1427 results about "Silver oxide" patented technology

There is provided a conductive sintered layer forming composition and a conductive sintered layer forming method that can lower heating temperature and shorten heating time for a process of accelerating sintering or bonding by sintering of metal nano-particles coated with an organic substance. The conductive sintered layer forming composition may be obtained by utilizing a phenomenon that particles may be sintered at low temperature by mixing silver oxide with metal particles coated with the organic substance and having a grain size of 1 nm to 5 μm as compared to sintering each simple substance. The conductive sintered layer forming composition of the invention is characterized in that it contains the metal particles whose surface is coated with the organic substance and whose grain size is 1 nm to 5 μm and the silver oxide particles.

The present invention relates to nanosilver-containing antibacterial and antifungal granules ("NAGs"). The NAGs have longlasting inhibitory effect on a broad-spectrum of bacteria and fungi, which include, but are not limited to, Escherichia coli, Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Providencia stuartii, Vibrio vulnificus, Pneumobacillus, Nitrate-negative bacillus, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Bacillus cloacae, Bacillus allantoides, Morgan's bacillus (Salmonella morgani), Pseudomonas maltophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus foecalis alkaligenes, Streptococcus hemolyticus B, Citrobacter, and Salmonella paratyphi C. The NAGs contain ground stalk marrow of the plant Juncus effusus L. which has been dispersed with nanosilver particles. The nanosilver particles are about 1-100 nm in diameter. Each of the nanosilver particles contain a metallic silver core which is surrounded by silver oxide. The present invention also provides a process for making the NAGs. The NAGs can be used in a variety of healthcare and industrial products. Examples of the healthcare products include, but are not limited to, ointments or lotions to treat skin trauma, soaking solutions or cleansing solutions for dental or women hygiene, medications for treating gastrointestinal bacteria infections, sexual related diseases, and eye diseases. Examples of industrial products include, but are not limited to, food preservatives, water disinfectants, paper disinfectants, construction filling materials (to prevent mold formation).

Asymmetric supercapacitors comprise: a positive electrode comprising a current collector and a first active material selected from the group consisting of manganese dioxide, silver oxide, iron sulfide, lithium manganese oxide, lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel oxide, lithium iron phosphate, and a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing active materials; a negative electrode comprising a carbonaceous active material; an aqueous electrolyte solution selected from the group consisting of aqueous solutions of hydroxides of alkali metals, aqueous solutions of carbonates of alkali metals, aqueous solutions of chlorides of alkali metals, aqueous solutions of sulfates of alkali metals, aqueous solutions of nitrates of alkali metals, and a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing aqueous solutions; and a separator plate. Alternatively, the electrolyte can be a non-aqueous ionic conducting electrolyte or a solid electrolyte.

An asymmetric supercapacitor has a positive electrode having a current collector an active material selected from the group consisting of manganese dioxide, silver oxide, iron sulfide and mixtures thereof, a negative electrode having a carbonaceous active material carbon and optional current collector, an electrolyte, and a separator plate. In a preferred embodiment at least one of the electrodes has nanostructured/nanofibrous material and in a more preferred embodiment, both electrodes have nanostructured/nanfibrous material. The electrolyte can be liquid or solid although liquid electrolytes are preferred.

The asymmetric supercapacitor has improved energy density by electrically coupling an electrode of high faradaic capacity such as one having manganese oxide (MnO₂) with an electrode such as carbon that stores charge through charge separation at the electric double-layer. The asymmetric supercapacitor also improves power density by using high surface area nanostructured/nanofibrous electrode materials.

A memory function body has a medium interposed between a first conductor (e.g., a conductive substrate) and a second conductor (e.g., an electrode) and consisting of a first material (e.g., silicon oxide or silicon nitride). The medium contains particles. Each particle is covered with a second material (e.g., silver oxide) and formed of a third material (e.g., silver). The second material functions as a barrier against passage of electric charges, and the third material has a function of retaining electric charges. The third material is introduced into the medium by, for example, a negative ion implantation method.

The invention is directed to efficient methods for depositing highly adherent anti-microbial materials onto a wide range of surfaces. A controlled cathodic arc process is described, which results in enhanced adhesion of silver oxide to polymers and other surfaces, such as surfaces of medical devices. Deposition of anti-microbial materials directly onto the substrates is possible in a cost-effective manner that maintains high anti-microbial activity over several weeks when the coated devices are employed in vivo.

