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Chemistry, Physical
Neeraj Kumar Pandit, Diptendu Roy, Shyama Charan Mandal, Biswarup Pathak
Summary: This paper combines density functional theory with supervised machine learning methods to discover active heterogeneous NiCoCu-based HER catalysts. The most active catalysts can be efficiently screened using this approach, providing a new avenue for discovering novel heterogeneous catalysts.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Prem C. Pandey, Murli Dhar Mitra, Shubhangi Shukla, Roger J. Narayan
Summary: This study reports the formation of organotrialkoxysilane-treated noble metal nanoparticles and their application in non-enzymatic glucose sensing. By utilizing the micellar activity, bimetallic and trimetallic analogs with efficient catalytic activity can be prepared. Among these, Au-Pd nanoparticles with an 80:20 ratio displayed excellent catalytic activity for glucose sensing.
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Lu Chen, Feng Chen, Yuzhou Xia, Ruowen Liang, Renkun Huang, Guiyang Yan, Shaoming Ying
Summary: In this study, a bimetallic phosphide was prepared by an in situ growth method, which showed significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution under visible light. Compared to single metal phosphides and Pt-modified catalysts, the bimetallic phosphide exhibited higher catalytic activity and stability.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Navneet Yadav, Raja Ram Yadav, Kajal Kumar Dey
Summary: Due to antibiotic misuse, some bacterial organisms have developed resistance, necessitating the introduction of new antibacterial materials. This study explores the comparative performances of monometallic Au, bimetallic AuPt, and trimetallic AuPtCu as potential antibacterial agents, with trimetallic AuPtCu found to be the most effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shengjie Zhang, E. Charles H. Sykes, Matthew M. Montemore
Summary: SAAs and DAAs are attracting significant attention due to their excellent catalytic properties. Computational studies show that DAAs allow tuning of the active site electronic structure and reactivity. DAAs inherit weak d-d interaction from SAAs, but they exhibit new electronic and reactive properties due to dopant-dopant interactions.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yanzhi Wang, Hao Lv, Lizhi Sun, Ben Liu
Summary: Mesoporous metal-metalloid/nonmetal alloys have attracted increasing attention as highly efficient nanocatalysts due to their ability to enhance precious noble metal utilization efficiency, accelerate transfer processes, introduce new functionalities, optimize metal sites, and enhance catalytic activity and stability. Research in this area also addresses the challenges in synthesizing and applying mesoporous noble metal-metalloid/nonmetal alloys.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Eric L. Dane, Alexis Belessiotis-Richards, Coralie Backlund, Jianing Wang, Kousuke Hidaka, Lauren E. Milling, Sachin Bhagchandani, Mariane B. Melo, Shengwei Wu, Na Li, Nathan Donahue, Kaiyuan Ni, Leyuan Ma, Masanori Okaniwa, Molly M. Stevens, Alfredo Alexander-Katz, Darrell J. Irvine
Summary: Lipid nanodiscs functionalized with STING-activating cyclic dinucleotides demonstrate superior tumour penetration and tumour cell uptake, leading to enhanced antitumour T-cell priming and tumour regression.
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Plant Sciences
Amr H. Hashem, Gharieb S. El-Sayyad, Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar, Samy A. Marey, Hamada Abdelgawad, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ebrahim Saied
Summary: This study successfully synthesized bimetallic selenium-silver nanoparticles using watermelon rind extract, which exhibited strong antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer properties.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Reisel Millan, Maria Dolores Soriano, Cristina Cerda Moreno, Mercedes Boronat, Patricia Concepcion
Summary: This study investigates the reaction mechanism of synthesizing substituted anilines using bimetallic catalysts in the presence of hydrogen gas, showing different impacts of different metals on the reaction mechanism. Experimental results confirm that non-noble metals require N-O bond dissociation, while noble metals require H-attack for activation. Additionally, the bimetallic CuPd/SiO2 catalyst with a Pd enriched surface exhibits enhanced reactivity and H-2 dissociation ability at the boundary between the two metals.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hai Dong, Huang Zhu, Qian Li, Mi Zhou, Xiancheng Ren, Tian Ma, Junzhi Liu, Zhiyuan Zeng, Xianglin Luo, Shuang Li, Chong Cheng
Summary: This review comprehensively discusses the recent progresses on the synthetic principles and catalytic site design protocols for atomically structured MOFs and their derivatives as ideal candidates for creating efficient and programmable nanoparticle-based electrocatalysts (NMECs). It highlights the modulation strategies on creating the catalytic centers and bond microenvironments of MOFs-based NMECs, and outlines the critical mechanisms of how the structures of MOFs-based NMECs affect the electrochemical behaviors. Furthermore, the current developments, challenges, and perspectives for engineering the atomically structured MOFs-based NMECs are discussed.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Joao Restivo, Olivia Salome Gonsalves Pinto Soares, Carla Alexandra Orge, Manuel Fernando Ribeiro Pereira
Summary: A systematic study on catalyst development enables the rational design of a catalytic system to effectively remove perchlorate, a highly stable water contaminant, from water.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaohang Ge, Wei Yong Yuan, Qinhe Guan, Lian Ying Zhang
Summary: This study proposes a green and surfactant-free method to synthesize noble metal particles with high monodispersity using gaseous H2 as a reducing agent in a solution at 60 degrees C. The prepared Pt particles show excellent catalytic performance in the oxygen reduction reaction and have high durability.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Katalin Musza, Marton Szabados, Adel Anna Adam, Peter Belteky, Zoltan Konya, Akos Kukovecz, Pal Sipos, Istvan Palinko
Summary: Ni-Cu-Sn nanocomposite was prepared for the first time using a mechanochemical method, with investigation on the effects of grinding additives on milled products. Additives influenced the quality and quantity of the end-products, either promoting mechanical alloying or segregation of starting materials. The use of additives also impacted the particle size reduction and distribution of bimetallic and trimetallic solids after milling.
