Advanced materials

 

Advanced materials

Liquid‐Crystalline Biomineral Nanofibers: 1D Inorganic Materials with a High Aspect Ratio and Anisotropic Self‐Assembled Nanocomposites
10/11/2025 - A new class of high aspect‐ratio, electric‐field‐responsive, and single‐crystalline fibrous nanomaterials are reported. These nanofibers are liquid‐crystalline (LC) biomineral based on...
Solution Plasma Synthesis of High‐Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles with Self‐Limiting Oxidation for Photothermal CO2 Reduction
07/11/2025 - A novel solution plasma method enables direct synthesis of high‐entropy catalysts in aqueous media. The typical FeCoNiCrMn catalyst exhibits a dual‐phase core‐shell structure, where CrMn‐rich...
The Rise of AIE‐Peptide Systems: Design Principles, Multifunctional Applications, and Future Perspectives
05/11/2025 - This review highlights the synergistic fusion of aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) luminogens and peptides for their transformative applications in sensing, bioimaging, and theranostics. It...
Optimizing Silver Nanoparticle Properties: Synergistic Effects of Green Synthesis and Calcination on Crystallinity, Stability, and Bioactivity
- Microbial infections are a major healthcare challenge, exacerbated by rising antibiotic resistance. This study aims to synthesize and characterize silver-based nanoparticles (Ag2O and Ag NPs) via...
Improvement of Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Via Anode Modification with TiC@C-TiO2/PANI Nanocomposite
- Microbial fuel cells as bioelectricity generating devices have demonstrated poor energy density. Electrode surface modification has pronounced as an efficient strategy to boost power generation....
Self‐Limiting Synthesis of Supported Nanoparticle Superlattices on Diverse Substrates via Surface Coordination Chemistry
22/10/2025 - Self‐limiting surface coordination enables the scalable synthesis of high‐density nanoparticle superlattices on diverse substrates. Sodium oleate (NaOA) adsorption facilitates uniform cation...
Vitrimer Nanocomposites from Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly
18/10/2025 - This study introduces a materials design strategy that embeds spherical nanoparticles derived from polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) into recyclable networks to significantly reduce...
Construction of Diverse Calcium‐Based Nanomaterials through a Microemulsion Method for Pyroptosis‐Initiated Antitumor Immunotherapy
14/10/2025 - A universal microemulsion approach using calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate as surfactant and calcium source enables the synthesis of diverse calcium‐based nanomaterials. Calcium succinate...
Mirror Life: Bridging Chirality, Ethics, and the Foundations of Life Creation
14/10/2025 - Bridging chirality and materials science, this review charts how mirror‐image building blocks enable stable biomaterials and therapeutics and propel efforts toward mirror cells. Applications in...
LiVO3/LiZnVO4 Nanocomposite: High Performance Electrocatalyst for Ambient Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia
10/10/2025 - Lithium‐mediated electrocatalysis enables sustainable N2 fixation but hindered by parasitic Li deposition. An oxide‐oxide nanocomposite (LiVO3/LiZnVO4) structurally integrates lithium into...
Deciphering the formation of biogenic nanoparticles and their protein corona: State-of-the-art and analytical challenges
- Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) using biological organisms such as plants, fungi, and bacteria offers a sustainable, green alternative to conventional chemical synthesis. These green...
Nature‐Inspired Multidisciplinary Strategies for Tissue and Organ Cryopreservation
26/09/2025 - Rooted in evolutionary adaptations observed in freeze‐resistant organisms, these bioinspired strategies converge to form a cross‐disciplinary synergy—harnessing principles from physics,...
Photothermally Powered 3D Microgels Mechanically Regulate Mesenchymal Stem Cells Under Anisotropic Force
24/09/2025 - The photothermally powered microgel is designed to mechanically train mesenchymal stem cells using spatially patterned exogenous forces in three‐dimensional (3D) workspaces. When microgels are...
Cooling Crystallization at Solid Interfaces en Route to a Janus Nanocatalyst
22/09/2025 - A unique RuNiW/W2C Janus structure are synthesized through a cooling crystallization strategy, serving as highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for urea assisted hydrogen production.Hydrogen...
Temporal Immunomodulatory Hydrogel Regulating the Immune‐Osteogenic Cascade for Infected Bone Defects Regeneration
20/09/2025 - The temporal immunomodulatory hydrogel with sequential ions‐releases capability is constructed to regulate the immune‐osteogenic cascade for infected bone defects regeneration. It guided...
Atomic‐Scale Insights into Nanoparticle Exsolution at Dislocations in Dislocation‐Engineered Catalysts
13/09/2025 - This study reveals an atomic‐level correlation between bulk dislocations and the exsolution of surface nanoparticles through a novel approach for dislocation engineering in epitaxial thin films....
Pd Single‐Atoms Doped Cu3P Quantum Dots with Moderately Optimized H* Sorption Behaviors for Actualizing the Multifunctional “Formaldehyde‐Nitrate” Galvanic System
26/08/2025 - Pd single‐atoms doped Cu3P quantum dots effectively drive the novel multifunctional “formaldehyde‐nitrate” galvanic system for wastes purification, electricity generation, and the production...
Bioinspired Polyimide/Carbon Nanotube Aerogels With Core‐Radiating and Omasum‐Like Morphology toward Excellent Electromagnetic Shielding and Superior Elasticity
19/08/2025 - A morphogenetic approach is established to precisely coordinate the precursor thermodynamics by tuning the carbon nanotube (CNT) content and precursor concentration in the framework of the...
Natural Cell‐Inspired Nanoparticles: Preparation, Mechanisms, Applications, and Prospects for Clinical Translation
16/08/2025 - This review comprehensively examines nature cell‐inspired nanoparticles (NCINPs), which achieve molecular‐level emulation of natural cells through precise reconstruction of membrane interfaces....
TriMag Microrobots: 3D‐Printed Microrobots for Magnetic Actuation, Imaging, and Hyperthermia
11/08/2025 - TriMag microrobots are two‐photon polymerized hydrogel structures embedded with in situ synthesized Fe3O4 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles, enabling magnetic actuation, high‐resolution magnetic particle...