Materials
Materials
Conducting Polymer Coatings Prepared by Mixed Emulsions are Highly Conductive and Stable in Water
17/09/2023 -
An aqueous emulsion of conducting polymer is commonly applied on a substrate to form a coating after drying. The coating, however, disintegrates in water. This paper reports a coating prepared using...
Protonated Organic Semiconductors: Origin of Water?Induced Charge?Trap Generation
17/09/2023 -
A new mechanism of bias?stress?induced trap generation in organic field?effect transistors (OFETs) is unveiled. The combined spectroscopic method proposes the trap generation from the protonation of...
An and Logic Gate for Magnetic Resonance Imaging?Guided Ferroptosis Therapy of Tumors
17/09/2023 -
To improve the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) efficiency and ferroptosis therapy efficacy of exceedingly small magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (IO, < 5 nm) for tumors via enhancing the...
Covalently Functionalized Nanopores for Highly Selective Separation of Monovalent Ions
16/09/2023 -
Biological ion channels possess prominent ion transport performances attributed to their critical chemical groups across the continuous nanoscale filters. However, it is still a challenge to imitate...
Self?Adaptive Nanoregulator to Mitigate Dynamic Immune Evasion of Pancreatic Cancer
16/09/2023 -
The advance of immunotherapy has shifted the paradigm of cancer management in clinic. Nevertheless, a considerable subset of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients marginally responds to...
Latest Innovations in 2D Flexible Nanoelectronics
15/09/2023 -
Two distinct requirements of various nanomaterials, including from a single semiconductor or with van der Waals heterostructures, are summarized, including where strain must be avoided, such as...
High?Mass?Loading Li–S Batteries Catalytically Activated by Cerium Oxide: Performance and Failure Analysis under Lean Electrolyte Conditions
15/09/2023 -
A 3D sulfur electrode with cotton?derived carbon as the substrate and CeOx as the catalyst is developed to achieve high sulfur mass loading and fast reaction kinetics under lean electrolyte...
DNA Origami: From Molecular Folding Art to Drug Delivery Technology
15/09/2023 -
Using rationally designed DNA molecules as the building blocks, the DNA origami technique enables the assembly of exquisite nanostructures with predesigned geometries, precise addressability,...
Optically Active MXenes in Van der Waals Heterostructures
15/09/2023 -
MXene?based van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures have recently gained tremendous attention as prospective optical materials that combine an extraordinary optical response with tunable light–matter...
Embedding Living Cells with a Mechanically Reinforced and Functionally Programmable Hydrogel Fiber Platform
15/09/2023 -
A novel sheath–core living hydrogel fiber platform is introduced, wherein synthetic biology and microfluidic spinning are integrated, offering enhanced programmability, mechanical robustness, and...
Spatially Programmable Architected Materials Inspired by The Metallurgical Phase Engineering
15/09/2023 -
Programmable architected materials with capabilities of precisely storing predefined mechanical behaviors and adaptive deformation responses upon external stimulations are desirable to help...
Liquid Metal?based Stable And Stretchable Zn?ion Battery for Electronic Textiles
15/09/2023 -
Electronic textiles harmoniously interact with the human body and the surrounding environment, offering tremendous interest in smart wearable electronics. However, their wide application faces...
Fast Gas Adsorption Kinetics in Supraparticle?based Mof Packings with Hierarchical Porosity
15/09/2023 -
Metal?organic frameworks (MOFs) are microporous adsorbents for high?throughput gas separation. Such materials exhibit distinct adsorption characteristics owing to the flexibility of the crystal...
Ultra?bright Heptamethine Dye Clusters Based on a Self?adaptive Co?assembly Strategy for NIR?IIb Biomedical Imaging
15/09/2023 -
Despite the wide range of applications of bright NIR?II polymethine scaffolds in biomedical imaging, their solvatochromism and aggregation?caused quenching (ACQ) effects in aqueous solutions limit...
The Landscape of Biomimetic Nanovesicles in Brain Diseases
15/09/2023 -
Brain diseases, such as brain tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular diseases and brain injuries, are caused by various pathophysiological changes such as excessive or impaired...
Thermochromic Printable And Multicolor Polymeric Composite Based on Hybrid Organic?Inorganic Perovskite
14/09/2023 -
Hybrid organic?inorganic perovskites (PVKs) are among the most promising materials for optoelectronic applications thanks to their outstanding photophysical properties and easy synthesis. Herein, a...
Suppressing Rampant and Vertical Deposition of Cathode Intermediate Product via Ph Regulation Towards Large?Capacity and High?Durability Zn//MnO2 Batteries
14/09/2023 -
Despite great prospects, Zn//MnO2 batteries suffer from rampant and vertical deposition of zinc sulfate hydroxide (ZSH) at the cathode surface, which leads to a significant impact on their...
Non?Linear Optics at Twist Interfaces in h?BN/SiC Heterostructures
14/09/2023 -
Understanding the emergent electronic structure in twisted atomically thin layers has led to the exciting field of twistronics. However, practical applications of such systems are challenging since...
Nanoparticles as a younger member of the trace element species family — a food perspective
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Speciation analysis plays a key role in understanding the biological activity and toxicity of an element. So far, classical speciation analysis focused only on the dissolved fraction of an...
Simultaneous determination of the free and total forms of nonylphenol, nonylphenol monoethoxylate, and nonylphenol diethoxylate in human urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
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Nonylphenol (NP), nonylphenol monoethoxylate (NP1EO), and nonylphenol diethoxylate (NP2EO) are widely used in various daily products and have been cataloged as endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Due...
Characterizing lignins from various sources and treatment processes after optimized sample preparation techniques and analysis via ESI-HRMS and custom mass defect software tools
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Sample preparation of complex, natural mixtures such as lignin prior to mass spectrometry analysis, however minimal, is a critical step in ensuring accurate and interference-free results. Modern...