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maxime Gayrard, Francois Chancerel, Maria Letizia De Marco, Denys Naumenko, Cedric Boissiere, Laurence Rozes, Heinz Amenitsch, Jennifer Peron, Andrea Cattoni, Marco Faustini
Summary: This research presents a solution processing approach to fabricate noble metal-based films with nanostructuration, specifically rhodium, ruthenium, or iridium, at the 20 nm-scale. The dual functionality of block-copolymers is utilized to structure and reduce noble metals, overcoming traditional nanofabrication challenges. These metal-based films can be processed on a large scale without the need for expensive equipment, and can be patterned directly using lithography techniques.
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Sang Eon Jun, Sungkyun Choi, Jaehyun Kim, Ki Chang Kwon, Sun Hwa Park, Ho Won Jang
Summary: This review article summarizes the characteristics of non-noble metal single atom catalysts (NNMSACs), including tuning reaction selectivity, metal-support interaction, and catalytic active center. It also introduces representative NNMSACs (Co, Ni, Fe, Cu, and dual metal SACs) for various electrocatalytic reactions. The remaining challenges for further advances of NNMSACs in geometric, electronic, and electrochemical properties are discussed.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Zhiming Guo, Ping Chen, Nermeen Yosri, Quansheng Chen, Hesham R. Elseedi, Xiaobo Zou, Hongshun Yang
Summary: This review discusses recent advances in the detection of heavy metals in food and agricultural products using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The article covers the basic principles of SERS, advances in heavy metals detection, and the potential of combining chemometrics and multivariate analysis with SERS. The findings suggest that SERS is a powerful and promising technique for the detection of heavy metals.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Md Mehedi Hassan, Yi Xu, Muhammad Zareef, Huanhuan Li, Yawen Rong, Quansheng Chen
Summary: The abuse of pesticides in agricultural land can cause residue increase and environmental pollution, ultimately affecting human health. Detecting trace amounts of residue in food and water is crucial. Recently, nanomaterial-based optical detection methods have gained interest due to their high sensitivity, low detection limit, and good selectivity. This review focuses on the application of these methods to monitor benzimidazole fungicide residue in food and water samples.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Waqas Ahmad, Sofia Tahir, Adnan Ali, Khalid Mahmood
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of transition metal oxides (TMOs) on the front side passivation of c-Si PERC solar cells. Through simulation, three different configurations were compared, and the best thicknesses of TMO layers were selected. The reduction of front side losses was achieved.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Rui Liu, Shujat Ali, Dong Huang, Yunlian Zhang, Peng Lu, Quansheng Chen
Summary: This study aimed to establish a nucleic acid detection platform for sensitive detection of foodborne pathogens. The method combined rapid acquisition of amplification products, crRNA programmability, and collateral cleavage effects of Cas13a. The findings showed that the method could detect target gene as low as 2.4 copies/μL and achieved satisfactory accuracy compared to standard real-time PCR.
FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Falak Naz, Gul Asimullah Khan Nabi, Arif Nawaz, Sajid Ali, Mohsin Siddique
Summary: This study presents a novel approach utilizing potassium-doped tin oxide nanoparticles for the degradation of binary and single dyes under UV irradiation. The nanoparticles were synthesized using the co-precipitation method and characterized through various techniques. The results show that the potassium-doped tin oxide exhibits high photocatalytic degradation efficiency.
