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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lulu Liu, Wanfeng Wu, Yan Fang, Haoqiang Liu, Fei Chen, Minwei Zhang, Yanan Qin
Summary: Functionalized poly-ethylene glycol MoS2 nanoflowers with excellent photothermal conversion efficiency and stability were synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal method. These nanoflowers exhibited significant inhibition of antibiotic resistant bacteria under NIR laser irradiation, making them a promising solution for combating ARB.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shan He, Jun Du, Wenfei Liang, Boyu Zhang, Guijie Liang, Kaifeng Wu
Summary: Thermally activated delayed photoluminescence (TADPL) is an exotic mechanism observed in molecule-functionalized semiconductor nanocrystals, which allows for energy harvesting from dark molecular triplets and controllable, long-lived photoluminescence. Despite successful coverage of the visible spectrum, TADPL in nanocrystals is less efficient compared to thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) molecules. In this study, bright, near-infrared TADPL was achieved in lead-free CuInSe2 nanocrystals functionalized with carboxylated tetracene ligands, by efficient triplet energy transfer from nanocrystals to ligands and subsequent thermally activated reverse energy transfer.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Yuan Yuan, Yuhan He, Dongni Pei, Liujuan Tong, Shengqiang Hu, Lin Liu, Xinyao Yi, Jianxiu Wang
Summary: Urease-functionalized near-infrared (NIR) light-responsive gold nanoflowers (AuNFs) were used as a sensing platform for urea assay. By changing the temperature and activity of the urease-AuNFs composites, the concentration of urea could be rapidly detected. This method conveniently measured urea in blood samples within 10 minutes, and the results were in good agreement with clinical results.
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alok Kumar Tripathi, Sevi Murugavel, Rajendra Kumar Singh
Summary: In this study, porous activated carbons were synthesized from Ashoka leaves and used as electrode material for electric double-layer capacitors, showing excellent performance and stability. By preparing iongel polymer electrolytes with different formulations, EDLC cells were successfully fabricated and demonstrated good cycling stability.
MATERIALS TODAY SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qi Yang, Rumeng Liu, Yanan Pan, Zheng Cao, Yue Liu, Luyao Wang, Jian Yu, Haiou Song, Zhiwen Ye, Shupeng Zhang
Summary: In this study, a self-doped nitrogen nanocatalyst with a double-layered porous structure is designed for cathode catalysts in zinc-air batteries. The catalyst exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance and flexibility, leading to improved energy density and cycling stability of the batteries.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Anupma Thakur, Praveen Kumar, Sitaramanjaneya Mouli Thalluri, R. K. Sinha, Pooja Devi
Summary: The study demonstrates the use of polypyrrole decorated micro-porous laboratory filter paper as a photoanode for efficient and stable water splitting. The results show excellent photo-anodic PEC activity with a photocurrent density of -9.5 mA/cm(2) and stability for over 160 minutes in alkaline conditions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
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Polymer Science
Shibashis Nayak, Aniket Sahoo, G. Swarna Naidu, Arkaprabha Giri, Abhijit Patra
Summary: Metal oxoanions, which have adverse effects on the food chain, are major freshwater contaminants that require immediate remediation. In this study, a pyridinium and triazine-based ionic porous organic polymer, iPOP-Cl, was developed as an anion exchange material for the selective removal of metal oxoanions from wastewater. iPOP-Cl showed excellent selectivity towards permanganate and dichromate, with fast sorption kinetics, high uptake capacity, and recyclability.
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Electrochemistry
Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Masayuki Morita, Zempachi Ogumi, Takeshi Abe
Summary: This study evaluated porous carbon materials prepared with different activation methods as positive electrodes for zinc-ion capacitors. The chemically activated carbons showed higher capacities compared to steam-activated carbons, with the KOH-activated carbon exhibiting the highest capacity. Additionally, the dependence of charge-discharge characteristics on different electrolyte types was explored, revealing gas evolution in alkaline electrolytes and higher discharge capacity in chlorine-ion-containing electrolytes.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Rui Huang, Zhenhua Fan, Bin Xue, Junpeng Ma, Qundong Shen
Summary: Soft biological tissues, such as sensory nerves, can transmit various sensations to the central nervous system. Drawing inspiration from animal senses, we have developed a flexible ionic hydrogel-based biologic photosensor that responds to near-infrared light and communicates with nerve cells. This photosensor offers tunable photosensitive performances, high flexibility, and low cost, making it suitable for a wide range of applications in neural prosthetics and human-machine interfacing systems.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xian Suo, Yuqi Huang, Zhenkang Li, Hanqian Pan, Xili Cui, Huabin Xing
Summary: This study presents the preparation of anion-functionalized hypercrosslinked ionic porous polymers through a facile chemical reaction, which exhibit high adsorption capacity and selectivity for bioactive compounds with high structural similarity, surpassing some commercial adsorbents and other forms of porous polymers.
SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Meiling Peng, Xiang Li, Yinfeng Liu, Jianwen Chen, Xiaohua Chang, Yutian Zhu
Summary: In this study, a lightweight and flexible multisensory sensor based on hierarchically porous ILs/TPU composite was developed. The sensor demonstrated excellent sensing performance, including strain and temperature sensing capabilities, ultra-low detection limit, ultra-wide sensing range, fast response/recovery time, and outstanding durability. This work provides an effective and simple strategy for fabricating high-performance multisensory sensors.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wangxi Fan, Xiuqin Fu, Zefang Li, Junfei Ou, Zhou Yang, Meng Xiang, Zhongli Qin
Summary: The study prepared functionalized activated nanocarbon by grafting maleic anhydride polyethylene onto acid-treated activated nanocarbon, and a novel porous UHMWPE composite was successfully prepared with appropriate tensile strength, porosity, and excellent hydrophilicity. In vitro experiments showed that the porous UHMWPE/FANC had excellent biocompatibility due to its porous structure and hydrophilicity.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Shaofei Zhang, Jing Ren, Tao Gu, Hao Guo, Hongquan Wang, Muhammad Imran, Rui-Peng Ren, Yong-Kang Lv
Summary: This study presents a new approach to design and fabricate porous nickel cobalt sulfide sheets anchored on thermally activated carbon cloth for flexible supercapacitor anodes. The porous NiCoS/ACC electrode exhibits excellent electrochemical performance and cycling stability. The combination of excellent electrical conductivity, enriched redox-active sites, high porosity, and large electrode-electrolyte contact area contributes to the enhanced electrochemical properties.
DIAMOND AND RELATED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yunfei Wang, Yuanyuan Liang, Shuang Zhang, Ting Wang, Xuming Zhuang, Chunyuan Tian, Feng Luan, Shou-Qing Ni, Xiuli Fu
Summary: A novel electrochemical sensor was developed for low level detection of bisphenol A, exhibiting high sensitivity, good selectivity, and excellent stability. The sensor showed a large linear relationship between peak current and BPA concentration, with a detection limit of 0.028 μM. Additionally, the sensor was successfully applied to determine BPA in lake water samples with satisfactory recoveries between 95.7% and 105.4%.
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Atefeh Khorsand Kheirabad, Xianjing Zhou, Dongjiu Xie, Hong Wang, Jiayin Yuan
Summary: This study presents a one-step synthetic route for producing free-standing metal-nanoparticle-functionalized gradient porous polyelectrolyte membranes. By soaking a blend film in an aqueous hydrazine solution, metal nanoparticles are grown in situ within the membrane, simplifying the fabrication process of multifunctional membranes.
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kai Chi, Xin Tian, Qijun Wang, Zheye Zhang, Xiangyu Zhang, Yan Zhang, Feng Jing, Qiying Lv, Wei Yao, Fei Xia, Shua Wang
JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yue Dong, Lu Wang, Ke Yuan, Fengtong Ji, Jinhong Gao, Zifeng Zhang, Xingzhou Du, Yuan Tian, Qianqian Wang, Li Zhang
Summary: A magnetic microswarm consisting of porous Fe3O4 mesoparticles showed efficient biofilm elimination by generating bactericidal free radicals and physically disrupting the biofilm through swarm motion. This design has great potential in treating biofilm occlusions inside tiny and tortuous cavities in medical and industrial settings.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ming Huang, Bangwei Deng, Fan Dong, Lili Zhang, Zheye Zhang, Peng Chen
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive and comparative review on the selection and preparation of various single-crystal substrates for CVD growth of SCG under different conditions. The growth mechanisms, current challenges, and future development and perspectives are discussed in detail.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Jie Wang, Peng Chen, Yue Dong, Han Xie, Yachao Wang, Fernando Soto, Peng Ma, Xiaojun Feng, Wei Du, Bi-Feng Liu
Summary: Exosomes, nanosized particles secreted and absorbed by cells, are used as diagnostic and therapeutic platforms in cancer treatment. Combining designer exosomes with chemo/gene/photothermal therapy shows promise in reducing tumor size in animal models.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhiping Zeng, Li Yong Gan, Hong Bin Yang, Xiaozhi Su, Jiajian Gao, Wei Liu, Hiroaki Matsumoto, Jun Gong, Junming Zhang, Weizhen Cai, Zheye Zhang, Yibo Yan, Bin Liu, Peng Chen
Summary: Diatomic site catalysts utilize two adjacent atomic metal species for their complementary functionalities and synergistic actions. The orbital coupling of hetero-diatomic nickel-iron site boosts CO2 reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jie Yang, Yaqian Jiang, Zhiyuan Zhao, Xueli Yang, Zheye Zhang, Jinyang Chen, Junyu Li, Wei Shi, Shuai Wang, Yunlong Guo, Yunqi Liu
