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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Alessandro Parisotto, Viola V. Vogler-Neuling, Ullrich Steiner, Matthias Saba, Bodo D. Wilts
Summary: Scientists have discovered that the beetle Euprotaetia inexpectata has a black appearance due to the presence of anisotropic micropillars that enhance absorptivity. This independent evolution of black surfaces in nature provides interesting templates for bio-inspired applications.
MATERIALS TODAY ADVANCES
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Youngsup Song, Carlos D. Diaz-Marin, Lenan Zhang, Hyeongyun Cha, Yajing Zhao, Evelyn N. Wang
Summary: In this work, a three-tier hierarchical structure is designed to overcome the trade-off between HTC and CHF. By defining nucleation sites with microcavities and incorporating nanostructures, the bubble coalescence is minimized and evaporation is promoted, leading to significant enhancement in both HTC and CHF compared to a smooth surface.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Siqi Wang, Yu Xiao, Yongjin Chen, Shang Peng, Dongyang Wang, Tao Hong, Zhi Yang, Yuejun Sun, Xiang Gao, Li-Dong Zhao
Summary: The ternary compound CuSbSe2-alloyed PbTe, CumPb100SbmTe100Se2m (CLAST), exhibits outstanding n-type thermoelectric transport behavior, with hierarchical Cu-based precipitates and interstitials playing a key role in balancing phonon and carrier transport. By introducing a small amount of CuSbSe2 alloying, the room-temperature carrier concentration and power factor can be optimized, while embedded Cu-based nanostructures help lower the lattice thermal conductivity. Additionally, excess Cu atoms can enhance carrier concentration and mobility, contributing to a high power factor in Cu3.3Pb100Sb3Te100Se6. The Cu-based hierarchical structures in CLAST samples synergistically optimize phonon and carrier transport properties, leading to high ZT values at both low and high temperatures.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Jing Shi, Xiangying Xing, Huixiang Wang, Lin Ge, Haizhen Sun, Baoliang Lv
Summary: In this study, a novel hierarchical structure material of Cu-WO3 NANF was successfully synthesized and exhibited remarkable catalytic activity for the thermal decomposition of AP. This may provide a new idea for the design of hierarchical catalysts and opened up a new field for WO3 applications.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Chuankang Shu, Ying Liang, Zhen Zhang, Bin Fang
Summary: Hierarchical porous structures of Ni-3(CO3)(OH)(4) and (NixCo1-x)(6)(CO3)(2)(OH)(8) .H2O were synthesized via a hydrothermal route, with chloride ions playing a crucial role in the morphology of the (Ni,Co)(6)(CO3)(2)(OH)(8) .H2O structures. The electrochemical properties of the products were found to be influenced by their chemical composition and surface property, with Ni-3(CO3)(OH)(4) exhibiting higher specific capacitance but poorer rate performance and cycle stability compared to (Ni,Co)(6)(CO3)(2)(OH)(8) .H2O.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoyu Wang, Jiangang Wei, Yuqin Mao, Wenqin Li, Xiangrong Zhu, Pengwei Wang, LuPing Zhu
Summary: The study demonstrates that introducing SnCl2 into the reaction system can lead to the preparation of Sn-doped ZnO hierarchical structures with enhanced photocatalytic activity. These structures exhibit unique morphology and recyclability, making them promising for applications in environmental remediation and energy conversion.
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Liane Ladouceur, Amid Shakeri, Shadman Khan, Alejandra Rey Rincon, Esra Kasapgil, Jeffrey I. Weitz, Leyla Soleymani, Tohid F. Didar
Summary: High-touch surfaces are known to be a major route for the spread of pathogens, making antimicrobial coatings crucial in reducing the transmission of infectious diseases. Pathogen-repellent surfaces offer unique advantages in public settings but face challenges in high manufacturing costs, scalability, compatibility with high-touch applications, and environmental impact.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Bei Xue, Yao Guo, Zhaofeng Huang, Shengyue Gu, Qian Zhou, Wei Yang, Kezhi Li
Summary: In this study, a novel NixCo3-xO4 nanotube array hierarchical structure derived from zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) is grown on Ni foam for a high-performance hybrid energy storage device in alkaline solution. The optimized NixCo3-xO4 NAHS/Ni foam exhibits substantially enhanced electrochemical properties, providing excellent specific capacity and long-term stability for hybrid alkaline batteries. This work combines design of the electronic structure with the optimization of composition, serving as a reference for the application of hybrid rechargeable alkaline batteries (RABs).
