RSC Advances
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 37
·30456-30465
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IF 4.6
Jiangpeng Tang,Chang-ye Hui,Shunyu Hu,Wanyan Wu,Peishuo Cao,Jingwen Ling,Xueqin Yang,Zhenlie Huang,Yan Guo
Rapid, low-cost trace inorganic Hg(II) detection in environmental waters remains a critical public-health challenge. Here, we engineered Escherichia coli into a naked-eye whole-cell biosensor by coupling a redesigned MerR-Pmer element to the pyomelanin biosynthetic pathway. Three 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HppD) homologs from Aeromonas media WS, Aeromonas hydrophila 4AK4, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 were codon-optimized and functionally screened. The sensor strain of TOP10/pHg-PAO1 exhibited the broadest quantitative range (4.9–1250 nM) and the lowest detection limit (1.2 nM), outperforming most fluorescent counterparts. The water-soluble red-brown pyomelanin product was measured directly in the culture supernatants by absorbance at 400 nm, without requiring extraction. It remained chromogenically stable for at least 14 hours. The biosensor demonstrated absolute selectivity for Hg(II) in the presence of other ions, including Mg(II), Ca(II), Cd(II), Mn(II), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II), all at a concentration of 5 μM. It retained quantitative accuracy in tap, lake, and coastal seawater matrices. These features enable on-site, equipment-free screening of environmental waters and establish pyomelanin as a robust, user-friendly chromogenic reporter for next-generation whole-cell sensors.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND PERFORMANCE
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2025
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IF 2
Sun Lili,Sun Xudong,Wang Yong,Li Yongcun,Luo Anyu
Zinc anodes degrade rapidly under high-temperature operating conditions, significantly impeding the development and commercial application of Zn–air batteries. In this study, zirconia-coated zinc (ZrO 2 @Zn) was synthesized using a facile sol–gel method. The composition, structure, and electrochemical properties of the ZrO 2 @Zn anode were characterized. The results show that ZrO 2 @Zn has a core–shell structure contributing to regulating the cycle life of the battery. The passivation current of ZrO 2 @Zn is lower than that of Zn. This indicates that ZrO 2 @Zn exhibits enhanced passivation stability performance. The cycle life of ZrO 2 @Zn can be extended to 72 h at extreme operating temperatures of 60 °C, nearly double that of bare Zn. The coating ZrO 2 applied on the surface of Zn can effectively avoid the direct contact between Zn and electrolyte and reduces the self-corrosion of Zn anode. The increased adsorption of H + ions by ZrO 2 at elevated temperatures without affecting the deposition of Zn 2+ prolongs the lifetime of the ZrO 2 @Zn anode. The core–shell structure of ZrO 2 @Zn effectively mitigates the occurrence of anodic side reactions and inhibits the growth of Zn dendrites, thereby safeguarding the active material and extending the battery’s cycle life.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 9.7
Jie Meng,Shuang Xie,Zhanlin Zhang,Pan Ran,Xia Lei,Long He,Xiaohong Li
Pyroelectrodynamic therapy (PEDT) of tumors faces challenges due to its low electrocatalytic efficiency at mild temperature and the potential for off-target toxicity to healthy tissue. To overcome these issues, we have engineered pyroelectric nanoparticles (NPs) that feature a pH-triggered heterojunction structure and tumor-selective reactive oxidative species (ROS) production, faclitating synergistic PEDT and mild photothermal therapy (PTT). Herein, molybdenum trioxide (MoO 3 ) was deposited in-situ on the surface of tetragonal BaTiO 3 (tBT) to create tBT@MO. Subsequently, a metal-acid treatment was utrilized to hydrogenate MoO 3 , and the yielded HMO was grafted with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to produce tBT@HMO-PEG. In contrast to vulnerability in normal tissues, hydrogen-doped NPs exhibit stability against H + attacks in the slightly acidic microenvironment of tumors, faclitating efficient near-infrared II (NIR-II) absorption, and the enhanced photothermal conversion enables tumor-selective mild PTT and PEDT. The formation of heterojunctions between tBT and HMO markedly improves electron-hole separations and ROS productions, and the generated pyroelectric field selectively disrupts the membrane potentials of tumor cells, theraby promoting NP internalization. In a tumor-bearing model, NPs exhibit deep tumor penetration and widesperead ROS distribution, overcoming the limitations of the short lifespan and diffusion distance of ROS to achieve potent antitumor efficacy. Moreover, the tumor-selective PEDT and mild hyperthermia ensure treatment safety. Therefore, the innovative design of pH-triggered Schottky heterojunctions effectively mitigate off-target toxicity to normal tissue while improving the precision and efficacy of tumor therapy.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2024
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IF 8
Siyi Li,Kexin Li,Xianfeng Gong,Pengfei Yan,Shaoping Sun
Multifunctional polymeric micelles, which possess capabilities for tracking, bioimaging, stimuli-responsive drug release and tumor targeting, are essential in facilitating the effective delivery of anticancer drugs. Hence, a novel copolymer (CD-CS-Bio-TPAA, CCBT) was synthesized with biotin and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin conjugated chitosan as the hydrophilic segment and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) featured tetraphenylethene derivative (TPAA) as the hydrophobic segment. Interestingly, under acidic conditions, CCBT exhibited color-tunable AIE behavior as a result of the cleavage of benzoic imine bonds in TPAA molecules, transitioning from red to yellow. Furthermore, CCBT could also self-assemble into polymeric micelles and be used as drug carriers to encapsulate paclitaxel (PTX) (PTX/CCBT PMs) for self-indicating cancer therapy. In vitro release experiments demonstrated that PTX/CCBT PMs could release drugs specifically under acidic conditions. Fluorescence imaging experiments demonstrated that CCBT PMs exhibited excellent cell imaging capabilities and could be tracked due to their unique color-changing behavior. Moreover, PTX/CCBT PMs exhibited notable cytotoxic effects on MCF-7 cells and showed selective internalization by MCF-7 cells through biotin receptor-mediated active targeting. In vivo antitumor experiments confirmed that PTX/CCBT PMs possessed remarkable tumor-inhibiting effects and low systemic toxicity. This work suggested that PTX/CCBT PMs provided new ideas for self-indicating breast cancer treatment.
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