Green, transparent and flexible electrolyte films composed of a Bombyx mori silk fibroin (SF) host biopolymer doped with glycerol (G), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO, D) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmim]PF6) ionic liquid (IL), were synthesized. The materials were represented by the notation SF@GD@IL x (x = 15, 20 and 30 is the mass ratio of SF/[Bmim]PF6 in %). SF@, SF@G, SF@D and SF@GD samples were also prepared. DMSO was found to play a dual-role, acting as solvent of [Bmim]PF6, and enhancing ionic conductivity. DMSO, alone or combined with [Bmim]PF6, led to the increase of the mean roughness and induced the formation of more ordered Silk II conformations (β-sheets). No structural modifications were detected in the SF@GD@IL x samples upon increasing the temperature up to 100 °C. The highest ionic conductivity was exhibited by the IL-rich sample SF@GD@IL30 (1.07 and 4.61 mS cm−1, at 22 and 100 °C, respectively). In the [Bmim]PF6-doped electrolytes “free” and coordinated PF6 − ions coexist. The weight losses occurring below 200 °C involved essentially the release of adsorbed water and DMSO. The suitable mechanical properties, high ionic conductivity and good electrochemical stability suggest that these electrolytes are attractive candidates for application in electrochemical devices.
O artigo analisa as mutações econômicas que o ensino superior privado tem passado nos últimos anos e, em particular, suas implicações sobre o perfil das instituições e a qualidade da educação. Nele, mostra-se como sua atual dinâmica expansiva tem favorecido a proliferação de capital estrangeiro e especulativo na composição acionária das holdings criadas para o controle de diversas instituições de ensino superior (IES), a oligopolização no setor, o incentivo dos recursos estatais e a crescente substituição da responsabilidade do estado pela dos próprios estudantes (e suas famílias) em relação ao custeio dos estudos nesse nível educacional. Por fim, expõe algumas implicações desse processo na qualidade da educação ofertada.
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