ADVANCED MATERIALS
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2024
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Hu Hong,Yu Wang,Yaqin Zhang,Bing Han,Qing Li,Xun Guo,Ying Guo,Ao Chen,Zhiquan Wei,Zhaodong Huang,Yuwei Zhao,Jun Fan,Chunyi Zhi
The development of new ionic conductors meeting the requirements of current solid-state devices is imminent but still challenging. Hydrogen-bonded ionic co-crystals (HICs) are multi-component crystals based on hydrogen bonding and Coulombic interactions. Due to the hydrogen bond network and unique features of ionic crystals, HICs have flexible skeletons. More importantly, anion vacancies on their surface can potentially help dissociate and adsorb excess anions, forming cation transport channels at grain boundaries. Here, it is demonstrated that a HIC optimized by adjusting the ratio of zinc salt and imidazole can construct grain boundary-based fast Zn 2+ transport channels. The as-obtained HIC solid electrolyte possesses an unprecedentedly high ionic conductivity at room and low temperatures (≈11.2 mS cm −1 at 25 °C and ≈2.78 mS cm −1 at −40 °C) with ultra-low activation energy (≈0.12 eV), while restraining dendrite growth and exhibiting low overpotential even at a high current density (<200 mV at 5.0 mA cm −2 ) during Zn symmetric cell cycling. This HIC also allows solid-state Zn||covalent organic framework full cells to work at low temperatures, providing superior stability. More importantly, the HIC can even support zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors to work, achieving extraordinary rate capability and a power density comparable to aqueous solution-based supercapacitors. This work provides a path for designing facilely prepared, low-cost, and environmentally friendly ionic conductors with extremely high ionic conductivity and excellent interface compatibility.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2025
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IF 19
Dong Xiang,Xu Wang,Feilong Wang,Hao Tang,Yulin Hou,Hong Lin,Yongxiang Xu
Human tissues integrate the advantages of both hydrogels and sponges, yet existing biomaterials fail to achieve tissue-like hydration, mechanical adaptability, and bioactivity simultaneously. Here, a class of bioinspired nanofibrous spongyhydrogels is introduced, which bridge hydrogels and sponges by leveraging the Hofmeister effect and thermally co-induced assembly process. Unlike conventional hydrogels that swell or sponges that lack viscoelasticity, these spongyhydrogels feature a nanofibrous network with intermediate structural scale and hydration state, enabling non-swelling, highly compressible, and viscoelastic properties. The biomimetic nanofibrous structure promotes cell adhesion, proliferation, and in vivo wound healing. Moreover, the system allows for the incorporation of functional metal cations, opening avenues for diverse biomedical applications. This work establishes a robust platform for designing bioinspired nanofibrous materials with tunable hydration and multifunctional capabilities.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Qian Liu,Wenqian Luan,Xingrong Zhang,Ruiyang Zhao,Jishu Han,Lei Wang
The design of a low-cost, efficient and durable co-catalyst for hydrogen evolution is of great significance for improving photocatalytic activity. In this work, a NiMoP 2 /Cu-ZnS composite photocatalyst was prepared by in-situ growth of NiMoP 2 on the surface of copper-doped zinc sulfide (Cu-ZnS). The test results showed that the hydrogen production rate of the optimized NiMoP 2 /Cu-ZnS under visible light irradiation was significantly improved. Among them, NiMoP 2 /Cu-ZnS-1 exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity (5.13 mmol·g −1 ·h −1 ), which was 2.47 times that of Cu-ZnS and maintained good stability during the reaction. The improvement of hydrogen production performance of the photocatalyst was mainly attributed to the synergistic effect of Cu-ZnS and co-catalyst NiMoP 2 . The ohmic contact formed between Cu-ZnS and NiMoP 2 could improve the separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers and reduce the overpotential of H 2 evolution. Besides, NiMoP 2 was found to provide the active site for the reduction reaction, and accelerate the transfer efficiency of photogenerated electrons. This strategy opens up a new way for the construction of co-catalyst modified semiconductor materials to improve the photocatalytic hydrogen production rate.
