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  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,628 Views
17 Pages

17 January 2025

In the current work, the MWCNTs/ZnO nanocomposite was successfully synthesized using simple method. Then, FE-SEM, XRD, and EDX techniques were applied for morphological and structural characterization. Afterward, a sensitive voltammetric sensor based...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Advanced Electrochemical (Bio)sensors in Environment, Food, and Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,649 Views
13 Pages

Photocatalytic Self-Cleaning PVDF Membrane Blended with MWCNT-ZnO Nanocomposites for RhB Removal

  • Dana Toloman,
  • Maria Stefan,
  • Sergiu Macavei,
  • Lucian Barbu-Tudoran and
  • Adriana Popa

10 March 2023

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes blended with various amounts of MWCNT-ZnO (0.1%–3%) nanocomposites were prepared by the phase inversion method. The effect of nanocomposites blending on the membrane structural and morphological properti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Polymer Films/Membranes: Structure, Properties, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
4,330 Views
17 Pages

Photocatalytic Performance Improvement by Doping Ag on ZnO/MWCNTs Nanocomposite Prepared with Pulsed Laser Ablation Method Based Photocatalysts Degrading Rhodamine B Organic Pollutant Dye

  • Tahani A. Alrebdi,
  • Reham A. Rezk,
  • Shoug M. Alghamdi,
  • Hoda A. Ahmed and ,
  • Fatemah H. Alkallas,
  • Rami Adel Pashameah,
  • Ayman M. Mostafa and
  • Eman A. Mwafy
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

11 September 2022

ZnO/MWCNTs nanocomposite has significant potential in photocatalytic and environmental treatment. Unfortunately, its photocatalytic efficacy is not high enough due to its poor light absorbance and quick recombination of photo-generated carriers, whic...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Membrane Filtration and Purification Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,132 Views
14 Pages

Epoxy-Encapsulated ZnO–MWCNT Hybrid Nanocomposites with Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance for Low-Grade Heat-to-Power Conversion

  • Margarita Volkova,
  • Raitis Sondors,
  • Elmars Spalva,
  • Lasma Bugovecka and ,
  • Artis Kons,
  • Raimonds Meija and
  • Jana Andzane
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 November 2023

This work is devoted to the development of epoxy-encapsulated zinc oxide-multiwalled carbon nanotubes (ZnO–MWCNT) hybrid nanostructured composites and the investigation of their thermoelectric performance in relation to the content of MWCNTs in...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
915 Views
34 Pages

Hybrid Nanocomposites Based on Poly(2,5-dichloro-3,6-bis(phenylamino)-p-benzoquinone) and MWCNTs: Synthesis, Structure, and the Role of ZnO

  • Svetlana G. Kiseleva,
  • Galina N. Bondarenko,
  • Dmitriy G. Muratov,
  • Vladimir V. Kozlov and ,
  • Andrey A. Vasilev and
  • Galina P. Karpacheva
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 March 2026

For the first time, hybrid nanocomposites based on poly(2,5-dichloro-3,6-bis(phenylamino)-p-benzoquinone) (PCPAB) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were obtained and the influence of the preparation method on their structure and functional p...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,421 Views
29 Pages

Wood Surface Modification with Hybrid Materials Based on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

  • Madalina Elena David,
  • Rodica-Mariana Ion,
  • Ramona Marina Grigorescu,
  • Lorena Iancu and ,
  • Mariana Constantin,
  • Raluca Maria Stirbescu and
  • Anca Irina Gheboianu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

9 June 2022

In this work, new treatments based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), MWCNTs decorated with zinc oxide (ZnO), MWCNTs decorated with hydroxyapatite (HAp) and MWCNTs decorated with silver (Ag) nanoparticles dispersed in PHBHV solution are propo...

(This article belongs to the Section Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
5,674 Views
12 Pages

Investigation of ZnO-decorated CNTs for UV Light Detection Applications

  • Stefano Boscarino,
  • Simona Filice,
  • Antonella Sciuto,
  • Sebania Libertino and ,
  • Mario Scuderi,
  • Clelia Galati and
  • Silvia Scalese
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

31 July 2019

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decorated with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared in isopropanol solution by a simple, room-temperature process and characterized from structural, morphological, electronic, and optical points of vie...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Carbon-Based Nanostructures and Nanocomposites for Health and Environmental Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,805 Views
17 Pages

Photoluminescence and Photocatalytic Properties of MWNTs Decorated with Fe-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles

  • Adriana Popa,
  • Maria Stefan,
  • Sergiu Macavei,
  • Laura Elena Muresan and ,
  • Cristian Leostean,
  • Cornelia Veronica Floare-Avram and
  • Dana Toloman
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

