Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shaofeng Liu, Linhan Lin, Hong-Bo Sun
Summary: The optical manipulation of tiny objects is crucial for materials science and life science, involving direct and indirect optomechanical coupling. Traditional optical tweezers require high optical power and rigorous optics, while opto-thermophoretic manipulation techniques feature low optical power and high efficiency as a new emerging approach.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pavana Siddhartha Kollipara, Xiuying Li, Jingang Li, Zhihan Chen, Hongru Ding, Youngsun Kim, Suichu Huang, Zhenpeng Qin, Yuebing Zheng
Summary: This article introduces the low-temperature opto-thermophoretic tweezers (HOTTs) technology, which achieves low-power trapping of diverse colloids and biological cells at sub-ambient temperatures through an environmental cooling strategy. At the same time, HOTTs can also suppress thermal damage. With their noninvasiveness and versatile capabilities, HOTTs have great potential for research and applications in materials science and biotechnology.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhi-Hao Wang, Mengyu Chu, Na Yin, Wanting Huang, Wei Liu, Zhenzhong Zhang, Junjie Liu, Jinjin Shi
Summary: This study presents a biological chemotaxis-guided self-thermophoretic nanoplatform that improves the efficacy of oral drug delivery systems for colorectal cancer treatment. The nanoplatform achieves precise intestinal positioning and autonomous mucus penetration by introducing platinum-sprayed mesoporous silica and camouflaging with Staphylococcus aureus membrane. The nanoplatform significantly enhances the oral bioavailability of cisplatin and exhibits a high tumor inhibition rate in CRC-bearing mice.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mahnoush Babaei, Junfeng Gao, Arul Clement, Kaushik Dayal, M. Ravi Shankar
Summary: Light-powered contactless actuation can generate high torque densities, showing potential for various applications in the design of soft and remotely operated machines.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Shaoyu Kang, Mohamed Sharafeldin, Sophie C. Patrick, Xuanxiao Chen, Jason J. Davis
Summary: We present a simple method for quantifying target proteins by monitoring the redox capacitance of a conductive polymer interface. This method allows real-time analysis of both association and dissociation regimes and can detect target proteins at picomolar levels within 15 seconds. This proof-of-principle methodology is expected to be widely applicable in quantifying other clinically relevant targets.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Pragyan J. Hazarika, Poonam Gupta, Anilkumar Gunnam, Suryanarayana Allu, Ashwini K. Nangia, Naba K. Nath
Summary: Sulfonylhydrazones are a novel type of organic molecular photoswitches. Four derivatives were examined for their photoresponse in solution and crystalline states, with SH-3 displaying the most significant photomechanical effect while SH-2 showed no photomechanical response.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Ke Lan, Yunsong Dong, Junfeng Wu, Zhichao Li, Yaohua Chen, Hui Cao, Liang Hao, Shu Li, Guoli Ren, Wei Jiang, Chuansheng Yin, Chuankui Sun, Zhongjing Chen, Tianxuan Huang, Xufei Xie, Sanwei Li, Wenyong Miao, Xin Hu, Qi Tang, Zifeng Song, Jiabin Chen, Yunqing Xiao, Xingsen Che, Bo Deng, Qiangqiang Wang, Keli Deng, Zhurong Cao, Xiaoshi Peng, Xiangming Liu, Xiaoan He, Ji Yan, Yudong Pu, Shaoyong Tu, Yongteng Yuan, Bo Yu, Feng Wang, Jiamin Yang, Shaoen Jiang, Lin Gao, Jun Xie, Wei Zhang, Yiyang Liu, Zhanwen Zhang, Haijun Zhang, Zhibing He, Kai Du, Liquan Wang, Xu Chen, Wei Zhou, Xiaoxia Huang, Huaiwen Guo, Kuixing Zheng, Qihua Zhu, Wanguo Zheng, Wen Yi Huo, Xudeng Hang, Kai Li, Chuanlei Zhai, Hui Xie, Lingxiao Li, Jie Liu, Yongkun Ding, Weiyan Zhang
Summary: The new octahedral spherical hohlraum proposed allows for natural creation of spherical target irradiation without supplementary symmetry control in inertial confinement fusion. A proof-of-concept experiment conducted on existing facilities shows near round shape of compressed target convergence ratio, in line with ideal spherical implosion simulation. Further research indicates limitations with current facilities, highlighting the need to move towards spherical port geometry for future ignition laser facilities.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yue Sun, Ke Zhou, Hongyan Xiao, Weipeng Chen, Linsen Yang, Weiwen Xin, Xiang-Yu Kong, Zhiping Xu, Lei Jiang, Liping Wen