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FlatChem
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2024
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IF 5.9
Siqi Gong,Jing Li,Fan Zhao,Mengdie Yan,Chenghao Huang,Guanzhong Huo,Chunli Li,Bing Wu,Jiapeng Liu
The emerging energy-saving and environmentally friendly capacitive deionization (CDI) technology has attracted more and more attention. However, it remains a great challenge to develop CDI electrode materials with excellent comprehensive properties. Herein, the porous N, P co-doping Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene (N, P-Ti 3 C 2 T x ) was prepared successfully by combining simple flocculation with an annealing process. Benefitting from the synergistic effect of the combination of porous structure and co-doping of N and P heteroatoms, the N, P-Ti 3 C 2 T x exhibits substantial specific surface area, which provides more surface bounding active sites for electrochemical reactions, thus assisting to boost the CDI performance. As a result, the N, P-Ti 3 C 2 T x exhibited an admirable salt (Na + ) adsorption capacity of 53.3 mg g −1 and exceptional recycling property. Impressively, the N, P-Ti 3 C 2 T x also exhibited superior desalination performance of Pb 2+ , characterized by an exceptionally high desalination capacity of up to 168.2 mg g −1 at 1.2 V, and the corresponding desalination rate reached 0.047 mg g −1 s −1 . Additionally, the deionization mechanism involved was elucidated through a series of characterizations. This work will furnish an effective avenue for the innovative design of MXene-based electrode materials toward high-performance CDI.
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Nature Sustainability
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2024
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IF 25.7
Hu Qi,Zhou Weiliang,Qi Shuai,Huo Qihua,Li Xuan,Lv Miaoyuan,Chen Xinbao,Feng Chao,Yu Jiaying,Chai Xiaoyan,Yang Hengpan,He Chuanxin
The urea industry is energy intensive and responsible for high levels of carbon emissions. Electrocatalytic co-reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and nitrate (NO 3 − ) powered by renewable energy offers an alternative and sustainable synthetic pathway to this chemical that is vital in agriculture, chemical engineering and other fields, but the yield rate cannot compete with the state-of-the-art petrochemical processes. Here we show a urea electrosynthesis route using an iron tetraphenylporphyrin molecular electrocatalyst that delivers a maximum Faradaic efficiency of 27.70% for urea while suppressing the competing hydrogen evolution reaction. At the heart of our strategy is electrolysis under pulsed potentials between −0.2 and −0.8 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode, which increases the local concentration of CO 2 /NO 3 − but reduces the local pH to enrich *CO and *NH 2 intermediates favoured by C–N coupling. Importantly, our strategy can be applied to more catalyst systems such as ZnO and PdCu, and save more than 41% energy consumption compared with static co-electrolysis, with PdCu enabling a maximum urea Faradaic efficiency of 70.36% for pulsed electrolysis. Our work opens an avenue for efficient urea production and provides insights into the role of the local reaction environment, which can inform the rational design of electrocatalysts.
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Nano Research
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2021
·Vol. 14
·期 8
·2831-2836
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IF 8.897
Mou Shiyong,Li Yonghao,Yue Luchao,Liang Jie,Luo Yonglan,Liu Qian,Li Tingshuai,Lu Siyu,Asiri Abdullah M.,Xiong Xiaoli,Ma Dongwei,Sun Xuping
The advancement of cost-effective and selective electrocatalyst towards CO 2 to CO conversion is crucial for renewable energy conversion and storage, thus to achieve carbon-neutral cycle in a sustainable manner. In this communication, we report that Cu 2 Sb decorated Cu nanowire arrays on Cu foil act as a highly active and selective electrocatalyst for CO 2 to CO conversion. In CO 2 -saturated 0.1 M KHCO 3 , it achieves a high Faraday efficiency (FE) of 86.5% for CO, at −0.90 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). The H 2 /CO ratio is tunable from 0.08:1 to 5.9:1 by adjusting the potential. It is worth noting that HCOO − product was totally suppressed on such catalyst, compared with Sb counterpart. The improving selectivity for CO could be attributed to the bimetallic effect and nanowire arrays structure.
