Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cosimo Anichini, Paolo Samori
Summary: Graphene, a 2D material with outstanding physical properties, can be combined with other nanomaterials or molecules to form hybrid functional materials, showcasing new properties and enhanced characteristics. These hybrids exhibit superior performances compared to individual components in various technological applications, such as sensing, water purification, energy storage, biomedical applications, catalysis, and optoelectronics.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Bosch, Jun Wang, Lluis Blancafort
Summary: This study successfully models the stability and optical absorption of Eumelanin using deep neural networks, addressing the structural challenge of Eumelanin.
Review
Dermatology
C. Iwuala, S. C. Taylor
Summary: Individuals with skin of color often present with unique skin disorders different from those with lighter skin tones, due to structural and functional differences between these two populations. Understanding these distinctions is crucial for researching disease etiology and therapeutic interventions.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ayala Lampel, Scott A. McPhee, Salma Kassem, Deborah Sementa, Tlalit Massarano, James M. Aramini, Ye He, Rein V. Ulijn
Summary: Melanin and related polyphenolic pigments are versatile functional polymers that play diverse aesthetic and protective roles in the living world. The properties of these structures are dictated by covalent and non-covalent interactions, and directing oxidative polymerization of their precursors remains a major challenge.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Han-Seong Kim, Chang-Moon Lee, Yeon-Hum Yun, Youn-Sop Kim, Soon-Do Yoon
Summary: The main objective of this study was to prepare functional allopurinol incorporated biomaterials using mungbean starch, polyvinyl alcohol, melanin, and plasticizers. The prepared biomaterials were characterized and evaluated for their photothermal conversion efficiencies and ALP release properties under NIR laser irradiation. The results showed that the addition of melanin resulted in higher temperature increase and faster ALP release rates. The mechanism of ALP release differed when using an artificial skin.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zihao Guo, Qiong Yu, Yucong Chen, Jie Liu, Tao Li, Yuhuang Peng, Wenbin Yi
Summary: Molecules with fluorine-containing functional groups exhibit excellent properties in the field of energetic materials due to their strong electron-withdrawing ability and high density of fluorine. This review focuses on three types of energetic materials containing fluorine-containing functional groups, including trinitromethyl groups (C(NO2)(2)F, C(NO2)(2)NF2), trifluoromethyl group (CF3), and difluoroamino and pentafluorosulfone groups (NF2, SF5), and investigates their synthetic methods, physicochemical parameters, and energetic properties. The incorporation of fluorine-containing functional groups is critical for the development of novel high energy density materials and is rapidly being adopted in the design of energetic materials.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Xingchen Liu, Yangxia Han, Yang Shu, Jianhua Wang, Hongdeng Qiu
Summary: This review summarizes the current status and development direction of fluorescence sensors for 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP), focusing on the sensing properties of different fluorescent materials towards TNP. The fluorescence strategy shows promising sensitivity and selectivity, rapid response speed, and simple operation, making it a potentially valuable method for TNP detection.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guohua Zhang, Jingrun Qin, Yue Zhang, Guodong Gong, Zi-Yu Xiong, Xiangyu Ma, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su-Ting Han
Summary: The booming development of artificial intelligence (AI) requires faster physical processing units and more efficient algorithms. Reservoir computing (RC) has emerged as an alternative brain-inspired framework for fast learning and low training cost, and memristor-based physical RC systems have gained increasing popularity. This review summarizes the architectures, materials, and applications of memristor-implemented RC systems, explores the dynamic memory behaviors of memristors based on various material systems, and surveys recent advances in the application of memristor-based physical RC systems.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yixuan Guo, Chen Wang, Guanglai Mo, Yao Wang, Xiyu Song, Peng Li
Summary: Recent developments in supramolecular materials have led to the rapid advancement of hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) as a family of stable and useful crystalline porous materials. By integrating HOFs with functional materials, new multifunctional composites with superior properties have been achieved, and they have found diverse applications in gas separation, catalysis, sensing, biomedicines, and antibacterial applications. However, there are still unresolved challenges and future research efforts needed in this field.
CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ryo Kishida, Shosuke Ito, Manickam Sugumaran, Ryan Lacdao Arevalo, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Hideaki Kasai
Summary: The research uncovers a novel pathway in melanin biosynthesis, identifying key positions and conversion pathways during the synthesis process.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Huan Guo, Gui-Jun Long, Xuan-Zheng Liu, Yun-Feng Ma, Meng-Qi Zhang, Lang-Lang Gong, Youssef Dewer, J. Joe Hull, Mei-Mei Wang, Qin Wang, Ming He, Peng He
Summary: The white-backed planthopper (WBPH), Sogatella furcifera, is a major pest of rice. Traditional chemical methods for controlling this pest pose risks of pesticide resistance and environmental damage. This study explored the use of nanoparticle-encapsulated dsRNAs as an alternative method for sustainable pest management, and identified and characterized gene targets in the tyrosine-melanin pathway that affect WBPH body color, development, and mortality. By utilizing an Escherichia coli expression system and star polycation nanoparticles, a sprayable RNAi method targeting a specific gene, SfTH, was developed and resulted in high WBPH mortality rates on rice seedlings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Jina Baik, Anwesha Purkayastha, Kyung Hye Park, Taek Jin Kang
Summary: Melanin pigmentation in the human skin is a complex cellular mechanism that can be decolorized enzymatically; the study reveals that versatile peroxidase from Bjerkandera adusta shows promising results in decolorizing synthetic melanin.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hai-Tian Zhang, Tao Zhang, Xiangyi Zhang
Summary: In recent years, researchers have successfully overcome inherent trade-offs between essential physical properties by engineering materials with an ordered arrangement of structural units. The structural ordering opens up unprecedented opportunities to create transformative functional materials, amplifying properties and enabling disruptive functionalities. This perspective article provides a brief overview of recent advances in ordered functional materials and discusses their application in catalytic, thermoelectric, and magnetic materials, as well as in neuromorphic computing devices and durable battery materials. The article highlights remaining scientific challenges and prospects for ordered functional materials, aiming to attract attention and drive intense studies in this field.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Srujan Sapkal, Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian, Prashant Dixit, Himanshu Sekhar Panda
Summary: In this study, a machine learning model is developed to predict the functional properties of KNN-based ceramics. By identifying important features, the design process can be accelerated and synthesis methods can be optimized. The experimental results are consistent with the predictions, indicating that the model has good predictive performance and applicability.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lianming Zhang, Yu Lei, Peng He, Hao Wu, Lei Guo, Gang Wei
Summary: This article presents recent progress on the fabrication, structural design, functional tailoring, and gas adsorption applications of carbon material-based aerogels (CMBAs). The methods for regulating the structures of CMBAs and their hybridization with other nanomaterials are discussed, as well as the adsorption performances and mechanisms of functional CMBAs towards various gases. The article also provides viewpoints on the possible development directions and prospects of this research topic.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Laura Alfieri, Mariagrazia Iacomino, Alessandra Napolitano, Marco d'Ischia
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2019)
Editorial Material
Biology
Marco d'Ischia
PHYSICS OF LIFE REVIEWS
(2020)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marco d'Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano, Alessandro Pezzella, Paul Meredith, Markus Buehler
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Federica Moccia, Sarai Agustin-Salazar, Luisella Verotta, Enrico Caneva, Samuele Giovando, Gerardino D'Errico, Lucia Panzella, Marco d'Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chiara Cavallini, Giuseppe Vitiello, Barbara Adinolfi, Brigida Silvestri, Paolo Armanetti, Paola Manini, Alessandro Pezzella, Marco d'Ischia, Giuseppina Luciani, Luca Menichetti
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Laura Alfieri, Lucia Panzella, Marco d'Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Federica Moccia, Alessandra Piscitelli, Samuele Giovando, Paola Giardina, Lucia Panzella, Marco d'Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano
Review
Biology
Marco D'Ischia, Paola Manini, Zita Martins, Laurent Remusat, Conel M. O'D Alexander, Cristina Puzzarini, Vincenzo Barone, Raffaele Saladino
Summary: An interdisciplinary review explores the Primordial Multifunctional organic Entity (PriME) scenario for the origin of life, suggesting that Insoluble Organic Matter (IOM) in carbonaceous chondrites may have played a crucial role in metabolism, compartmentalization, and replication. The structural and physicochemical similarities between IOM and melanin polymers found in microorganisms may provide insights for a novel scenario at the origin of life.
PHYSICS OF LIFE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Maria L. Alfieri, Alice Cariola, Lucia Panzella, Alessandra Napolitano, Marco d'Ischia, Luca Valgimigli, Orlando Crescenzi
Summary: This study provides evidence for the addition mechanism of thiol compounds to quinones and discovers an anomalous 1,6-type regiochemistry compared to the usual 1,4-nucleophilic addition. These findings would prompt a revision of the commonly accepted mechanisms for thiol-quinone conjugation and stimulate further research in this field.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Vincent Ball, Maria Laura Alfieri, Kevin Ziegler, Youri Arntz, Marco d'Ischia
Summary: The deposition efficiency and electrochemical properties of coatings obtained from different benzenediols were compared. Resorcinol showed higher deposition efficiency compared to catechol, while hydroquinone did not form detectable coating. Catechol and hydroquinone exhibited reversible electrochemical properties, while resorcinol displayed an irreversible process. The results provide insights for future studies on coating design and tailoring.
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Maria Laura Alfieri, Federica Moccia, Gerardino D'Errico, Lucia Panzella, Marco d'Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Stefano Luigi Oscurato, Fabio Formisano, Corrado de Lisio, Marco D'Ischia, Felice Gesuele, Pasqualino Maddalena, Paola Manini, Ludovico Migliaccio, Alessandro Pezzella
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Marianna Ambrico, Paola Manini, Paolo F. Ambrico, Teresa Ligonzo, Giuseppe Casamassima, Paola Franchi, Luca Valgimigli, Andrea Mezzetta, Cinzia Chiappe, Marco d'Ischia
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2019)
Correction
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Radoslaw Mrowczynski, Marco d'Ischia, Haeshin Lee, Stefan Jurga
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mariagrazia Iacomino, Maria Laura Alfieri, Orlando Crescenzi, Marco d'Ischia, Alessandra Napolitano
