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Facile synthesis of oxygen-deficient nano-TiO2 coordinated by acetate ligands for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00592D, Paper
Shaohua Pang, Yunfei Lu, Lin Cheng, Juming Liu, Huiyan Ma, Jucai Yang, Qiancheng Zhang
To date, various methods have been adopted to enhance the visible-light photocatalytic activity of nano-TiO2. However, a more facile and moderate method is still highly desirable. In this work, a...
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Importance of the decoration in shaped cobalt nanoparticles in the acceptor-less secondary alcohol dehydrogenation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00390E, Paper
Kamila Kaźmierczak, Raj Kumar Ramamoorthy, Arthur Moisset, Guillaume Viau, Arnaud Viola, Marion Giraud, Jennifer Peron, Lorette Sicard, Jean-Yves Piquemal, Michèle Besson, Noémie Perret, Carine Michel
Ligands matter for shaped decorated Co nanoparticles, at the frontier between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.
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Semi-rational hinge engineering: modulating the conformational transformation of glutamate dehydrogenase for enhanced reductive amination activity towards non-natural substrates

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CY02576F, Paper
Xinjian Yin, Yayun Liu, Lijun Meng, Haisheng Zhou, Jianping Wu, Lirong Yang
The hinge region was identified to be a promising hotspot for activity engineering of GluDHs, providing a potent alternative for developing high-performance biocatalysts toward valuable optically pure L-amino acid production.
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Phosphorus-Doped Inverse Opal g-C3N4 for Efficient and Selective CO Generation from Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00457J, Paper
xiaoyue huang, Wenyi Gu, Songchang Hu, Yan Hu, Liang Zhou, Juying Lei, Lingzhi Wang, Yongdi Liu, Jinlong Zhang
In this work, inverse opal (IO) structure construction and phosphorus doping were combined to modify carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for photocatalytic reduction of CO2. The inverse opal structure was fabricated by...
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Bifunctional rhenium-copper nanostructures for intensified and stable ethanol synthesis via hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00579G, Communication
Zhongnan Du, Meng Chen, Xuepeng Wang, Xingkun Chen, Xiaolin Mou, Yuan Tan, Wenshao Yang, Chuanqi Huang, Hejun Zhu, Ronghe Lin, Yunjie Ding
Decorating small copper nanoparticles with isolated and/or clusted oxophilic rhenium species enables the first low-copper catalytic technology for intensified and stable ethanol production under mild conditions in dimethyl oxalate hydrogenation....
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Ligand photodissociation in Ru(II)–1,4,7-triazacyclononane complexes enhances water oxidation and enables electrochemical generation of surface active species

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9CY02575H, Paper
Hussein A. Younus, Nazir Ahmad, Ibrahim Yildiz, Serge Zhuiykov, Shiguo Zhang, Francis Verpoort
Ligand transformations involved in metal complexes during water oxidation (WO), such as ligand decomposition, partial oxidation, or complete dissociation have been reported, however, ligand photodissociation has not been reported yet.
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Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous: Mechanistic Insights into Iron Group Metal-Catalyzed Reductions from Poisoning Experiments

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00644K, Minireview
Axel Jacobi von Wangelin, Sebastian Sandl, Dominik Gärtner
Iron group metal catalysts constitute a promising alternative to well-established noble metal catalysts in reduction reactions. However, the development of effective 3d metal catalysts has largely been hampered by their...
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Heterogenization for polyoxometalates as solid catalysts in aerobic oxidation of glycerol

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00403K, Paper
Meilin Tao, yue li, Yiming Li, Xueyan Zhang, Yurii Geletii, Xiaohong Wang, Craig L Hill
A series of heterogeneous catalysts based on phosphomolybdic salts with different Lewis metals in counter or substituent places LnPMo12O40 (L = Al3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Ti4+, Zr4+ and Zn2+, abbreviated as...
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Photocatalytic asymmetric epoxidation of trans-stilbene with manganese–porphyrin/graphene-oxide nanocomposite and molecular oxygen: axial ligand effect

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00441C, Paper
Elahe Ahadi, Hassan Hosseini-Monfared, Alex Spieß, Christoph Janiak
An efficient, visible light-driven manganese–porphyrin photocatalyst was developed for the asymmetric epoxidation of trans-stilbene by molecular oxygen under mild conditions.
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Does the structure of CuZn hydroxycarbonate precursors affect the intrinsic hydrogenolysis activity of CuZn catalysts?