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Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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2022
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IF 14.903
Xianzi Zheng,Zhezheng Fang,Weizi Huang,Jianping Qi,Xiaochun Dong,Weili Zhao,Wei Wu,Yi Lu
Due to the overwhelming percentage of poorly water-soluble drugs, pharmaceutical industry is in urgent need of efficient approaches for solubilization and permeability improvement. Salts consisting of lipophilic fatty acid anions and hydrophilic choline cations are found to be surface active and able to form ionic co-aggregates (ICAs) in water. Choline oleate-based ICAs significantly enhance oral absorption of paclitaxel (PTX) as compared with cremophor EL-based micelles (MCs). Aggregation-caused quenching probes enable tracking of intact ICAs in in vivo transport and cellular interaction. Prolonged intestinal retention of ICAs than MCs implies stronger solubilizing capability in vivo . Ex vivo imaging of major organs and intestinal tracts suggests transepithelial transport of intact ICAs. Cellular studies support the enhanced absorption of PTX and transmembrane transport of intact ICAs. In conclusion, ICAs, consisting of lipophilic ions and hydrophilic counter-ions, are of great potential in delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs by enhancing solubility and permeability.
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JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
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2022
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IF 11.467
Binbin Jiao,Kunpeng Liu,Haitao Gong,Zhenshan Ding,Xin Xu,Jian Ren,Guan Zhang,Qingsong Yu,Zhihua Gan
Currently, clinical intravesical instillation chemotherapy has been greatly compromised by the toxicological and physiological factors. New formulations that can specifically and efficiently kill bladder cancer cells are in urgent need to overcome the low residence efficiency and dose limiting toxicity of current ones. The combination of mucoadhesive nanocarriers and cancer cell selective prodrugs can to great extent address these limitations. However, the insignificant endogenous stimulus difference between cancer cells and normal cells in most cases and the high local drug concentration make it essential to develop new drugs with broader selectivity-window. Herein, based on the statistically different NQO1 expression between cancerous and normal bladder tissues, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) activatable epirubicin prodrug and highly potent NQO1 substrate, KP372–1, was co-delivered using a GSH-responsive mucoadhesive nanocarrier. After endocytosis, epirubicin could be promptly activated by the NQO1-dependent ROS production caused by KP372–1, thus specifically inhibiting the proliferation of bladder cancer cells. Since KP372–1 is much more potent than some commonly used NQO1 substrates, for example, β-lapachone, the cascade drug activation could occur under much lower drug concentration, thus greatly lowering the toxicity in normal cells and broadening the selectivity-window during intravesical bladder cancer chemotherapy.
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BIO-MEDICAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING
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2015
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IF 1.091
Wang Xiaotong,Ma Bing,Chang Jiang
BACKGROUND: Vascular extracellular matrices (vECMs) have shown potential for small-diameter blood vessel tissue engineering applications. However, problems such as chemical instability and easy calcification are still remained. Chemical crosslinking using crosslinkers such as glutaraldehyde (GA) can improve mechanical properties and proteolysis resistance of vECMs, but leads to calcification and cytotoxicity. Procyanidins (PC) can crosslink ECMs with anti-calcification property and cytocompatibility, but the mechanical properties and chemical stability are unsatisfactory. OBJECTIVE: A novel co-crosslinking technique using PC and GA was developed, which combines the advantages of both PC and GA for enhancing mechanical properties and stability of vECMs with reduced calcification and cytotoxicity. METHODS: Fresh carotid were decellularized and then crosslinked by PC and subsequent GA for 6 h respectively. The mechanical properties, dynamic release of PC, enzymatic degradation, calcification and cytotoxicity of crosslinked samples were evaluated. RESULTS: The co-crosslinked vECMs showed enhanced tensile strength, chemical and biological stability, comparable anti-calcification property as compared to pure PC-crosslinked samples. Cytotoxicity assay showed that the co-crosslinked vECMs were cytocompatible for supporting the adhesion and proliferation of HUVECs. CONCLUSIONS: Co-crosslinking with PC and GA might be a useful method for preparation of vECM scaffolds with potential applications in small-diameter blood vessel tissue engineering.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2021
