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Vibrational analysis of auranofin complexes with cysteine and selenocysteine unveils distinct binding motifs and specific unimolecular reactivity

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02023E, Research Article
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Roberto Paciotti, Davide Corinti, Cecilia Coletti, Nazzareno Re, Giel Berden, Jos Oomens, Simonetta Fornarini, Maria Elisa Crestoni
The [(Et3P)AuCys]+ and [(Et3P)AuSec]+ ions and their deamination products were characterized using IRMPD spectroscopy backed by DFT calculations finding differences in binding motifs and reactivity.
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Engineering a pyrene MOF composite photocatalyst toward the formation of carbon dioxide radical anions through regulating the charge transfer from type II to Z scheme via a chemical bond-modulated strategy

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02072C, Research Article
Xin Zhao, Yajun Zhao, Yuan-Peng Li, Pengbo Lyu, Chunying Chen, Zong-Wen Mo, Chao Peng, Jiewei Liu, Li Zhang
A new approach was reported for regulating the charge transfer mechanism in a pyrene-based MOF composite, transitioning from a type-II to a Z-scheme configuration.
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Revealing the effect of host–guest complementarity in supramolecular monofunctional platinum(II) drugs

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02012J, Research Article
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Shib Shankar Paul, Jan Novotný, Jakub Jakubec, Kateřina Petrláková, Pia Jurček, Klára Rašková, Michaela Kuchynka, Michal Masařík, Petr Kulhánek, Radek Marek
Host–guest complementarity is shown to influence the chemical activation by aquation and the biological activity of platinum(II) drugs.
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A novel extra-broadband visible-emitting garnet phosphor for efficient single-component pc-WLEDs

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01824A, Research Article
Qianyi Chen, Zhenjie Lun, Dongdan Chen, Yongsheng Sun, Puxian Xiong, Siyun Li, Shanhui Xu, Zhongmin Yang
A defect engineering strategy mediated by the structural cationic substitution is proposed and experimentally demonstrated for ultra-broadband emission in a garnet Y3Sc2Al3O12:B3+ phosphor.
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Toward highly efficient TADF-active Cu(I), Ag(I) and Au(I) carbene complexes using symmetry-based design strategy

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01996B, Research Article
Alexander V. Artem'ev, Maxim I. Rogovoy, Ilia M. Odud, Maria P. Davydova, Marianna I. Rakhmanova, Pavel A. Petrov, Valery K. Brel, Oleg I. Artushin, Konstantin A. Brylev, Denis G. Samsonenko, Alexey S. Berezin, Dmitry E. Gorbunov, Nina P. Gritsan
Tetraphosphine-carbene Cu(I), Ag(I) and Au(I) complexes, synthesized via a symmetry-based design strategy, exhibit cyan to yellow TADF with excellent quantum yields (58–89%) and reduced lifetimes.
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Exchange of equatorial ligands in protein-bound paddlewheel Ru25+ complexes: new insights from X-ray crystallography and quantum chemistry

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7803-7811
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01846J, Research Article
Open Access
Aarón Terán, Francesca Fasulo, Giarita Ferraro, Ana Edilia Sánchez-Peláez, Santiago Herrero, Michele Pavone, Ana Belén Muñoz-García, Antonello Merlino
The reactivity of [Ru2Cl(D-p-CNPhF)(O2CCH3)3]n (D-p-CNPhF = N,N'-bis(4-cyanophenyl)formamidinate) with the model protein RNase A has been investigated by X-ray crystallography and Quantum Chemistry.
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Scalable complete conversion of MgCo2O4 by mechanochemistry for high-performance supercapacitors

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7886-7897
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02020K, Research Article
Zhiyuan Liu, Qixuan Xiang, Hao Zhang, Xianglong Zhang, Huijun Tan, Yaping Zhao
Complete conversion of MgCo2O4 with excellent electrochemical performance has been successfully achieved.
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Design of DyIII single-molecule magnets with molecularly installed luminescent thermometers based on bridging [PtII(CN)2(C^N)]− complexes

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7966-7978
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02373K, Research Article
Pawel J. Bonarek, Mikolaj Zychowicz, Jan Rzepiela, Michal Liberka, Sebastian Baś, Jakub J. Zakrzewski, Szymon Chorazy
Dysprosium(III) single-molecule magnets are bridged within a coordination polymer by Pt(II)-cyanido metalloligands serving as their temperature sensors.
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Equivalent cation-tuning to realize a new Ce(IV) fluoride with excellent comprehensive nonlinear optical performances