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00143K, Paper
Violetta Pospelova, Jaroslav Aubrecht, Kateřina Pacultová, Miloslav Lhotka, Oleg Kikhtyanin, David Kubička
A comparative study of the properties and activity of catalysts derived from single-phase CuZn precursors to elucidate the effect of the precursor structure on the catalyst activity in DMA hydrogenolysis and to examine replacement of CuCr catalysts.
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Facet-Dependent Activity of Hematite Nanocrystals toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00655F, Paper
Toshihiro Takashima, Shota Hemmi, Qingyu Liu, Hiroshi Irie
Electrocatalytic activity of hematite exposed with different facets toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) was investigated. Hematite nanoparticles with pseudo cubic, hexagonal bipyramid, and plate morphologies were prepared, which predominantly...
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Synthesis of FeCo-N@N-doped carbon oxygen reduction catalysts via microwave-assisted ammoxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00376J, Paper
Hung-Chih Kuo, Shou-Heng Liu, Yan-Gu Lin, Chao-Lung Chiang, Dan CW Tsang
A core-shell structured FeCo-N@N-doped carbon derived from biomass wastes (sugarcane and palm kernel shell) is facilely prepared by hydrothermal carbonization and NH3 microwave ammoxidation method. The fabricated carbons are thoroughly...
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Reliance General Insurance scraps IPO plan; withdraws draft offer documents

Markets regulator Sebi had received draft red herring prospectus for the proposed IPO on February 8




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MT1-MMP activatable fluorogenic probes with enhanced specificity via high-affinity peptide conjugation for tumor imaging

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2308-2317
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02007A, Paper
Xiuru Ji, Shuping Xie, Yan Jiao, Xiaojuan Zhang, Duxin Sun, Victor C. Yang, Mei Wang, Huining He, Lu Sun
A novel MT1-MMP activatable fluorogenic probe for tumor detection with enhanced specificity was developed via high-affinity and specific peptide conjugation.
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From single to a dual-gene delivery nanosystem: coordinated expression matters for boosting the neovascularization in vivo

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2318-2328
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02000D, Paper
Bin Gao, Xiaoyu Wang, Meiyu Wang, Xiang-kui Ren, Jintang Guo, Shihai Xia, Wencheng Zhang, Yakai Feng
A dual-gene delivery system with coordinated expression function boosted the neovascularization.
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Strategic reconstruction of macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00128G, Paper
Sagar Rayamajhi, Ramesh Marasini, Tuyen Duong Thanh Nguyen, Brandon L. Plattner, David Biller, Santosh Aryal
Reconstruction of extracellular vesicles with imaging agents allows precise downstream analysis using clinical imaging modalities, for example, MRI. This will further improve the biocompatibility of agents thereby enhancing clinical investigations.
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Osteopromotive carbon dots promote bone regeneration through the PERK-eIF2α-ATF4 pathway

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00424C, Paper
Nianqiang Jin, Nuo Jin, Zilin Wang, Lili Liu, Lin Meng, Daowei Li, Xing Li, Dabo Zhou, Jie Liu, Wenhuan Bu, Hongchen Sun, Bai Yang
Novel carbon dots induced ER stress and activated PERK-eIF2α-ATF4 pathway promote bone regeneration.
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Nanozyme-catalyzed oxygen release from calcium peroxide nanoparticles for accelerated hypoxia relief and image-guided super-efficient photodynamic therapy

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00187B, Paper
Yuping Hu, Xuechun Wang, Peng Zhao, Hao Wang, Wei Gu, Ling Ye
The accelerated O2 release from CaO2 catalyzed by MnO2 nanozyme leads to a rapid and efficient hypoxia relief, an increased yield of 1O2, a down-regulated HIF-1α and VEGF, and eventually a super-efficient PDT.
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Development of new self-assembled cationic amino liposomes for efficient gene delivery

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00331J, Communication
Yihang Wu, Yue Xiong, Ling Wang, Quanming Zhou, Linxian Li, Pavel A. Levkin, Gary Davidson, Liqian Gao, Wenbin Deng
A library of lipidoids self-assembling to liposomes exhibits excellent transfection efficiency in HEK 293T cells and mESCs with low cytotoxicity.
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Polydopamine-assisted one-step modification of nanofiber surfaces with adenosine to tune the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and the maturation of osteoclasts

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM01990A, Paper
Taufiq Ahmad, Hayeon Byun, Hyeok Jun Shin, Jinkyu Lee, Sajeesh Kumar Madhurakkat Perikamana, Eun Mi Kim, Young Min Shin, Heungsoo Shin
Adenosine and its receptors have emerged as alternative targets to control cellular functions for bone healing.
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An engineered exosome for delivering sgRNA:Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex and genome editing in recipient cells

