ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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Wei Zhang,Guokang Han,Chunyu Du
The bimetallic center catalyst (DMC) injects new vitality into the accelerated oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to its unique structure. The regulation of the coordination environment composition and spatial structure of metal active centers also provides opportunities for optimizing the performance. Herein, we have successfully constructed stereoisomeric Fe2CN-bridge-S (abbreviated as Fe2CN-b-S) catalysts based on the biomimetic Fe–S cluster structure of ferredoxin. Adjacent Fe dual atoms skillfully weaken the O–O bond, crafting a peroxide bridge-like adsorption configuration. The incorporation of S atoms meticulously constructs the stereo configuration of active Fe sites, thereby inducing greater structural deformation tension and a downward shift in the Fe d-band center. These factors collectively facilitate the release of the OH* intermediate. Meanwhile, the reasonable spatial configuration of S can promote the optimal rigid structure of Fe diatomic active centers, improving the stability of the ORR reaction process. Thus, the Fe2CN-b-S catalyst, which has a half-wave potential of 0.865 V, demonstrates superior ORR activity in comparison to Fe2CN. This study offers a perspective on the joint regulation of elemental composition and geometric arrangement for enhanced catalytic activity in oxygen reduction.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2024
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Yansheng Liu,Haonan Hu,Xiaobo Jia,Jin Zhou,Hongli Li,Xiaohong Wang,Shaohui Zhang,Haixin Chang,Fuchong Li,Guofu Wang
This study reported a sandwich SERS structure in detecting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (SARS-CoV-2 S protein) with high performance. The periodic Ag nanoarrays (AgNAs) functionalized with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) were utilized as the bottom structure to specifically bound to the SARS-CoV-2 S protein. A complex of SARS-CoV-2 S protein antibody and 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-Mba) modified Au nanoparticles (AuNPs@4-Mba@Antibody) were used as nanotags and top SERS enhancing structures. By utilized the “hot spots” in parallel and perpendicular directions, the SERS signals of the 4-Mba as reporters were largely enhanced. By modulated the diameters and the heights of the AgNAs, the SERS performance of the sandwich structures was optimized by using R6G as a stand analyst with limits of detection (LOD) of 1 × 10 −9 M. By applied the optimized sandwich structures in detecting SARS-CoV-2 S protein in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and pharyngeal swabs solution (PSS), the proposed sandwich structure illustrates a high performance, and the LODs were 0.1 fg mL −1 and 1 fg mL −1 , respectively. This study presented an efficient way to construct a sandwich SERS structure in directly detecting SARS-CoV-2 S protein and this method illustrates a good potential in viral detection.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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2024
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Xiaoyu Lou,Duanlian Tang,Xuanjie Chen,Lanbin Mo,Yong Li,Changshen Ye,Jie Chen,Ting Qiu
The heavy-metal contamination of aquatic environments presents imminent threat. Herein, we report a class of dual-heteroatomic conjugated microporous poly(aniline)s showing high-affinity separation performance toward heavy metals. The prepared keto-CMPA shows monolayer adsorption capacity for Hg (II) as high as 980 mg g −1 according to the Langmuir model, and ultra-rapid kinetic with h reaching 30.41 mg g −1 that could be described by the pseudo-second-order model. It maintains excellent stability across six reuses under harsh conditions, and furthermore demonstrates ultradeep separation efficiency that could adsorb almost all of heavy metals to ppb level with low usage. For further industrialization, a competent adsorption device was developed to remove heavy metals down to 1 ppb with a remarkable breakthrough over 20,000 BV. Characterizations and DFT calculation showed that the triangular synergistic region formed by the N-O-sites in the singular CMPA structure provided a feasible binding energy to enable the above impressive performance.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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Xiaoli Gou,Yongchun Fu,Juan Li,Juan Xiang,Minghui Yang,Yi Zhang
Nanoplastics , widely existing in the environment and organisms, have been proven to cross the blood-brain barrier, increasing the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, current studies mainly focus on the neurotoxicity of nanoplastics themselves, neglecting their synergistic effects with other biomolecules and the resulting neurotoxicity. Amyloid β peptide (Aβ), which triggers neurotoxicity through its self-aggregation, is the paramount pathogenic protein in AD. Here, employing polystyrene nanoparticles (PS) as a model for nanoplastics, we reveal that 100 pM PS nanoparticles significantly accelerate the nucleation rate of two Aβ subtypes (Aβ 40 and Aβ 42 ) at low concentrations, promoting the formation of more Aβ oligomers and leading to evident neurotoxicity. The hydrophobic surface of PS facilitates the interaction of hydrophobic fragments between Aβ monomers , responsible for the augmented neurotoxicity. This work provides consequential insights into the modulatory impact of low-dose PS on Aβ aggregation and the ensuing neurotoxicity, presenting a valuable foundation for future research on the intricate interplay between environmental toxins and brain diseases.
