Search Results - "Boland, Conor S"
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Stumbling through the Research Wilderness, Standard Methods To Shine Light on Electrically Conductive Nanocomposites for Future Healthcare Monitoring
Published in ACS nano (24-12-2019)“…Electrically conductive nanocomposites are an exciting ever-expanding area of research that has yielded many versatile technologies for wearable health…”
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Sensitive electromechanical sensors using viscoelastic graphene-polymer nanocomposites
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (09-12-2016)“…Despite its widespread use in nanocomposites, the effect of embedding graphene in highly viscoelastic polymer matrices is not well understood. We added…”
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Sensitive, High-Strain, High-Rate Bodily Motion Sensors Based on Graphene–Rubber Composites
Published in ACS nano (23-09-2014)“…Monitoring of human bodily motion requires wearable sensors that can detect position, velocity and acceleration. They should be cheap, lightweight,…”
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High capacity silicon anodes enabled by MXene viscous aqueous ink
Published in Nature communications (20-02-2019)“…The ever-increasing demands for advanced lithium-ion batteries have greatly stimulated the quest for robust electrodes with a high areal capacity. Producing…”
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High areal capacity battery electrodes enabled by segregated nanotube networks
Published in Nature energy (01-07-2019)“…Increasing the energy storage capability of lithium-ion batteries necessitates maximization of their areal capacity. This requires thick electrodes performing…”
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Liquid Exfoliated Co(OH)2 Nanosheets as Low‐Cost, Yet High‐Performance, Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Published in Advanced energy materials (25-05-2018)“…Identifying cheap, yet effective, oxygen evolution catalysts is critical to the advancement of water splitting. Using liquid exfoliated Co(OH)2 nanosheets as a…”
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Hometronics – accessible production of graphene suspensions for health sensing applications using only household items
Published in NPJ 2D materials and applications (30-03-2024)“…Nanoscience at times can seem out of reach to the developing world and the general public, with much of the equipment expensive and knowledge seemingly…”
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Bandgap Engineering of 2D Materials toward High-Performing Straintronics
Published in Nano letters (02-10-2024)“…Straintronics leverages mechanical strain to alter the electronic properties of materials, providing an energy-efficient alternative to traditional electronic…”
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Transparent, Bioelectronic, Natural Polymer AgNW Nanocomposites Inspired by Caviar
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-10-2024)“…Recent breakthroughs in bioelectronic devices have stemmed from developments involving nanocomposites. Sepsis, preeclampsia, vascular dementia, and heart…”
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Quantifying the Contributing Factors toward Signal Fatigue in Nanocomposite Strain Sensors
Published in ACS applied polymer materials (14-08-2020)“…With unparalleled sensitivities, nanocomposites are believed to be key components in future bodily sensors and healthcare devices. However, there is a lack in…”
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Approaching the Limit of Electromechanical Performance in Mixed-Phase Nanocomposites
Published in ACS applied nano materials (25-11-2020)“…Electrically conductive polymer-based nanocomposites have displayed excellent performances when applied as strain sensors for bodily monitoring. Among the most…”
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The Effect of Network Formation on the Mechanical Properties of 1D:2D Nano:Nano Composites
Published in Chemistry of materials (14-08-2018)“…Mixtures of 1D carbon nanotubes and 2D nanosheets are important in electrochemical applications where the nanosheets are the active material, while the…”
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Negative Gauge Factor Piezoresistive Composites Based on Polymers Filled with MoS2 Nanosheets
Published in ACS nano (25-06-2019)“…Nanocomposite strain sensors, particularly those consisting of polymer–graphene composites, are increasingly common and are of great interest in the area of…”
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Enabling Flexible Heterostructures for Li‐Ion Battery Anodes Based on Nanotube and Liquid‐Phase Exfoliated 2D Gallium Chalcogenide Nanosheet Colloidal Solutions
Published in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (13-09-2017)“…2D metal chalcogenide (MC) nanosheets (NS) have displayed high capacities as lithium‐ion battery (LiB) anodes. Nevertheless, their complicated synthesis routes…”
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Smart Skins Based on Assembled Piezoresistive Networks of Sustainable Graphene Microcapsules for High Precision Health Diagnostics
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-10-2023)“…The environmental impact of plastic waste has had a profound effect on our livelihoods and there is a need for future plastic‐based epidermal electronics to…”
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Printable G‐Putty for Frequency‐ and Rate‐Independent, High‐Performance Strain Sensors
Published in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (01-06-2021)“…While nanocomposite electromechanical sensors are expected to display reasonable conductivity and high sensitivity, little consideration is given to…”
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Quasi–1D Anhydrite Nanobelts from the Sustainable Liquid Exfoliation of Terrestrial Gypsum for Future Martian‐Based Electronics
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-03-2024)“…The sky is the limit with regards to the societal impact nanomaterials can have on the lives. However, in this study, it is shown that their potential is out…”
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Low cost, high performance ultrafiltration membranes from glass fiber-PTFE–graphene composites
Published in Scientific reports (03-12-2020)“…The development of low-cost ultrafiltration membranes with relatively high flow rate and selectivity is an important goal which could improve access to clean…”
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Piezoresistive Fibers with Large Working Factors for Strain Sensing Applications
Published in ACS applied materials & interfaces (11-01-2023)“…Piezoresistive fibers with large working factors remain of great interest for strain sensing applications involving large strains, yet difficult to achieve…”
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Exotic Electronic Properties of 2D Nanosheets Isolated from Liquid Phase Exfoliated Phyllosilicate Minerals
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-09-2023)“…Spectrally inactive, electrically insulating, and chemically inert are adjectives broadly used to describe phyllosilicate minerals like mica and chlorite…”
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