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Rational design of materials interface at nanoscale towards intelligent oil–water separation
(2018)Oil-water separation is critically important for the water treatment of oily wastewater or oil-spill accidents. The oil contamination in water not only induces severe water pollution but also threatens human beings’ health ... -
Hollow microparticles as a superior delivery system over solid microparticles for the encapsulation of peptides
(2018)Purpose Peptides are gaining significant interests as therapeutic agents due to their high targeting specificity and potency. However, their low bioavailability and short half-lives limit their massive potential as ... -
Living and conducting : coating individual bacterial cells with in situ formed polypyrrole
(2017)Coating individual bacterial cells with conjugated polymers to endow them with more functionalities is highly desirable. Here, we developed an in situ polymerization method to coat polypyrrole on the surface of individual ... -
Inkjet-printed porous polyaniline gel as an efficient anode for microbial fuel cells
(2016)Future application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) requires a highthroughput and more convenient pathway to manufacture highperformance anodes. In this research, inkjet-printed PANI gel on carbon paper was first fabricated ... -
Transparent icephobic coatings using bio-based epoxy resin
(2018)Ice accretion and accumulation pose serious challenges for maintaining the operation and performance of outdoor facilities in cold climate. Epoxy resin, with a wide range of formulation possibilities, is widely used as ... -
Bioinspired surfaces with superamphiphobic properties : concepts, synthesis, and applications
(2018)Among diverse wetting phenomena in surface science, superamphiphobicity is regarded as one of the most special super-antiwetting states. In this paper, a systematic summary has been generated to cover the characterization ... -
Mesoporous SiO2/BiVO4/CuOx nanospheres for Z-scheme, visible light aerobic C–N coupling and dehydrogenation
(2019)In light of the growing demand to use renewable energy, we have synthesized a mesoporous bismuth vanadate-copper oxide-silica photocatalyst (SiO2/BiVO4/CuOx) to act as a chromophore in a Z-scheme system. These photocatalysts ... -
Preface : two dimensional (2D) hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites
(2018)2D hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) have been intensively investigated over the past 30 years before the rise of photovoltaic 3D hybrid perovskites. Along with the increasing research interest on 2D materials, ... -
Human iPS derived progenitors bioengineered into liver organoids using an inverted colloidal crystal poly (ethylene glycol) scaffold
(2018)Generation of human organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offers exciting possibilities for developmental biology, disease modelling and cell therapy. Significant advances towards those goals have been ... -
Mechanically resistant and sustainable cellulose-based composite aerogels with excellent flame retardant, sound-absorption, and superantiwetting ability for advanced engineering materials
(2017)The production of cellulose-based aerogels from the conversion of cheap and rich precursors using environmentally friendly techniques is a very attractive subject in materials chemistry. In this work, we reports a facile ... -
Triangular AgAu@Pt core–shell nanoframes with a dendritic Pt shell and enhanced electrocatalytic performance toward the methanol oxidation reaction
(2018)Triangular AgAu@Pt nanoframes with dendritic Pt shell were synthesized by employing Ag nanoprisms as sacrificial templates. Due to the unique frame-like nanostructure and ternary components, the AgAu@Pt nanoframes exhibit ... -
Exceptionally active iridium evolved from a pseudo-cubic perovskite for oxygen evolution in acid
(2019)Exploring robust catalysts for water oxidation in acidic electrolyte is challenging due to the limited material choice. Iridium (Ir) is the only active element with a high resistance to the acid corrosion during water ... -
Heterostructured electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction under alkaline conditions
(2018)The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a half-cell reaction in water electrolysis for producing hydrogen gas. In industrial water electrolysis, the HER is often conducted in alkaline media to achieve higher stability of ... -
Rattle-type Au@Cu 2−x S hollow mesoporous nanocrystals with enhanced photothermal efficiency for intracellular oncogenic microRNA detection and chemo-photothermal therapy
(2017)The coupling of the localized surface plasma resonance (LSPR) between noble metals of Au, Ag and Cu and semiconductors of Cu2 xE (E ¼ S, Se, Te) opens new regime to design photothermal (PT) agents with enhanced PT ... -
Reducing aggregation caused quenching effect through co-assembly of PAH chromophores and molecular barriers
(2019)The features of well-conjugated and planar aromatic structures make π-conjugated luminescent materials suffer from aggregation caused quenching (ACQ) effect when used in solid or aggregated states, which greatly impedes ... -
Unusual synergistic effect in layered Ruddlesden−Popper oxide enables ultrafast hydrogen evolution
(2019)Efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction are key to realize clean hydrogen production through water splitting. As an important family of functional materials, transition metal oxides are generally believed ... -
Narrow bandgap oxide nanoparticles coupled with graphene for high performance mid-infrared photodetection
(2018)The pursuit of optoelectronic devices operating in the mid-infrared regime is driven by both fundamental interests and envisioned applications ranging from imaging, sensing to communications. Despite continued achievements ... -
Bevacizumab promotes T-cell–mediated collagen deposition in the mouse model of conjunctival scarring
(2018)Purpose: We determine the effects of bevacizumab on collagen production in a mouse model of conjunctival scarring. Methods: Experimental surgery was performed as described for the mouse model of conjunctival scarring, and ... -
Ultranarrow graphene nanoribbons toward oxygen reduction and evolution reactions
(2018)Identification of catalytic sites for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is critical to rationally develop highly efficient bifunctional carbon‐based metal‐free electrocatalyst. Here, a unique defect‐rich ... -
Synthesis and electronic properties of novel 5,7-diazapentacene derivatives
(2019)A route to the synthesis of novel 5,7‐diazapentacenes and some preliminary studies on their properties is reported. A single crystal X‐ray diffraction study of the dihexyl derivative showed it had formed a dimer during the ...
