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dc.titleEffective thermal transport properties in multiphase biological systems containing carbon nanomaterials
dc.contributor.authorGong, F
dc.contributor.authorLiu, J
dc.contributor.authorYang, J
dc.contributor.authorQin, J
dc.contributor.authorYang, Y
dc.contributor.authorFeng, T
dc.contributor.authorLiu, W
dc.contributor.authorDuong, H.M
dc.contributor.authorPapavassiliou, D.V
dc.contributor.authorWu, M
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-21T08:10:30Z
dc.date.available2020-10-21T08:10:30Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationGong, F, Liu, J, Yang, J, Qin, J, Yang, Y, Feng, T, Liu, W, Duong, H.M, Papavassiliou, D.V, Wu, M (2017). Effective thermal transport properties in multiphase biological systems containing carbon nanomaterials. RSC Advances 7 (22) : 13615-13622. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra27768c
dc.identifier.issn20462069
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/178733
dc.description.abstractHere we report computational results from an off-lattice Monte Carlo investigation of the effective thermal transport properties in multiphase biological systems containing carbon nanomaterials. A three-phase system that consists of a cell, healthy tissue and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was built in silico for this study. The CNTs were embedded in both the cell and the healthy tissue. The effective thermal conductivity (Keff) of such biological systems can be predicted by taking into account the dispersion of the CNTs and the interfacial thermal resistances (ITRs) between any pair of components. We quantitatively investigated the effects of the distribution (CNTs at different locations in the system), concentration (0.01-0.1 vol%), and morphology (diameter of 2-10 nm, length of 200-800 nm) of the CNTs on the Keff of the biological systems. Additionally, we studied the effects of the ITRs between any pair of components (0.05-76.5 × 10?8 m2 K W?1) on the Keff of the biological systems. The results showed that greater enhancement of the Keff values of the biological systems can be achieved by using longer CNTs in higher concentration, and reducing the ITRs between the CNTs and their surroundings. Finally, CNTs embedded on the cell membrane have a stronger effect than being dispersed within the cell or in the tissue surrounding the cell. © The Royal Society of Chemistry.
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceUnpaywall 20201031
dc.subjectBiological systems
dc.subjectCells
dc.subjectCytology
dc.subjectNanostructured materials
dc.subjectThermal conductivity
dc.subjectTissue
dc.subjectTransport properties
dc.subjectYarn
dc.subjectCarbon nano-materials
dc.subjectComputational results
dc.subjectEffective thermal conductivity
dc.subjectHealthy tissues
dc.subjectInterfacial thermal resistance
dc.subjectOff-lattices
dc.subjectThermal transport properties
dc.subjectThree phase system
dc.subjectCarbon nanotubes
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentMECHANICAL ENGINEERING
dc.description.doi10.1039/c6ra27768c
dc.description.sourcetitleRSC Advances
dc.description.volume7
dc.description.issue22
dc.description.page13615-13622
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