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8130-8138
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02088J, Research Article
Bei-Bei Zhang, Wen-Ye Gao, Wei Xu, Liang Ma, Wenlong Liu, Ru-Ling Tang, Sheng-Ping Guo
The acentric Ce(IV) fluoride NH4Ce3F13 is systematically studied, exhibiting the strong SHG effect (1.2 × KDP) and high LIDTs (39 × AGS). It also possesses the largest band gap among NLO materials containing Ce(IV).
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Tuning the phototherapeutic activity of Pt(IV) complexes for bladder cancer via modification of trans N-heterocyclic ligands

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7898-7909
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01765J, Research Article
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Huayun Shi, Guy J. Clarkson, Peter J. Sadler
The photochemotherapeutic activity of diazido Pt(IV) complexes towards bladder cancer, a common cancer with expensive treatment, has been tuned via modification of trans N-heterocyclic ligands, to give a candidate for preclinical development.
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Pyridyl–triazole ligands enable in situ generation of a highly active dihydride iridium(III) complex for formic acid dehydrogenation

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,7921-7929
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01818D, Research Article
Miriam Abán, J. Marco Cuenca, Irene Embid, Alba de Toro, Pilar Gómez-Sal, Ernesto de Jesús, Marta Valencia, Cristina G. Yebra
[CpIr(CO)H2] efficiently catalyses formic acid dehydrogenation, forming in situ from pyridyl-triazole pre-catalysts [Cp*Ir(k2-NN)(Cl)][OTf]. Neat formic acid is dehydrogenated with a TON of up to 26876 and a TOF exceeding 10700 h−1.
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Photochromism-induced multi-mode optical modulations and fluorescent temperature sensing in Sr/Er-codoped (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 ceramics

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8025-8036
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01804D, Research Article
Fangyuan Yu, Qifa Lin, Xiangfu Zeng, Ping Zhou, Xiao Wu, Cong Lin, Chunlin Zhao, Min Gao, Tengfei Lin, Xingan Jiang, Laihui Luo, Qiwei Zhang
Sr/Er was codoped in KNN ceramics to induce the coexistence of O and T phases, resulting in improving optical transparency, maintaining moderate ferroelectricity, inducing excellent PC behavior and fluorescence temperature sensing performance.
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Coordination tuning of Ni/Fe complex-based electrocatalysts for enhanced oxygen evolution

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,8110-8122
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI01934B, Research Article
Hongbo Zhou, Xuan Hao, Jiexin Guan, Yilin Deng, Zi Wei, Yashu Liu, Guoxing Zhu
The 2,2'-bpy coordination shells surrounding the Ni/Fe active sites of NiFe(2,2'-bpy)n@CNT materials effectively boost OER catalysis.
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Stable solid-state potassium metal batteries enabled by a KB11H14·2Me3NBH3 complex electrolyte

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02372B, Research Article
Guo-guo Zhang, Pengtao Qiu, Jiaxin Kang, Zhiwei Lu, An-qi Zhu, Xiaohu Yu, Xuenian Chen
Solid-state potassium metal batteries have increasingly gained attention as promising alternatives in large-scale energy storage due to their safety and low cost. However, these batteries usually suffer from a lack...
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Ionic-liquid/metal-organic-framework composites: Synthesis and emerging sustainable applications

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02383H, Review Article
Maiyong Zhu
Ionic liquids (ILs) as emerging solvents have demonstrated a significant prospective in green chemistry, which can be used as green solvent, high efficiency catalyst, electrolyte, and so on. Metal–organic frameworks...
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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

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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Simple Aliovalent Cation Substitution to Induce Strong Optical Anisotropy Enhancement in Rare Thioantimonates (V) Family

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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Pentagonal-bipyramidal Dysprosium(III) complexes with two apical phosphine oxide ligands and equatorial pentadentate N3O2 Schiff-base ligands: Breakdown of the apical magnetic axiality by strong equatorial crystal field†