We disclose a colorless composition comprising silver particles and water, wherein said particles comprise an interior of elemental silver and an exterior of ionic silver oxide, wherein the silver particles are present in the water at a level of about 5-40 ppm, and wherein the composition manifests significant antimicrobial properties. Methods of use of the composition are described. The composition can be incorporated into a hydrogel with essentially no loss of antimicrobial properties.

The invention relates to an electrothermal film and a manufacturing method thereof, belonging to the technical field of semiconductor heating. The electrothermal film is mainly prepared by adopting stannic chloride, titanium tetrachloride, stannic chloride, titanium trichloride, ferric chloride, antimony trichloride, calcium chloride, potassium chloride, cadmium chloride, stannic dioxide, stannictetroxide, hydrofluoric acid, boric acid, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and inorganic water. By adopting the above formula, the mixture is mixed, stirred and heated to prepare into electrothermal film treating fluid, a semi-finished product of the electrothermal film is obtained by spraying the electrothermal film treating fluid at negative pressure on the electrothermal film carrier, and then silveroxide slurry is coated on the semi-finished product of the electrothermal film for baking to form a finished product of the electrothermal film. The electrothermal film has reasonable proportion andsimple manufacturing process, can be manufactured into various electrothermal film heating devices, has a working temperature capable of being up to 500 DEG C, and has wider application range. The electrothermal film of the invention also has the function of far infrared radiation, can play a role of physical therapy and health care to human body, and can help improve the quality and output of agricultural products.

This invention relates to a photovoltaic device including a front contact and/or a method of making the same. In certain example embodiments, the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) front contact is of indium zinc oxide (IZO). In other example embodiments, the IZO may have other element(s) such as silver (Ag) added thereto so that the front contact may be of or include zinc aluminum silver oxide (ZnAlAgO) for example. Moreover, in certain example embodiments the front contact (e.g., IZO or ZnAlAgO) may be sputter-deposited in an oxygen deficient form (substoichiometric); so that subsequent heat treatment or baking used in the photovoltaic device manufacturing (e.g., for subsequent layer formation) results in an optimal stoichiometry which may or may not be substoichiometric in the final product.

The invention relates to a composite material with anti-bacterial and purifying functions and a preparation method of the composite material, and belongs to the technical field of environmental-friendly materials. The composite material with the anti-bacterial and purifying functions comprises raw materials in parts by weight as follows: 70-95 parts of a mineral composite adsorption material, 3-25 parts of a photocatalytic degradation material, 2-15 parts of a rare earth inorganic anti-bacterial material and 1-10 parts of an additive, wherein the mineral composite adsorption material is prepared from sepiolite, diatomite, medical stone and attapulgite; the photocatalytic degradation material is prepared from titanium oxide, tourmaline and far infrared ceramic powder; the rare earth inorganic anti-bacterial material is prepared from zinc oxide, cerium oxide and silver oxide; the additive is a mixture of activated carbon, carboxymethylcellulose and pumice powder. The composite material with anti-bacterial and purifying functions has high adsorption and decomposition rate, can be resistant to water and damp and has excellent anti-bacterial effect. Meanwhile, the invention provides the preparation method. According to the preparation method, the cost is low, the amount of produced wastewater is low, and powder is simple and convenient to apply.

The invention discloses a method for preparing nano-scale silver powder and comprises the steps of reduction reaction, solid-liquid separation and washing and drying. In the reduction reaction, aqueous solution with the silver-bearing concentration being 30-200g/L is dropwise added into the reducing solution, or aqueous solution of reducing agent is dropwise added into silver oxide suspending liquid with the silver-bearing concentration being 30-200g/L, the reaction temperature is controlled at 20-60 DEG C, and synchronously pH regulating agent is added, the pH value of the reaction solution is controlled at 10-14, then the reaction solution is stirred to obtain the silver suspending liquid. The method process is simple and easy to carry out, the obtained nano silver powder has high purity, good dispersivity, small particle diameter, higher specific surface and tap density and high drying temperature range of the powder, the self-sintering or agglomeration of the powder can be effectively controlled, and the powder can be easily dispersed in an organic carrier.

