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Mussel-inspired fabrication of functional materials and their environmental applications: Progress and prospects

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The mussel-inspired surface modification has recently emerged as one of the most important and interest surface modification method owing to its gentle experiment conditions, high modification efficiency and universality.
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This article is published in Applied Materials Today.The article was published on 2017-06-01. It has received 270 citations till now.

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Simultaneous Reduction and Surface Functionalization of Graphene Oxide by MusselInspired Chemistry

TL;DR: In this paper, a method of simultaneous reduction and surface funcionalization of graphene oxide by a one-step poly(norepinephrine) funcionalisation was presented, which can be a useful platform for graphene-based ano-composites.
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A facile composite material for enhanced cadmium(II) ion capturing from wastewater

TL;DR: In this article, a functional ligand based composite material was fabricated based on the direct anchoring methods for effective Cadmium (Cd(II) ion detection and removal from wastewater.
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Recent developments in functionalized polymer nanoparticles for efficient drug delivery system

TL;DR: This chapter discusses the use of various polymers in the drug delivery system in order to target varied diseases, taking cancer and vaginal diseases as an example.
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Superior adsorption capacity of functionalised straw adsorbent for dyes and heavy-metal ions.

TL;DR: Results indicate that WS-CA-AM is a potential applicant for the removal of dyes and heavy-metal ions from mixed aqueous solution.
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A review on fundamentals, constraints and fabrication techniques of superhydrophobic coatings

TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed description of the fundamentals of super-hydrophobic coatings, problems in manufacturing such coatings and the fabrication techniques are presented, as well as a glimpse of potential applications of these coatings.
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Mussel-Inspired Surface Chemistry for Multifunctional Coatings

TL;DR: Inspired by the composition of adhesive proteins in mussels, dopamine self-polymerization is used to form thin, surface-adherent polydopamine films onto a wide range of inorganic and organic materials, including noble metals, oxides, polymers, semiconductors, and ceramics.
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Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters: A review

TL;DR: It is evident from the literature survey articles that ion-exchange, adsorption and membrane filtration are the most frequently studied for the treatment of heavy metal wastewater.
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Dye and its removal from aqueous solution by adsorption: A review

TL;DR: An extensive list of various adsorbents such as natural materials, waste materials from industry, agricultural by-products, and biomass based activated carbon in the removal of various dyes has been compiled here.
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