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Structural isomerism engineering regulates molecular AIE behavior and application in visualizing endogenous hydrogen sulfide

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11134-11141
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01617C, Paper
Yaxi Li, Yong-Xiang Wang, Dujuan Liu, Chen-Chieh Ni, Jianming Ni, Jen-Shyang Ni
The isomerization effect on coumarin-based AIEgens was systematically analyzed and further applied to H2S detection.
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A near-infrared superoxide generator based on a biocompatible indene-bearing heptamethine cyanine dye

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11202-11209
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01663G, Paper
Nikita Bel’ko, Anna Mal’tanova, Anastasiya Bahdanava, Anatol Lugovski, Sviatlana Fatykhava, Polina Shabunya, Adam Smaliakou, Sergey Poznyak, Tatsiana Kulahava, Michael Samtsov
A heptamethine cyanine dye with an indene moiety and 4-meso-chloride generates superoxide inside cells upon near-infrared photoactivation, inducing cell death.
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A dual-functional photosensitizer for mitochondria-targeting photodynamic therapy and synchronous polarity monitoring

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11259-11264
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01872A, Paper
Liu Yang, Shenglong Gan, Jie Zhang, Yin Jiang, Qingxin Chen, Hongyan Sun
A dual-functional photosensitizer was developed, exhibiting potent phototoxicity and sensitivity to polarity changes.
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An innovative electrohydrodynamics-driven SERS platform for molecular stratification and treatment monitoring of lung cancer

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01434K, Highlight
Tuotuo Zhang, Biao Dong, Huiling Wang, Shuai Zhang
A schematic electrohydrodynamics-driven SERS platform to profile four proteins on sEVs to generate a unique molecular signature for lung cancer stratification.
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering for HSP 70A mRNA Detection in the Live Cells Using Silica Nanoparticles and DNA-Modified Gold Nanoparticles

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01514B, Paper
Ju Eun Cho, Dong-Kwon Lim
Real-time monitoring of mRNA in living cells is crucial for understanding dynamic biological processes. Traditional methods such as northern blotting, PCR, and sequencing require cell lysis and do not allow...
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Will POW bring back great story telling to television?

'Nikkhil Advani's POW shows a director's deft touch and is a promising start of a great story, top notch acting talent and great behind the scenes production team,' says film director Suparn Verma.








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'I won't be wearing a swimsuit in the Bigg Boss house'

'Although I have been working in the industry for two decades, people don't know me well. They think I am snooty and an introvert.'





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'Bigg Boss is boring. I will make it entertaining'

'There is no good looking guy inside the house. People say I am cute, so that would definitely add more value to the show.'





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Will Bigg Boss 16 Get Boring Now?

Archana Gautam, who was undoubtedly the most entertaining in the house, apologised to Shiv for her actions and pleaded him to let her stay in the game. But Shiv didn't budge from his decision and now Archana is no longer in the race to win the BB 16 trophy.




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Platform for empowering girls

Providence College, Coonoor, is enabling girls from the weaker sections to pursue job-oriented courses and live their dreams.




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TVS Srichakra, SASTRA to train engineering grads




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Nurturing creative energy

The 18-month programme of the Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography, Bengaluru, focuses on quintessential choreography skills — concept, movement creation, music, stage and so on. An interview with director Madhu Natraj Kiran on what the institute offers.




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Nurturing entrepreneurial instincts

How can institutions become eligible for receiving support from the Government of India for setting up technology business incubators?




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Soaring high

The Indian Air Force is on a drive to spread career-related information and enthuse school and college-goers.




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Engineering a green future

Green talents Award winner Shamik Chowdhury on his research and opportunities in Germany.




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‘Main aisa kyon hoon’: Exploring the unique factor

David J Linden investigates what makes us human and what makes us distinctly, immutably ourselves




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‘Real Dictators’ and their regimes of suffering

A riveting podcast charts the making of the men who unleashed carnage on the planet




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Restoring Kozhikode’s Zamorin past with gentle retouches

The spruced up Tali temple pond complex serves as a portrait to the culture and history of the erstwhile rulers of Malabar




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Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up scale the highest summit in the world





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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement using a hybrid gold nanoparticles@carbon nanodot substrate for herbicide detection