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00427H, Paper
Yangyang Ye, Xiang Zhang, Fei Xie, Bin Xu, Ping Xie, Ting Yang, Qian Shi, Chen-Yu Zhang, Yujing Zhang, Jiangning Chen, Xiaohong Jiang, Jing Li
CRISPR-Cas9 components delivered by engineered exosomes achieve genome editing in recipient cells.
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Messenger RNA/polymeric carrier nanoparticles for delivery of heme oxygenase-1 gene in the post-ischemic brain

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00076K, Paper
Jungju Oh, Sang-Mi Kim, Eun-Hye Lee, Minkyung Kim, Youngki Lee, Seung Hwan Ko, Ji Hoon Jeong, Chang-Hwan Park, Minhyung Lee
Heme oxygenase-1 messenger RNA (HO1-mRNA) was delivered into the post-ischemic brain, using a polymeric carrier. Therapeutic efficacy of HO1-mRNA delivery was compared with that of HO1-plasmid DNA (HO1-pDNA) in ischemia-reperfusion rat models.
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A photothermal-hypoxia sequentially activatable phase-change nanoagent for mitochondria-targeting tumor synergistic therapy

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00003E, Paper
Jia Qu, Dengke Teng, Guoqing Sui, Shihui Guan, Yang Wang, Qimeihui Wang, Yuanqiang Lin, Haitao Ran, Zhigang Wang, Hui Wang
The advantages of PCM@Lip/IT NPs include mitochondrial-targeting, on-demand drug release, and prodrug activation by hypoxia with guidance/monitoring by PA and FL imaging.
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Sustainable release of vancomycin from micro-arc oxidised 3D-printed porous Ti6Al4V for treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bone infection and enhancing osteogenesis in a rabbit tibia osteomyelitis model

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM01968E, Paper
Teng Zhang, Qingguang Wei, Hua Zhou, Wenhao Zhou, Daoyang Fan, Xinhong Lin, Zehao Jing, Hong Cai, Yan Cheng, Xiaoguang Liu, Weishi Li, Chunli Song, Yun Tian, Nanfang Xu, Yufeng Zheng, Zhongjun Liu
Sustainable release of vancomycin from micro-arc oxidised 3D-printed porous Ti6A14V for treating MRSA bone infection and enhancing osteogenesis.
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Oral biofilm elimination by combining iron-based nanozymes and hydrogen peroxide-producing bacteria

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2447-2458
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM01889A, Paper
Yanqiu Wang, Xinyu Shen, Shang Ma, Qianqian Guo, Wei Zhang, Lu Cheng, Liming Ding, Zhuobin Xu, Jing Jiang, Lizeng Gao
Combining nanozymes and bacteria to eliminate dental biofilms in a mixed-species model.
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Biomimic strategies for modulating the interaction between particle adjuvants and antigen-presenting cells

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2366-2375
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02098E, Review Article
Jie Wu, Guanghui Ma
The design strategies of particle adjuvants by mimicking natural pathogens to strengthen their interaction with antigen-presenting cells.
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Super-assembled core/shell fibrous frameworks with dual growth factors for in situ cementum–ligament–bone complex regeneration

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2459-2471
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00102C, Paper
Tian Ding, Jianhua Li, Xingshuang Zhang, Lingqian Du, Yang Li, Dengwang Li, Biao Kong, Shaohua Ge
In this work, a super-assembled framework (SAF) was fabricated to achieve sequential delivery of bFGF and BMP-2 for in situ cementum–ligament–bone complex regeneration.
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Injectable hydrogel systems with multiple biophysical and biochemical cues for bone regeneration

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2537-2548
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00104J, Paper
Weinan Cheng, Zhaozhao Ding, Xin Zheng, Qiang Lu, Xiangdong Kong, Xiaozhong Zhou, Guozhong Lu, David L. Kaplan
Tunable multiple angiogenic and osteogenic cues were introduced into hydrogel systems simultaneously to optimize the niches for bone regeneration.
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Spatial immobilization of endogenous growth factors to control vascularization in bone tissue engineering

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2577-2589
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00087F, Paper
Marta R. Casanova, Catarina Oliveira, Emanuel M. Fernandes, Rui L. Reis, Tiago H. Silva, Albino Martins, Nuno M. Neves
An engineered biofunctional system comprises endogenous BMP-2 and VEGF bound in a parallel pattern. It successfully enabled obtaining the spatial osteogenic and angiogenic differentiation of human hBM-MSCs under basal culture conditions.
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Highly responsive and rapid hydrogen peroxide-triggered degradation of polycaprolactone nanoparticles

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2394-2397
DOI: 10.1039/C9BM02019E, Communication
Peng-Hao Hsu, Carina Arboleda, Alexandra Stubelius, Ling-Wei Li, Jason Olejniczak, Adah Almutairi
Nanoparticles formulated from fast-degrading oxidation-responsive polycaprolactone are responsive to 50 μM of H2O2.
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Topography induced stiffness alteration of stem cells influences osteogenic differentiation

