One-dimensional alumina nanorods have garnered significant attention due to their unique physical and chemical properties, which hold great promise for applications in catalysis, sensing, and other fields. However, the precise control over the morpho...
Herein, we study the London dispersion forces between organic structure directing agents (OSDAs)—here tetraalkyl-ammonium or -phosphonium molecules—and silica zeolite frameworks (FWs). We demonstrate that the interaction energy for these...
The development of hierarchically structured zeolites to mitigate diffusion limitations and improve catalytic performance constitutes a focus of current research. In this study, we present the synthesis of hierarchical disk-shaped MTW zeolite (ZSM-12...
Imidazolium-derivative cations are very interesting molecules used as organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs) for zeolite synthesis, widening the possibilities of new materials and applications in this research area. In this review, the studies pe...
Mesoporous silica nanomaterials have emerged as promising vehicles in controlled drug delivery systems due to their ability to selectively transport, protect, and release pharmaceuticals in a controlled and sustained manner. One drawback of these dru...
The study on the synthesis of zeolites, including both the development of novel techniques of synthesis and the discovery of new zeolitic frameworks, has a background of several decades. In this context, the application of organic structure-directing...
Cu-CHA zeolites have proven to be effective for NOx reduction, but a drawback in using CHA zeolites is the cost associated with using expensive organic structure-directing agents. To overcome this drawback, we are reporting here the synthesis of Cu-C...
We report ab initio molecular dynamic simulations of the organic structure-directing agent (OSDA) in the channels of SCM-14 and SCM-15 germanosilicates for models with different germanium distribution. Since OSDA was free to move inside the channels,...
The incorporation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into chondroitin sulphate-based scaffolds and the effect on the structural, mechanical, conductive, and thermal properties of the resulting scaffolds is investigated. Three-dimensional hiera...
Thin, porous films of WO3 were fabricated by solution-based synthesis via spin-coating using polyethylene glycol (PEG), a block copolymer (PIB50-b-PEO45), or a combination of PEG and PIB50-b-PEO45 as structure-directing agents. The influence of the p...
Preparation of aluminosilicate ferrierite (FER) zeolite nanosheets with controllable thickness in the presence of a sole organic ammonium is attractive, but still challenging. In this report, with the employment of N,N-diethyl-cis-2,6-dimethylpiperid...
Zeolites are porous aluminosilicate crystalline materials that are widely used for the adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The synthesis of zeolites without organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs) is attractive because of its low cost...
Zeolite synthesis is a wide area of study with increasing popularity. Several general reviews have already been published, but they did not summarize the study of imidazolium species in zeolite synthesis. Imidazolium derivatives are promising compoun...
In this paper, ZnO electrodeposition was studied with the presence of graphene oxide (GO) exploited as a possible structure-directing agent. The effect of deposition potential and duration on the morphology and structure of ZnO was analyzed. The morp...
Layers of high silica zeolites, synthesized with an organic structure directing agent (OSDA) and grown onto porous support structures, frequently suffer from the thermal stress during the removal of OSDA via the calcination process. The different the...
The social adoption of change is usually hard because in reality, forces opposing the social adoption of change manifest. This situation of organizational conflict corresponds to the case where two competing groups of influential agents (“promo...
Mesoporous silica materials with well-organized architectures were synthesized using a series of Pluronic PE-type triblock copolymers (PE6800, PE9200, PE9400, PE10500) as structure-directing agents under acidic conditions. The study aimed to elucidat...
Mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs) represent a significant advancement in bioactive glass technology, combining the well-established osteoconductive and osteoinductive properties of traditional bioactive glasses with the structural precision provide...
BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) photocatalysts with dominant (110) facets were synthesized via a mannitol-assisted solvothermal method. This is the first report on the exposed (110) facets-, size-, and defects-controlled synthesis of BiOX achieved by solvotherm...
Characteristics of ZSM-5 synthesized from H2SO4-treated coal fly ash and fused coal fly ash extracts are compared in this study. In the synthesis process, fused coal fly ash extract (without an additional silica source) was used in the synthesis of Z...
Porous boron nitride is a new class of solid adsorbent with applications in CO2 capture. In order to further enhance the adsorption capacities of materials, new strategies such as porosity tuning, element doping and surface modification have been tak...
Among the different types of nanoparticles used in biomedical applications, Fe nanoparticles and mesoporous siliceous materials have been extensively investigated because of their possible theranostic applications. Here, we present hollow-shell mesop...
In recent work, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as ionic liquid analogues have been abundantly used in catalysis. Herein, vanadium phosphorus oxide (VPO) catalysts were synthesized from mono-, bi-, and tri- metallic DES of Nb, Zr, and Mo metal dopants...
The crystal structures of two zincophosphate networks prepared in the presence of 1,5-diaminopentane (dap) are described. In Zn3(PO4)2(C5H14N2)2·3H2O (1) the dap forms Zn–N coordinate bonds to generate an unusual three-dimensional “hybrid” framework...