Summary: A nonchlorinated solvent-processed isoindigo-based polymer is developed, which can form well-aligned films and achieve outstanding ambipolar performance with hole and electron mobilities of 3.06 and 2.81 cm2 V-1 s-1 in organic field-effect transistors.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jun Gong, Zheye Zhang, Zhiping Zeng, Wenjun Wang, Lingxuan Kong, Jiyang Liu, Peng Chen
Summary: Thin 2D materials at atomic scale have transformed various fields, but their applications are hindered by the lack of scalable production methods. A new strategy using amphiphilic graphene quantum dots to exfoliate 2D materials and form vdWHs shows enhanced electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction. This study not only provides a new method for preparing ultrathin 2D microsheets, but also reveals the potential of GQD-based vdWHs as non-precious electrocatalysts.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yu Wang, Yue Dong, Fengtong Ji, Jinchi Zhu, Peng Ma, Huiying Su, Peng Chen, Xiaojun Feng, Wei Du, Bi-Feng Liu
Summary: This research demonstrates a method of constructing smart floating devices using candle soot and PDMS, which can be propelled by light-induced Marangoni effect. The device has high photothermal conversion capability and stability, and can achieve multiple movement modes. Furthermore, it can be driven not only by infrared light, but also by focused sunlight.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yue Dong, Lu Wang, Neng Xia, Yu Wang, Shijie Wang, Zhengxin Yang, Dongdong Jin, Xingzhou Du, Edwin Yu, Chengfeng Pan, Bi-Feng Liu, Li Zhang
Summary: A fast and reliable strategy for constructing programmable graphene oxide (GO)/wax actuators has been presented in this study. By printing designable wax patterns composed of oriented wax fibrils onto GO paper, the anisotropic behavior of fabricated GO/wax actuators can be controlled to achieve diversity, complexity, and spatial freedom of their structural changes. The actuators exhibit excellent actuating performance stimulated by infrared light, humidity, and heat, and have been used in various applications such as humidity-driven shape-adaptation gripping, heat-driven autonomous crawling robot, and light-driven steerable robot. More versatile applications can be expected by rationally designing corresponding actuators.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jie Wang, Yue Dong, Peng Ma, Yu Wang, Fangyu Zhang, Bocheng Cai, Peng Chen, Bi-Feng Liu
Summary: Cancer is a difficult-to-treat disease due to its high mortality rate and lack of effective diagnostic and treatment tools. Recent advancements in micro-/nanorobot technology provide opportunities for the development of cancer theragnostic platforms, which can enable precise drug delivery and improved permeation.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yue Dong, Lu Wang, Neng Xia, Zhengxin Yang, Chong Zhang, Chengfeng Pan, Dongdong Jin, Jiachen Zhang, Carmel Majidi, Li Zhang
Summary: Intelligent magnetic soft robots with programmable magnetization profiles and multifunctionality have been developed by embedding programmed magnetization patterns into adhesive sticker layers. This approach allows for the creation of soft robots with programmable magnetization profiles and geometries, and integration of various functional modules such as temperature and ultraviolet light sensing particles, pH sensing sheets, and therapy patch films. These modular soft material systems have the potential to enhance the functionality, versatility, and adaptability of soft robots.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yue Dong, Lu Wang, Zifeng Zhang, Fengtong Ji, Tony K. F. Chan, Haojin Yang, Catherine P. L. Chan, Zhengxin Yang, Zigui Chen, Wai Tsz Chang, Jason Y. K. Chan, Joseph J. Y. Sung, Li Zhang
Summary: In this study, an endoscopy-assisted treatment procedure based on wobbling Fe2O3 helical micromachines (HMMs) was proposed for treating biofilm occlusion in T-tubes. The wobbling motion of Fe2O3 HMMs induces stronger mechanical force and fluid convections, allowing for quick destruction of biofilm and killing bacteria cells, making the procedure promising for clinical application.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jingwen Zhao, Yanyan Zheng, Youyou Pang, Jie Chen, Zheye Zhang, Fengna Xi, Peng Chen
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zheye Zhang, Xiaoxu Zhao, Shibo Xi, Lili Zhang, Zhongxin Chen, Zhiping Zeng, Ming Huang, Hongbin Yang, Bin Liu, Stephen J. Pennycook, Peng Chen
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jintao Liu, Shu Hao Xiao, Zheye Zhang, Yuan Chen, Yong Xiang, Xingquan Liu, Jun Song Chen, Peng Chen