Xinyi Zhang,Linyu Hu,Kemeng Zhou,Linqing Zhang,Xiaolong Zeng,Yuqing Shi,Weizheng Cai,Jiazhen Wu,Yuanjing Lin
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries with superior operational safety have great promise to serve as wearable energy storage devices. However, the poor cycling stability and low output voltage limited their practical applications. Here, fully printable Zn/MoS 2 -MnO 2 micro-batteries are developed and demonstrated significantly enhanced cycling stability with sweat activation. 2D MoS 2 is utilized to enable lattice-matching with Zn powders to realize printed Zn anodes with desirable stability and promote electron/ion transfer. Interestingly, the mild acid epidermal sweat also contributed to eliminating the MnO 2 cathode by-products and compensating for the hydrogel electrolytes' water loss. The Zn/MoS 2 -MnO 2 micro-batteries achieve a high specific capacity of 318.9 µAh cm −2 at the current density of 0.16 mA cm −2 , and an energy density of 424.6 µWh cm −2 , with remarkable cycle stability of ≈90% after 250 cycles. In-battery electrochromic display of capacity level and feasible electronics charging are demonstrated. The as-printed micro-batteries with innovative sweat activation would inspire the advances of sustainable power supply for wearables.
A multifunctional nanosystem based on two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) was developed for synergistic tumor therapy. MoS2 was stabilized with lipoic acid (LA)-modified poly(ethylene glycol) and modified with a pH-responsive charge-convertible peptide (LA-K11(DMA)). Then, a positively charged photosensitizer, toluidine blue O (TBO), was loaded on MoS2 via physical absorption. The negatively charged LA-K11(DMA) peptide was converted into a positively charged one under acidic conditions. Charge conversion of the peptide could reduce the binding force between positively charged TBO and MoS2, leading to TBO release. Furthermore, the positively charged nanosystem was easily endocytosed by cells. Photo-induced hyperthermia of MoS2 in the tumor areas could promote TBO release and exhibited photothermal therapy. In vitro and in vivo results demonstrated that fluorescence and photo-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation of TBO were severely decreased by MoS2 under normal conditions. While in the acidic condition, the pH-responsive nanosystem exhibited a highly specific and efficient antitumor effect with TBO release and photo-induced ROS generation, suggesting to be a promising accessory for synergistic tumor therapy.