Color dye-doped silk fibroin nanoparticles were successfully fabricated using a microemulsion method. An aqueous silk fibroin solution was prepared by dissolving cocoons (Bombyx mori) in a concentrated lithium bromide solution followed by dialysis. A color dye solution was also mixed with the aqueous silk fibroin solution. The surfactants used for the microemulsion were then removed by methanol and ethanol, yielding color dye-doped silk fibroin nanoparticles, approximately 167 nm in diameter. The secondary structure of the nanoparticles showed a β-sheet conformation, as characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The morphology of the nanoparticles was determined by field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, and their size and size distribution were measured by dynamic light scattering. The color dye-doped silk fibroin nanoparticles were examined by confocal laser scanning microscopy.
Polyurethane was used as adhesive due to high reactivity, high flexibility, and mechanical properties. Electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) are an alternative to tin-lead solder in order to provide conductive paths between two electrical device components, which typically consist of a polymeric resin that contributes physical and mechanical properties, and conductive fillers. However, ECAs have low electrical conductivity and unstable network due to large contact points of the few micrometer-sized metal particles. In order to overcome these restrictions, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with high aspect ratio and smaller nanometer scale can be used as conductive fillers. In this study, ECAs were based on polyurethane filled with two kinds of fillers, raw MWCNTs and acid treated MWCNTs, respectively. Electrical conductivity was measured by using four-point probe. Morphology and dispersibility of fillers were observed by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.
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