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02262A, Research Article
Tamara A. Bazhenova, Vyacheslav Kopotkov, Denis V. Korchagin, Elena Yureva, Michael V. Zhidkov, Alexey I Dmitriev, Ilya Yakushev, N. N. Efimov, Konstantin Andreevich Babeshkin, Vladimir Sergeevich Mironov, Eduard B. Yagubskii
A series of three new seven-coordinate pentagonal-bipyramidal (PBPY-7) Dy(III) complexes [Dy(LCH3)(Cy3PO)2]ClO4∙CH3CN (1), [Dy(L2(t-Bu))(Ph3PO)2]ClO4∙0.63C2H5OH (2), [Dy(LOCH3)(Ph3PO)2]ClO4∙2H2O (3) including various chelating pentadentate ligands with a [N3O2]2− binding node in the equatorial plane,...
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Test strip coupled Cas12a-assisted signal amplification strategy for sensitive detection of uracil-DNA glycosylase

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,1987-1995
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00096J, Paper
Bin Guo, Chong Hu, Zeping Yang, Chu Tang, Chuanxian Zhang, Fu Wang
In this study, we employed Cas12a protein and enzyme-assisted cycle amplification technology with a test strip to establish a precise platform for the detection of UDG enzyme.
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Microfluidic impedance cytometry with flat-end cylindrical electrodes for accurate and fast analysis of marine microalgae

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2058-2068
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00942D, Paper
Xiaoming Chen, Mo Shen, Shun Liu, Chungang Wu, Liangliang Sun, Zhipeng Song, Jishun Shi, Yulong Yuan, Yong Zhao
We develop a novel microfluidic impedance cytometer for analysis of marine microalgae by inserting ground flat-end cylindrical electrodes into microchannels.
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A system for fluid pumping by liquid metal multi-droplets

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,1977-1986
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01017A, Paper
Liyu Dai, Xiaomin Wu, Huimin Hou, Zhifeng Hu, Yukai Lin, Zhiping Yuan
Cuboid pump systems driven by liquid metal multi-droplets using pillars to restrain the motion of droplets are designed, which achieve a significant increase in the flow rate of the pump.
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Multifunctional flexible magnetic drive gripper for target manipulation in complex constrained environments

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2122-2134
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00945A, Paper
Meiying Zhao, Ye Tao, Wenshang Guo, Zhenyou Ge, Hanqing Hu, Ying Yan, Chaoxia Zou, Guiyu Wang, Yukun Ren
A multifunctional flexible magnetic drive gripper is synthetically designed to achieve active steering and carry out operations on different targets in a constrained environment by changing the external magnetic field.
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Comparison between dynamic versus static models and real-time monitoring of neuronal dysfunction in an amyloid-β induced neuronal toxic model on a chip platform

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,1887-1902
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC00507K, Paper
Open Access
Chu-Chun Liang, Po-Yen Chen, Nien-Che Liu, I-Chi Lee
A 3D neural spheroid-based system with an interstitial level of flow for simulating the brain microenvironment toward a dynamic amyloid-β induced neuronal toxic model was established. A real-time impedance recording was used to monitor the neural network formation and disconnection.
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Synthesis and photocatalytic property of Au–TiO2 nanocomposites with controlled morphologies in microfluidic chips

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2253-2261
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01053H, Paper
Ziran Ye, Ping Lu, Yiben Chen, Zhixian Xu, Haixia Huang, Mingjia Zhi, Zi Ang Chen, Bo Yan
We present an efficient approach for the consecutive synthesis of Au–TiO2 nanocomposites with controlled morphologies in a microfluidic chip.
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Distance-based paper analytical device for multiplexed quantification of cytokine biomarkers using carbon dots integrated with molecularly imprinted polymer

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2262-2271
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00055B, Paper
Kawin Khachornsakkul, Ruben Del-Rio-Ruiz, Lita Chheang, Wenxin Zeng, Sameer Sonkusale
A carbon dots and dopamine-imprinted polymer was immobilized onto a distance-based paper channel for simultaneous detection of three cytokine biomarkers without requiring expensive reagents and instruments.
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Integrated biocompatible 3D printed isoporous membranes with 7 μm pores

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2202-2207
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00014E, Paper
Matthew S. Viglione, Aubrianna Saxton, Dawson Downs, Adam T. Woolley, Kenneth A. Christensen, Pam M. Van Ry, Gregory P. Nordin
A new 3D printing method allows for fabrication of porous membranes with 7 μm pores. A device mimicking an organ-on-a-chip design is fabricated and seeded with living cells, demonstrating potential for diverse biological and mechanical applications.
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A novel ratiometric design of microfluidic paper-based analytical device for the simultaneous detection of Cu2+ and Fe3+ in drinking water using a fluorescent MOF@tetracycline nanocomposite

Lab Chip, 2024, 24,2306-2316
DOI: 10.1039/D3LC01045G, Paper
Sabah H. Al-Jaf, Sameera Sh. Mohammed Ameen, Khalid M. Omer
On-site monitoring of ions in drinking water is essential for safeguarding public health, ensuring high water quality, and preserving the ecological balance of aquatic ecosystems.
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Study on the hemodynamic effects of different pulsatile working modes of a rotary blood pump using a microfluidic platform that realizes in vitro cell culture effectively

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00159A, Paper
Lixue Liang, Xueying Wang, Dong Chen, Palaniappan Sethu, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Yanxia Wang, Yu Wang, Kai-Rong Qin
The best pulsation frequency mode of the RBP would be one that changes every 2–3 times of the cardiac cycle. The proposed in vitro microfluidic model could provide an effective platform to select the best working mode of the RBP for heart failure.
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Versatile hybrid technique for passive straight micromixer manufacturing by combining pulsed laser ablation, stereolithographic 3D printing and computational fluid dynamics

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00009A, Paper
Open Access
Bastián Carnero, Yago Radziunas-Salinas, Bruno K. Rodiño-Janeiro, Sylvana Varela Ballesta, M. Teresa Flores-Arias
The proposed hybrid technique for passive straight micromixer manufacturing by combining pulsed laser ablation and stereolithographic 3D printing.
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Development of a microfluidic device to enrich and detect zearalenone in food using quantum dot-embedded molecularly imprinted polymers

Lab Chip, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4LC00193A, Paper
Marti Z. Hua, Shenmiao Li, M. S. Roopesh, Xiaonan Lu
A QD-MIP based microfluidic device to detect mycotoxin in food.
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ChemPren: a new and economical technology for conversion of waste plastics to light olefins

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00354C, Perspective
Anne Gaffney, Debtanu Maiti, Debasish Kuila, Gennaro Mafia
With the ever-increasing demand for plastics, sustainable recycling methods is a key necessity.
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Digital strategies to improve the product quality and production efficiency of fluorinated polymers: 2. Heat removal performance of reactor with internal and external cooling systems

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00203B, Paper
Xi-Bao Zhang, Yin-Ning Zhou, Hao Chen, Zheng-Hong Luo, Liyang Zhou, Guojun Yu, Wenwu Liu, Shiping Zhu
A reactor's heat transfer efficiency can be significantly enhanced and the fluid temperature uniformity can be controlled through introducing cooling water in the agitator and regulating the flow ratio of cooling water in the agitator and jacket.
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Dual jet-mixing reactor for fully continuous synthesis of core@shell Au@Ag nanocomposites

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,2915-2924
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00417A, Paper
Open Access
Pinaki Ranadive, Faiz Khan, Jessica O. Winter, Nicholas Brunelli
Sequential jet mixing reactors enable core@shell nanomaterial synthesis.
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Complete kinetic model and process reengineering of glyoxal oxidation by nitric acid in a capillary microreactor

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,3016-3028
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00313F, Paper
Junnan Wang, Wei Zhan, Yating Li, Ting Wang, Chengxiang He, Chunying Zhu, Youguang Ma, Taotao Fu
The oxidation of glyoxal by nitric acid to glyoxylic acid is a complex process with parallel and consecutive side reactions.
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Two-temperature model of the non-thermal chemical dissociation of CO2

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00300D, Paper
Q. Shen, A. Pikalev, F. J. J. Peeters, J. Gans, M. C. M. van de Sanden
A two-temperature model with a vibrational temperature different from the gas temperature is presented for the decomposition of CO2.
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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

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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Ammonia Decomposition over Low-loading Ruthenium Catalyst Achieved through “Adiabatic” Plasma Reactor

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00509K, Paper
Minhazur Rahman Shawon, Chinwendu Umeojiakor, Anthony Griffin, Jeffrey S. Aguinaga, Jiachun Wu, Derek Patton, Zhe Qiang, Hossein Toghiani, Yizhi Xiang
Electrified catalytic processes for ammonia (NH3) decomposition have been considered as essential technologies for distributed COx-free hydrogen production. Here we show that efficient NH3 decomposition can be achieved over low-loading...
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A computational study of nematic core structure and disclination interactions in elastically anisotropic nematics

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2900-2914
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01616A, Paper
Lucas Myers, Carter Swift, Jonas Rønning, Luiza Angheluta, Jorge Viñals
The structure of isolated disclinations and disclination dipoles in anisotropically elastic nematic liquid crystals is explored via a singular potential computational model.
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Preparation of modified humic acid/TiO2/P(AA-co-AM) nanocomposite hydrogels with enhanced dye adsorption and photocatalysis

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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Phenylboronate-salicylate ester cross-linked self-healing hydrogel composed of modified hyaluronan at physiological pH

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,2926-2936
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01417G, Paper
Open Access
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Ryotaro Miki, Tsutomu Yamaki, Masaki Uchida, Hideshi Natsume
A self-healing hydrogel can be easily prepared at physiological pH by using phenylboronic acid-modified hyaluronic acid and salicylic acid-modified hyaluronic acid.
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Correction: Fabricating multi-scale controllable PEDOT:PSS arrays via templated freezing assembly

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3021-3021
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM90038C, Correction
Open Access
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Yang Lin, Junqiang Mao, Qingrui Fan, Jianjun Wang
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Dilute gel networks vs. clumpy gels in colloidal systems with a competition between repulsive and attractive interactions

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3143-3153
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01717F, Paper
Open Access
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M. Gimperlein, Jasper N. Immink, M. Schmiedeberg
Dilute and dense systems differ in the way structural properties emerge. Two regimes of percolation might be responsible for differences. Global and local structural properties give insights into these differences.
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Can self-propelled objects escape from compression stimulation?

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00288A, Paper
Open Access
Masaki Yoshikai, Muneyuki Matsuo, Nobuhiko J. Suematsu, Hiraku Nishimori, Satoshi Nakata
We studied circular papers impregnated with camphor (CPs) and CPs with magnets (MCPs) as self-propelled objects floating on water under the compression of the water surface as an inanimate system for evacuation in an emergency.
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A computational study of cell membrane damage and intracellular delivery in a cross-slot microchannel

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00047A, Paper
Open Access
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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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Divergent self-assembly propensity of enantiomeric phenylalanine amphiphiles that undergo pH-induced nanofiber-to-nanoglobule conversion

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00117F, Paper
Manas Kumar Pradhan, Nayanika Misra, Fathima Sahala, Nyaya Prakash Pradhan, Aasheesh Srivastava
Enantiomeric single phenylalanine derivatives demonstrate very different self-assembling propensity and thermodynamic parameters associated with self-assembly.
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Adsorption of semiflexible wormlike polymers to a bar and their double-chain complex formation

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00188E, Paper
Open Access
A. N. Semenov, I. A. Nyrkova
The quantitative transfer matrix approach and scaling arguments in terms of trains, loops, tails and supertrains allowed us to characterize the main regimes of semiflexible chain adsorption on a bar and double-chain complex formation.
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A Passive Star Polymer in a Dense Active Bath: Insights from Computer Simulations

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00144C, Paper
Ramanand Singh Yadav, Sanaa Sharma, Ralf Metzler, Rajarshi Chakrabarti
Using computer simulations in two dimensions (2D), we explore the structure and dynamics of a star polymer with three arms made of passive monomers immersed in a bath of active...
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Stable and permeable polyion complex vesicles designed as enzymatic nanoreactors

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00216D, Paper
Yuting Wan, Yuening Qiu, Jin Zhou, Jinbo Liu, Martien A. Cohen Stuart, Yangfeng Peng, Junyou Wang
Stable and permeable polyion complex vesicles designed as enzymatic nanoreactors.
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Spatiotemporal Mapping of Nanotopography and Thickness Transitions of Ultrathin Foam Films

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00048J, Tutorial Review
Chenxian Xu, Yiran Zhang, Vivek Sharma
Freshly formed soap films, soap bubbles, or foam films display iridescent colors due to thin film interference that changes as squeeze flow drives drainage and a steady decrease in film...
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Dynamic compaction of cohesive granular materials: scaling behavior and bonding structures

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01116J, Paper
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Max Sonzogni, Jean-Mathieu Vanson, Katerina Ioannidou, Yvan Reynier, Sébastien Martinet, Farhang Radjai
The compaction of cohesive granular materials is a common operation in powder-based manufacture of many products.
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