Nanostructures of the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) with large surface areas enhance performance energy storage devices such as electrochemical supercapacitors. However, until now, high aspect ratio nanofibers this could only be deposited from vapor-phase, utilizing extrinsic hard templates electrospun and anodized aluminum oxide. These routes result in low conductivity require postsynthetic template removal, conditions that stifle development electronics. Here we...

Development of a versatile method for incorporating conductive materials into textiles could enable advances in wearable electronics and smart textiles. One area critical importance is the detection chemicals environment security industrial process monitoring. Here, fabrication flexible, sensor material based on functionalized multi‐walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) films porous electrospun fiber mat real‐time nerve agent simulant reported. The constructed by layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly MWNTs...

Insufficient bone volume is one of the major challenges encountered by dentists after dental implant placement. This study aimed to evaluate efficacy a customized three-dimensional polycaprolactone (3D PCL) scaffold fabricated with 3D bio-printing system facilitate rapid alveolar regeneration. Saddle-type defects were surgically created on healed site extracting premolars from mandibles four beagle dogs. The radiologically examined using computed tomography for designing PCL block fit defect...

In this study, we designed scaffolds coated with gold nanoparticles (GNPs) grown on a polydopamine (PDA) coating of three-dimensional (3D) printed polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffold.

Abstract The 1T phase of MoS 2 exhibits much higher electrocatalytic activity and better stability than the 2H phase. However, harsh conditions synthesis remain a significant challenge for various extensions applications . In this work, simple hydrothermal‐based method transition is being developed. For this, NH ‐MIL‐125(Ti) (Ti MOF) successfully utilized to induce from 1T, achieving high conversion ratio ≈78.3%. optimum phase‐induced /Ti MOF heterostructure demonstrates enhanced oxygen...

Rapid fabrication of layer-by-layer (LbL) electrodes is essential to expand their utility in energy storage applications. Herein, we address challenges developing thick LbL multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) using conventional dip- and spray-LbL processes, present a solution overcome these challenges. The vacuum-assisted process porous substrates enabled linear growth LbL-MWNT with 600 time decrease time. This result was attributed the enhanced surface interactions between MWNTs substrate...

Viologens, either as anions in solution or pendant substituents to pyrrole, were incorporated dopants electrodeposited films of polypyrrole. The resulting polymer exhibited redox activity at −0.5 V vs Ag/AgCl. film consisting polypyrrole with viologens the best charge–discharge behavior a maximum capacity 55 mAh/g discharge current 0.25 mA/cm2. An anode (pPy) doped viologen (V) was coupled cathode pPy 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) yield polymer-based battery...

Three new isostructural Co(II), Ni(II), and CoNi metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) were designed synthesized as efficient electrocatalysts using the bis‐coordinating ligand 3‐pyridyl acrylic acid. Structural analysis revealed that all three MOFs exhibit a three‐dimensional structure with similar cell parameters. The electrocatalytic activities toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) hydrogen (HER) systematically investigated. Notably, bimetallic CoNi‐MOF demonstrated significantly greater...

The recovery of amino acids and other important bioactive compounds from the comb penshell (Atrina pectinata) using subcritical water hydrolysis was performed. A wide range extraction temperatures 140 to 290 °C used evaluate release proteins acids. amount crude protein highest (36.14 ± 1.39 mg bovine serum albumin/g) at 200 °C, whereas a further increase in temperature showed degradation content. (74.80 mg/g) 230 indicating that 170–230 is suitable for protein-rich hydrolysis. Molecular...

We present a systematic approach to the design of an observer for rotor position and velocity interior permanent magnet synchronous motors without rotational transducers, in which effects both motor filter dynamics are taken into full account. The proposed can be incorporated directly well-known high-frequency voltage injection methods.

In this paper, we present a new method to enhance depth images captured by time-of-flight (TOF) sensor spatially and temporally. practice, obtained from TOF sensors have critical problems, such as optical noise existence, unmatched boundaries, temporal inconsistency. work, improve quality performing newly-designed joint bilateral filtering, color segmentation-based boundary refinement, motion estimation-based consistency. Experimental results show that the proposed significantly minimizes...

Abstract Recent research has highlighted the potential use of “smart” films, such as graphene sheets, that would allow for controlled release a variety therapeutic drugs. Taking full advantage these versatile conducting we investigated novel concept applying oxide (GO) and reduced (rGO) materials both barrier layers afford entrapment any molecules interest. We fabricated multilayered nanofilm architectures using hydrolytically degradable cationic poly(β-amino ester) (PAE), model protein...

A 1D organic redox-active material is combined with another conductive for rechargeable batteries. Poly(vinyl carbazole) (or PVK) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) doped poly(styrenesulfonate) PEDOT:PSS) are used as the materials, respectively. Due to their extremely anisotropic geometry, two polymers expected be inter-tangled each other, showing a kinetically ideal model system in which moiety of PVK supposed directly connected conducting pathways PEDOT:PSS. In addition its role agent...

Background: Although tooth loss is known to increase the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia, few studies have investigated association between functional teeth including rehabilitated lost function Objective: We associations numbers occlusal units with in late life. Methods: The current study was conducted as a part Korean Longitudinal Study on Cognitive Aging Dementia (KLOSCAD), community-based elderly cohort study. analyzed 411 participants who agreed additional dental exam....

Multifunctional electrocatalysts with excellent performance are highly desirable for new energy technologies. An electrocatalyst is synthesized using a straightforward two-step approach, whereby ultralow doping (0.06 wt%, Fe) and heteroatom (N) generate defects. A defect-induced active sites accompanied by porous channels enables high catalytic activity durability oxygen evolution reaction (OER) hydrogen (HER). Experiments show that such defects enhance kinetics promote electrochemical an...

In this paper, we present a new coding scheme for depth maps using hierarchical decomposition. After decompose map into three disjoint images and layer descriptor according to the region of edges, merge each an image. Then, merged are coded by H.264/AVC. Unlike previous mesh-based methods, compress irregular information conventional 2D video coder. Experimental results show that our improves compression efficiency coding.

Tailoring cell response on an electrode surface is essential in the application of neural interfaces. In this paper, a method controlling neuron adhesion was demonstrated using conducting polymer composite as coating. The electrodeposited coating functionalized further with biomolecules-of-interest (BOI), their concentration controlled via repetition carbodiimide chemistry. result that promoted localized primary neurons, density which could be quantitatively changes number layers BOI added....

In this paper, we propose a new three-dimensional (3-D) video system using depth image-based representation (DIBR). order to represent 3-D natural videos, exploit texture images and synchronized maps, which are decomposed into four layers; number of layer (NOL), grid, boundary feature point layers. With NOL, layers, define minimum required consecutive surfaces for videos. Then, enhance their visual qualities by adding We regard grid layers as base enhancement construct multi-layer our...