Summary: The selectivity filter of biological ion channels could split ion's hydration shell and facilitate rapid transport. Scientists have developed nanochannels to mimic this process, but precise fabrication of targeted diameters has been challenging. By using immiscible liquid-infused channels, researchers have successfully regulated the hydration shell and achieved efficient ion transport. This approach shows promising potential in various membrane-related applications.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yiwen Feng, Deli Jia, Honger Yue, Jie Wang, Wenping Song, Longqiu Li, A-Man Zhang, Shuai Li, Xiaocong Chang, Dekai Zhou
Summary: This study reports an ultrafast microbullet based on laser cavitation that can utilize the energy of a cavitation bubble and achieve its own high-speed movement. High-speed photography is used to conduct experiments, and a boundary integral method is adopted to reveal the motion mechanism of the microbullet. The influence of factors such as laser intensity, microbullet size, and ambient temperature on the motion of the microbullet is explored. The propulsion mechanism opens up new possibilities for micromotors in a wide range of engineering applications.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jisoo Jeon, Jun-Chan Choi, Hyeok Lee, Woongbi Cho, Kwangseok Lee, Jae Gwang Kim, Jae-Won Lee, Kyung-Il Joo, Maenghyo Cho, Hak-Rin Kim, Jeong Jae Wie
Summary: This study reports the continuous photomechanical jumping of polymer monoliths with on-demand height and angle programmability, utilizing self-assembled azobenzene-functionalized liquid crystalline polymers for jumping action, achieving a maximum jumping height of 15.5 body lengths.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
David H. Wang, Kyung Min Lee, Deborah H. Lee, Matthew Baczkowski, Jae Gyeong Lee, Jeong Jae Wie, Loon-Seng Tan
Summary: In this research, a series of azobenzene-functionalized amide-imide block copolymers were studied for their photomechanical properties, revealing complex composition dependencies. As the content of amide blocks increases, certain properties exhibit a trend of decreasing first and then increasing, which is correlated with the formation and dissociation of hydrogen bonds.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Konstantinos Kaleris, Emmanouil Kaniolakis-Kaloudis, Evaggelos Kaselouris, Kyriaki Kosma, Emmanouil Gagaoudakis, Vassilis Binas, Stelios Petrakis, Vasilis Dimitriou, Makis Bakarezos, Michael Tatarakis, Nektarios A. Papadogiannis
Summary: Nano-acoustic strain generation in thin metallic films via ultrafast laser excitation is commonly used in material science, imaging and medical applications. This study shows that tantalum, among transition metals, exhibits superior photoacoustic properties. Experimental results using femtosecond laser pulses on thin tantalum films deposited on Silicon substrates are presented, showing the correlation between nano-acoustic strains and photoacoustic transduction efficiency. Computational results and simulations using a thermo-mechanical finite element analysis also support the findings. Lastly, the possibility of generating modulated acoustic pulse trains inside crystalline substrate structures for γ-ray generation is discussed.
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
J. K. Madhukesh, G. K. Ramesh, S. A. Shehzad, A. Rauf, M. Omar
Summary: This study aims to examine the micro-structural slip behavior of ternary nanoliquid flow past a stretchable surface. The nonlinear partial differential system is reduced to an ordinary differential system by executing appropriate transformations, and numerical estimation is performed using Maple software. The effect of varying parameters on physical quantities distributions is discussed through graphical demonstrations. The presence of microstructural slip reduces the velocity and micro-rotation profiles, while increasing the nanoparticle concentration and temperature. The incrementing thermal radiation values augment the temperature distribution, and the concentration field narrows due to thermophoretic constraints.