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MOLECULES
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2024
·Vol. 29
·期 13
·3022
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Yuping Wei,Ziyang Liu,Man Zhang,Xingyan Zhu,Qiuhong Niu
Considering the high evolutionary rate and great harmfulness of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it is imperative to develop new pharmacological antagonists. Human angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) functions as a primary receptor for the spike protein (S protein) of SARS-CoV-2. Thus, a novel functional peptide, KYPAY (K5), with a boomerang structure, was developed to inhibit the interaction between ACE2 and the S protein by attaching to the ACE2 ligand-binding domain (LBD). The inhibition property of K5 was evaluated via molecular simulations, cell experiments, and adsorption kinetics analysis. The molecular simulations showed that K5 had a high affinity for ACE2 but a low affinity for the cell membrane. The umbrella sampling (US) simulations revealed a significant enhancement in the binding potential of this functional peptide to ACE2. The fluorescence microscopy and cytotoxicity experiments showed that K5 effectively prevented the interaction between ACE2 and the S protein without causing any noticeable harm to cells. Further flow cytometry research indicated that K5 successfully hindered the interaction between ACE2 and the S protein, resulting in 78% inhibition at a concentration of 100 μM. This work offers an innovative perspective on the development of functional peptides for the prevention and therapy of SARS-CoV-2.
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WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2025
·Vol. 41
·期 4
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IF 4.2
Zhao Jing-yi,Gao Fan,Wu Mengru,Li Yang,Chen Yong,Xiao Zijun
Enantiopure ( S )-2-methylbutanoic acid [( S )-2-MBA] is a high-value chiral compound with applications in fragrances, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals. However, conventional chemical synthesis lacks stereoselectivity, while existing biosynthetic methods suffer from low yield and purity. Here, we report a novel microbial process using Bacillus spizizenii ATCC 6633 for efficient ( S )-2-MBA production via L-isoleucine catabolism. Through targeted screening of rhizospheric soil isolates and Bacillaceae strains, ATCC 6633 demonstrated superior performance, producing 3.67 g/L ( S )-2-MBA with 99.32% enantiomeric excess ( ee ) under optimized conditions (45 °C, 8% inoculation, 5 g/L glucose, and 8 g/L L-isoleucine). A 58.92% conversion efficiency was achieved, and a simplified purification process recovered 63.90% product with 97.32% purity. Mechanistic studies suggested glucose depletion triggered ( S )-2-MBA accumulation, aligning with starvation-induced secondary metabolism. This cost-effective, eco-friendly approach eliminates racemic separation steps and harsh reagents, positioning ATCC 6633 as a promising biocatalyst for sustainable ( S )-2-MBA production.
