Diffusion-Controlled Porous Crystalline Silicon Lithium Metal Batteries by John Collins, Joel P. de Souza, Marinus Hopstaken, John A. Ott, Stephen W. Bedell, Devendra K. Sadana

“…Summary: Nanostructured porous silicon materials have recently advanced as hosts for Li-metal plating. …”
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A novel approach to the scalable production of nanoporous silicon membranes for applications in water and energy by Smith, Brendan Derek

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Study Of Ge And Geo2 Low Dimensional Structures Synthesized By Electrochemical Deposition For Sensing Applications by Jawad, Mohammed J.

“…A comparison between Ge microstructures synthesized on porous silicon (PS) and Si substrates was performed. The results showed that the elastic strain of Ge films grown on PS was lower than that grown on Si substrate.…”
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Theoretical and Experimental Study of Optical Losses in a Periodic/Quasiperiodic Structure Based on Porous Si-SiO₂ by María R. Jiménez-Vivanco, Raúl Herrera, Lizeth Martínez, Francisco Morales, Khashayar Misaghian, Miller Toledo-Solano, J. Eduardo Lugo

“…Optical characterization reveals that the porous Si-SiO₂ structures exhibit lower absorption losses and improved transmission than the pure porous silicon structures. Additionally, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) confirm the presence of porous Si-SiO₂ and reduced silicon content. …”
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Tumor Exosome Mimicking Nanoparticles for Tumor Combinatorial Chemo-Photothermal Therapy by Ran Tian, Ran Tian, Ran Tian, Zhaosong Wang, Ruifang Niu, Hanjie Wang, Hanjie Wang, Weijiang Guan, Jin Chang, Jin Chang

“…Herein, we developed a tumor-cell-derived exosome-camouflaged porous silicon nanoparticles (E-MSNs) as a drug delivery system for co-loading ICG and DOX (ID@E-MSNs), achieving the synergistic effects of chemotherapy and photothermal therapy against breast cancer. …”
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Novel multiphase chemical reaction systems enabled by microfabrication technology by Losey, Matthew W

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Nanostructured Silicon Enabled HR-MS for the Label-Free Detection of Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer Plasma Small Extracellular Vesicles by Sanduru Thamarai Krishnan, David Rudd, Rana Rahmani, E. Eduardo Antunez, Rajpreet Singh Minhas, Chandra Kirana, Guy J. Maddern, Kevin Fenix, Ehud Hauben, Nicolas H. Voelcker

“…We employed nanostructured porous silicon (pSi) surface assisted-laser desorption/ionisation (SALDI) coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS), to allow sensitive detection of low abundant analytes in plasma EVs. …”
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Effect of pore size on phase transitions in rubidium tetrachlorozincate nanoparticles in porous glass matrices by Lyubov S. Stekleneva, Aleksandra A. Bryanskaya, Margarita A. Pankova, Sergey V. Popov, Leonid N. Korotkov

“…For the experiment, we used samples of polycrystalline Rb2ZnCl4 and composites obtained by incorporation of Rb2ZnCl4 salt from aqueous solution into porous silicon oxide matrices with an average through-pore diameter of 46 and 5 nm (RS‑46 and RS-5, respectively). …”
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Macrophage Polarization Contributes to the Anti-Tumoral Efficacy of Mesoporous Nanovectors Loaded with Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel by Fransisca Leonard, Louis T. Curtis, Matthew James Ware, Taraz Nosrat, Xuewu Liu, Kenji Yokoi, Hermann B. Frieboes, Hermann B. Frieboes, Biana Godin

“…Herein, we evaluate the effect of macrophage phenotype on the transport and anti-cancer efficacy of albumin-bound paclitaxel (nAb-PTX) loaded into porous silicon multistage nanovectors (MSV). Studies in a coculture of breast cancer cells (3D-spheroid) with macrophages and in vivo models were conducted to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of MSV-nAb-PTX as a function of macrophage phenotype. …”
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Substituted Apatite/Poly-Epsiloncaprolactone Biocomposite As Substrates And Coating On Alphatricalcium Phosphate Foams by Lee, Thi Bang