Analyst, 2024, 149,5277-5286
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00649F, Paper
Open Access
Naghmeh Aboualigaledari, Anitha Jayapalan, Panesun Tukur, Mengxin Liu, Frank Tukur, Yanling Zhang, Gerald Ducatte, Madan Verma, Janet Tarus, Simona E. Hunyadi Murph, Jianjun Wei
Hybrid nanoparticles composed of gold nanoparticles and carbon nanodots provide great signal amplification in SERS detection of herbicide molecules.
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Engineering fluorescent NO probes for live-monitoring cellular inflammation and apoptosis

Analyst, 2024, 149,5306-5312
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00747F, Paper
Qun Wu, Chengbin Liu, Yifan Liu, Tao Li
A fluorescent probe for live-cell imaging of nitric oxide (NO) allows for sensitive detection of NO in cancer cells, thereby enabling real-time monitoring of doxorubicin-induced apoptosis and lipopolysaccharide-triggered inflammatory responses.
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A sulphide resistant Ag|AgCl reference electrode for long-term monitoring

Analyst, 2024, 149,5225-5231
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01076K, Paper
Open Access
David S. Macedo, Mikko Vepsäläinen, Theo Rodopoulos, Stephen Peacock, Conor F. Hogan
Solid state reference electrodes (SSREs) with suspended AgCl are resistant to sulphide poisoning. Sulphide species are precipitated as Ag2S, inhibiting their diffusion through the polymer composite.
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Storing liquid chromatographic separations on surface energy traps: decoupling the LC and the mass spectrometer

Analyst, 2024, 149,5336-5343
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00828F, Paper
Timothy T. Salomons, David Simon, Richard Oleschuk
A micro-fractionation device to archive liquid chromatographic separations on an array of surface energy traps.
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A highly sensitive and reproducible fluorescence sensor for continuously measuring hydrogen peroxide at the sub-ppm level

Analyst, 2024, 149,5353-5359
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00975D, Paper
Yang Yang, Rui Jiang, En-lai Yang, Jiahao Liang, Ying Xu, Xu-dong Wang
Highly sensitive and reversible fluorescence H2O2 sensor with a limit of detection of 0.02 ppm had been developed. The sensor responded rather fast, had high stability, and can be massively produced with good batch-to-batch consistency.
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Ti-based MOF nanosheets as a mass spectrometry imaging matrix for low molecular weight compounds to reveal the spatiotemporal content changes of hepatotoxic components during the processing of Polygonum multiflorum

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00964A, Paper
Feng-yan Kuang, De-jun Hu, Lu Wang, Fei Chen, Guang-ping Lv
The selection of the matrix is crucial for matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI).
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Advancing cerumen analysis: exploring innovative vibrational spectroscopy techniques with respect to their potential as new point-of-care diagnostic tools

Analyst, 2024, 149,5381-5393
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00868E, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Edoardo Farnesi, Matteo Calvarese, Chen Liu, Carl Messerschmidt, MohammadSadegh Vafaeinezhad, Tobias Meyer-Zedler, Dana Cialla-May, Christoph Krafft, Jonas Ballmaier, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, Michael Schmitt, Jürgen Popp
The study demonstrates the potential of advanced vibrational spectroscopy to reveal the complex molecular composition of cerumen, suggesting its promising application as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for identifying disease-related biomarkers.
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Effects of media composition and light exposure on the electrochemical current response during scanning electrochemical microscopy live cell imaging

Analyst, 2024, 149,5555-5562
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01075B, Paper
Nikita Thomas, Mengzhen Lyu, Jadon Khouv, Dhésmon Lima, Sabine Kuss
The cellular electrochemical current response is impacted by media composition and light exposure during scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM).
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Exploring gunshot residue detection in fingerprints by functionalized particle-coupled matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01260G, Paper
Sunil S. Adav, Yan Wen Crystal Tan, Choon Teck Low, Song Wei Loo, Ridhwan Yusoff, Archana Gautam, Yuk Lin Yong, Chiew Yung Yang, Chin Chin Lim, Kee Woei Ng
In firearm forensic investigations, detecting gunshot residue (GSR) is crucial for linking firearms to suspects and determining firing distance for forensic reconstruction.
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Towards high-resolution water isotope analysis in ice cores using laser ablation – cavity ring-down spectroscopy

