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Article Design and Performance of SiOC Foam-Silica Aerogel Composites for Hot and Cold Thermal Management Applications(Elsevier Ltd, 2025) Icin, Oyku; Vakifahmetoglu, CekdarThis study focuses on the fabrication of monolithic preceramic polymer-derived ceramic (SiOC) foam-silica aerogel composites by filling the open cells of ceramic foam with a silica aerogel solution using the sol-gel technique. The effects of different drying techniques (ambient pressure vs CO2 supercritical drying) and surface modification agents, including trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) and hexamethyldisilazane (HMDZ), are comprehensively investigated. These factors are analyzed for their influence on the composites' morphology, porosity, chemical structure, and thermal insulation performance. The drying technique and surface modification agents are found to play a critical role in achieving a high filling ratio of silica aerogel within the composites. Pure silica aerogels exhibit specific surface areas (SSAs) reaching similar to 1120 m(2).g(-1), while the SiOC foam-silica aerogel composites demonstrate SSAs of 385-440 m(2).g(-1). Nearly all samples achieve a total porosity of similar to 93 vol%. Surface modification effectively tailors the surface properties, imparting hydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 133 degrees. Thermal conductivity at room temperature ranges between 38 and 43 mW<middle dot>m(-1)<middle dot>K-1. The potential applications of these SiOC foam-silica aerogel composites as thermal insulators are assessed under extreme thermal conditions. For instance, a 14 mm thick composite has a temperature of -27 degrees C when subjected to a cold source at -78 degrees C. Instead, when exposed directly to a butane flame (similar to 1200 degrees C), the backside of the composite recorded only similar to 57 degrees C.Article Citation - WoS: 43Citation - Scopus: 47Bioactive Diatomite and Poss Silica Cage Reinforced Chitosan/Na-carboxymethyl Cellulose Polyelectrolyte Scaffolds for Hard Tissue Regeneration(Elsevier, 2019) Tamburacı, Sedef; Kimna, Ceren; Tıhmınlıoğlu, FundaRecently, natural polymers are reinforced with silica particles for hard tissue engineering applications to induce bone regeneration. In this study, as two novel bioactive agents, effects of diatomite and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) on chitosan (CS)/Na-carboxymethylcellulose (Na-CMC) polymer blend scaffolds are examined. In addition, the effect of silica reinforcements was compared with Si-substituted nano-hydroxyapatite (Si-Hap) particles. The morphology, physical and chemical structures of the scaffolds were characterized with SEM, liquid displacement, FT-IR, mechanical analysis, swelling and degradation studies. The particle size and the crystal structure of diatomite, POSS and Si-Hap particles were determined with DLS and XRD analyses. In vitro studies were performed to figure out the cytotoxicity, proliferation, ALP activity, osteocalcin production and biomineralization to demonstrate the promising use of natural silica particles in bone regeneration. Freeze-dried scaffolds showed 190-307 mu m pore size range and 61-70% porosity. Both inorganic reinforcements increased the mechanical strength, enhanced the water uptake capacity and fastened the degradation rate. The nanocomposite scaffolds did not show any cytotoxic effect and enhanced the surface mineralization in osteogenic medium. Thus, diatomite and POSS cage structures can be potential reinforcements for nanocomposite design in hard tissue engineering applications.Article Citation - WoS: 51Citation - Scopus: 60Biosilica Incorporated 3d Porous Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications(Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Tamburacı, Sedef; Tıhmınlıoğlu, FundaAs a natural and abundant silica mineral, diatomite particles (SiO2-nH2O) have been used in several areas such as filtration, photonics, sound and heat insulation, filler material and drug delivery due to its abundance, inexpensive cost, unique morphology and porous structure. But up to date, diatomite incorporated silica based scaffolds have not been used for bone tissue engineering applications. In the present study, the goal was to combine the useful biomaterial properties of both chitosan and diatomite as biocomposite organic/inorganic biomaterial for bone tissue engineering applications and optimize the silica content of the composites in order to obtain optimum morphological structure, high mechanical properties, enlarged surface area and enhanced cell proliferation. The effect of silica loading on the mechanical, morphological, chemical, and surface properties, wettability and biocompatibility of composite scaffolds were investigated. In addition, in vitro cytotoxicity and cellular activities including cell proliferation, ALP activity and biomineralization were investigated in order to determine biological activity of the composite scaffolds. Diatomite particles lead to enhancement in the water uptake capacity of scaffolds. Chitosan-silica composites exhibited 82–90% porosity. Wet chitosan-silica composite scaffolds exhibited higher compression moduli when compared to pure chitosan scaffold in the range of 67.3–90.1 kPa. Average pore size range of chitosan-diatomite composite scaffolds was obtained as 218-319 μm. In vitro results indicated that chitosan-diatomite composites did not show any cytotoxic effect on 3T3, MG-63 and Saos-2 cell lines. Scaffolds were found to be favorable for osteoblast proliferation. Diatomite incorporation showed promising effects on enhancing ALP activity as well as mineral formation on scaffold surface. Thus, the prepared scaffolds in this study can be considered prospective material for bone tissue engineering applications.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Methylene Blue Adsorption From Aqueous Solutions To Flexible Poly(vinyl Chloride) Silica Composites(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015) Yetgin, Senem; Ulutan, Sevgi; Balköse, DevrimMethylene blue (MB) adsorption studies were performed with poly(vinyl chloride)-(dioctyl phthalate)-silica composites, which were obtained by using plastisol-plastigel technology. The films were flexible, having elastic modulus of 1.0-1.5 GPa. Diminishing MB concentration in the aqueous phase was followed as the adsorption process advanced by using visible spectroscopy. Contributions of the individual components of the composites to adsorption were also investigated. Although the MB adsorption capacity was extensively high for silica, it was moderate for the composite, most likely owing to the occlusion of pores of silica by plasticizer to some extent. The improvement of MB adsorption capacity of the composites as the silica ratio increased was explicitly deduced from the optical microscopy photographs. The diffusion coefficients of MB through the composites were 5 × 10-13, 6 × 10-13, and 3 × 10-13 m2 s-1 with regression coefficients of 0.73, 0.89, and 0.88 for 0, 2, and 16% silica-containing composites, respectively. Because of the slow diffusion of MB in poly(vinyl chloride)-silica composites, using them as dynamic column adsorbent was not practical. However, these versatile plastics can be used as plastic labels, colored clothing, leather substitutes, antimicrobial medical devices, and laser printable surfaces.Article Citation - WoS: 16Citation - Scopus: 16Synergistic Effect of Polymer-Surfactant Mixtures on the Stability of Aqueous Silica Suspensions(Elsevier Ltd., 2007) Şakar-Deliormanlı, AylinThe aim of the present work was to investigate the effect of cationic/nonionic surfactant mixtures on the dispersion and flocculation behavior of aqueous silica suspensions. In the study dodecylamine (DDA) was used as the cationic surfactant and polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide (PEO-PPO-PEO) triblock copolymers were employed as the nonionic surfactant. The dispersion and flocculation behavior of aqueous silica suspensions were studied mainly by turbidity measurements at low solids loading (0.05 vol.%) to observe the stability of the system for a given time period. Rheological measurements were performed at higher solids loadings to determine the viscosity as a function of shear rate. Adsorption behavior of single and mixed surfactants onto silica surface was studied using a total organic carbon analyzer. Results of the study showed that dispersion and flocculation behavior of aqueous silica suspensions depends on the type and concentration of surfactant, cationic/nonionic surfactant ratio and surfactant addition sequence to the system.