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Fabrication and Characterization of Poly(9-vinylcarbazole)-Reinforced Epoxy Shape Memory Polymers

This study demonstrates that incorporating poly(9-vinylcarbazole) into epoxy shape memory polymers significantly enhances mechanical strength and reduces charge transfer resistance while maintaining shape memory functionality and exhibiting excellent biocompatibility, making the resulting composites promising candidates for biomedical applications.

Yanqing Chen, Tao Li, Yue Yang, Huazhen Duan, Jiajie Yu, Binbin Wang, Jianguo Liao, Yijia Guan, Yanru Zhang2026-09-21
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Solution Combustion-Derived Nanocrystalline Anatase TiO2 as a Recoverable Multifunctional Platform for Photocatalytic Water Remediation and Electrochemical Heavy-Metal Sensing

Solution combustion-derived nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 serves as a versatile, recoverable multifunctional platform that effectively degrades organic dyes via photocatalysis and sensitively detects heavy metal ions through electrochemical sensing.

Shashi Shekhar T.R., Basavaraju N., Raghavendra N, Ravikumar C.R.2026-09-21
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Facile fabrication of ternary MoO2/Fe2O3/CNFs nanofibers with efficient electromagnetic wave absorption performance

This study reports the facile fabrication of ternary MoO2/Fe2O3/CNFs nanofibers via electrospinning and carbonization, which exhibit superior electromagnetic wave absorption performance characterized by a minimum reflection loss of -40.90 dB and a broad effective bandwidth covering nearly the entire Ku band, driven by synergistic conductive and magnetic losses alongside optimal impedance matching.

FuYao Chen, Zhehong Lu, Han Chen, Dongqi Liu, Jingshuai Liu, Xuzhen Zhang, Junmin Wan, Yi Huang, Juming Yao2026-09-21
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Polycomplexes based on Bombyx mori Chitosan and β-D-cyclodextrin with Hollow structure: Synthesis, Characterization, and Prolonged Drug Release

This study reports the synthesis and characterization of hollow nanocapsules formed via the self-assembly of Bombyx mori chitosan and acrylic acid-modified β-cyclodextrin, demonstrating their efficacy as a sustained drug delivery system for furacilin with high encapsulation efficiency.

Zaynura V. Jakhonkulova, Noira R. Vokhidova, Sayyora Sh. Rashidova2026-09-21
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Effect of Titanium Microalloying on the Microstructure, Wear, and Corrosion Behavior of ASTM A216 Cast Steel for Fishing Vessel Stern Tube Applications

This study demonstrates that microalloying ASTM A216 cast steel with titanium refines its ferrite–pearlite microstructure, resulting in significantly improved hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion stability, thereby making it a promising candidate for fishing vessel stern tube applications.

Sabry. M. Abdel Aziz, Elsayed Maroof Metwaly, Mohamed. K. El-Fawkhry2026-09-21
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Enhancing Toughness of Poly(L-lactic acid) for 3D-Printing Applications by Utilizing Long-chain Branching

This study demonstrates that introducing long-chain branching into poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) enhances the ductility and toughness of 3D-printed strands by inducing finer and denser crystalline morphologies, despite having a negligible effect on overall crystallization kinetics.

Rui Zhang, Rene Sattler, Paul-Maximilian Runge, Mengxue Du, Bao Wang, Xintong Zhao, Katalee Jariyavidyanont, Holm Altenb (…)2026-09-21
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Insight into Ca doping effects on Ni/Mg/Al hydrotalcite‑derived catalysts for methane dry reforming: Performance and carbon deposition

This study demonstrates that the Ca-modified HTCa8 catalyst, derived from Ni/Mg/Al hydrotalcite, exhibits superior stability, anti-sintering, and anti-coking performance with high methane and CO2 conversions for dry reforming of methane, attributed to its abundant mesoporous structure and minimal coke formation.

Xiaoping Zhang, Jie Dong, Yuxiang Wang, Ting Zhang, Zixuan Li2026-09-21
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Extension of Graph Convolution Network for Sigma-Profile Prediction to Silicon-Containing Compounds

This study proposes an integrated machine-learning framework that extends a Group Contribution-based Graph Convolution Network to predict sigma-profiles for silicon-containing compounds, enabling accurate and computationally efficient thermodynamic property predictions via the COSMO-SAC model without requiring quantum-chemical calculations.

Ji Eun Rhee, Beom Chan Ryu, Sun Yoo Hwang, Seung Yeop Baek, Seon Min Kim, Ha Young Kim, Jeong Won Kang2026-09-21
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Integrated Evaluation Framework for Standard Reference Thermophysical Property Data in the Korean Thermophysical Properties Databank (KDB)

This paper presents and validates a structured, reproducible framework for generating uncertainty-aware standard reference thermophysical data within the Korean Thermophysical Properties Databank (KDB), which was successfully applied to process 82,488 literature data points into 2,363 vetted entries across six key properties.

Beom Chan Ryu, Sun Yoo Hwang, Chang Geun Kim, Jeong Won Kang2026-09-21