Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials

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2578-1995 (Online)

Journal Abbreviation:

Charact. Appl. Nanomater.

Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials (CAN) is an open access peer-reviewed journal allowing maximum visibility of articles published in it as they are available to a wide, global audience. We are interested in the scientific topics from all fields of nano. CAN provides a forum to share scholarly practice to advance the use of nanomaterials in the context of scientific application.

CAN publishes original research articles, review articles, editorials, case reports, letters, brief commentaries, perspectives, methods, etc.

Examples of relevant topics include but are not limited to:

1. Nanoparticle composites	8. Nanomaterials and energy applications
2. Nanoscale quantum physics	9. Micro-nano scale
3. Modeling	10. Fabrication of thin film
4. Simulation	11. Nanomaterial synthesis, characterization, and application
5. Nanotechnology and its application	12. Nanotechnology and environmental protection
6. Nanochemistry	13. Photocatalytic degradation properties
7. Nanoscience, nano-medicine and bio-nanotechnology	14. Preparation of nanostructured materials

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Vol 7, No 1 (2024)

Open Access

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Article ID: 3587

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Mo-doped titanate nanofibers from hydrothermal syntheses for improving bone scaffold

by Yang Tian, Lu Zhang, Yiting Xiao, Trenton Collins, Abdussamad Akhter, Yan Huang, Z. Ryan Tian

Charact. Appl. Nanomater. 2024 , 7(1); 437 Views

doi: 10.24294/can.v7i1.3587

Abstract A longstanding interest in bone tissue engineering is the development of new bio-scaffolds that can be manufactured on a large scale with high throughput at low cost. Here, we report a low-cost and systematically optimized hydrothermal synthesis for producing Mo-doped potassium titanate nanofibers with high structural purity. This new nanosynthesis is based on bone tissue growth on an undoped titanate nanowires-entangled scaffold, as previously reported by our team. The morphological and structural characterization data suggest that the crystal structure of Mo-doped titanate nanofibers closely resembles that of the undoped ones. This resemblance is potentially valuable for assessing the role of Mo dopants in engineering bone tissue.

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Article ID: 5593

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Green recovery of NaF-Na2CO3-NaCl ternary fluxing agent from aluminum dross

by Mostafa Mahinroosta, Ali Allahverdi

Charact. Appl. Nanomater. 2024 , 7(1); 110 Views

doi: 10.24294/can.v7i1.5593

Abstract The present study deliberates the recovery of sodium fluoride (NaF)-natrite (Na 2 CO 3 )-sodium chloride (NaCl) ternary fluxing agent from hazardous aluminum dross waste using three types of heating methods, including direct heating on a hotplate, heating by a drying oven, and microwave heating. Deionized water was used as a green solvent for the recovery experiments. Investigating the effects of time and temperature on recovery percentage showed that a recovery percentage of around 96.5% can be achieved under time and temperature of 90 min and 95 ℃, respectively. The recovered fluxing agent salt was characterized by XRD, FTIR spectroscopy, FESEM, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) elemental analysis. Rietveld fitting analysis of phases detected in the XRD patterns showed that the recovered fluxing agent contained 74–81 wt.% NaF, 8–11 wt.% NaCl, and 11–14.7 wt.% Na 2 CO 3 . The FESEM micrographs revealed that the retrieved salts were in nano scale. The recovered fluxing agent showed different morphologies including needle-like, round shape, and a mixture of both, corresponding to microwave, drying oven, and hotplate heating methods, respectively. The nano-needles exhibited diameter of the tip and base in the range of 39–60 nm and 50–103 nm, respectively.