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2025
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Lu Zhong,Yuejia Qin,Zenan Zhou,Lianyun Zhong,Jietian Liang,Shaohui Hu,Qifan Liu,Yanfei Zeng,Shunmin Yi,Hui You,Shengkui Zhong,Dongliang Yan
Olivine-type lithium iron phosphate (LFP) serves as a prominent cathode material for Li-ion batteries, attributed to its natural abundance, remarkable cycling stability, eco-friendliness, and cost-effectiveness. Nonetheless, its additional utilization has been constrained by its inherent low conductivity and sluggish lithium-ion diffusion rate. Incorporation of heteroatom-doped carbon coatings serves as an effective method to enhance the electrochemical properties of LFP, leading to a notable improvement in both the electronic and ionic conductivity of the material. At present, however, the preparation of heteroatom-doped carbon cladding layer is mostly done by secondary sintering method, which is too cumbersome. In this paper, lithium iron phosphate containing N- and S-element doped carbon layers is synthesized by a simple one-step ball milling method using zein as a source of carbon layers and heteroatoms. The results show that the N- and S-doped carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate prepared from zein has lower polarization by enhancing the diffusion kinetics of the lithium-ion battery. NS/C15@LFP shows an initial discharge specific capacity of 155.97 mAh·g −1 at 0.1C and still shows 84.06 mAh·g −1 at 20C. After returning to 0.1C, there is still a discharge capacity of 161.4 mAh·g −1 . The capacity retention rate is 87 % after 500 cycles at 1C and 89 % after 500 cycles at the high current density of 5C, suggesting its excellent electrochemical performance. This work shows that lithium iron phosphate coating N- and S-doped carbon synthesized by using zein as the carbon source and heteroatom donor is a simple and low-cost strategy that gives LFP excellent electrochemical performance.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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Xinghao Liu,Nan Li,Xugui Lv,Jingjing Wang,Qingyu Ma,Zheng Xie
Two-dimensional (2D) materials consist of either a single layer or just a few layers of atoms or molecular layers, and their exceptional optoelectronic properties including high carrier mobility, wide spectral absorption range, and optical response from the number of layers. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as a small-sized 2D material exhibited unique physical and chemical properties at the quantum scale. In this study, he N, S-doped GQDs (named as Y-GQDs) were synthesized through straightforward solvothermal process using 2,2'-dithiobenzoic acid and o-phenylenediamine as the precursors. The distribution of the prepared GQDs sample was uniform, with height varying between 0.6 and 0.8 nm. The excellent optical properties of Y-GQDs were attributed to the high crystalline graphene structure and rich functional groups including -C-SO 3 -C-, -C-SO 4 -C-, C-N, etc . The optimal excitation and emission wavelengths of Y-GQDs were 380 nm and 535 nm, respectively. Additionally, the multi-color and tunable luminescence characteristics could be achieved by excitation wavelength, solvent, and concentration. Gratifyingly, the N, S-doped GQDs were successfully used to build white light emitting devices via a sol-gel process. The color rendering index reached 83.7 with color temperature of 5306 K, and the GQDs exhibited good optical stability under different driving currents and UV light. This study underscored the significant potential of GQDs in creating promising phosphors for superior lighting applications.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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Wenting Li,Zhuoran Yang,Chunyu Yang,Wei Guo
This study addresses the challenge of enhancing ferroptosis efficacy for tumor therapy, particularly the limited therapeutic efficiency of current inducers due to tumor microenvironment constraints. Herein, we developed a hollow ultrasound-triggered ZnFe 2 O 4 -Bi 2 MoO 6 (ZB) S-scheme heterojunction loaded with artesunate (ART) to overcome these limitations. The ZB heterojunction with a particle size of ∼250 nm efficiently separates electron-hole pairs under ultrasound (US), promoting the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The photodynamic effect of ZB further boosts ROS production, while ART, controlled-released by phase change materials under laser/US stimulation, enhances ROS production via Fe 2+ -mediated decomposition. This triple-enhanced strategy accumulates lipid peroxidation (LPO), significantly improving ferroptosis effects with a tumor suppression rate of 94.3 %. Moreover, ZB enables multimodal imaging and stimulates antitumor immunity, demonstrating its potential as a diagnostic and therapeutic agent. Our findings demonstrate the potential of this ZB@ART system in advancing ferroptosis-based tumor therapies, inspiring future designs of efficient ferroptosis inducers.