3 April 2023

The present work reports the photoluminescence (PL) and photocatalytic properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) decorated with Fe-doped ZnO nanoparticles. MWCNT:ZnO-Fe nanocomposite samples with weight ratios of 1:3, 1:5 and 1:10 were pre...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Luminescent Materials and Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,230 Views
21 Pages

MWCNTs-TiO2 Incorporated-Mg Composites to Improve the Mechanical, Corrosion and Biological Characteristics for Use in Biomedical Fields

  • Mohammad Taher Amirzade-Iranaq,
  • Mahdi Omidi,
  • Hamid Reza Bakhsheshi-Rad,
  • Abbas Saberi and ,
  • Somayeh Abazari,
  • Nadia Teymouri,
  • Farid Naeimi,
  • Claudia Sergi,
  • Ahmad Fauzi Ismail and
  • Filippo Berto
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

25 February 2023

This study attempts to synthesize MgZn/TiO2-MWCNTs composites with varying TiO2-MWCNT concentrations using mechanical alloying and a semi-powder metallurgy process coupled with spark plasma sintering. It also aims to investigate the mechanical, corro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomaterials and Implant Biocompatibility (Second Volume))
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,753 Views
15 Pages

6 February 2024

Conductive polymer composites (CPCs), obtained by incorporating conductive fillers into a polymer matrix, are suitable for producing strain sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM) in infrastructure. Here, the effect of the addition of inorgani...

(This article belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,067 Views
15 Pages

Zinc Vanadate (Zn3V2O8) Immobilized Multiwall Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) Heterojunction as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Visible Light Driven Hydrogen Production

  • Fahad A. Alharthi,
  • Alanood Sulaiman Ababtain,
  • Hamdah S. Alanazi,
  • Alanoud Abdullah Alshayiqi and
  • Imran Hasan

31 January 2023

Z-scheme photocatalytic reaction is considered an effective strategy to promote the photogenerated electron-hole separation for significantly improving the efficiency of photocatalytic hydrogen precipitation from splitting water. In this study, a het...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Nanoscale Materials for Energy and Environment Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
68 Citations
6,478 Views
22 Pages

Hybrid Materials Based on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial Properties

  • Madalina Elena David,
  • Rodica-Mariana Ion,
  • Ramona Marina Grigorescu,
  • Lorena Iancu and ,
  • Alina Maria Holban,
  • Adrian Ionut Nicoara,
  • Elvira Alexandrescu,
  • Raluca Somoghi,
  • Mihaela Ganciarov and
  • Anca Irina Gheboianu
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

In this study, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were decorated with different types of nanoparticles (NPs) in order to obtain hybrid materials with improved antimicrobial activity. Structural and morphological analysis, such as Fourier transfor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antibacterial Applications of Nanomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,881 Views
19 Pages

Two-Step Solvothermal Synthesis of (Zn0.5Co0.5Fe2O4/Mn0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4)@C-MWCNTs Hybrid with Enhanced Low Frequency Microwave Absorbing Performance

  • Pengfei Yin,
  • Limin Zhang,
  • Hongjing Wu,
  • Xing Feng and ,
  • Jian Wang,
  • Hanbing Rao,
  • Yanying Wang,
  • Jianwu Dai and
  • Yuting Tang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

11 November 2019

In this study, the quaternary hybrid of (Zn0.5Co0.5Fe2O4/Mn0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4)@C-MWCNTs with high-performance in low frequency electromagnetic absorption was synthesized via a facile two-step solvothermal synthesis method. The physicochemical properties a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,377 Views
14 Pages

17 December 2020

A novel membrane bioreactor system utilizes Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) coated polyurethane sponge (PUs), an electrical field, and a nanocomposite membrane has been successfully designed to diminish membrane with fouling caused by activate...

(This article belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
79 Citations
8,368 Views
24 Pages

27 July 2021

The effect of the soft and hard polyurethane (PU) segments caused by the hydrogen link in phase-separation kinetics was studied to investigate the morphological annealing of PU and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The significance of the segmented P...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Thermoplastic Polymers and Composites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,865 Views
18 Pages

A Machine Learning Assisted Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Biosensor to Detect Urea Based on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Functionalized with Copper Oxide Micro-Flowers

  • Jitendra B. Zalke,
  • Manish L. Bhaiyya,
  • Pooja A. Jain,
  • Devashree N. Sakharkar and ,
  • Jayu Kalambe,
  • Nitin P. Narkhede,
  • Mangesh B. Thakre,
  • Dinesh R. Rotake,
  • Madhusudan B. Kulkarni and
  • Shiv Govind Singh
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

15 October 2024

Detecting urea is crucial for diagnosing related health conditions and ensuring timely medical intervention. The addition of machine learning (ML) technologies has completely changed the field of biochemical sensing, providing enhanced accuracy and r...

(This article belongs to the Section Biosensors and Healthcare)