A conductive composition capable of producing a conductive paint with excellent flexibility and a high conductivity comparable to that of metallic silver, without using high temperatures as film forming conditions. The conductive composition includes a particulate silver compound and a binder, and optionally a reducing agent and a binder. Silver oxide, silver carbonate and silver acetate and the like are used as the particulate silver compound. Ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and ethylene glycol diacetate and the like are used as the reducing agent, and a fine powder of a thermosetting resin such as a polyvalent phenol compound, phenol resin, alkyd resin or polyester resin, or a thermoplastic resin such as a styrene resin or polyethylene terephthalate, with an average particle diameter from 20 nm to 5 μm is used as the binder. Furthermore, the average particle diameter of the particulate silver compound is preferably from 0.01 to 10 μm.

The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions, methods, devices, and systems for delivering a composition (e.g., a fluid composition) to a subject. For example, the present disclosure relates to non-gassing, direct current (DC), electro-osmotic pumps in some embodiments. A pump may comprise an anode (e.g., a porous silver/silver oxide anode), a cathode (e.g., a porous silver/silver oxide cathode), and a membrane (e.g., a porous ceramic membrane) positioned at least partially between the anode and the cathode in some embodiments. A pump system may comprise an electro-osmotic pump, a reservoir comprising a pump fluid chamber in fluid communication with the electro-osmotic pump and a delivery fluid chamber in fluid communication with the electro-osmotic pump; a controller assembly in electrical communication with the anode and the cathode; and a cannula and/or a needle in fluid communication with the delivery fluid chamber. A pump fluid may comprise water and/or a delivery fluid may comprise a drug, in some embodiments.

The invention relates to a silver tin oxide/copper compound electrical contact, a working layer of the electrical contact material is composed of silver, tin oxide and mixed rare earth oxide, the weight content of all the components is: 85 percent to 94 percent of Ag, 6 percent to 15 percent of SnO2 and 0.1 percent to 2.0 percent of mixed rare earth oxide, and a welding layer is T2 copper. The weight content of SnO2 is 8 to 12 percent preferentially. The mixed rare earth oxide is a mixture of cerium oxide, lanthanum oxide and yttrium oxide. The preparation method is that the silver and the tin are first mixed according to certain proportion and then are smelted in an intermediate frequency furnace, then high-pressure water atomization equipment is used for carrying out alloy atomization, powder is obtained by drying after the atomization, the powder is screened and arranged in an internal oxidation furnace to carry out the oxidation at certain temperature and oxygen pressure, then billet is obtained by the processing of isostatic cool pressing after the oxidation, after that, a plate is formed by carrying out the sintering and extruding, and finally the finished product is obtained by compound rolling with the copper. The electrical contact is characterized by high conductivity, even and exquisite texture, high bonding strength of the working layer and the welding layer, welding resistance and arc erosion resistance.

The invention discloses a UV-curable antimicrobial coating, the components of which are as follows: bisphenol A type epoxy acrylate EA; aliphatic PUA; special functional group acrylate PA; TPGDA; TMPTA; photoinitiators; nano acrylate; oxidized silver; and auxiliaries. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: step one, synthesizing special functional group heterocyclic compound PA and later adding phosphorus pentoxide to acrylic acid hydroxy esters so as to react with hydroxyl piperidine and then prepare special functional group heterocyclic compound PA; and step two, taking each component according to the formula, stirring and mixing each component so as to carry out dispersion at the speed of 900 to 1200r per min, then adding silver oxide and photoinitiators after being dispersed evenly, and finally obtaining UV-curable antimicrobial coating through dispersion. The UV-curable antimicrobial coating prepared by the invention has good anti-bacterial effect. As the self-prepared special functional group acrylate PA, the nano acrylate and the silver oxide are added, after UV-curable film-forming, the anti-coli rate can achieve over 99 percent and the anti-staphylococcal rate thereof achieves over 99 percent, and the effectiveness is long.

