Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jonay Gonzalez, Pablo Sevilla, Guillem Gabarro-Riera, Jesus Jover, Jorge Echeverria, Sara Fuertes, Ana Arauzo, Elena Bartolome, E. Carolina Sanudo
Summary: This study reported the microwave assisted synthesis of a bidimensional (2D) metal–organic framework (MOF). The material exhibits single-ion magnet behavior and can be exfoliated into stable nanosheets by sonication.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuemin Wang, Xinyuan Xu, Xingyu Chen, Jianshu Li
Summary: The delicate structure and fantastic functions of biological membranes have been utilized to construct multifunctional biomedical materials. These materials show excellent properties, such as long circulation time, disease-targeted therapy, excellent biocompatibility, and selective recognition. However, there are challenges associated with the clinical applications of biological-membrane derived materials.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hiroki Miura, Volodymyr Bon, Irena Senkovska, Sebastian Ehrling, Nadine Boenisch, Gerrit Maeder, Stefan Gruenzner, Azat Khadiev, Dmitri Novikov, Kartik Maity, Andreas Richter, Stefan Kaskel
Summary: Switchable metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have applications in selective separation, pressure amplification, sensing, and actuation. This study demonstrates the temporal engineering of a switchable MOF (DUT-8) by deliberately tuning its temporal response through variations in cobalt content. Advanced analytical methods, including in situ time-resolved techniques, were used to analyze the switching kinetics stimulated by vapor adsorption. The spatiotemporal response of crystal ensembles showed differences due to variations in induction time and cobalt content, reflecting changes in activation barriers.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Sajjad Abdollahramezani, Hossein Taghinejad, Tianren Fan, Mahmood Reza Marzban, Ali A. Eftekhar, Ali Adibi
Summary: We present a hybrid device platform for creating an electrically reconfigurable metasurface by integrating plasmonic nanostructures with phase-change material GST. By changing the phase of GST, a wide range of responses can be achieved, leading to the realization of a broadband electrically tunable multifunctional metadevice.
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Min Wang, Peng Xu, Bo Lei
Summary: Developing bioactive biomaterials with highly controlled functions is crucial to enhancing their applications in regenerative medicine. Citrate-based polymers are widely used in biomedicine due to their facile synthesis, controllable structure, biocompatibility, biomimetic mechanical behavior, and functional groups available for modification. They have been extensively studied and applied in various biomedical fields, showing great potential for clinical applications.
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Mi Chen, Dagogo Dorothy Winston, Min Wang, Wen Niu, Wei Cheng, Yi Guo, Yidan Wang, Meng Luo, Chenxi Xie, Tongtong Leng, Xiaoyan Qu, Bo Lei
Summary: This study develops a multifunctional bioactive material BSr@PPE, which exhibits photothermal effect, antibacterial activity, and biocompatibility, to promote wound repair under tumor and infection-impaired conditions.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Eun-Mi Choi, Kyung Ik Sim, Kenneth S. Burch, Young Hee Lee
Summary: The proximity effect in heterostructures has great potential for customizable functionalities, but also faces challenges. The library of 2D vdW layered materials offers opportunities for tailoring versatile and more effective functionalities.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jin-Cheng Shu, Mao-Sheng Cao, Yan-Lan Zhang, Yu-Ze Wang, Quan-Liang Zhao, Xiao-Yong Fang, Shu-Hui Yang, Yong Qin, Jie Yuan
Summary: Atomic-molecular engineering is an effective method for precisely manipulating the microstructures and components of materials at the micro-nano scale, allowing for flexible control of their electromagnetic response. In this study, graphene microlaminates with a multi-layer structure were fabricated using atomic cluster engineering and oxidative molecular layer deposition. By adjusting the cycles of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), the microlaminates exhibited tunable electromagnetic loss, with an attenuation constant of 160. Based on this, multifunctional antennas were developed, which achieved frequency-selective response and efficient energy harvesting from the signal source, as well as the recycling of waste heat and mechanical energy. This study opens up new possibilities for information transmission and artificial intelligence in the future.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Changhui Liu, Jiahao Zhang, Qingyi Liu, Wenjie Sun, Yu Yan, Haiyue Zhang
Summary: This article focuses on the role of polymers in phase-change materials, as well as the potential applications of multifunctional PCMs in thermal energy storage, shape memory, wearable devices, self-cleaning, and other areas. The compatibility and adjustable properties of polymers with PCMs have made them a widely used component in multifunctional PCM composites. Future research directions and challenges in the field are also discussed.
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Jie Yang, Dihua Dai, Xi Zhang, Lesheng Teng, Lianjun Ma, Ying-Wei Yang
Summary: Cancer remains a severe threat to human health. The marriage of nanomaterials and therapeutic methods, especially metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), provides a practical possibility to improve the deficiencies in cancer therapy. MOFs have been widely applied in cancer therapy to overcome the drawbacks of other therapeutic methods through their controllable morphologies, tailorable diameters, diverse compositions, tunable porosities, high specific surface areas, facile functionalization, and good biocompatibility.
