06/02/2020Researchers Clarify the Oxidation Mechanisms of Cr2AlC MAX Phase Coatings
A research group led by Prof. WANG Aiying at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), successfully fabricated dense Cr2AlC MAX phase coatings, and revealed that the oxidation kinetics of Cr2AlC MAX phase coatings follow a two-stage parabolic relationship at 900-1100 °C. The study was published in Corrosio...
05/19/2020Metal Coordination Enables High-temperature Creep Resistant Polyimine Vitrimer Preparation
The Bio-based Polymers Group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed polyimine vitrimers with significantly enhanced creep resistance and thermal and mechanical properties via metal coordination. The study was published in Macromolecules.
05/08/2020Hydrogen Blamed for Interfering with Nickelate Superconductor Synthesis
Prof. ZHONG Zhicheng’s team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has investigated the electronic structure of the recently discovered nickelate superconductors NdNiO2. They successfully explained the experimental difficulties in synthesizing superconducting nickelates, in cooperation with Prof. Karsten He...
04/29/2020Researchers Develop Anticoagulant Dialyzers with Enhanced Hemocompatibility for Heparin Free Hemodialysis
A research group led by Prof. LIU Fu at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), developed anticoagulant dialyzers via a hydrogel skin implantation strategy, which has achieved heparin free hemodialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) . The study was published in Journal of Membrane Science.
04/21/2020Researchers Synthesized Dual-Recyclable Thermosets with Superior Stability Based on Asymmetric Acetal
A research group of Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province at the Ningbo Institute of Material and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a new type of reprocessed thermosets based on acetal exchange chemistry, which possess excellent creep resistance at high temperature (up to 100 oC). ...