Review
Chemistry, Physical
Dung Minh Ha-Tran, Trinh Thi My Nguyen, Chieh-Chen Huang
Summary: Plant biomass-based biofuels have gradually replaced traditional energy sources due to their advantages of renewability, large quantity, wide availability, economic feasibility, and sustainability. Clostridium thermocellum, a Gram-positive, thermophilic, cellulolytic bacterium, is known for its efficient cellulosome complex, which has been utilized for constructing artificial cellulosomes and enhancing biofuel production.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shiqin Liu, Mengjia Zhu, Yuxiang Huang, Yanglun Yu, Wenji Yu, Bin Lv
Summary: Plant polyphenols can form three-dimensional metal-phenolic networks with metal ions, enabling the construction of functional material coatings. In this study, a simple method was used to prepare superhydrophobic wood using rutin and metal ions, showing excellent performance and environmentally friendly characteristics. The modified wood has immense potential for applications in indoor and outdoor decoration as well as building materials.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhiyao Zhou, Anne M. LaPointe, Timothy D. Shaffer, Geoffrey W. Coates
Summary: Polyolefin plastics are widely used for their low cost and outstanding properties, but their environmental persistence is a challenge. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are biodegradable substitutes, but their high cost and thermal instability hinder widespread use. We have developed methylated polyhydroxybutyrates, poly(3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyrate)s, which have tacticity-independent crystallinity and polyolefin-like properties. These materials can be synthesized from inexpensive feedstocks and can be chemically recycled or upcycled. This family of polyesters provides a platform for sustainable alternatives to polyolefin plastics.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Krishna Gopal Dhal, Arunita Das, Buddhadev Sasmal, Tarun Kumar Ghosh, Kaustav Sarkar
Summary: The Eagle Strategy is a bi-level optimization approach that maintains a balance between evaluation and manipulation by integrating comprehensive and localized search techniques. This article provides an in-depth analysis of its theoretical foundations, analysis, emerging research areas, and practical applications. A comparative study on image segmentation based on multi-level thresholding demonstrates promising results. The study also explores future prospects and objectives for the Eagle Strategy.
ARCHIVES OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yingyi Ma, Zian He, Ziwei Liao, Junwen Xie, Hongyan Yue, Xin Gao
Summary: A sandwich-type composite film was developed with hierarchical porous structure and POSS to significantly reduce the dielectric constant and water uptake of PI film, while maintaining mechanical properties. Varying the POSS content resulted in low dielectric constant, low dielectric loss, reduced water uptake, and improved durability under high humidity compared to flat PI film. These results demonstrate the potential of the composite film as a low dielectric material in microelectronics.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yutong Lin, Lara R. Malins
Summary: The efficient synthesis of designer C-terminal peptide amides without epimerization is achieved by utilizing the inherent reactivity of C-terminal carboxylates. This method is compatible with most functional groups and overcomes major limitations associated with conventional coupling-based approaches. The utility of this approach is demonstrated through the synthesis of various bioactive compounds, showcasing its broad applicability.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Qingqing Xin, Junqiu Zhang, Zhiwu Han, Houqi Zhao, Tao Hou, Yahua Liu, Shichao Niu, Qigang Han, Zhengzhi Mu, Bo Li, Ze Wang, Luquan Ren
Summary: The high-performance optimized design of industrial sensors has been a challenging point in high-end equipment manufacturing technology. Bio-sensors have served as a great inspiration for high-sensitivity and high-performance sensors. This study discusses the mechanisms of bio-sensors in mechanical detection and the latest research results in bio-mimetic devices. The development of bio-sensors relies on the design and development of mechanical structures and functional materials with various couplings.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
ChangHeum Jo, Natalia Voronina, Yang-Kook Sun, Seung-Taek Myung
Summary: The article discusses the evolution of natural materials and the importance of using bio-inspired materials in the field of rechargeable secondary batteries. It explores the application advantages of bio-inspired materials in batteries and examines the feasibility of using these materials in new types of secondary battery systems.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Taryn Mead, Sally Jeanrenaud, John Bessant
Summary: Recent research suggests that sustainability-oriented innovation may require different organizational circumstances than traditional innovation. This study aims to understand the formation process of sustainability-oriented innovation by analyzing individual narratives, which in turn shape the innovation practices within organizations. The findings reveal that the overall stage of corporate sustainability, leadership involvement, and innovation infrastructure and culture have a significant impact on the narratives of sustainability-oriented innovation in organizations.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Vunnam Srinivasulu, Gourishetty Srikanth, Monther A. Khanfar, Imad A. Abu-Yousef, Amin F. Majdalawieh, Ralph Mazitschek, Subbaiah Chennam Setty, Anusha Sebastian, Taleb H. Al-Tel
Summary: The complexity-to-diversity (CtD) strategy is a powerful tool for transforming complex natural products into diverse structures. However, existing functional groups often limit the reactions used in this process, restricting access to desired skeletal diversity. By developing stereodivergent strategies, researchers have successfully synthesized diverse natural product-like compounds.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jia-Rui Wu, Gengxin Wu, Ying-Wei Yang
Summary: This article summarizes the research work on PIMs, including their design and modular synthesis, structural features, supramolecular functions, and application exploration. The challenges and prospects for their future development are also outlined.
ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zoltan Dekan, Thomas Kremsmayr, Peter Keov, Mathilde Godin, Ngari Teakle, Leopold Durrauer, Huang Xiang, Dalia Gharib, Christian Bergmayr, Roland Hellinger, Marina Gay, Marta Vilaseca, Dennis Kurzbach, Fernando Albericio, Paul F. Alewood, Christian W. Gruber, Markus Muttenthaler
Summary: The study investigated dimerization as a strategy for developing ligands with novel pharmacology and found that all disulfide-linked dimers retained nanomolar potency except for head-to-tail cyclized constructs. Dimer orientation had little impact on activity, but in some cases, an antagonist to agonist switch was observed.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Martin Hofmann, Patrick Maeder
Summary: Nature has inspired scientists to develop new methods based on observations, with recent advances allowing insights into biological neural processes. Homeostatic plasticity, particularly synaptic scaling, has been identified as a mature and applicable theory to enhance learning capabilities of neural networks. Analyzing mutual information affected by synaptic scaling, the proposed approach outperforms previous regularization techniques in regression and classification tasks across various network topologies and data sets.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS AND LEARNING SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tym de Wild, Jan Wurm, Pascal Becker, Detlef Guenther, Thomas Nauser, Thomas J. Schmidt, Lorenz Gubler, Tamas Nemeth
Summary: The use of hydrocarbon-based proton conducting membranes in fuel cells is limited by their insufficient durability. Membrane aging occurs due to reactive intermediates attacking the polymer, leading to chain breakdown and membrane failure. In this study, we demonstrate the feasibility of improving the stability of hydrocarbon-based membranes against oxidative attack by implementing a Nature-inspired antioxidant strategy, showing that metalated-porphyrins are suitable for damage transfer with minimal impact on fuel cell performance.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cher Ling Tong, Nisha Kanwar, Dana J. Morrone, Burckhard Seelig
Summary: In this study, the catalytic activity of an artificial enzyme was improved by fusing different protein domains, demonstrating that domain fusion mechanism in nature can enhance the functionality of newly created proteins.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Sarah Morais, Yonit Ben David, Lizi Bensoussan, Sylvia H. Duncan, Nicole M. Koropatkin, Eric C. Martens, Harry J. Flint, Edward A. Bayer
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Microbiology
Lizi Bensoussan, Sarah Morais, Bareket Dassa, Nir Friedman, Bernard Henrissat, Vincent Lombard, Edward A. Bayer, Itzhak Mizrahi
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2017)
Review
Microbiology
Lior Artzi, Edward A. Bayer, Sarah Morais
NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Microbiology
Indrani Mukhopadhya, Sarah Morais, Jenny Laverde-Gomez, Paul O. Sheridan, Alan W. Walker, William Kelly, Athol V. Klieve, Diane Ouwerkerk, Sylvia H. Duncan, Petra Louis, Nicole Koropatkin, Darrell Cockburn, Ryan Kibler, Philip J. Cooper, Carlos Sandoval, Emmanuelle Crost, Nathalie Juge, Edward A. Bayer, Harry J. Flint
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Eva Setter-Lamed, Sarah Morais, Johanna Stern, Raphael Lamed, Edward A. Bayer
BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alon Szczupak, Dror Aizik, Sarah Morais, Yael Vazana, Yoav Barak, Edward A. Bayer, Lital Alfonta
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Albert Galera-Prat, Sarah Morais, Yael Vazana, Edward A. Bayer, Mariano Carrion-Vazquez
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
(2018)
Article
Microbiology
Lior Artzi, Tali Dadosh, Elad Milrot, Sarah Morais, Smadar Levin-Zaidman, Ely Morag, Edward A. Bayer
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Johanna Stern, Sarah Morais, Yonit Ben-David, Rachel Salama, Melina Shamshoum, Raphael Lamed, Yuval Shoham, Edward A. Bayer, Itzhak Mizrahi
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vered Israeli-Ruimy, Pedro Bule, Sadanari Jindou, Bareket Dassa, Sarah Morais, Ilya Borovok, Yoav Barak, Michal Slutzki, Yuval Hamberg, Vania Cardoso, Victor D. Alves, Shabir Najmudin, Bryan A. White, Harry J. Flint, Harry J. Gilbert, Raphael Lamed, Carlos M. G. A. Fontes, Edward A. Bayer
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sarah Morais, Itzhak Mizrahi
TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Amaranta Kahn, Sarah Morais, Anastasia P. Galanopoulou, Daehwan Chung, Nicholas S. Sarai, Neal Hengge, Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou, Michael E. Himmel, Yannick J. Bomble, Edward A. Bayer
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
(2019)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yonit Ben-David, Sarah Morais, Edward A. Bayer, Itzhak Mizrahi
MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Biology
Meltem Tatli, Sarah Morais, Omar E. Tovar-Herrera, Yannick J. Bomble, Edward A. Bayer, Ohad Medalia, Itzhak Mizrahi
Summary: Microbes live and operate at micron and nanoscales, and studying them at these resolutions is crucial for understanding their ecology. The cellulose degradation process reveals how microbes build and utilize cellulosomal machinery at nanometer scales. Bacterial cells form "cellulosome capsules" driven by catalytic product-dependent dynamics, increasing the hydrolysis rate. Biosynthesis of this energy-intensive machinery and cell growth are decoupled at the single-cell level, suggesting a division-of-labor strategy through phenotypic heterogeneity. This study highlights the importance of intrapopulation interactions in understanding rates of fiber degradation.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Olga Zhivin, Bareket Dassa, Sarah Morais, Sagar M. Utturkar, Steven D. Brown, Bernard Henrissat, Raphael Lamed, Edward A. Bayer
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
(2017)