“…The fabrication of a biocomposite derived from an interconnected porous Si-CO3Ap reinforced with molten poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) was then developed to mimic the composition and structure of bone coupled with enhanced mechanical performance. Porous silicon-substituted carbonate apatite blocks were produced using wax as a volatile agent. …”
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Silicon Compound Nanomaterials: Exploring Emission Mechanisms and Photobiological Applications by Ateet Dutt, Rafael Antonio Salinas, Shirlley E. Martínez-Tolibia, Juan Ramón Ramos-Serrano, Manmohan Jain, Leon Hamui, Carlos David Ramos, Ebrahim Mostafavi, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Guillermo Santana, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Ajeet Kumar Kaushik

“…After the first visible photoluminescence (PL) from porous silicon (pSi), continuous efforts are made to fabricate Si‐based compound nanomaterials embedded in matrices such as oxide, nitride, and carbide to improve optical performance and industrial acceptability. …”
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Nanocomposites as thermoelectric materials by Hao, Qing

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Molecular and polymeric films formed on silicon by solution-phase reactions by Kim, Namyoung, 1973-

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3D Patterning of Si by Contact Etching With Nanoporous Metals by Stéphane Bastide, Encarnacion Torralba, Mathieu Halbwax, Sylvain Le Gall, Elias Mpogui, Christine Cachet-Vivier, Vincent Magnin, Joseph Harari, Dmitri Yarekha, Jean-Pierre Vilcot

“…The surface state after imprinting presents various defects such as craters, pores or porous silicon. Small walls are sometimes obtained due to imprinting of the details of the coarse gold nanostructure. …”
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Experimental demonstration of negative refraction with 3D locally resonant acoustic metafluids by Benoit Tallon, Artem Kovalenko, Olivier Poncelet, Christophe Aristégui, Olivier Mondain-Monval, Thomas Brunet

“…Abstract Negative refraction of acoustic waves is demonstrated through underwater experiments conducted at ultrasonic frequencies on a 3D locally resonant acoustic metafluid made of soft porous silicone-rubber micro-beads suspended in a yield-stress fluid. …”
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The effect of ZnSe Core/shell on the properties of the window layer of the solar cell and its applications in solar energy by Nisreen Kh. Abdalameer, Dr., Sabah N. Mazhir, Dr., Kadhim A. Aadim, Dr.

“…Finally, with support from structural and optical studies, the current density–voltage (J–V) properties of n-ZnSe/p-Si solar films found that conversion efficiency strongly depends on strongly porous silicone time. fill factor (F.F) increase from (0.40 to 0.56) with increasing porous time andefficiency (η) increasing from 0.89 to 2 with increase porous time from 5min to 20 min.…”
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Influence of the pore size on optical and mechanical properties of ecoflex sponges by Fatmanur Kocaman Kabil, Ahmet Yavuz Oral

“…In recent years, interest in porous silicone elastomers has increased in order to improve the absorption, flexibility and chemical activity of the material by increasing the surface area. …”
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Mechanical Stretch on Human Skin Equivalents Increases the Epidermal Thickness and Develops the Basement Membrane. by Eijiro Tokuyama, Yusuke Nagai, Ken Takahashi, Yoshihiro Kimata, Keiji Naruse

“…HSEs were prepared in a gutter-like structure created with a porous silicone sheet in a silicone chamber. After 5-day stimulation with stretching, HSEs were analyzed histologically and immunohistologically. …”
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Construction of a thermally conductive network to improve the thermal and mechanical performance of silicone rubber foam by Hongjie Xie, Lijuan Zhao, Yanli Chen, Bing Han, Yu Hua, Dongliang Zhang, Zhaoqiang Li, Qibo Deng, Yunfeng Zhao

“…Silicone foam (SF) is a porous silicone rubber with a lower density, higher elasticity, and good thermal stability. …”
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Facile Synthesis of Hollow Glass Microsphere Filled PDMS Foam Composites with Exceptional Lightweight, Mechanical Flexibility, and Thermal Insulating Property by Tian-Long Han, Bi-Fan Guo, Guo-Dong Zhang, Long-Cheng Tang

“…Herein, we report a green, simple, and low-cost strategy for synthesizing ultra-low-density porous silicone composite materials via Si-H cross-linking and foaming chemistry, and the sialylation-modified hollow glass microspheres (m-HM) were used to promote the HM/PDMS compatibility. …”
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