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IF 4.098
Xiao-Lan Zhao,Jia-Li Liu,Fa-Ting Xie,Tong Yang,Rong Hu,Yun-Hui Yang
In this paper, a simple, rapid, and low-cost colorimetric method was designed based on Co/Fe-MOFs-iodide composite for the quantitative detection of H 2 S. It is know that iodide can improve the catalytic activity of bimetallic porous material Co/Fe-MOFs via adsorption into the framework of MOFs. Herein, we demonstrate a novel strategy to enhance the peroxidase-like activity of MOFs. Compared to horseradish peroxidase (HRP), the kinetic measurement results show that Co/Fe-MOFs-iodide exhibits excellent affinity to substrates, promoting electron transfer. Due to the synergetic effect of Co/Fe-MOFs and iodide, and rapid electron transfer process, Co/Fe-MOFs-iodide demonstrates improved peroxidase-like activity. As a proof-of-concept application, a novel, highly sensitive H 2 S colorimetric method is established with a detection limit (LOD) of 0.33 nM. In the absence of iodide, LOD is approx. 200-fold higher than that of the amplified colorimetric assay. The proposed method can also accurately detect traces of H 2 S in serum samples.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 31
·15774-15781
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IF 11.301
Xiangjian Meng,Weiliang Qi,Wandi Kuang,Samira Adimi,Haichuan Guo,Tiju Thomas,Siqi Liu,Zhenping Wang,Minghui Yang
Transition metal nitrides (TMNs) are emerging as a feasible alternative to noble metal co-catalysts in photocatalytic hydrogen production. Considering the recent prospects created by multicomponent systems, it is reasonable to investigate multi-component TMNs for photocatalytic hydrogen production. Herein, in an effort in that direction, ternary chromium-titanium nitride (Cr0.5Ti0.5N) nanoparticles have been synthesized by a solid–solid phase separation method, resulting in highly efficient co-catalysts for promoting photocatalytic hydrogen production of semiconductors under visible light irradiation. Both experimental results and density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that ternary Cr0.5Ti0.5N offers a comprehensive advantage by boosting the photo-induced charge carrier separation and migration, improving the reaction kinetics as compared to those of TiN and CrN. Therefore, the optimal Cr0.5Ti0.5N-based sample exhibits the highest photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate of 2.44 mmol g−1 h−1, and has ∼120 times better kinetics than the reference pure CdS sample. In fact, this result even surpasses that of Pt-based nanocomposites (2.06 mmol g−1 h−1).
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Catalysts
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2019
·Vol. 9
·期 3
·256
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IF 3.444
Feng Zhao,Shuangde Li,Xiaofeng Wu,Renliang Yue,Weiman Li,Xicuo Zha,Yuzhou Deng,Yunfa Chen
CuO-CeO2nanocatalysts with varying CuO contents (1, 5, 9, 14 and 17 wt %) were prepared by one-step flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) and applied to CO oxidation. The influences of CuO content on the as-prepared catalysts were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2adsorption-desorption at −196 °C, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and hydrogen-temperature programmed reduction (H2-TPR). A superior CO oxidation activity was observed for the 14 wt % CuO-CeO2catalyst, with 90% CO conversion at 98 °C at space velocity (60,000 mL × g−1× h−1), which was attributed to abundant surface defects (lattice distortion, Ce3+, and oxygen vacancies) and high reducibility supported by strong synergistic interaction. In addition, the catalyst also displayed excellent stability and resistance to water vapor. Significantly, in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (in situ DRIFTS) showed that in the CO catalytic oxidation process, the strong synergistic interaction led readily to dehydroxylation and CO adsorption on Cu+at low temperature. Furthermore, in the feed of water vapor, although there was an adverse effect on the access of CO adsorption, there was also a positive effect on the formation of fewer carbon intermediates. All these results showed the potential of highly active and water vapor-resistive CuO-CeO2catalysts prepared by FSP.Keywords:flame spray pyrolysis;synergistic interaction;CO oxidation;CuO-CeO2nanocatalyst;water resistance;carbon intermediate
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