When silver oxide is reduced to silver, a large number of cores of metallic silver are formed inside the silver oxide. Then, the silver oxide is reduced in a manner of being hollowed out while its original outer configuration is being maintained. As a result, the curvature of the silver generated becomes larger. The utilization of this microscopic-particle implementation mechanism allows accomplishment of the bonding even if the silver oxide is supplied not in a particle-like configuration, but in a closely-packed layer-like configuration. In the present invention, there is provided an electronic member including an electrode for inputting/outputting an electrical signal, or a connection terminal for establishing a connection with the electrical signal, wherein the uppermost surface of the electrode or the connection terminal is a silver-oxide layer.

Relateing to the field of antibacterial materials, the invention specifically provides an efficient and environmentally-friendly antibacterial and mildewproof inorganic composite nano-powder slurry obtained through compounding nano-magnesium oxide and other nano-inorganic materials and its preparation method. The nano-powder slurry takes nano-magnesium oxide as the main body, which is then compounded with one or more inorganic materials of nano-zinc oxide, nano-titanium oxide, nano-copper oxide, nano-cuprous oxide, nano-silver oxide, nano-zinc sulfide, nano-zirconium oxide, nano-yttrium oxide, nano-alumina, and nano-calcium oxide so as to form the nano-powder slurry, which comprises, by weight percent: 0.1-40% of nano-magnesium oxide, 0.01-40% of other inorganic materials, 0.5-12% of a polymeric dispersant, and the balance a solvent. In the method, a nano-inorganic material enters a solution composed of the polymeric dispersant and the solvent by means of high speed dispersion according to a predetermined proportion, and after ball milling, the composite nano-powder slurry can be obtained. The composite nano-powder slurry can be applied in antibacterial coatings, deodorants, textiles, paper products, plastics, rubbers, water treatment agents, ship protective agents, cosmetics and other aspects.

Transparent conductors with nanowires having silver oxide complexes and methods for fabricating such transparent conductors are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a transparent conductor comprises a substrate and a transparent conductive coating disposed overlying the substrate. The coating comprises silver nanowires at least a portion of which has a silver oxide complex formed on or within surfaces thereof.

A catalyst system for the reduction of NO_x comprises a catalyst comprising a metal oxide catalyst support, a catalytic metal oxide comprising at least one of gallium oxide or silver oxide, and at least one promoting metal selected from the group consisting of silver, cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, indium, bismuth and mixtures thereof. The catalyst system further comprises a gas stream comprising an organic reductant, and a compound comprising sulfur. A method for reducing NO_x utilizing the said catalyst system is also provided.

The invention relates to a low-toxicity and environmentally friendly gold and silver oredressing additive as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The main raw materials of the additive comprise sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, urea and potassium ferrocyanide. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: heating the sodium hydroxide, the sodium carbonate, the urea and the potassium ferrocyanide to 600-1,000 DEG C, and after the materials reach a molten state, continuing to preserve heat for 1-2 hours; directly cooling to normal temperature; and demoulding to obtain a nubby gold and silver oredressing additive. The product of the invention can be widely applied to producing noble metal mines, such as soaking, core spraying, and the like of gold oxide mines, silver oxide mines, copper oxide mines, and also can be used for industrial production industries of electroplating, and the like for replacing highly toxic sodium cyanide chemicals. Compared with other non-toxic sodium cyanide drugs, the additive provided by the invention has the advantages of good effect, stable drug properties, environmental friendliness, lower cost, and the like.

The present invention provides a separator for use in an alkaline electrochemical cell comprising a QA polymer material, wherein the separator is substantially resistant to oxidation by silver oxide.

The invention provides an antibacterial ceramic cutting tool which is prepared from a ceramic material and an antibacterial active material. Based on the total weight of the ceramic material and the antibacterial active material, the addition of the antibacterial active material is 3-10wt% and the balance is the ceramic material. The ceramic material comprises one or more than one of zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, silicon nitride, titanium carbide or titanium nitride. The antibacterial active material comprises silver oxide, copper oxide, titanium oxide, silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, alkali metal oxide, alkaline earth metal oxide and inevitable impurities. The grain size of the antibacterial active material is 10-100nm. Meanwhile, the invention further provides a preparation method of the antibacterial ceramic cutting tool. The antibacterial ceramic cutting tool provided by the invention is good in antibacterial and bacteriostatic effect, and particularly has a good capability of resisting and inhibiting staphylococcus aureus and tritirachium album.