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Enhancing CO2 electroreduction with decamethylcucurbit[5]uril-alkaline earth metal modified Pd nanoparticles

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02135E, Research Article
Tao Shao, Xianmeng Song, Zongnan Wei, Shuaibing Yang, Siying Zhang, Rong Cao, Minna Cao
Pd NP modification with Me10CB[5]–M capsules boosted CO2RR by enhancing CO2 adsorption, tuning Pd's electronic structure, and optimizing *COOH/*CO binding.
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Multistage construction of Gd-doped g-C3N4/Mo15S19 composites enabled both N2 activation and multiple electron transfer for an enhanced photocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02016B, Research Article
Xiaoyu Jiang, Boran Tao, Hongda Li
A multistage construction of the Gd-doped g-C3N4/Mo15S19 catalyst, with Gd3+ as redox centers and Mo15S19 as N2 activation sites, synergistically enhances its photocatalytic NRR performance.
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Ammonia and formate cosynthesis via nitrate electroreduction combined with methanol electrooxidation over nitrogen-doped carbon-encapsulated nickel iron phosphide

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02350A, Research Article
Zongyi Wang, Jiuli Chang, Zhiyong Gao
Nitrate–methanol co-electrolysis by the pairwise cathodic NO3RR and anodic MOR is a viable way to coproduce ammonia (NH3) and formate via gentle, sustainable and energy-saving “E-refining” and “E-reforming” means.
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Simple Aliovalent Cation Substitution to Induce Strong Optical Anisotropy Enhancement in Rare Thioantimonates (V) Family

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02280G, Research Article
Qixian Ren, Wangfei Che, Mengmeng Chen, Chen Cui, Yabo Wu, Zhi Su
Thioantimonates containing high oxidation state Sb5+ have proven to exhibit excellent performance in the design of new materials such as infrared optics crystals and lithium-ion batteries. However, as described by...
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Metal Node Exchange-Driven Ligand-Strain Modulation Strategy for One-Dimensional Crystalline Coordination Polymers

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Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02422B, Research Article
Gengxin Wu, Yong-Kang Zhu, Dongxia Li, Jia-Rui Wu, Yan Wang, Zhiquan Zhang, Ying-Wei Yang
Engineering ideal functional coordination polymers (CPs) via post-synthetic modification has emerged as a powerful synthetic strategy to achieve desirable functionalities and superior properties. In this work, we report a versatile...
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Confining calcium oxalate crystal growth in a carbonated apatite-coated microfluidic channel to better understand the role of Randall's plaque in kidney stone formation

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Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2017-2024
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01050C, Paper
Samantha Bourg, Karol Rakotozandriny, Ivan T. Lucas, Emmanuel Letavernier, Christian Bonhomme, Florence Babonneau, Ali Abou-Hassan
The successful formation of a carbonated apatite coating inside a micrometer channel is described, which was used to investigate its role on the formation of calcium oxalate crystals in the context of kidney stones.
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High-throughput viscoelastic characterization of cells in hyperbolic microchannels

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Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01061A, Paper
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Felix Reichel, Ruchi Goswami, Salvatore Girardo, Jochen Guck
We use hyperbolic microchannels to create a flow field with linearly increasing velocity, leading to a constant tensile stress to probe the viscoelastic properties of cells. We verify our approach on oil droplets and polyacrylamide beads.
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Dielectrophoretic characterization and selection of non-spherical flagellate algae in parallel channels with right-angle bipolar electrodes

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Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00165F, Paper
Xiaoming Chen, Shun Liu, Mo Shen, Jishun Shi, Chungang Wu, Zhipeng Song, Yong Zhao
We develop a microfluidic device with closed right-angle bipolar electrodes to realize dielectrophoretic characterization and selection of non-spherical flagellate algae.
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Thermal segment microwell plate control for automated liquid handling setups

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Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2224-2236
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00714F, Paper
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Simon Seidel, Katja F. Winkler, Anke Kurreck, Mariano Nicolas Cruz-Bournazou, Katharina Paulick, Sebastian Groß, Peter Neubauer
This publication introduces a thermal segment microwell plate control device, integrating smart sensor technology and standardized well-plate geometry for automated biolab setups. It is tested in a high-throughput enzymatic activity assay.
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Effect of in-plane and out-of-plane bifurcated microfluidic channels on the flow of aggregating red blood cells

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Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2317-2326
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00151F, Paper
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Amirreza Gholivand, Olivera Korculanin, Knut Dahlhoff, Mehrnaz Babaki, Timo Dickscheid, Minne Paul Lettinga
Taking microfluidics to the third dimension causes scrambling of memory effects in blood flow due to out-of-plane vessel structures.
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Microflow sensing and control using an in-channel birefringent biomembrane

