The magnesium matrix double interpenetrating composites reinforced by nickel foam were fabricated by pressureless infiltration technology.Then the morphology of the nickel reinforcement and the microstructures of comp...The magnesium matrix double interpenetrating composites reinforced by nickel foam were fabricated by pressureless infiltration technology.Then the morphology of the nickel reinforcement and the microstructures of composites were characterized by SEM.The results show that not only is the nickel foam reinforcement reticular in three dimensions,but also the struts of foam keep the network structure,which ensures that the Ni foam/Mg composites are double interpenetrating.The interface bonding of composites between magnesium matrix and nickel foam reinforcement is good,without reaction around the interface,which is the indispensable condition that advanced composites should possess.Magnesium matrix distributes in the windows of nickel foam,the triangle center holes and microhole of nickel struts,and the composites have double interpenetrating structure,which makes the composites have unique properties.展开更多
This paper presents the results of a first successful attempt to produce hollow micro- and nano-particles of a large variety of materials, dimensions, shapes and hollow attributes by using an environmentally friendly ...This paper presents the results of a first successful attempt to produce hollow micro- and nano-particles of a large variety of materials, dimensions, shapes and hollow attributes by using an environmentally friendly and cheap technology, common in polymer processing and known as gas foaming. The central role played by ad hoc polymeric hollow micro- and nano-particles in a variety of emerging applications such as drug delivery, medical imaging, advanced materials, as well as in fundamental studies in nanotechnology highlights the wide relevance of the proposed method. Our key contribution to overcome the physical lower bound in the micro- and nano-scale gas foaming was to embed, prior to foaming, bulk micro- and nano-particles in a removable and deformable barrier film, whose role is to prevent the loss of the blowing agent, which is otherwise too fast to allow bubble formation. Furthermore, the barrier film allows for non-isotropic deformation of the particle and/or of the hollow, affording non-spherical hollow particles. In comparison with available methods to produce hollow micro- and nano-particles, our method is versatile since it offers independent control over the dimensions, material and shape of the particles, and the number, shape and open/closed features of the hollows. We have gas- foamed polystyrene and poly-(lactic-co-glycolic) acid particles 200 ~m to 200 nm in size, spherical, ellipsoidal and discoidal in shape, obtaining open or closed, single or multiple, variable in size hollows.展开更多
基金Project(07JD06)supported by Science Research Foundation of East China Jiaotong University,ChinaProject(09497)supported by Young Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province Education Office,China+1 种基金Project(2009GQC0014)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province,ChinaProject(50765005)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The magnesium matrix double interpenetrating composites reinforced by nickel foam were fabricated by pressureless infiltration technology.Then the morphology of the nickel reinforcement and the microstructures of composites were characterized by SEM.The results show that not only is the nickel foam reinforcement reticular in three dimensions,but also the struts of foam keep the network structure,which ensures that the Ni foam/Mg composites are double interpenetrating.The interface bonding of composites between magnesium matrix and nickel foam reinforcement is good,without reaction around the interface,which is the indispensable condition that advanced composites should possess.Magnesium matrix distributes in the windows of nickel foam,the triangle center holes and microhole of nickel struts,and the composites have double interpenetrating structure,which makes the composites have unique properties.
文摘This paper presents the results of a first successful attempt to produce hollow micro- and nano-particles of a large variety of materials, dimensions, shapes and hollow attributes by using an environmentally friendly and cheap technology, common in polymer processing and known as gas foaming. The central role played by ad hoc polymeric hollow micro- and nano-particles in a variety of emerging applications such as drug delivery, medical imaging, advanced materials, as well as in fundamental studies in nanotechnology highlights the wide relevance of the proposed method. Our key contribution to overcome the physical lower bound in the micro- and nano-scale gas foaming was to embed, prior to foaming, bulk micro- and nano-particles in a removable and deformable barrier film, whose role is to prevent the loss of the blowing agent, which is otherwise too fast to allow bubble formation. Furthermore, the barrier film allows for non-isotropic deformation of the particle and/or of the hollow, affording non-spherical hollow particles. In comparison with available methods to produce hollow micro- and nano-particles, our method is versatile since it offers independent control over the dimensions, material and shape of the particles, and the number, shape and open/closed features of the hollows. We have gas- foamed polystyrene and poly-(lactic-co-glycolic) acid particles 200 ~m to 200 nm in size, spherical, ellipsoidal and discoidal in shape, obtaining open or closed, single or multiple, variable in size hollows.