Preparing a liquid crystalline dispersion of carbon nanotubes with high aspect ratio

• Keiko Kojima,
• Nodoka Kosugi,
• Hirokuni Jintoku,
• Kazufumi Kobashi and
• Toshiya Okazaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 52–58, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.7

• the formation of a DWCNT wet cake. In the second step, the cake was placed in a 50 mL solution of 10 mg/mL sodium cholate (SC) (Wako) and sonicated for 50 minutes using a 500 W tip-type sonicator (Sonics, VCX500) with a titanium alloy tip (TI-6AL-4V). Centrifugation at 4,000g for 30 minutes (KOKUSAN

3D printed fluidics with embedded analytic functionality for automated reaction optimisation

• Andrew J. Capel,
• Andrew Wright,
• Matthew J. Harding,
• George W. Weaver,
• Yuqi Li,
• Russell A. Harris,
• Steve Edmondson,
• Ruth D. Goodridge and
• Steven D. R. Christie

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 111–119, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.14

• continuous cylindrical channel running throughout (channel diameter = 2 mm, channel length = 3200 mm, theoretical reaction volume = 10 mL). The titanium alloy used to manufacture the part is thermally stable across a substantial temperature range, and chemically compatible with a wide range of organic

Detonation nanodiamonds biofunctionalization and immobilization to titanium alloy surfaces as first steps towards medical application

• Juliana P. L. Gonçalves,
• Afnan Q. Shaikh,
• Manuela Reitzig,
• Daria A. Kovalenko,
• Jan Michael,
• René Beutner,
• Gianaurelio Cuniberti,
• Dieter Scharnweber and
• Jörg Opitz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2765–2773, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.293

• substrate. Keywords: biofunctionalization; carbon-nanomaterials; detonation nanodiamond; electrochemical immobilization; surface modification; titanium alloy; Introduction Detonation nanodiamonds (DND) are a promising carbon-derived nanoscale material, which has been investigated since some decades due to

• industry [27]. Recently, the properties of nanodiamonds have been investigated in the field of bone tissue engineering [28][29][30][31][32][33]. For the presented study, a new hybrid implant material based on titanium alloy with functionalized nanodiamonds on anodic oxide layers is being conceived, to

• ). Image g and h in which silanized DND functionalized with O-phosphorylethanolamine depicts more homogeneous distribution indicating better interaction with titanium alloy surface when compared to other entities. Moreover, the particle size and agglomeration are also effectively reduced after the