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Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00985H, Paper
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Nan Jia, Tianyang Deng, Charles Larouche, Tigran Galstian, André Bégin-Drolet, Jesse Greener
We report a flow sensitive birefringent in-channel chitosan micromembrane. Using a simple cross-polarizer and a calibration curve, the membrane functions as a flow rate meter, which also works as a feedback element for a flow control system.
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Kinetics of the valorization of hexoses with Sn-USY catalysts in methanolic media: glycosidation vs. retroaldol cleavage

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React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00307A, Paper
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J. M. Jimenez-Martin, M. El Tawil-Lucas, C. García-Jerez, J. Moreno, A. García, B. Hernández, J. Iglesias
Two operational regions in the transformation of hexoses have been revealed by experimental and kinetic analysis: glycosidation and retroaldol cleavage at low and high temperatures, respectively.
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Kinetics of thermal dry reforming of methane for syngas production and solid carbon capture

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React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2902-2914
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00312H, Paper
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Manas Mokashi, Akash Bhimrao Shirsath, Sinan Demir, Ahmet Çelik, Patrick Lott, Steffen Tischer, Olaf Deutschmann
By combining numerical simulations and experiments, catalyst-free thermal dry reforming of biogas for sustainable syngas production and solid carbon capture is investigated under industrially viable conditions.
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Transesterification or polymerization? Reaction mechanism and kinetics of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate with methanol and the competitive effect on free-radical polymerization

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React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00406J, Paper
Judith Cabello-Romero, Román Torres-Lubián, Javier Francisco Enríquez-Medrano, Adrián Ochoa-Terán, Jesús Jara-Cortés, Iván Zapata-González
Transesterification of 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) with methanol leads to the formation of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and amino alcohol. This reaction significantly affects DEAEMA polymerization giving rise to poly(DEAEMA-co-MMA).
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Trapping bond exchange phenomenon revealed for off-stoichiometry cross-linking of phase-separated vitrimer-like materials

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2961-2968
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00074A, Paper
Takumi Kito, Mikihiro Hayashi
Unusual relaxation and creep properties by the trapping bond exchange phenomenon is revealed for vitrimer-like materials with bond exchangeable domains of quaternized pyridines, in the special case of off- stoichiometric cross-linking condition.
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Preparation of modified humic acid/TiO2/P(AA-co-AM) nanocomposite hydrogels with enhanced dye adsorption and photocatalysis

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2937-2954
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01749D, Paper
Xuankun Gong, Amatjan Sawut, Rena Simayi, Ziyue Wang, Yurou Feng
A novel composite hydrogel with exceptional adsorption and photocatalytic properties was synthesized using modified coal-based humic acid (HA-C), modified titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, acrylic acid (AA), and acrylamide (AM) as precursors.
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Motion of microswimmers in cylindrical microchannels

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Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3007-3020
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01480K, Paper
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Florian A. Overberg, Gerhard Gompper, Dmitry A. Fedosov
Microswimmers in confinement slow down, and can exert pulling or pushing forces in particular at the end of a closed channel. Simulations and approximate theoretical calculation for the squirmer model are employed to predict this behavior.
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Mechanical guidance to self-organization and pattern formation of stem cells

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00172A, Paper
Wei-Hua Zhou, Lin-Ru Qiao, She-Juan Xie, Zhuo Chang, Xu Yin, Guang-Kui Xu
We introduce a mechanical model based on the dynamic balance between cell-ECM-culture environment, and demonstrate that it can capture specific phenomena in stem cell pattern formation experiments guided by geometric constraints.
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A computational study of cell membrane damage and intracellular delivery in a cross-slot microchannel

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00047A, Paper
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Ruixin Lu, Peng Yu, Yi Sui
The inertial effect increases the cell deformation and membrane damage in the channel cross-slot; however, the enhancement can be reversed by the cell membrane viscosity.
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Measuring mechanical cues for modeling the stromal matrix in 3D cell cultures

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01425H, Paper
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Linda Srbova, Ossi Arasalo, Arttu J. Lehtonen, Juho Pokki
An approach to quantify microscale viscoelasticity in breast-cancer-associated stromal tissues was developed for cell-scale analyses of physiologically stiff 3D cell cultures.
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Enzymatic functionalization of decellularized tilapia skin scaffolds with enhanced skin regeneration