Hierarchical zeolites have attracted more and more attention due to their excellent diffusion and mass transfer performance. However, synthesis of most hierarchical zeolites requires long-chain organic templates, which could increase preparation cost...
The nature of organic structure directing agents (OSDAs) is of paramount importance in the final properties of zeolites, particularly the framework and porosity. Recently, the use of P-containing OSDAs has been employed for new zeolites, but there is...
Due to demands for sustainability, the interest in energy storage devices constructed from green materials has increased immensely. These devices currently have yet to be satisfactory. Issues include high production costs and toxicity, limited depend...
Bio-based composites were developed from the epoxy derivatives of Lallemantia iberica oil and kraft lignin (ELALO and EpLnK), using UV radiation as a low energy consumption tool for the oxiranes reaction. To avoid the filler sedimentation or its inho...
The complexity of socio-economic, ecological, and public-health systems demands simulation frameworks capturing both macro dynamics and micro agent heterogeneity. Agent-based modeling (ABM) and system dynamics (SD), increasingly coupled with AI and a...
In this paper, interlayer toughening composites were prepared by the z-directional injection RTM process (z-RTM), which has the advantage of increasing the interlaminar toughness and shortening the filling time and completely impregnating the fibers....
In this paper, a PtPd NC catalyst with a network structure of nanochains was prepared with KBr as a structure-directing agent, NaBH4 as a reducing agent, and modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as a support. The experimental results show...
Almost every variety of medical imaging technique relies heavily on exogenous contrast agents to generate high-resolution images of biological structures. Organic small molecule contrast agents, in particular, are well suited for biomedical imaging a...
Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in varied applications, which are morphology dependent. Consequently, a morphology-controlled synthesis is mandatory. Although there are several studies focused on the plant extract-based bi...
Aberrant accumulation of β-catenin in the cell nucleus as a result of deregulation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is found in various types of cancer. Direct β-catenin targeting agents are being researched despite obstacles; however, spe...
The accelerated integration of intelligent agents in user-centered digital environments has intensified research in the field of Human–Robot Interaction, especially regarding mechanisms for adaptive, intuitive, and cognitively aligned communica...
Angiogenesis is an active process, regulating new vessel growth, and is crucial for the survival and growth of tumours next to other complex factors in the tumour microenvironment. We present possible molecular imaging approaches for tumour vasculari...
In this work, by employing NH4F as a structure-directing agent (SDA) and VO(acac)2, we have manipulated the morphology of Co3O4, leading to the creation of a novel hexagram-like structure with exceptional evenness in distribution. To comprehend the g...
In order to respond to and take advantage of consumers’ growing interest in green products, an increasing number of firms are expanding their market share by introducing green versions of their brown products. However, firms are faced with the...
The vast volume of media content, combined with the costs of manual annotation, challenges scalable codebook analysis and risks reducing decision-making accuracy. This study evaluates the effectiveness of large language models (LLMs) and multi-agent...
Neuroimaging is a highly important field of neuroscience, with direct implications for the early diagnosis and progression monitoring of brain-associated diseases. Neuroimaging techniques are categorized into structural, functional and molecular neur...
Magnetic contrast agents are widely used in magnetic resonance imaging in order to significantly change the signals from the regions of interest in comparison with the surrounding tissue. Despite a high variety of single-mode T1 or T2 contrast agents...
Dengue is a major global health threat causing 390 million dengue infections and 25,000 deaths annually. The lack of efficacy of the licensed Dengvaxia vaccine and the absence of a clinically approved antiviral against dengue virus (DENV) drive the u...
One of the key benefits of sol-gel-derived glasses is the presence of a mesoporous structure and the resulting increase in surface area. This enhancement in textural properties has a significant effect on the physicochemical properties of the materia...
This work reports the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using an autoclave method with Tagetes erecta extract (TEE) as a source of reducing agents, silver nitrate (AgNO3) as the metal precursor, and a nucleating agent (i.e., sodium chlorid...
This paper argues that art and aesthetic engagement are not cultural luxuries but structural necessities for any cognitive system operating in post-scarcity information environments—a claim derived from a unified structural theory of complex sy...
We present here important new findings on the direct synthesis of bimetal Cu-Mn containing porous silica catalyst and the effects of structure-directing agent removal from the prepared nanomaterial on the evolution of surface catalytic sites. The ext...
Autonomous AI agents capable of holding digital assets, signing transactions, and executing smart contracts on public blockchain networks have moved from research prototypes to active deployment over the past two years. Despite this pace of adoption,...
Phosphoric acid-based porous geopolymers were prepared by two different foaming agents (H2O2 and Al powder) with phosphoric acid as the activator. High-magnesium nickel slag (HMNS) and fly ash (FA) were the precursor combination. The effects of foami...
In this paper, the impulsive multiple-bipartite consensus problem is discussed for networked second-order multi-agent systems (MASs) over directed network topology with acyclic partition. The definition of the multiple-bipartite consensus is introduc...
This work aims to focus on analyzing the consensus control problem in cooperative–competitive networks in the occurrence of external disturbances. The primary motive of this work is to employ the equivalent input-disturbance estimation techniqu...
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