Naieel Technology
Nano Adventurer in Energy and Environmental Leading Technology
Applications
BNNT/polymer nanocomposites : themral/coating/structural/porous
- Electric insulating themral conducting without signal interference for 5G (Low dielectric property), with polymeric properties such as flexibility, adhesion and low density, etc.
- Thermal conductivity increase as high as 2~3 times with as low as 0.5 wt% BNNT addition into conventional thermal materials
- Anti-corrosive, acid/chemical resistive, shock (vibration damping) absorbing coatings, etc.
- "Effects of BNNT content on waterborne PU-Acrlyate composite coating mateirals", RCS Nano, Y.J. Lee et al. 2021
- "Thermomechanical Multifunctionality in 3D-Printed Polystyrene-Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNT) Composites", Journal of Composites Science, T.M. Akintola et al. 2021
- "Giant osmotic energy conversion measured in a single transmembrane boron nitride nanotube", Nature, A. Siria et al. 2013
- "Ultrahigh interlayer friction in MW-BNNT", Nature Materials, A.Nigues et al. 2014
Li-ion battery applications
Low temperature active catalysts
- Small amount of noble metal nanoparticles (as low as 0.1 wt%) embedded BNNT catalysts active at even lower than ~200℃
- Improved long-term durability based on thermal/chemical stability
- NOx, CO, CxHy for auto-vehicles/plants, etc.
- "Synthesis of BNNT Incorporated with Pd and Pt Nanoparticles for Catalytic Oxidation of CO", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, J. Kim et al. 2019
- "Selective oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propene using boron nitride catalysts", Science, J.T Grant et al. 2016
Aerospace/Defense/Nuclear applications
- Excellent thermal neutron absorption and mechanical properties
- Engineering materials for aerospace/defense/nuclear industry
- 3D printable metal/polymer/ceramic composites
- Bulletproof/shock absorbing/vibration damping applications
- "On the extent of fracture toughness transfer from 1D/2D nanomodified epoxy matrices to glass fibre composites", Journal of Materials Science, N. Domun et al. 2020
- "Quantitative Characterization of Structural and Mechanical Properties of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in High Temperature Environments", Scientific Reports, X. Chen et al. 2018
- "Ballistic impact behaviour of glass fibre reinforced polymer composite with 1D/2D nanomodified epoxy matrices", Composites Part B: Engineering, N. Domun et al. 2019
Piezoelectric applications
- BNNT alignment (poling) process is posisble for efficient for mass production
- Flexibility / large area / multi-layered
- IoT / Wearable / Biomedical sensors
- Energy harvesting applications, etc.
- "BNNT-Based Contact Electrification-Assisted Piezoelectric Nanogenerator as a Kinematic Sensor for Detecting the Flexion–Extension Motion of a Robot Finger", ACS Energy Letters, I. Kim et al. 2020
- "Enhancing the piezoelectric properties of boron nitride nanotubes through defect engineering", Physica E: Low-dimensional properties of BNNT through defect engineering, S.I. Kundalwal et al. 2020
- "BNNT-Based Contact Electrification-Assisted Piezoelectric Nanogenerator as a Kinematic Sensor for Detecting the Flexion–Extension Motion of a Robot Finger", ACS Energy Letters, I. Kim et al. 2020
Bio-medical applications
- BNCT(Boron Neutron Capture therapy) may treat cancers more accurately than conventional ones, reduced irradiation time, low dose, and less side effects, etc.
- Biocompatible materials
- Tissues screening, anti-biotic, and drug delivery, etc.
- "Boron nitride nanotubes: biocompatibility and potential spill-over in nanomedicine", SMALL, G. Ciofani et al. 2013
- "Fabrication and biocompatibility of BNNT supramolecular complexes and PCL/BNNTs nanofibers", Materialstoday: Proceedings, N.P. Khalili et al. 2020
- "PEGylated boron nitride nanotube-reinforced poly(propylene fumarate) nanocomposite biomaterials", RCS Advances, Ana M. Diez-Pascual et al. 2016
Synthesis and Surface Treatment Related Papers (~2014)
- Synthesis and growth of boron nitride nanotubes by a ball milling–annealing process, Acta Materialia J. Kim et al., 59, 2807 (2011)
- Synthesis of multiwall boron nitride nanotubes dependent on crystallographic structure of boron, Mater. Chem. Phy., J. Kim et al., 137, 182 (2012)
- Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes using thermal chemical vapor deposition of ball milled boron powder, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., D. Seo et al., 19, 1117 (2013)
- Purification of boron nitride nanotubes via polymer wrapping, Mater. Res. Bull., J. Choi et al., 48, 1197 (2013)
- High purity and yield of boron nitride nanotubes using amorphous boron and a nozzle-type reactor, Materials, J. Kim et al., 7, 5789 (2014)
Collaboration and Partnerships
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