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01742G, Paper
Cuixia Chen, Wenwen Tao, Di Jiang, Yanyan Yang, Tiantian Liang, Qilong Gu, Yuran Xu, Junjuan Zhao, Xing Zhou, Xinglong Fan
The enzymatic dTS/RGD scaffolds, possessing medium mechanical strength, a rapid degradation rate and enough cell responsive motifs, provide a suitable microenvironment for wound healing, which make them potential in skin regeneration engineering.
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Hydrogen bonding enhanced drug–polymer interaction for efficient drug loading and delivery

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00003J, Communication
Xiaotian Qu, Junran Li, Yishu Yu, Jie Yang
A carrier design strategy of hydrogen bonding enhanced drug–carrier interaction is developed to prepare a polymeric nanomedicine with high drug loading content and superb loading efficiency as well as tunable nanostructures.
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The effect of structural changes on the self-assembly of novel green pyridinium-carboxylate gemini surfactants in Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01671D, Paper
Ala’a F. Eftaiha, Abdussalam K. Qaroush, Dina M. Foudeh, Ahmad S. Abo-shunnar, Suhad B. Hammad, Khaleel I. Assaf, Matthew F. Paige
The synthesis and interfacial characterization of a series of gemini surfactants based on pyridine-n-carboxylic acids, including picolinic, nicotinic, and isonicotinic acids, in Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films have been reported.
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Improved ionic current rectification utilizing cylindrical nanochannels coated with polyelectrolyte layers of non-uniform thickness

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00123K, Paper
Nader Nekoubin, Steffen Hardt, Arman Sadeghi
We show that a cylindrical nanochannel coated with a polyelectrolyte layer of non-uniform thickness can be a good alternative to the widely-used conical nanochannels in creating ionic current rectification.
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Lock-Key Microfluidics: Simulating Nematic Colloid Advection along Wavy-Walled Channels

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Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01536J, Paper
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Karolina Wamsler, Louise C Head, Tyler Nathan Shendruk
Liquid crystalline media mediate interactions between suspended particles and confining geometries, which not only has potential to guide patterning and bottom-up colloidal assembly, but can also control colloidal migration in...
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Angle-resolved optical spectroscopy of photonic cellulose nanocrystal films reveals the influence of additives on the mechanism of kinetic arrest

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00155A, Paper
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Thomas G. Parton, Richard M. Parker, Sonja Osbild, Silvia Vignolini, Bruno Frka-Petesic
Photonic films produced by cellulose nanocrystal self-assembly offer a sustainable source of colouration. Their angular optical response reveals the suspension conditions at kinetic arrest and how common additives affect this liquid–solid transition.
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Capillary imbibition of confined monodisperse emulsions in microfluidic channels

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Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00179F, Paper
Masoud Norouzi Darabad, Sagnik Singha, Siva A. Vanapalli, Mark W. Vaughn, Jerzy Blawzdziewicz
Emulsion imbibition into flat capillaries is very complex. We show that formation of a clear-fluid or dense-emulsion region behind the meniscus, concentration and velocity fluctuations, and generation of ordered domains are confinement controlled.
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Synthesis and characterization of TiO2/hydrochar matrix composites for enhanced ammonia degradation

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12131-12141
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00671B, Paper
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Ling Zhao, Jiaxing Sun, Shuang E., Kuichuan Sheng, Kaiying Wang, Ximing Zhang
Development of a one-pot method for synthesizing TiO2/hydrochar matrix composites.
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Freezing-enhanced chlorination of organic pollutants for water treatment

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12218-12224
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00081A, Paper
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Duanyang Wu, Junxue Li, Jing Xu, Wei Cheng
Freezing-accelerated chlorination was observed for different organic pollutants and the chlorine/freezing system shows potential feasibility for water treatment in cold environments.
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Catalytic pyrolysis and in situ carbonization of walnut shells: poly-generation and enhanced electrochemical performance of carbons

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12255-12264
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01608D, Paper
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Wenjing He, Keling Liu, Lanjun Zhang, Muxin Liu, Zhengjie Ni, Yueyang Li, Duoduo Xu, Minjie Cui, Yibo Zhao
Coupling catalytic pyrolysis and carbonization of walnut shells in one step can indeed lead to improvements in both the quality of bio-oil and gas produced, as well as the electrochemical performance of the resulting carbons.
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Investigation into the impact of CeO2 morphology regulation on the oxidation process of dichloromethane

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12265-12277
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01326C, Paper
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Hao Wu, Xiaoliang Zhao, Jian Li, Bandna Bharti, Yuling Tan, Hongyan Long, Jiuhu Zhao, Gang Tian, Fan Wang
Four distinct CeO2 catalysts featuring varied morphologies (nanorods, nanocubes, nanoparticles, and nano spindle-shaped) were synthesized through a hydrothermal process and subsequently employed in the oxidation of dichloromethane (DCM).
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Influence of potassium doping on the structural, conduction mechanism, and dielectric properties of CaFe2O4