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2024
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Man Lang,Dengwei Wang,Shenbo Yang,Hao Li
The development of excellent performance catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation of renewable biomass into value-added chemicals is essential but remains extremely challenging. Herein, a series of novel metal-free carbo-catalyst catalysts through one-step-pyrolysis strategy were fabricated for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of lignin-derived vanillin (VAN) to produce 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (MMP). It has been demonstrated that 81.32 % VAN conversion could be acquired with a high selectivity of 77.30 % of MMP under the condition of 240 °C, 1 MPa H 2 and 4 h with the assistance of the optimized NSCC-800-7 catalyst. After characterization of the catalyst and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, the outstanding catalytic activity is attributed to the synergistic effect between nitrogen and sulfur dopants, which effectively regulates the number of active sites. N-S vacancy (NSVs) in the N-doped carbon catalysts is found to play an active site for the VAN HDO reaction, which is greatly beneficial to activating hydrogen molecules. Meanwhile, sulfur doping can promote the formation of defect sites and high specific surface area, while enabling to stabilization of NSVs. Additionally, isopropanol was both the reaction medium and the secondary hydrogen donor, which contributed to reducing the external hydrogen supplication. This finding can open broad opportunities for the rational design of novel metal-free catalysts for challenging chemical reactions.
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NEW CARBON MATERIALS
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2024
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Tan Yi,Jun-long Huang,Zong-heng Cen,Yi-wei Ji,Shao-hong Liu
Carbon-based catalysts are promising materials for the electrochemical extraction of uranium from seawater. However, their practical application is often limited by high cost and low catalytic activity. Using low-cost polystyrene sulfonic acid resin and melamine as raw materials, a class of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanosheets (CNSs) with high catalytic activity has been developed by a low-temperature hydrothermal treatment and high-temperature carbonization. Because of their high conductivity and high catalytic activity, CNS-based electrodes can catalyze uranyl ions in seawater into easily recoverable Na 2 O(UO 3 ·H 2 O) x precipitates at −2 V, and achieve an extraction capacity of up to 3 923.7 mg g −1 with a uranium removal of 98.1% in uranium-spiked seawater (1×10 3 mg L −1 ). In situ Raman spectroscopy showed that a large number of uranium compounds appeared on the surface of the composite electrode within 40 min of extraction. The electrode also recovered 72.7% of the uranium in natural seawater, demonstrating excellent prospects for this application. This work provides a new approach into the design of low-cost, metal-free electrocatalysts for the efficient uranium extraction from natural seawater.
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SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
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2024
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Yu He,Chenxi Zhao,Zecheng Lu,Ning Guo,Hongmei Luan,Yanchun Yang,Ruijian Liu,Chengjun Zhu
Indium tin oxide (ITO) and intrinsic ZnO (i-ZnO) are usually used as the window layer of Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells within a typical structure. The optoelectronic properties of the window layer play a crucial role in determining the efficiency of solar cells. In this work, two types of CZTSSe solar cells with and without i-ZnO layers were fabricated using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvents, respectively. The impact of the window layer on the performance of CZTSSe solar cells was investigated. The results suggest that the device without i-ZnO still exhibits a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) compared to conventional bilayer i-ZnO/ITO structures. By removing i-ZnO and optimizing the thickness of ITO, the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of DMSO and DMF-based CZTSSe solar cells has been up to 10.17% and 10.27%, respectively, with an increase in open-circuit voltage (V OC ) of 15 mV (in DMSO system) and 10 mV (in DMF system), as well as an enhancement in fill factor (FF) by ∼5 percentage points. These performance improvements are mainly attributed to the reduction of series resistance (R s ) of the window layer due to the removal of i-ZnO layer. Further analysis shows that the generation and collection of photon-generated carriers in CZTSSe solar cells can be affected by the optimized window layer due to optical interference effects and its resistance. Our research may provide insights for the preparation of high efficient CZTSSe solar cells with new structures of the i-ZnO free window layer.
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