Article
Polymer Science
Francesco Galvagnini, Andrea Dorigato, Luca Fambri, Giulia Fredi, Alessandro Pegoretti
Summary: The study expanded the versatility of epoxy/HGM syntactic foams by incorporating microencapsulated phase change materials, offering improved thermal management and insulation properties for various applications. The experimental results demonstrated that systems with both HGM and PCM had lower viscosity and higher phase change enthalpies, making them suitable for applications requiring specific thermal performance and low density.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Borui Zhang, Nethmi De Alwis Watuthanthrige, Shiwanka V. Wanasinghe, Saadyah Averick, Dominik Konkolewicz
Summary: Dynamic materials, or dynamers, have diverse applications in sustainable materials, advanced materials, and biomedical agents. Comprised of polymers with reversible bonds, the stability and dynamic properties of these materials are determined by the nature of the linker. Combining multiple dynamic linkers can introduce complementary functionalities and enhance material properties.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Nicolas Muzzio, Sergio Moya, Gabriela Romero
Summary: The increasing demand for organ replacements due to an aging population and the loss of tissues and organs have led to the development of new approaches in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The extracellular matrix plays a crucial role in guiding the design and fabrication of scaffolds and biomaterials. Multifunctional scaffolds and biomaterials, combined with various strategies, are being studied for tissue regeneration in TERM.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Junping Ma, Long Zhang, Bo Lei
Summary: This review summarizes the multifunctional properties of MXenes and discusses their applications in tissue regeneration and disease treatment. Research has shown that MXene-based biomaterials have favorable physicochemical properties and bioactive functions, making them promising for tissue regeneration and therapy. However, there are still challenges that need to be addressed for the practical use of MXene-based biomaterials.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Baijie Xu, Qian Xu, Quanzhong Wang, Zhen Liu, Ruikun Zhao, Dandan Li, Pengtao Ma, Jingping Wang, Jingyang Niu
Summary: The copper-containing polyoxometalate-based metal-organic framework HENU-7 showed excellent catalytic performance for the oxidation of diphenylmethane, with high conversion rate and selectivity to benzophenone. In addition, the material demonstrated stability for multiple reuses and the ability to catalyze the oxidation of different benzylic compounds.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Meng, Robert M. Stolz, Lukasz Mendecki, Katherine A. Mirica
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zheng Meng, Aylin Aykanat, Katherine A. Mirica
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Meng, Aylin Aykanat, Katherine A. Mirica
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Meng, Robert M. Stolz, Katherine A. Mirica
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Michael Ko, Lukasz Mendecki, Aileen M. Eagleton, Claudia G. Durbin, Robert M. Stolz, Zheng Meng, Katherine A. Mirica
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Meng, Jianmin Luo, Weiyang Li, Katherine A. Mirica
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Aylin Aykanat, Christopher G. Jones, Evan Cline, Robert M. Stolz, Zheng Meng, Hosea M. Nelson, Katherine A. Mirica
Summary: This paper presents the design, synthesis, characterization, and performance of a novel semiconductive crystalline coordination network utilizing HHTP ligands interconnected with bismuth ions for chemiresistive gas sensing. Bi(HHTP) exhibits two distinct structures and good electrical conductivity, enabling detection of gases and volatile organic compounds, with unique responses to VOCs at ppm concentrations. Spectroscopic analysis suggests the sensing mechanisms involve a complex combination of steric, electronic, and protic properties of the targeted analytes.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Aileen M. Eagleton, Michael Ko, Robert M. Stolz, Nataliia Vereshchuk, Zheng Meng, Lukasz Mendecki, Adelaide M. Levenson, Connie Huang, Katherine C. MacVeagh, Akbar Mahdavi-Shakib, John J. Mahle, Gregory W. Peterson, Brian G. Frederick, Katherine A. Mirica
Summary: This paper presents a novel synthetic approach to convert zero-valent copper metal into a conductive two-dimensional layered metal-organic framework (MOF). It demonstrates the patterning of Cu3(HHTP)2 onto flexible and porous substrates with microscale spatial resolution. The resulting conductive textiles enable simultaneous detection and detoxification of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide, as well as filtration capabilities of H2S. These findings pave the way for the development of robust electronic textiles with multifunctional performance characteristics.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Georganna Benedetto, Brittany M. Cleary, Colin T. Morrell, Claudia G. Durbin, Anna L. Brinks, John Tietjen, Katherine A. Mirica
Summary: The chemistry of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is a valuable tool for teaching high school and undergraduate students fundamental chemical principles, synthesis and crystal growth skills, and the applications of emerging materials. However, most literature experiments involving MOFs require specialized equipment and hazardous chemicals. This paper presents a adapted experimental approach suitable for a household or low-resource laboratory, allowing students to safely grow and use cyclodextrin-based MOFs for CO2 uptake.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jianfei Sui, Ming-Liang Gao, Chengyuan Liu, Yang Pan, Zheng Meng, Daqiang Yuan, Hai-Long Jiang
Summary: By incorporating AuPd alloy nanoparticles into Cu2+-doped metal-organic frameworks, a direct catalytic conversion of methane to methanol can be achieved at mild temperature with H2O2 as an oxidant. The microenvironment parameter of Cu-UiO-66 not only improves the methane adsorption and activation, but also affects the generation of hydroxyl radicals in H2O2 reaction pathways, resulting in a volcano-type dependency of methanol selectivity on Cu contents. This work demonstrates the importance of modulating the microenvironment of catalytic centers in achieving direct catalytic oxidation of methane to methanol.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Meng, Katherine A. Mirica
Summary: COFs, as a new class of materials, show great potential in advancing chemical detection with high sensitivity and selectivity. By harnessing the unique properties of COFs, different types of chemical detection systems can be developed for various analytes under different mechanisms.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2021)