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Graphene quantum dots nanoparticles changed the rheological properties of hydrophilic gels (carbopol)
摘要： Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have special properties at nanosize zone, as highly tunable photoluminescence, electrochemiluminescence and multiphoton excitation, that make them promising nanoagents for drug delivery systems. In this direction the use of gels to formulate nanodrugs, for both in vitro and in vivo assay is required. However, the presence of GQDs nanoparticles may affect the rheological parameters. These changes may influence the biological behavior of this formulation as change the pharmacological application. In this study we evaluated the effect of adding GQDs to carbopol gels formulation, in terms of rheological properties. In this direction, carbopol gels alone and loaded with GQDs were studied. The results of pure carbopol formulation showed a non-Newtonian, pseudo-plastic fluid without thixotropic behavior. Otherwise, the presence of GQDs in the carbopol formulation (carbopol loaded with GQDs) caused a reduction on the viscosity and modified the interactions between the polymer chains leading to the transformation of the initial gel into a viscous fluid. This alteration can change drastically the use of these formulations, especially for drug delivery, since slightly changes in viscosity can influence the occlusion, retention and permeability of these nanoparticles into biological barriers.
关键词： Rheological properties,Drug delivery,Graphene quantum dots,Hydrogels,Carbopol
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:42
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Controlling colloidal processing of (K,Na)NbO3-based materials in aqueous medium
摘要： K0.5Na0.5NbO3-based materials are serious candidates to replace lead-based piezoceramics since they show excellent electrical and piezoelectric properties. The tape casting technique can be used to obtain highly textured KNN-based ceramics; however, despite industrial and environmental advantages of water-based processing, there are not reports about the control of colloidal processing conditions to obtain optimized K0.5Na0.5NbO3-based slurries in aqueous medium. This paper reports a procedure for controlling colloidal processing conditions to obtain optimized (K0.5Na0.5)0.97Li0.03Nb0.8Ta0.2O3 suspensions. Zeta potential and cationic solubility measurements as a function of pH showed that pH 8.5 is adequate for controlling colloidal stability and rheological behavior of aqueous suspensions, while flow curves analysis allowed optimizing processing parameters, such as, powder content, amount of deflocculant and binder, and sonication time. Optimized colloidal suspensions were prepared and used to obtain high quality tapes. Processed ceramics from these stacked tapes show equivalent properties to those processed directly from powders, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the colloidal route reported here.
关键词： Aqueous tape casting,KNN,Lead-free,Rheological properties,Colloidal suspensions
更新于2025-11-14 17:28:48