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Article ID: 4671

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Influence of green synthesized aluminum oxide nanoparticle concentration on wear and coefficient of friction of vegetable oil-based lubricants

by Stephen Yebosoko Tsado, Tijani Jimoh Oladejo, Uzoma Gregory Okoro, Daniel Ipilakyaa Tertsegha, Ibrahim Ogu Sadiq, Joseph Abutu, Emmanuel Ogo Onche, Antwi Afari Acheampong, Alhassan Sullaiman, Ebenezer Adu Kyeremeh, Sunday Albert Lawal

Charact. Appl. Nanomater. 2024 , 7(1); 100 Views

doi: 10.24294/can.v7i1.4671

Abstract Green manufacturing is increasingly becoming popular especially in lubricant manufacturing as more environmentally friendly substitutes for mineral base oil and synthetic additives are being found amongst plant extracts and progress in methodologies for extraction and synthesis is being made. It has been observed that some of the important performance characteristics need enhancement of which nanoparticle addition has been noted as one of the effective solutions. However, the concentration of the addictive that would optimised the performance characteristics of interest remains a contending area of research. The research was out to find how the concentration of green synthesized aluminum oxide nanoparticles in nano-lubricants formed from selected vegetable oil influence the friction and wear. A bottom-up green synthesis approach was adopted to synthesize aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) from aluminum nitrate (Al(NO 3 ) 3 ) precursor in the presence of plant-based reducing agent— Ipomoea pes-caprae . The synthesized Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles were characterized using TEM and XRD and found to be mostly of spherical shape of sizes 44.73 nm. Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles at different concentrations—0.1 %wt, 0.3 %wt, 0.5 %wt, 0.7 %wt, and 1.0 %wt—were used as additives to castor, jatropha, and palm kernel oils to formulate nano lubricants and tested alternately on Ball-on-aluminum (SAE 332) and low-carbon steel Disc Tribometer. All the vegetable-based oil nano-lubricant showed a significant decrease in the Coefficient of Friction (CoF) and wear rate with Ball-on-(aluminum SAE 332) Disc Tribometer up to 0.5 %wt of the nanoparticle: the best performances ( e COF = 92.29; e WR = 79.53) coming from Al 2 O 3 -castor oil nano lubricant and Al 2 O 3 -palm kernel oil, afterwards the started to increase. However, the performance indices displayed irregular behaviour for both COF and Wear Rate (WR) when tested on a ball-on-low-carbon steel Disc Tribometer.

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Article ID: 4912

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Enhancing the thermal properties of paraffin wax as latent heat storage material using hybrid nanomaterials

by A. A. El-Sebaii, S. Aboul-Enein, M. R. I. Ramadan, N. Samy, A. R. El-Sayed, S. M. Shalaby

Charact. Appl. Nanomater. 2024 , 7(1); 56 Views

doi: 10.24294/can.v7i1.4912

Abstract Paraffin wax is the most common phase change material (PCM) that has been broadly studied, leading to a reliable optimal for thermal energy storage in solar energy applications. The main advantages of paraffin are its high latent heat of fusion, low melting point that appropriate solar thermal energy application. In addition to its accessibility, ease of use and ability to be stored at room temperature for extended periods of time. Nevertheless, improving its low thermal conductivity is still a big noticeable challenge in recently published work. In this work, the effect of adding nano-Cu 2 O, nano-Al 2 O 3 and hybrid nano-Cu 2 O-Al 2 O 3 (1:1) at different mass concentrations (1, 3, and 5 wt.%) on the thermal characteristics of paraffin wax is investigated. The measured results showed that the peak values of thermal conductivity and diffusivity are achieved at wight concentration of 3% when nano-Cu 2 O, nano-Al 2 O 3 are added to paraffin wax with significant superiority for nano-Cu 2 O. While both of those thermal properties are negatively affected by increasing the concentration beyond this value. The results also showed the excellence of the proposed hybrid nanoparticles compared to nano-Cu 2 O, and nano-Al 2 O 3 as it achieves the highest values of thermal conductivity and diffusivity at weight concentration 5.0 wt.%.