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12464-12474
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00260A, Paper
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Mohamed Mounir Bouzayani, Manel Ben Abdessalem, Ibtihel Soudani, Abderrazek Oueslati, Abdelhedi Aydi
The frequency and temperature-related dielectric relaxation and electrical conduction mechanisms in potassium-doped CaFe2O4 oxide ceramic were investigated in this study throughout a temperature range of 313–673 K.
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Optimizing methanol synthesis from CO2 using graphene-based heterogeneous photocatalyst under RSM and ANN-driven parametric optimization for achieving better suitability

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12496-12512
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00578C, Paper
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Ramesh Kumar, Jayato Nayak, Somnath Chowdhury, Sashikant Nayak, Shirsendu Banerjee, Bikram Basak, Masoom Raza Siddiqui, Moonis Ali Khan, Rishya Prava Chatterjee, Prashant Kumar Singh, WooJin Chung, Byong-Hun Jeon, Sankha Chakrabortty, Suraj K. Tripathy
Assessment of the performance of linear and nonlinear regression-based methods for estimating in situ catalytic CO2 transformations employing TiO2/Cu coupled with hydrogen exfoliation graphene (HEG) has been investigated.
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Enhanced acetone gas-sensing characteristics of Pd–NiO nanorods/SnO2 nanowires sensors

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12438-12448
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01265H, Paper
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Nguyen Phu Hung, Nguyen Van Duy, Chu Thi Xuan, Dang Thi Thanh Le, Chu Manh Hung, Han Jin, Nguyen Duc Hoa
The ternary component consisting of SnO2 nanowires/Pd–NiO nanorods is employed to enhance the acetone gas sensor performance utilizing the synergistic effects of the p–n heterojunction between the p-type NiO and the n-type SnO2, as well as the catalytic spillover effect of Pd nanoparticles.
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Dual-functional nano-photosensitizers: Eosin-Y decorated gold nanorods for plasmon-enhanced fluorescence and singlet oxygen generation

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12417-12427
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01551G, Paper
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Sravani Kaja, Ashin Varghese Mathews, Amit Nag
Enhancement factors of 110 and 18 for metal-enhanced fluorescence and metal-enhanced SOG, respectively, are obtained from polymer coated gold nanorod cores adsorbed with Eosin Y.
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Significantly enhanced catalytic performance of Pd nanocatalyst on AlOOH featuring abundant solid surface frustrated Lewis pair for improved hydrogen activation

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12593-12599
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01852D, Paper
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Junwei Li, Hongshuai Yin, Sisi Liu, Chaofa Xu, Zhixiong Cai
The superior catalytic performance of Pd nanocatalysts in AlOOH-80 is attributed to solid surface frustrated Lewis pairs (ssFLP), which enhance hydrogen gas dissociation, improve Pd nanocatalyst hydrogenation, and result in high catalytic activity of Pd/AlOOH-80.
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Resistance and durability of fly ash based geopolymer for heavy metal immobilization: properties and mechanism

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12580-12592
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00617H, Paper
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Xupicheng Ren, Fan Wang, Xiang He, Xiaomin Hu
This study employed geopolymerization technique to solidify MSWI fly ash, aiming to facilitate its reutilization. The FA based geopolymers exhibit strong durability and mechanical qualities, making them suitable for a variety of applications.
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Application of cold-adapted microbial agents in soil contaminate remediation: biodegradation mechanisms, case studies, and safety assessments

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12720-12734
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01510J, Review Article
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Jiaxin Li, Yujuan Wen, Zheng Fang, Wenqi Yang, Xiaoming Song
Analyzed the microorganisms cold-adapted mechanism, and summarized the degradation pathway of nitro-aromatic compounds. Evaluated safety of microbial agents according to the existing application restoration cases under freeze-thaw cycles condition.
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Confined microemulsions: pore diameter induced change of the phase behavior

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12735-12741
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01283F, Paper
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René Haverkamp, Margarethe Dahl, Tim Julian Stank, Jessica Hübner, Peter Strasser, Stefan Wellert, Thomas Hellweg
Possible temperature-dependent structure of the microemulsion within the pores of controlled pore glasses. Small pore sizes seem to affect the temperature-dependent phase behavior of the microemulsion.
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Nickel-catalyzed γ-alkylation of cyclopropyl ketones with unactivated primary alkyl chlorides: balancing reactivity and selectivity via halide exchange

