剪切型),钢纤维质量分数0.40%、纳米炭黑质量分数0.75%;在折压比方面,最优组合为钢纤维类型SF-A(剪切型),钢纤维质量分数0.60%、纳米炭黑质量分数1.00%,并且得到的线性回归模型可以在本文所选取的范围内对折压比和拉压比进行预测。