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jaekyoung Kim, Yerin Ryu, Chi Hyung Kim, Seong Gil Heo, Kee-Youn Yoo, Hyunsik Yoon
Summary: This study proposes a simple method to obtain micro-hyperbola structures through wetting a photocurable viscous liquid around micropillars, demonstrating robust omniphobicity. The formation of hyperbola structures depends on the spacing ratio between micropillars, and the formation mechanism can be explained with a simple model.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
ShengLiang Wang, ZhiJun Xu, HaiXu Chen, XiaoLiang Wang, Song Lin, Lei Wang, XiaoMan Liu, Xin Huang
Summary: The biointerface engineering of living cells by creating an abiotic shell has implications for improving cellular behavior and promoting the development of living cell hybrid materials. Active nanoencapsulation of single cells endows them with motion ability that they do not possess inherently. The emerging motion characteristics of the encapsulated cells can be self-regulated, leading to self-sorting between mother cells and daughter cells in a proliferated Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell community. This study not only serves as a new technique in single-cell biology analysis and sorting, but also opens up opportunities to manipulate cell functionality by creating biohybrid materials.
SCIENCE CHINA-TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Christopher M. M. Wintersinger, Dionis Minev, Anastasia Ershova, Hiroshi M. M. Sasaki, Gokul Gowri, Jonathan F. F. Berengut, F. Eduardo Corea-Dilbert, Peng Yin, William M. M. Shih
Summary: Living systems can self-assemble at different length scales, and DNA origami techniques have enabled the self-assembly of submicron-scale shapes. By extending the crisscross polymerization strategy to DNA origami slats, custom multi-micron shapes with nanoscale surface patterning can be fabricated. This method allows for the production of complex structures composed of thousands of sophisticated and precisely designed origami slats.
NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nakhyun Kim, Sucheol Ju, Jisung Ha, Hojung Choi, Hansang Sung, Heon Lee
Summary: An efficient hierarchical photoanode with enhanced light absorption efficiency and increased specific area was designed by utilizing multiple light scattering and a hierarchical structure.
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Chemistry, Physical
Sulakshana Shenoy, Kartick Tarafder, Kishore Sridharan
Summary: The study reported the photocatalytic activity of NiAg NPs embedded on hierarchical ZnO structures, showing that the synergistic effect of the bimetallic NPs on ZnO led to enhanced photocatalytic performance. Experimental and computational results confirmed the improved photocatalytic activity of NiAg-ZnO.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2021)
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Electrochemistry
Zahra Andikaey, Ali A. Ensafi, Behzad Rezaei
Summary: FeCoCuP with 3D hierarchical structures was successfully synthesized and optimized to exhibit excellent supercapacitor performance, showing high specific capacity and energy density with good cyclic stability.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tyler M. Brown, Hassan H. Fakih, Daniel Saliba, Jathavan Asohan, Hanadi F. Sleiman
Summary: A barrier for biological applications of DNA structures is their instability to nucleases. This study explores the use of UV-mediated thymine dimerization to crosslink and stabilize DNA nanostructures. The researchers compare different methods of DNA irradiation and show that all approaches can achieve nuclease protection, but with varying levels of off-target crosslinking and damage. They also demonstrate a mild irradiation condition that enhances serum stability while maintaining DNA function. This methodology has potential applications in nucleic acid therapy and nanotechnology.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Polymer Science
Ziqing Cai, Zhenyu Jia, Tao Wang
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2019)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Nan Tang, Ziqing Cai, Hongpeng Chen, Longbin Cao, Bo Chen, Bihua Lin
EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE
(2019)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Huajin Zhou, Zhenyu Jia, Ming Jiang, Haifeng Bao, Leping Huang, Ziqing Cai
MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
(2019)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Wenqi Wu, Junyang Tu, Hairong Li, Ziwei Zhan, Leping Huang, Ziqing Cai, Qiong Li, Ming Jiang, Jing Huang
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
(2020)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Xingda Wu, Nan Tang, Cuijuan Liu, Qin Zhao, Xingyan Liu, Qiuyan Xu, Chunmei Chen, Binying Sun, Hongpeng Chen
Summary: Micro/nano hierarchical substrates with varying micropillar spacings were designed and prepared for capturing tumor cells. Increasing micropillar density significantly improved cell capture efficiency, while optimal micropillar spacings favored cell attachment and spreading, enhancing cell-material interaction.