JOURNAL OF CLUSTER SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Peihuan He, Md Mehedi Hassan, Wenjing Yang, Zhaoxia Shi, Xinyu Zhou, Yi Xu, Qin Ouyang, Quansheng Chen
Summary: This study developed a label-free surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor using optimized rough silver nanoparticles (AgNPs@K30) for rapid detection of three main mycotoxins in rice. Two variable selection chemometric calibration methods were compared, and the genetic algorithm partial least square achieved high correlation coefficients for the detection of mycotoxins. The prepared SERS sensor showed great stability and reproducibility, indicating potential for predicting mycotoxins in real rice samples.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Dilawar Singh Sisodiya, Sk. Musharaf Ali, Anjan Chattopadhyay
Summary: This study explores the mechanism of alkali metal-ion aided crown ether synthesis and identifies the role of metal ion in catalyzing cyclization process. The presence of metal ions facilitates the binding between reactants and increases the yield. Comparison of reaction barriers and rate constants shows that K+ ion system has higher reaction rate.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amarjeet Singh, Maria Gracheva, Viktoria Kovacs Kis, Aron Keresztes, Mate Sagi-Kazar, Brigitta Muller, Fruzsina Pankaczi, Waqas Ahmad, Krisztina Kovacs, Zoltan May, Gyula Tolnai, Zoltan Homonnay, Ferenc Fodor, Zoltan Klencsar, Adam Solti
Summary: Nanoscale Fe-containing particles can penetrate the root apoplast. Close contact between FERRIC REDUCTASE OXIDASE (FRO) enzymes and Fe-containing particles is required for Fe mobilization. Haematite nanoparticles can be stacked in the middle lamella of the apoplast and release Fe through reduction process.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Humma Nawaz, Ismail Shah, Sajid Ali
Summary: In recent decades, researchers have been focused on evaluating the relationship between connectivity of brain regions and psychiatric disorders. This study used a meta-analysis approach to investigate the relationship between structural and functional connectivity of the amygdala and depression, suicide ideation, and suicide behavior. The results revealed that structural amygdala connectivity was positively associated with depression instability, while resting state and task functional connectivity showed a significant negative connection with depression. The study also found partial activation of the amygdala in non-suicidal self-injuries and suicide ideation, as well as the moderating effect of participant age on amygdala connectivity with psychiatric conditions.
PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Sajid Ali, Rimsha Shamim, Ismail Shah, Hleil Alrweili, Giulia Marcon
Summary: This study proposes EWMA and CUSUM control charts for tracking a process using censored GE distributed data. The performance of the charts is evaluated and compared, showing that the EWMA chart outperforms the CUSUM and CUSUM-IUC charts for shifts in the shape parameter of the GE distribution.
QUALITY AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Waqas Ahmad, Hikmat Ullah Khan, Tasswar Iqbal, Muhammad Attique Khan, Usman Tariq, Jae-hyuk Cha
Summary: With the rapid growth of user-generated content on social media, sentiment analysis has become a significant research area. In this manuscript, a technique combining variant algorithms in a parallel manner is proposed to extract advantageous informative features, and then perform sentiment classification. The proposed methodology, a combination of MC-CNN and MC-Bi-GRU, treats them equally in terms of input parameters and shares hidden layer information, making it distinctive and outperforming existing models.
Article
Plant Sciences
Chrizostom Julius Niyoifasha, Birhanu Miressa Borena, Irasapa Tanimu Ukob, Phan Ngoc Minh, Tiba Nazar Ibrahim Al Azzawi, Muhammad Imran, Sajid Ali, Anousone Inthavong, Bong-Gyu Mun, In-Jung Lee, Murtaza Khan, Byung-Wook Yun
Summary: The application of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) can improve the heavy metals tolerance of rice by reversing the toxic effects of heavy metals stress and enhancing antioxidant enzyme activities. This study provides insights into the potential use of SNP as a regulator to improve rice growth and development under heavy metals stress.
Article
Mathematics
Moezza Nabeel, Sajid Ali, Ismail Shah, Mohammed M. A. Almazah, Fuad S. Al-Duais
Summary: Product reliability is essential in industrial production, but current statistical process control techniques are only suitable for single-stage processes. However, manufacturing processes typically consist of multiple stages, and the quality variable of one stage affects the quality of subsequent stages. This interdependence between stages must be considered in process monitoring. Additionally, outliers in datasets can impact the accuracy of analysis. This study discusses monitoring reliability data with outliers in a two-stage dependent manufacturing process and proposes robust regression techniques for handling outliers.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Qin Ouyang, Yanna Rong, Jiaqi Wu, Zhen Wang, Hao Lin, Quansheng Chen
Summary: This study applied Vis-NIR and CSA techniques to identify matcha grades, and the results showed that the sensor combined with the BPANN model can be satisfactorily applied in the identification of different matcha grades.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jinjin Wang, Silun Li, Jie Wei, Tianhui Jiao, Qingmin Chen, Munetaka Oyama, Quansheng Chen, Xiaomei Chen
Summary: To prevent contamination of cereals by mycotoxins, a sensitive and rapid method for mycotoxin detection is essential. In this study, a screening-capture-integrated electrochemiluminescence (ECL) aptasensor based on mesoporous silica films (MSFs) was developed for the ultrasensitive and highly selective detection of deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat. The sensor combines size screening and specific capture to achieve quantitative detection of DON, providing a new approach for early detection of wheat mildew.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2023)