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12883-12887
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA02616K, Paper
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Zheng-Ying Wang, Shi-Zheng Liu, Cong Guo, Yi-Zheng Cheng, Qiang Li, Jianmin Dou, Dacheng Li
Nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of cyclopropyl ketones and alkyl chlorides. High reactivity and selectivity can be achieved with sodium iodide as a cocatalyst that generates a low concentration of alkyl iodide via halide exchange.
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Enhanced photocatalytic performance of ZnO under visible light by co-doping of Ta and C using hydrothermal method

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12954-12965
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00579A, Paper
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Thi Viet Ha Luu, Hong Yen Xuan Nguyen, Quoc Thang Nguyen, Quang Bac Nguyen, Thi Ha Chi Nguyen, Ngoc Chuc Pham, Xuan Dung Nguyen, Trung Kien Nguyen, Ngoc Nhiem Dao
C, Ta-co-doped ZnO nanoparticles (Eg = 2.88 eV), prepared by hydrothermal method, were used as a photocatalyst under visible light to remove organic contaminants in aquatic environments.
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Mechanics of biomimetic free-standing lipid membranes: insights into the elasticity of complex lipid compositions

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13044-13052
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00738G, Paper
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Alessandra Griffo, Carola Sparn, Fabio Lolicato, Friederike Nolle, Navid Khangholi, Ralf Seemann, Jean-Baptiste Fleury, Martin Brinkmann, Walter Nickel, Hendrik Hähl
In this study, we prepare pore-spanning membranes that mimic the composition of plasma membranes and perform force spectroscopy indentation measurements to unravel mechanistic insights depending on lipid composition.
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Self-supplying Cu2+ and H2O2 synergistically enhancing disulfiram-mediated melanoma chemotherapy

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13180-13189
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01075B, Paper
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Yingqian Gao, Xiaojun Cai, Weijuan Zou, Xiuzhen Tang, Lixian Jiang, Junnian Hao, Yuanyi Zheng, Xinhua Ye, Tao Ying, Ao Li
Disulfiram (DSF) can target and kill cancer cells by disrupting cellular degradation of extruded proteins and has therefore received particular attention for its tumor chemotherapeutic potential.
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Grind, shine and detect: mechanochemical synthesis of AIE-active polyaromatic amide and its application as molecular receptor of monovalent anions or nucleotides

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13227-13236
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA02129K, Paper
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Jakub S. Cyniak, Artur Kasprzak
The mechanochemical synthesis of AIE-active amide, as well as the application of the title compound as molecular receptor of monovalent anions and nucleotides, are described.
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A multi-channel microfluidic platform based on human flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 for personalised medicine

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RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13209-13217
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01516A, Paper
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Melissa De Angelis, Silvia Schobesberger, Florian Selinger, Viktor Laurin Sedlmayr, Martin Frauenlob, Orsola Corcione, Shiman Dong, Gianfranco Gilardi, Peter Ertl, Sheila J. Sadeghi
A microfluidic platform with immobilized human flavin-containing monooxygenase for high-throughput screening of drugs with relevance to personalised medicine.
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Tuning the photophysical properties of ESIPT active unsymmetrical azine dyes by the change in the substituent and solvent: TD-PBE0 and TD-CAM-B3LYP studies

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Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00039K, Paper
Hossein Roohi, Tahereh Pouryahya
The photophysical properties of the designed ESIPT active as well as donor–acceptor structured unsymmetrical azine dyes L1–L5 were investigated at PBE0/6-31++G(d,p) and CAM-B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) levels of theory in the gas phase and solvent media.
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Women at the wheel: Azad Foundation’s ‘by women, for women’ cab service is driving change

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Busy hands help fight the pandemic

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SHGs and prisoners in Himachal Pradesh are stitching masks/PPEs, and making sanitisers


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Hammered out by mechanisation

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Published On :: Sat, 30 May 2020 09:53:44 +0530

The hammers of the Barpeta bell-metal artisans are slowly getting silenced as machine-made products take over


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Mechanical properties and molecular adhesion exhibited by inorganic–organic composite elastomers

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Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4196-4203
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00879K, Paper
Naoki Yamashita, Ryohei Ikura, Kenji Yamaoka, Nobu Kato, Masanao Kamei, Kentaro Ogura, Minoru Igarashi, Hideo Nakagawa, Yoshinori Takashima
Organic–inorganic composite elastomers with reversible cross-links formed by β-cyclodextrin and adamantane (Ad) were prepared. Excess Ad units improve the mixability of polydimethylsiloxane and poly(ethyl acrylate) to increase the healing ratio.
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