Advanced materials
Advanced materials
Engineering Quantum Light Sources with Flat Optics
17/04/2024 -
This review explores latest development of leveraging flat?optics to generate ultra?compact quantum light sources with improved efficiency and added functionalities. It highlights photon?pair sources...
Handedness?Inverted and Stimuli?Responsive Circularly Polarized Luminescent Nano/Micro?Materials through Pathway?Dependent Chiral Supramolecular Polymorphism
16/04/2024 -
The precise manipulation of supramolecular polymorphs has been widely applied to control the morphologies and functions of self?assemblies, but is rarely utilized for the fabrication of circularly...
Metal?Organic Frameworks?Derived Nanocarbon Materials and Nanometal Oxides for Photocatalytic Applications
17/04/2024 -
This review categorizes MOFs?derived nanomaterials, including nanocarbons and nanometal oxides. Subsequently, the recent research progress on MOFs?derived nanomaterials in photocatalytic water...
Life cycle exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) induces filial toxicity and population decline in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
18/04/2024 -
Titanium dioxide nanoparticle (TiO2-NP) exposure has raised significant concern due to their potential toxicity and adverse ecological impacts. Despite their ubiquitous presence in various...
Enhancing the UV resistance and flame retardancy of epoxy resin composites with fluorescent carbon dots
15/04/2024 -
The flexible piezoresistive tactile sensor (FPTS) preparation process. (a) Preparation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) solution. (b) Preparation of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) solution. (c)...
Isocyanate?chitin modified microspheres for chiral drug separation in high performance liquid chromatography
16/04/2024 -
Preparation process diagram of MWCNTs/PANI@MWCNTs/PAN fiber.AbstractWearable smart sensors have broad prospects in medical health and physical exercise. In this study, the core–shell conductive...
Preparation of silicon quantum dot–protein complex and application in antibacterial, antibiofilm, and bacterial cell imaging
15/04/2024 -
Abstract Bacterial and biofilm infections pose great challenges to clinical treatments. This study reports the application of long-wavelength-emitting silicon quantum dots...
Utilizing ion-etching strategy to construct ultra-lightweight CoNi alloy-modified electrospun carbon fiber composites for efficient electromagnetic wave absorption
16/04/2024 -
Abstract In the practical application of electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers, two important factors that simultaneously meet the lightweight characteristics and efficient...
Inelastic X-ray Scattering as a Probe of Terahertz Phonon Propagation in Nanoparticle Suspensions
17/04/2024 -
This paper reviews recent inelastic X-ray scattering investigations of simple inhomogeneous materials, such as nanoparticle suspensions in liquids. All studies reported emphasize the ability of...
A Critical Review on Immobilized Sucrose Isomerase and Cells for Producing Isomaltulose
17/04/2024 -
Isomaltulose is a novel sweetener and is considered healthier than the common sugars, such as sucrose or glucose. It has been internationally recognized as a safe food product and holds vast...
Heterojunctions of Mercury Selenide Quantum Dots and Halide Perovskites with High Lattice Matching and Their Photodetection Properties
18/04/2024 -
Heterojunction semiconductors have been extensively applied in various optoelectronic devices due to their unique carrier transport characteristics. However, it is still a challenge to construct...
Preparation and Characterization of Uniform and Controlled Silica Encapsulating on Lithium Yttrium Fluoride-Based Upconversion Nanoparticles
16/04/2024 -
In this work, we present an advancement in the encapsulation of lithium yttrium fluoride-based (YLiF4:Yb,Er) upconversion nanocrystals (UCNPs) with silica (SiO2) shells through a reverse...
On-Line pH Measurement Cation Exchange Kinetics of Y3+-Exchanged Alginic Acid for Y2O3 Nanoparticles Synthesis
17/04/2024 -
A new sol-gel method that employs cation exchange from an aqueous metal ion solution with H+ ions of granulated alginic acid was developed for synthesizing high-purity Y2O3 nanoparticles. In this...
The Mechanism of Manipulating Chirality and Chiral Sensing Based on Chiral Plexcitons in a Strong-Coupling Regime
18/04/2024 -
Manipulating plasmonic chirality has shown promising applications in nanophotonics, stereochemistry, chirality sensing, and biomedicine. However, to reconfigure plasmonic chirality, the strategy of...
Surface Modification of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Application in Targeted Delivery Systems of Antitumour Drugs
16/04/2024 -
The problem of tumour therapy has attracted the attention of many researchers for many decades. One of the promising strategies for the development of new dosage forms to improve oncology treatment...
Electrospinning in Food Packaging: Current Trend and Future Direction
15/04/2024 -
Food packaging protect foods and raw materials from oxidation and microbial spoilage. Electrospinning provide fabricating food packaging materials. Intelligent packaging materials regulate the...
Preparation and characterization of halloysite nanotube?silica/silicone rubber composites: Effect of HNTs on mechanical and thermal properties
16/04/2024 -
Preparation of HNTs?SiO2/SR and its properties.A series of halloysite nanotube?silica (HNTs?SiO2) nanocomposite fillers were prepared by in?situ assembly, and a reinforced SiO2/SR composite was...
Preparation of efficient and eco?friendly solid polymer electrolyte based on anionic polyurethane dispersion, polyethylene oxide, and halloysite nanotube
17/04/2024 -
Providing a new pathway for conducting lithium ions in the composition electrolyte by Halloysite nanotube for high?voltage lithium metal batteries.With the ever?increasing need for energy storage...
Ultimately Adaptive Fluid Interfacial Phospholipid Membranes Unveiled Unanticipated High Cellular Mechanical Work
13/04/2024 -
Living cells actively interact biochemically and mechanically with the surrounding extracellular matrices (ECMs) and undergo dramatic morphological and dimensional transitions, concomitantly...
Pearl?Inspired Intelligent Marine Hetero Nanocomposite Coating Based on “Brick&Mortar” Strategy: Anti?corrosion Durability and Switchable Antifouling
12/04/2024 -
Corrosion activities and biofouling pose significant challenges for marine facilities, resulting in substantial economic losses. Inspired by the “brick&mortar” structure of pearls, a novel...
Near?Infrared?II Nanomaterials for Activatable Photodiagnosis and Phototherapy
13/04/2024 -
Near?Infrared?II (NIR?II) spans wavelengths between 1,000 to 1,700 nanometers, featuring deep tissue penetration and reduced tissue scattering and absorption characteristics, providing robust support...
