Additional file 1: of Whole chloroplast genome and gene locus phylogenies reveal the taxonomic placement and relationship of Tripidium (Panicoideae: Andropogoneae) to sugarcane

List of Tripidium chloroplast amplification primers. List of the 13 primers used in amplifying the complete chloroplast sequence of the South African Sugarcane Research Institute Tripidium accessions. (PDF 58 kb

Additional file 3: of Whole chloroplast genome and gene locus phylogenies reveal the taxonomic placement and relationship of Tripidium (Panicoideae: Andropogoneae) to sugarcane

Table of whole chloroplast accessions used for phylogenetics. A table of all the chloroplast sequence accessions (including species, voucher accession and ENA/GenBank accession) that were used for the phylogenetic analyses in this study. Also given are the original references (where applicable) for each sequence. (PDF 150 kb

Additional file 2: of Whole chloroplast genome and gene locus phylogenies reveal the taxonomic placement and relationship of Tripidium (Panicoideae: Andropogoneae) to sugarcane

Gel images of PCR amplicons. Gel images of the 13 PCR amplicons used for Tripidium chloroplast isolation and assembly. Example images for the 13 primers are shown, with Saccharum hybrid BH10/12 as a positive control. There are images for all six of the Tripidium accessions from the South African Sugarcane Research Institute sequenced and assembled in this study. (PDF 311 kb

sj-pdf-1-jit-10.1177_15280837221090663 – Supplemental Material for A detailed investigation of N95 respirator sterilization with dry heat, hydrogen peroxide, and ionizing radiation

Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-jit-10.1177_15280837221090663 for A detailed investigation of N95 respirator sterilization with dry heat, hydrogen peroxide, and ionizing radiation by Amit Kumar, Shailesh Joshi, Subramanian Venkatesan and Venkatraman Balasubramanian in Journal of Industrial Textiles</p

Effective Noncovalent Functionalization of Poly(ethylene glycol) to Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets through γ‑Radiolysis for Enhanced Lubrication

High-quality reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets (NSs) were synthesized by the oxidation of graphite followed by hydrazine treatment for the reduction of the oxygen functionalities. γ-Radiolysis was then used for the functionalization of the rGO-NSs with poly­(ethylene glycol) 200 (PEG200). The functionalization resulted in the intercalation of PEG200 molecules in rGO through hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl groups of rGO and the oxygen atoms of PEG200 molecules. This resulted in an increase in the <i>d</i> spacing of the graphene sheets and a decrease in the defect density of the carbon network in the rGO. The friction coefficient and wear of sliding steel surfaces were reduced by 38% and 55%, respectively, when 0.03 mg mL^–1 PEG200-functionalized rGO dispersed in PEG200 was used. The lubrication properties can be described by bipolar interactions between PEG200 and rGO, leading to effective dispersion. Chemical analysis of wear particles showed decomposition of rGO into nanosized graphite domains, as exhibited by mechanical energy produced in tribo-contact. Moreover, these domains formed effective and stable tribofilms on the steel wear tracks that easily sheared under the action of contact stress. This significantly enhanced the antifriction and antiwear properties, resulting in improved oxidation resistance of PEG200 under the tribo-contact. It was found that, at high rGO concentrations, the lubrication efficiency decreased as a result of graphene–graphene intersheet collisions, producing mechanical energy and chemical defects at contact interfaces