Open Access

Review

Article ID: 4306

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Application of nanotechnology in periodontal therapy: Narrative review

by Svitlana Boitsaniuk, Mariana Levkiv, Orest Kochan

Charact. Appl. Nanomater. 2024 , 7(1); 132 Views

doi: 10.24294/can.v7i1.4306

Abstract The potential of nanotechnology to improve human health, optimize natural resource utilization, and reduce environmental pollution is remarkable. With the ever-growing advancement in dentistry, one of the breakthroughs is using nanotechnology. Nanotechnology in periodontics has touched every aspect of treatment modality, from non-surgical therapy to implant procedures, including regenerative procedures. Understanding of their mechanism plays a pivotal role in more efficient usage of nanotechnology, better treatment procedures, and eventually better outcomes. In this paper we review the application of nanotechnology in periodontal therapy. We performed the search for papers in Scopus using the key words and phrases as follows: “nanodentistry”; “dentistry and nanotechnology”; “dentistry and nanoparticles”; “dentistry and nanomedicine”; “dentistry and nanorobots”. There were found 530 papers in total. Some papers belonged to two and more categories. It is revealed that the number of papers versus year does not follow any specific pattern, but the cumulative amount of papers versus year is fitted with the exponential regression. There were also selected papers using certain inclusion/exclusion criteria. Only the selected papers were analyzed. Nanomedicine is subjected to intensive studies nowadays. There are some promising results that will likely be implemented into praxis soon in the fields of medical diagnostics and clinical therapeutics. The appearance of nanotechnology can have a considerable impact on treatment of periodontal diseases.

Open Access

Review

Article ID: 4654

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Carbon nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensor in biomedical application, a comprehensive study

by Srabani Majumdar, Razu Shahazi, Amirul Islam Saddam, Mohammed Muzibur Rahman, Md. Mahmud Alam, Ajoy Kumer, Giti Paimard

Charact. Appl. Nanomater. 2024 , 7(1); 162 Views

doi: 10.24294/can.v7i1.4654

Abstract Recently, carbon nanocomposites have garnered a lot of curiosity because of their distinctive characteristics and extensive variety of possible possibilities. Among all of these applications, a development of sensors with electrochemical properties based on carbon nanocomposites for use in biomedicine has shown as an area with potential. These sensors are suitable for an assortment of biomedical applications, such as prescribing medications, disease diagnostics, and biomarker detection. They have many benefits, including outstanding sensitivity, selectivity, and low limitations on detection. This comprehensive review aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the recent advancements in carbon nanocomposites-based electrochemical sensors for biomedical applications. The different types of carbon nanomaterials used in sensor fabrication, their synthesis methods, and the functionalization techniques employed to enhance their sensing properties have discussed. Furthermore, we enumerate the numerous biological and biomedical uses of electrochemical sensors based on carbon nanocomposites, among them their employment in illness diagnosis, physiological parameter monitoring, and biomolecule detection. The challenges and prospects of these sensors in biomedical applications are also discussed. Overall, this review highlights the tremendous potential of carbon nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors in revolutionizing biomedical research and clinical diagnostics.

Open Access

Review

Article ID: 4581

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Graphene in gas separation membranes—State-of-the-art and potential spoors

by Ayesha Kausar, Ishaq Ahmad

Charact. Appl. Nanomater. 2024 , 7(1); 154 Views

doi: 10.24294/can.v7i1.4581

Abstract Graphene and derivatives have been frequently used to form advanced nanocomposites. A very significant utilization of polymer/graphene nanocomposite was found in the membrane sector. The up-to-date overview essentially highpoints the design, features, and advanced functions of graphene nanocomposite membranes towards gas separations. In this concern, pristine thin layer graphene as well as graphene nanocomposites with poly(dimethyl siloxane), polysulfone, poly(methyl methacrylate), polyimide, and other matrices have been perceived as gas separation membranes. In these membranes, the graphene dispersion and interaction with polymers through applying the appropriate processing techniques have led to optimum porosity, pore sizes, and pore distribution, i.e., suitable for selective separation of gaseous molecules. Consequently, the graphene derived nanocomposites brought about numerous revolutions in high performance gas separation membranes. The structural diversity of polymer/graphene nanocomposites has facilitated the membrane selective separation, permeation, and barrier processes especially in the separation of desired gaseous molecules, ions, and contaminants. Future research on the innovative nanoporous graphene-based membrane can overcome design/performance related challenging factors for technical utilizations.

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