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Materials

Exploring Tunable Torsional Mechanical Properties of 3D?Printed Tubular Metamaterials
27/03/2024 - Two design methods are employed to enhance the strength and flexibility of tubular lattice metamaterials. Inspired by sponges, the design demonstrates a 21?fold increase in stiffness compared to...
Design, additive manufacturing and electromagnetic characterization of alumina cellular structures for waveguide antenna
27/03/2024 - In this work, a design and additive manufacturing approach was successfully implemented to print via digital light processing cubic cellular alumina structures for antenna waveguides. Cellular...
Multi?scale Polyvinylidene Fluoride/Magnesium?Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxide Gel Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries
27/03/2024 - An multi?scale of porous polyvinylidene fluoride?hexafluoropropylene copolymer (PVDF?HFP)/magnesium?aluminum layered double hydroxides (MgAl?LDHs) composite gel polymer electrolyte is prepared by...
Strategies for Enhanced Optical Performance and Durability of VO2?based Thermochromic Windows
27/03/2024 - Due to the growing need for smart windows for buildings to reduce energy usage, vanadium dioxide (VO2) has been investigated as a potential material for thermochromic smart windows due to its ease of...
Inkjet Printing on Hydrophobic Surface: Practical Implementation of Stacked Coin Strategy
27/03/2024 - While inkjet printing on many hydrophilic surfaces can be achieved through control of drop spacing and droplet deposition delay alone, the same for hydrophobic substrates prove to be challenging. The...
Nanocarbon/Co3O4/Epoxy Composites for Microwave Shielding and Absorption
27/03/2024 - A significant increase in microwave shielding and absorption for epoxy composites with nanocarbon (graphite nanoplatelets, carbon nanotubes) and magnetic Co3O4 fillers is the result of large...
Spacer Conformation Induced Multiple Hydrogen Bonds in 2D Perovskite Toward Highly Efficient Optoelectronic Devices
27/03/2024 - Two?dimensional (2D) Dion–Jacobson (DJ) perovskites typically outperform Ruddlesden–Popper analogs in terms of photodetection (PD). However, the mechanism behind this enhanced performance remains...
High Open?Circuit Voltage Organic Solar Cells with 19.2% Efficiency Enabled by Synergistic Side?Chain Engineering
27/03/2024 - Restricted by the energy?gap law, state?of?the?art organic solar cells (OSCs) exhibit relatively low open?circuit voltage (VOC; 0.8–0.9 V) because of large nonradiative energy losses. Moreover, the...
Cucurbit[8]uril Mediated Supramolecular and Photocrosslinked Interpenetrating Network Hydrogel Matrices for 3D?Bioprinting
27/03/2024 - Printing of biologically functional constructs is significant for applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Designing bio?inks remains remarkably challenging due to the...
The Functional Study of Response Regulator ArlR Mutants in Staphylococcus Aureus
- Abstract Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of hospital-associated infections worldwide. The organismâ??s ability to form biofilms has led to resistance...
Exploring the Mechanism of Acupuncture's Influence on the Protease Activity and Free Radical Damage in Synovial Fluid of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rats Induced by Type II Collagen from the Release of Active Oxygen
- Abstract Acupuncture was studied to investigate the mechanism of its effect on protease vitality and free radical damage in Type I CIA rats induced by type II collagen. The study...
Bacterial nanocellulose: A versatile biopolymer production using a cost?effective wooden disc based rotary reactor
25/03/2024 - Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has various unique qualities, including high mechanical strength, crystallinity, and high water?holding capacity, which makes it appropriate for a wide range of...
Development of synthetic small regulatory RNA for Rhodococcus erythropolis
25/03/2024 - Graphical Abstract and Lay SummaryThe non?model Rhodococcus are an ideal chassis for biotransformation, biodegradation, and biosynthesis; however, engineering of Rhodococcus is challenging. In this...
Raman spectroscopy and one?dimensional convolutional neural network modeling as a real?time monitoring tool for in vitro transaminase?catalyzed synthesis of a pharmaceutically relevant amine precursor
27/03/2024 - Raman spectroscopy has been used to measure the concentration of a pharmaceutically relevant model amine intermediate for positive allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a...
Synthesis, characterization, and anti?inflammatory properties of novel ethyl 3?benzoyl?7?(trifluoromethyl)indolizine?1?carboxylate derivatives: In silico and in vitro analysis
26/03/2024 - An efficient and effective scheme of synthesis for novel ethyl 3?benzoyl?7?(trifluoromethyl) indolizine?1?carboxylate derivatives using one pot method.Series of 7?(Trifluoromethyl) substituted...
Design of Induction Heatable Carbon?Based Foams for Catalysis
27/03/2024 - The development of catalyst supports with direct incorporation of the catalyst material and magnetically heatable particles during the foaming process is presented. The developed materials will be...
Synthesis and molecular docking of some new thiazolidinone and thiadiazole derivatives as anticancer agents
27/03/2024 - New sets of functionalized thiazolidinone and thiadiazole derivatives were synthesized, and their cytotoxicity was evaluated on HepG2, MCF?7, HTC?116, and WI38 cells. The synthetic approach is based...
Self?Assembly Strategy for Constructing Porous Boron and Nitrogen Co?Doped Carbon as an Efficient ORR Electrocatalyst toward Zinc?Air Battery
27/03/2024 - A self?assembly strategy is developed to construct porous N and B doped carbon materials (BCN?P) as efficient metal?free ORR catalysts for zinc?air battery, which employs the macrocyclic molecule...
CO2 photoreduction over semiconducting 2D materials with supported single atoms: recent progress and challenges
27/03/2024 - In the face of the growing energy crisis and environmental challenges, substantial efforts are now directed toward sustainable clean energy as a replacement for traditional fossil fuels. CO2...
Phosphoramide?Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Effective Gas Adsorption
27/03/2024 - Cost?effective and facile synthetic routes to organic ligands, along with porous materials that exhibit exceptional gas?storage properties, promise significant industrial applications. Here, a...
Biomimetic Nanocomposites for Glioma Imaging and Therapy
27/03/2024 - Glioma, the most common primary brain tumor, is highly invasive and grows rapidly. As such, the survival of glioma patients is relatively short, highlighting the vital importance of timely diagnosis...