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Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response (2022)
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Wadge, M. D., Bird, M. A., Sankowski, A., Constantin, H., Fay, M. W., Cooper, T. P., …Grant, D. M. (2023). Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10(5), Article 2201523. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201523

This study describes the chemical conversion and heat treatment of Ti6Al4V microspheres (Ti6_MS), and the resulting effects on their electrocatalytic properties. The wet-chemical conversion (5.0m NaOH, 60°C, 24h; Sample label: Ti6_TC) converts the to... Read More about Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response.

Hydrogen-Induced Conversion of SnS2 into SnS or Sn: A Route to Create SnS2/SnS Heterostructures (2022)
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Patanè, A., Felton, J., Blundo, E., Kudrynskyi, Z., Ling, S., Bradford, J., …Patane, A. (2022). Hydrogen-Induced Conversion of SnS2 into SnS or Sn: A Route to Create SnS2/SnS Heterostructures. Small, 18(33), Article 2202661. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202202661

The family of van der Waals (vdW) materials is large and diverse with applications ranging from electronics and optoelectronics to catalysis and chemical storage. However, despite intensive research, there remains significant knowledge-gaps pertainin... Read More about Hydrogen-Induced Conversion of SnS2 into SnS or Sn: A Route to Create SnS2/SnS Heterostructures.

Highly Aligned Ni-Decorated GO–CNT Nanostructures in Epoxy with Enhanced Thermal and Electrical Properties (2022)
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Hu, C., Zhang, H., Neate, N., Fay, M., Hou, X., Grant, D., & Xu, F. (2022). Highly Aligned Ni-Decorated GO–CNT Nanostructures in Epoxy with Enhanced Thermal and Electrical Properties. Polymers, 14(13), Article 2583. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132583

In this study, graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes nanostructures decorated with nickel nanoparticles (NiGNT) were prepared through the molecular-level-mixing method, followed by a reduction process, and then applied as reinforcements to enhance the epox... Read More about Highly Aligned Ni-Decorated GO–CNT Nanostructures in Epoxy with Enhanced Thermal and Electrical Properties.

Engineering the next generation of photorechargeable zinc-air batteries (2022)
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Ola, O., Wang, N., Walker, G., Zhu, Y., & Grant, D. (2022). Engineering the next generation of photorechargeable zinc-air batteries. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 35, Article 101040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2022.101040

Solar energy has been identified as one of the key building blocks of the future energy generation mix required to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets while leading the way to a zero-carbon economy. In our opinion, photorechargeable zinc-air batter... Read More about Engineering the next generation of photorechargeable zinc-air batteries.

Perspective — Redox Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Supercapattery (2022)
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Guan, L., Chen, G. Z., Croft, A., & Grant, D. (2022). Perspective — Redox Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Supercapattery. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169(3), Article 030529. https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac5ba8

Adding redox activity into ionic liquids (ILs) extends their practical roles beyond an inert ionic conductor or electrolyte for applications in electrochemical energy storage. Especially for supercapatteries, redox ILs are desirable because they can... Read More about Perspective — Redox Ionic Liquid Electrolytes for Supercapattery.

Characterization of potential nanoporous sodium titanate film formation on Ti6Al4V and TiO2 microspherical substrates via wet-chemical alkaline conversion (2022)
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Wadge, M. D., Carrington, M. J., Constantin, H., Orange, K., Greaves, J., Islam, M. T., …Grant, D. M. (2022). Characterization of potential nanoporous sodium titanate film formation on Ti6Al4V and TiO2 microspherical substrates via wet-chemical alkaline conversion. Materials Characterization, 185, Article 111760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2022.111760

The authors present novel insights into the formation of nanoporous, wet-chemically produced sodium titanate films onto microspherical substrates of varying composition. Microspheres of Ti6Al4V (atomised; ca. 20–50 μm), which were utilised due to the... Read More about Characterization of potential nanoporous sodium titanate film formation on Ti6Al4V and TiO2 microspherical substrates via wet-chemical alkaline conversion.

Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold (2022)
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Pitrolino, K. A., Felfel, R. M., Pellizzeri, L. M., McLaren, J., Popov, A. A., Sottile, V., …Grant, D. M. (2022). Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold. Carbohydrate Polymers, 282, Article 119126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119126

An innovative approach was developed to engineer a multi-layered chitosan scaffold for osteochondral defect repair. A combination of freeze drying and porogen-leaching out methods produced a porous, bioresorbable scaffold with a distinct gradient of... Read More about Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold.