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Biodegradable pressure sensors with high sensitivity and wide detection range via a piezoresistive/capacitive dual response

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00675E, Paper
Xiaowan Luan, Yanlong Zhu, Yankun Chen, Xiaoxia Gu, Qian Xu, Guoming Liu, Xiu-Qin Zhang, Minxuan Kuang
Eco-friendly strategies are strongly needed to address the issue of e-waste pollution. Green electronics constructed from degradable polymers have attracted widespread attention. In this paper, a piezoresistive/capacitive dual-response pressure sensor...
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Engineering disease analyte response in peptide self-assembly

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10757-10769
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01860E, Review Article
Open Access
Sihan Yu, Matthew J. Webber
The need to enhance the precision and specificity of therapeutic nanocarriers has led to the development of nanoscale peptide assemblies capable of sensing and responding to disease-related analytes.
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Expression of concern: Surface modification engineering of two-dimensional titanium carbide for efficient synergistic multitherapy of breast cancer

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB90175D, Expression of Concern
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Lei Bai, Wenhui Yi, Taiyang Sun, Yilong Tian, Ping Zhang, Jinhai Si, Xun Hou, Jin Hou
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Physically crosslinked polyacrylates by quadruple hydrogen bonding side chains

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01702A, Paper
Open Access
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Jente Verjans, Alexis André, Tomáš Sedlačík, Resat Aksakal, Evelyne van Ruymbeke, Richard Hoogenboom
Dynamic polymer materials with improved mechanical properties can be obtained by introducing supramolecular interactions between the polymer chains as demonstrated here by introducing ureidopyrimidinone quadruple hydrogen bonding units in the side chains of polyacrylates.
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Intercellular lipid-cored, hectorite nanoplatelet-armored pickering emulsions with enhanced transdermal delivery and epidermal hydration

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01610F, Paper
Boryeong Lee, Lakshmishri Prabakaran, Minkyoung Jang, Song Hua Xuan, Kyounghee Shin, Sung Ho Lee, Jin Woong Kim
An intercellular lipid-cored, hectorite nanoplatelet-armored Pickering emulsion system is proposed to enhance dermal penetration and moisture retention.
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Tuning the affinity of probes with transmembrane proteins by constructing peptide-conjugated cis/trans isomers based on molecular scaffolds

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01801J, Paper
Jing-Jing Hu, Juliang Yang, Yiheng Liu, Guangwen Lu, Zujin Zhao, Fan Xia, Xiaoding Lou
Peptide-conjugated cis/trans isomers were designed. cis-RTP interacts more stably with cell membranes than trans-RTP, and it has shown more excellent properties in inhibiting cell migration and killing cells.
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Nanocrystalline alloy-mediated delivery of mosaic epitope peptides for universal influenza vaccine

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00742E, Paper
Hongyu Wang, Han Fu, Liyan Zhai, Jiaqing Le, Bohan Guo, Yuyang Zhou, Chenlin Ji, Dapeng Li, Yue Zhang
Mosaic influenza antimicrobial peptide-like epitopes (Ampitopes) co-crystalize with poly(I:C), a TLR3 agonist, into nanocrystalline vaccine, which boosts immunogenicity via multivalent toll like receptor 3 (TLR3) binding and immune activation.
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Sodium lanthanide tungstate-based nanoparticles as bimodal contrast agents for in vivo high-field MRI and CT imaging

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11123-11133
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01157K, Paper
Open Access
Elisabet Gómez-González, Carlos Caro, Nuria O. Núñez, Daniel González-Mancebo, Jesús D. Urbano-Gámez, Maria L. García-Martín, Manuel Ocaña
NaLn(WO4)2 (Ln = Dy or Ho) nanoparticles functionalized with polyacrylic acid exhibit excellent performance as bimodal contrast agents for high-field MRI and X-ray computed tomography bioimaging and show tumor targeting ability through the EPR effect.
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Scalable fabrication of porous membrane incorporating human extracellular matrix-like collagen for guided bone regeneration

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11142-11155
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00962B, Paper
Qingyi Wang, Feng Zhou, Tiecheng Qiu, Yiling Liu, Wenxin Luo, Zhanqi Wang, Haiyun Li, E. Xiao, Qiang Wei, Yingying Wu
We fabricated a PCL/hCol membrane with an asymmetric porous structure for guided bone regeneration via nonsolvent-induced phase separation method. It shows superior mechanical and degradation properties, biocompatibility and osteoinductive effect.
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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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Enzymatic self-assembly of short peptides for cell spheroid formation

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11210-11217
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01154F, Paper
Open Access
Jiaqi Guo, Weiyi Tan, Bing Xu
Biphenyl-capped phosphopeptides instruct cell aggregation into spheroids, with minimal effective concentrations below 10 μM. Key factors driving morphogenesis include the self-assembly ability and dynamic shapeshifting of the peptide assemblies.
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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 simple hydrogen peroxide-activatable Bodipy for tumor imaging and type I/II photodynamic therapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11165-11171
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01650E, Paper
Fangqing Ge, Yujie Sun, Yu Wang, Dan Yu, Zhijia Wang, Fabiao Yu, Bingran Yu, Hongbing Fu
A H2O2-activatable Bodipy with simultaneous type I and type II photosensitization was designed for tumor imaging and therapy.
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Effect of supramolecular peptide hydrogel scaffold charge on HepG2 viability and spheroid formation

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01701C, Paper
Open Access
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Yu Xin, Cosimo Ligorio, Marie O’brien, Richard Collins, Siyuan Dong, Aline F. Miller, Alberto Saiani, Julie E. Gough
Understanding how fibre charge in self-assembling peptide hydrogel networks affect HepG2 cell fate and spheroid formation.
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Research Progress of Nitroxide Radical-Based MRI Contrast Agents: From Structure Design to Application

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB02272F, Review Article
Tao Luo, Bo Wang, Runxin Chen, Qi Qi, Ruodai Wu, Shunzi Xie, Hanbing Chen, Jialei Han, Dalin Wu, Shuaishuai Cao
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains a cornerstone of diagnostic imaging, offering unparalleled insights into anatomical structures and pathological conditions. Gadolinium-based contrast agents have long been the standard in MRI enhancement,...
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Nano-Bio Interactions of Gum Arabic-Stabilized Lanthanide-based Upconverting Nanoparticles: In Vitro and In Vivo Study

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01579G, Paper
Hana Mirmajidi, Hyojin Lee, Niepukolie Nipu, Jith Thomas, Zuzana Gajdosechova, David Kennedy, Jan A. Mennigen, Eva Hemmer
Lanthanide-based nanoparticles (Ln-NPs) are highly valued for their unique optical and magnetic properties, making them useful in various scientific fields, including materials science and biomedicine. This study investigated the use...
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A water playground for peptide re-assembly from fibrils to plates

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01727G, Paper
Open Access
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Simone Adorinni, Marina Kurbasic, Ana M. Garcia, Slavko Kralj, Ottavia Bellotto, Erica Scarel, Paolo Pengo, Rita De Zorzi, Michele Melchionna, Attilivio V. Vargiu, Silvia Marchesan
Water plays a key role in the irreversible transition from peptide fibrils to plates.
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H2O2-activated mitochondria-targeting photosensitizer for fluorescence imaging-guided combination photodynamic and radiotherapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01653J, Paper
Qiufen Tian, Zifan Zhu, Yun Feng, Shirui Zhao, Hui Lin, Wen Zhang, Zhiai Xu
Radiotherapy is a primary modality in cancer treatment but accompanied by severe side effects to healthy tissues and radiation resistance to some extent. To overcome these limitations, we developed a...
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Nanoparticles based image-guided thermal therapy and temperature feedback

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01416B, Review Article
Carlos Jacinto, Wagner Ferreira Silva, Joel Garcia, Gelo P. Zaragosa, Carlo Nonato De Jesus Ilem, Tasso O. Sales, Harrison D. A. Santos, Blessed Isaac C. Conde, Helliomar Pereira Barbosa, Sonia Malik, Surender Kumar Sharma
Nanoparticles have emerged as versatile tools in the realm of thermal therapy, offering precise control and feedback mechanisms for targeted treatments. This review explores the intersection of nanotechnology and thermal...
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Advancing cancer therapy with a heptamethine carbocyanine dye-conjugated radionuclide drug

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01798F, Paper
Mingxing Huang, Weichen Wang, Yingwei Wang, Rang Wang, Lili Pan, Xin Li, Bo Li, Jingsong Zhang, Ruoxiang Wang, Yi Zhang, Rong Tian
Malignant tumors pose substantial treatment challenges due to their heterogeneity, metastatic potential, and therapeutic resistance, underscoring the urgent need for more effective treatment options.
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Toward a gameic world : new rules of engagement from Japanese video games / Ben Whaley.

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2023.






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'I am not going inside Bigg Boss to earn fame'

'I am not someone who will take things from people for no fault of mine. I will make it a point to voice my opinions. But if I am at fault, I will also apologise.' Hina Khan puts on her game face for Bigg Boss 11.





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Actor Tunisha Sharma commits suicide on TV show set

Sharma went to the washroom on the set and did not return for a long time. When the door was broken down, she was found hanging inside, he said.




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Step Inside The Bigg Boss OTT 3 House

Here's a first glimpse of the Bigg Boss OTT 3 house, and the theme is fantasy!




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97 national awardee teachers for 2020 and 2021 write to President, PM to honour them in physical ceremony on September 5

All these teachers had received the award in a virtual event due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Of them, 47 teachers had received the award in 2020 and the rest in 2021




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Machan at the Taj takes its guests for a safari — inside its kitchens!

The iconic hotel at the heart of Delhi is reimagining and re-inventing the business of hospitality in creative ways




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‘How to Kidnap the Rich’: An ugly side up thriller

Rahul Raina’s debut novel, set in the bylanes of Delhi, tells a fast-paced tale about the underbelly of the education industry








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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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Rapid quantification of disaccharide isomers by derivatization in combination with ion mobility spectrometry in beer and milk

Analyst, 2024, 149,5298-5305
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00995A, Paper
Keqi Ye, Jiacheng Ye, Yinghua Yan, Chuan-Fan Ding
This work introduces rapid quantification of disaccharide isomers by derivatization in combination with ion mobility spectrometry in beer and milk.
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A cerium-doped tungsten trioxide-functionalized sensing platform for photoelectrochemical detection of ascorbic acid with high sensitivity

Analyst, 2024, 149,5206-5212
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01165A, Paper
Xueying Zhu, Tikai Liang, Dianping Tang
A highly efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) strategy was proposed for the determination of ascorbic acid (AA).
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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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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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Differentiation of oligosaccharide isomers by direct infusion multidimensional mass spectrometry

Analyst, 2024, 149,5504-5517
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01142B, Paper
Open Access
Enoch Amoah, Taghi Sahraeian, Ayesha Seth, Abraham K. Badu-Tawiah
Halide adduction enables the generation of diagnostic fragments ions for oligosaccharide isomers enabling multi-dimensional mass spectrometry analysis without prior separation.
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Capillary-flow driven microfluidic sensor based on tyrosinase for fast user-friendly assessment of pesticide exposures

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01203H, Paper
Open Access
Claire E. Hefner, Prakash Aryal, Eric Brack, Todd Alexander, Charles S. Henry
Assessment of pesticide exposure using a fast-flow capillary device (created with Bio.Render.com).
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Structural determination of fructooligosaccharides and raffinose family oligosaccharides using logically derived sequence tandem mass spectrometry

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00872C, Paper
Chia Yen Liew, Wun-Long Li, Chi-Kung Ni
Logical procedures for structural determination of fructooligosaccharides and raffinose family oligosaccharides.
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Near-infrared frequency upconversion fluorescent probe for rapid and sensitive visual detection of sulfur dioxide

Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01269K, Paper
Hong Zeng, Xiao Ma, Shufen Pan, Yuting Han, Yanyan Tang, Yulan Fan, Yongquan Wu
Inflammation is a complex physiological response involving various cellular and molecular events. Sulfur dioxide (SO2), which is usually in the form of HSO3- and SO32- under physiological conditions, plays a...
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Oxidation of fine aluminum particles: thermally induced transformations in particle shells and kinetics of oxide nucleation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27602-27616
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03355H, Paper
Andrey V. Korshunov
A submicron aluminum particle during oxidation is a shrinking spherical segment due to the growth of a single γ-Al2O3 nucleus.
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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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Performance of functionalized graphene oxide with organic radical scavengers in proton exchange membranes

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27817-27828
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03151B, Paper
Yu Hu, Jiaxing Wang, Shuai Wang, Yuan Feng
A diazonium salt reaction is used to prepare benzoic acid-functionalized graphene oxide as a bi-functional filler for a Nafion membrane, and the corresponding composite membrane has improved chemical durability and proton conductivity.
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Unveiling distinct bonding patterns in noble gas hydrides via interference energy analysis

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP04028G, Paper
Open Access
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Lucas Araujo, Marco A. C. Nascimento, Thiago M. Cardozo, Felipe Fantuzzi
SCGVB calculations show that in noble gas hydride ions NgH+ (Ng = He–Ar), energy well formation is driven by quantum interference. At equilibrium bond lengths, HeH+ and ArH+ exhibit covalent Ng+–H bonds, while NeH+ possesses a dative Ne → H+ bond.
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Effects of oxide platforms on the dynamics and reduction characteristics of hydrogen spillover

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03093A, Paper
Kazuki Shun, Akihito Fujimoto, Kohsuke Mori, Hiromi Yamashita
The interparticle hydrogen spillover can be facilitated over TiO2 and WO3 as a consequence of the interfacial diffusion of H+ and e pairs, while the e diffusion coupled with H+ is inhibited on MgO and CeO2.
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Synthesis and modification of boron nitride nanomaterials for gas sensors: from theory to application

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02137A, Review Article
Yan Zhang, Yan Wang, Cong Qin, Jianliang Cao
The synthesis and modification of BN based nanomaterials for gas sensors is summarized from theory to application.
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A Comprehensive Guide for Accurate Conformational Energies of Microsolvated Li+ Clusters with Organic Carbonates

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03487B, Paper
Arseniy A. Otlyotov, Andrey Moshchenkov, Timofey P. Rozov, Anna A. Tuma, Alexander S. Ryzhako, Yury Minenkov
Organic carbonates and their mixtures are frequently used in electrolyte solutions in lithium-ion batteries. Rationalization and tuning of the related Li+ solvation processes are rooted in the proper identification of...
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