03/17/2015Using Siloxane Modified Acrylic Resin Coatings with Various Kinds of Micro-textures to Deter Algae Settlement
Prof. Xuedong Wu’s group fabricated the siloxane modified acrylic resin (SMAR) coatings with various textures including pillars, pits and grooves. These micro-textured coatings showed different antifouling performances to Navicula Closterium and Ulothrix. The coating with pillars spaced 3 μm reduced Navicula settlement by 73% compared to the control surface.
03/13/2015Novel Thermo-sensitive Hydrogels Containing Polythioether Dendrons: Facile Tuning of LCSTs,Strong Absorption of Ag Ions, and Embedment of Smaller Ag Nanocrystals
Prof. Xuedong Wu’s group prepared polythioether dendritic monomers and used them to elaborate high Ag content poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) hydrogels. Every polythioether dendritic monomers is composed of six thioether bonds. These bonds are oxidation-sensitive.
03/12/2015Three-Dimensional Hybridized Carbon Networks with High Thermoelectric Performance
Recently, Jiang’s group investigated the thermoelectric properties of three-dimensional covalently connected carbon networks (see following Figure)) by using first-principles calculation, Boltzmann transport theory, and nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations.
03/11/2015TiO2 nanotube array used for gas purification and sewage deep treatment
Li-Ping Wang’s group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering (CNITECH), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), found that Nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanotubes array has a higher photo-degradation rate under visible light.
12/05/2014Laser Processing of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC)
The Laser and Intelligent Energy field Manufacturing Group, led by Prof. Wenwu Zhang, has started working on the laser high-speed picosecond nanosecond precision manufacturing project since August 2012. Intensive study and numerous experiments on the short pulse laser processing of CMC are being undertaken.