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01054J, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Eirini Malegiannaki, Pascal Bohleber, Daniele Zannoni, Ciprian Stremtan, Agnese Petteni, Barbara Stenni, Carlo Barbante, Bo M. Vinther, Vasileios Gkinis
A new micro-destructive technique for high-resolution water isotope analysis of ice samples using a Laser Ablation (LA) system coupled with a Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer (CRDS) is presented.
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Comparing coupled cluster and composite quantum chemical methods for computing activation energies and reaction enthalpies of radical propagation reactions

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27536-27543
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03676J, Paper
Timothy B. Huber, Ralph A. Wheeler
The accuracy of DLPNO-CCSD(T)/CBS and composite methods G3(MP2)-RAD and CBS-RAD is assessed against CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ for activation energies and reaction enthalpies in hydrocarbon radical addition reactions relevant to free radical polymerization.
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Mixed quantum/classical theory for rotationally inelastic scattering of identical collision partners revised

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27567-27582
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02806F, Paper
D. Bostan, B. Mandal, D. Babikov
When the tested system is artificially forced to follow the same collision path in indistinguishable and distinguishable treatments, all the differences between the results of the two treatments disappear.
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Exploring the valleytronic, optical, and piezoelectric properties of Janus MoBXY2 (X = N, P; Y = S, Se, Te) monolayers for multifunctional applications

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03793F, Paper
Luogang Xie, Lingli Wang, YanDong Ma, Hongyan Lu, Yang Yang
Unveiling novel Janus MoBXY2 monolayers with unique valleytronic, optical, and piezoelectric properties for multifunctional applications.
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Exploring the electrochemical properties and lithium insertion mechanisms in akaganeite (β-FeOOH) – a combined DFT/experimental study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02947J, Paper
Paulo Roberto Garcês Gonçalves, Heitor Avelino De Abreu, Luciano Andrey Montoro, Gabriela Cordeiro Silva, Angela de Mello Ferreira, Hélio Anderson Duarte
Unveiling the unique charge/discharge characteristics of akaganeite offers valuable insights into electron transfer mechanisms through experimental and DFT calculations.
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Simulation study of the conformation and dynamics of substrate-supported ring and linear polymer films

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02794A, Paper
Jianhua Huang, Hongzhu Ji, Jin Zhang, Zhunpeng Wang
Ring polymers in substrate-supported films exhibit stronger adsorbability, less deformation, and similar dynamics suppression compared to linear polymers.
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Deciphering the spectroscopic and thermodynamic aspects of binding of biologically important antioxidants with the alkali induced state of human serum albumin

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03636K, Paper
Anjali Maheshwari, Nand Kishore
Protein–ligand interactions are crucial for developing and identifying novel therapeutic targets.
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Improved perovskite crystallization by antisolvent engineering in tin-perovskite photovoltaics

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02655A, Paper
Xin Zhang, Yu Liu, Xinyao Chen, Chunqian Zhang, Jigang Wang, Jin Cheng, Junming Li
By adding an appropriate proportion of DMS to the anti-solvent, the DMSO remaining in the tin-based perovskite films can be effectively extracted, resulting in films with better crystallography, and the devices have lower trap densities.
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Deciphering nonlinear optical properties in functionalized hexaphyrins via explainable machine learning

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03303E, Paper
Eline Desmedt, Michiel Jacobs, Mercedes Alonso, Freija De Vleeschouwer
The NLO response of hexaphyrins is traced back to its driving forces using kernel ridge regression and explainable machine learning. Orbital and charge-transfer based features play a key role, as opposed to aromaticity and geometrical descriptors.
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Chennai | Catch Aladdin live as Union Christian School brings the magic to Museum Theatre

Get ready to be swept away on a magical journey as the timeless tale of Aladdin comes to life on stage




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French artist Charles Foussard brings his mural art to Hyderabad

Painted as part of the fourth edition of the Wall Art Festival, Charles Foussard’s mural explores the interconnectedness between humans and the Universe




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World Kindness Day celebration brings community art to Chennai

Chennai celebrates kindness through a 20-feet-wide canvas decorated and painted over three days by more than 1,200 people A celebration of kindness brings Chennai together through community art, shared traditions and meaningful gestures



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Remembering a hotelier and a gentleman




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‘The Outer Ring Road will be the game changer’

W. S. Habib, secretary, CREDAI Chennai, and managing director, RWD, talks to Vishal Menon about the factors affecting the city’s realty market in the near future




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Entering into a joint venture



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