BIOMEDICAL PHYSICS & ENGINEERING EXPRESS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Ziqing Cai, Jinqiao Ye, Yunfan Zhang, Danli Nie, Ouyang Jianglin
Summary: The temperature and strain fields play crucial roles in regulating the fibrous aggregate structure of polyamide 6. Through systematic analysis of oriented polyamide 6 plates, it was found that the stretching process induces the formation of more thermally stable alpha-form crystals, which gradually transform into gamma-form crystals with increasing stretching temperature. Additionally, crystal chips transform into fibrils during the stretching process.
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Physics, Multidisciplinary
Yufang Li, Yunfan Zhang, Jianglin Ouyang, Jinqiao Ye, Ziqing Cai
Summary: This paper analyzed the influence of tensile conditions on the shape memory effect of PLA plates. The experimental results demonstrated that PLA plates exhibited excellent recovery ratio and recovery stress at lower stretch temperatures. The crystal regions in the shape memory system of PLA played a crucial role in shaping the memory effect. The study investigated the changes in the crystal structure of PLA plates under different stretching conditions and established a structural evolution model of lamallae during the stretching process.
Article
Polymer Science
Danli Nie, Xianze Yin, Ziqing Cai, Jintao Wang
Summary: This study investigates the influence of crystallization on the shape memory properties of PLA by preparing PLA plates with different aggregation structures. The results show that the crystal region structure determines the shape memory performance. This research contributes to the design and fabrication of high-performance shape memory materials.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pingping Dong, Ziqing Cai, Bingfeng Li, Yueqin Zhu, Alice K. Y. Chan, Michael W. L. Chiang, Chun Hang Au, Wing Kin Sung, Tan To Cheung, Chung Mau Lo, Kwan Man, Nikki P. Lee
Summary: The study reveals a novel function of HFE in promoting cytokinesis during mitotic cell division in HCC, independent of its iron-regulating ability. Clinical analysis shows that upregulation of HFE is associated with larger tumors and poor prognosis. The findings lay the groundwork for the development of tumor intolerable therapeutics.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Wenpeng Chu, Song Yan, Ziqing Cai, Shiwen Yang, Xinghui Hu, Xianze Yin
Summary: The use of N-PTSA as a toughening agent can reduce the melt processing viscosity of PLA matrix and improve the toughness of PLA without compromising its tensile strength and Young's modulus.
MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Xiuxia Zhang, Jintao Wang, Xiaohuan Wang, Ziqing Cai
Summary: In this study, a modified cotton cloth with superoleophobicity/superhydrophilicity was successfully developed. The cloth exhibited high contact angles to various oils and showed high efficiency and durability in oil-water separation applications.
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Yufang Li, Danli Nie, Zhining Xiang, Ziqing Cai, Jintao Wang
Summary: During the fiber spinning process, the stretching process plays a key role in improving the mechanical properties of materials. This study comparatively investigated the effect of hydrogen bond density on the aggregation structure evolution of three polyamides. The results showed that with the increase of hydrogen bond density, the tensile strength and crystallinity of the materials gradually increased. Furthermore, significant differences were observed in the phase transition process of the three polyamides due to the difference in hydrogen bond density.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Hongpeng Chen, Zhensheng Yang
Summary: A new hybrid method is proposed for automatic picking of arrival times of acoustic emission and microseismic signals, which can detect signals with different signal-to-noise ratios and overcome some drawbacks of conventional methods.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Junyang Tu, Hairong Li, Jingjing Zhang, Die Hu, Ziqing Cai, Xianze Yin, Lijie Dong, Leping Huang, Chuanxi Xiong, Ming Jiang
ADVANCED COMPOSITES AND HYBRID MATERIALS
(2019)