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jiangbin Zhong, Jingbo Sun, Kaiqi Ye, Ran Lu
Summary: This review summarizes the photomechanical effects of crystalline materials in which halogen effects play a key role in molecular arrangements. The study explores the use of photochemical reactions to drive these effects and discusses their potential applications and challenges in areas such as soft robotics, biomimetic systems, artificial muscles, biomedicine, and microfluidics.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ievgeniia Chaban, Radoslaw Deska, Gael Privault, Elzbieta Trzop, Maciej Lorenc, Steven E. Kooi, Keith A. Nelson, Marek Samoc, Katarzyna Matczyszyn, Thomas Pezeril
Summary: In this article, a novel spinning pump-probe photoacoustic technique is described for studying nonlinear absorption in thin films. The technique is validated using an organic polycrystalline thin film of quinacridone, and its broad applicability to difficult-to-characterize materials is demonstrated.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sihang Ji, Xi Yuan, Sheng Cao, Wenyu Ji, Hanzhuang Zhang, Yunjun Wang, Haibo Li, Jialong Zhao, Bingsuo Zou
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2020)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Muhammad Sulaman, Yong Song, Shengyi Yang, Maoyuan Li, Muhammad Imran Saleem, Perumal Veeramalai Chandraseakar, Yurong Jiang, Yi Tang, Bingsuo Zou
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Muhammad Imran Saleem, Shengyi Yang, Muhammad Sulaman, Jinming Hu, Perumal Veeramalai Chandrasekar, Yuansheng Shi, Ruonan Zhi, Attia Batool, Bingsuo Zou
Article
Optics
A. S. Abdalla, Bingsuo Zou, Yongyou Zhang
Article
Optics
Muhammad Sheraz Khan, Lijie Shi, Bingsuo Zou, Hamid Ullah
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ruonan Zhi, Jinming Hu, Shengyi Yang, Chandrasekar Perumal Veeramalai, Zhenheng Zhang, Muhammad Imran Saleem, Muhammad Sulaman, Yi Tang, Bingsuo Zou
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ke Chai, Zi-An Li, Wenting Huang, Gunther Richter, Ruibin Liu, Bingsuo Zou, Jan Caron, Andras Kovacs, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Jianqi Li
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Lishuang Wang, Jie Lin, Xingyuan Liu, Sheng Cao, Yunjun Wang, Jialong Zhao, Bingsuo Zou
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Dongqiang Liu, Sheng Cao, Siyuan Wang, Hongqin Wang, Wei Dai, Bingsuo Zou, Jialong Zhao, Yunjun Wang
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2020)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Muhammad Umair Farooq, Shahid Atiq, Muhammad Zahir, Muhammad Salman Kiani, Shahid M. Ramay, Bingsuo Zou, Jun Zhang
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2020)
Review
Mechanics
Nikita Kavokine, Roland R. Netz, Lyderic Bocquet
Summary: Nanofluidics has become a new field in fluid mechanics, exploring novel properties in fluids at the nanoscale; Recent advancements in fabrication technology have led to the design of artificial nanofluidic systems at the scale of biological nanopores, driving the development of new experimental techniques and theoretical tools; This review serves as a toolbox for studying fluids at the nanometer scale, presenting basic equations, breakdown of equations, and emergence of new properties in molecular-scale confinement.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF FLUID MECHANICS, VOL 53
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paul Robin, Nikita Kavokine, Lyderic Bocquet
Summary: Recent advances in nanofluidics have allowed for the confinement of water to a single molecular layer, showing potential for bioinspired functionalities through molecular control of ion transport. However, the understanding of ion dynamics in these systems is still limited. Research has shown that significant nonlinear effects in ion transport across quasi-two-dimensional slits can lead to the memristor effect, which may be used to build elementary neurons.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Etienne Mangaud, Marie-Laure Bocquet, Lyderic Bocquet, Benjamin Rotenberg
Summary: Controlling electrokinetic transport through carbon and hexagonal boron nitride nanotubes proves to be significant for nanofluidic approaches in energy production, water desalination, etc. Different behaviors of hydroxide ions are identified on carbon and hBN surfaces, leading to different transport properties. The results emphasize the importance of considering the sorption mode of hydroxide ions in analyzing interfacial transport properties.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nikita Kavokine, Marie-Laure Bocquet, Lyderic Bocquet
Summary: This study develops a quantum theory of the solid-liquid interface, revealing a new contribution to friction due to the coupling of charge fluctuations in the liquid to electronic excitations in the solid. The research demonstrates a marked difference in quantum friction between the water-graphene and water-graphite interface, potentially explaining the radius-dependent slippage of water in carbon nanotubes.
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Shuangyang Zou, Xiaoan Zhao, Wenze Ouyang, Shenghua Xu
Summary: This review introduces the applications of halide perovskites as semiconducting materials in diverse optoelectronic devices, and emphasizes the use of microfluidic synthesis and nanostructures. The advantages of microfluidics, recent progress in doping strategies, and optoelectronic applications of light-sensitive nanostructured perovskite materials are briefly discussed and summarized. The perspective of microfluidic synthesis of halide perovskite on optoelectronic applications and possible challenges are also presented.