Biomater. Sci., 2020, 8,2638-2652
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00264J, Paper
Open Access
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Liangliang Yang, Qi Gao, Lu Ge, Qihui Zhou, Eliza M. Warszawik, Reinier Bron, King Wai Chiu Lai, Patrick van Rijn
Topography-driven alterations to single cell stiffness rather than alterations in cell morphology, is the underlying driver for influencing cell biological processes, particularly stem cell differentiation.
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An intelligent vancomycin release system for preventing surgical site infections of bone tissues

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00255K, Paper
Yuan Li, Guang Li, Xiaoling Sha, Litao Li, Kuo Zhang, Daohong Liu, Yanfei Hao, Xu Cui, Lei Wang, Hao Wang
An intelligent anti-bacterial system can be constructed on implants during surgery.
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A transport system based on a quantum dot-modified nanotracer is genetically and developmentally stable in pregnant mice

Biomater. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0BM00311E, Paper
Open Access
Hye Jin Kim, Ji Sun Park, Se Won Yi, Minyeon Go, Hye-Ryun Kim, Su Jin Lee, Jong Min Park, Dong Hyun Cha, Sung Han Shim, Keun-Hong Park
The use of nanoscale materials (NMs) could cause problems such as cytotoxicity, genomic aberration, but the impacts of NM exposure during pregnancy remain uncharacterized in the context of clinical applications.
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Eco-friendly synthesis of glutathione-capped CdTe/CdSe/ZnSe core/double shell quantum dots: their cytotoxicity and genotoxicity effects on Chinese hamster ovary cells

Toxicol. Res., 2019, 8,868-874
DOI: 10.1039/C9TX00113A, Paper
Neo Mervyn Monaheng, Sundararajan Parani, Mary Gulumian, Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi
In this work, we report green one-pot synthesis, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of glutathione-capped CdTe/CdSe/ZnSe heterostructured quantum dots (QDs) using a label-free xCELLigence RTCA system as well as the Cytokinesis Blocked Micronucleus assay.
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Biogenic Aspergillus tubingensis silver nanoparticles’ in vitro effects on human umbilical vein endothelial cells, normal human fibroblasts, HEPG2, and Galleria mellonella

Toxicol. Res., 2019, 8,789-801
DOI: 10.1039/C9TX00091G, Paper
Cristiane Angélica Ottoni, Durvanei Augusto Maria, Priscila Jane Romano de Oliveira Gonçalves, Welington Luiz de Araújo, Ana Olívia de Souza
Biogenic silver nanoparticles are ecofriendly and offers valuable possibilities of applications in several industrial areas.
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Synergistic antioxidant capacity of CsNPs and CurNPs against cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and pro-inflammatory mediators induced by hydroxyapatite nanoparticles in male rats

Toxicol. Res., 2019, 8,939-952
DOI: 10.1039/C9TX00221A, Paper
Israa F. Mosa, Mokhtar Youssef, Maher Kamel, Osama F. Mosa, Yasser Helmy
Due to their dynamic characteristics, hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAP-NPs) have been employed numerous times in nanomedicine and in tissue engineering, particularly as diagnostic and therapeutic agents.
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Mice with a Sertoli cell-specific knockout of the Ctr1 gene exhibit a reduced sensitivity to cisplatin-induced testicular germ cell apoptosis

Toxicol. Res., 2019, 8,972-978
DOI: 10.1039/C9TX00142E, Paper
Open Access
Rashin Ghaffari, John H. Richburg
Exposure to the chemotherapeutic agent cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cDDP) is well known to instigate acute and prolonged testicular injury in male patients.
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Methanol extract of Iphiona aucheri ameliorates CCl4 induced hepatic injuries by regulation of genes in rats

Toxicol. Res., 2019, 8,815-832
DOI: 10.1039/C9TX00157C, Paper
Jawaid Ahmed Zai, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Zaib un Nisa Mughal, Riffat Batool, Irum Naz, Sonia Maryam, Zartash Zahra
Alteration in expression of ER stress associated genes, inflammatory genes and antioxidant biochemical induced with CCl4 in liver of rats were restored towards the control rats by co-administration of methanol extract of Iphiona aucheri to rats.
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Probing permanent dipoles in CdSe nanoplatelets with transient electric birefringence

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00884B, Paper
Ivan Dozov, Claire Goldmann, Patrick Davidson, Benjamin Abécassis
Transient electric birefringence experiments with colloidal suspensions of zinc-blende CdSe semiconducting nanoplatelets prove that these particles bear a large ground-state electric dipole despite the cubic structure of bulk zinc-blende CdSe.
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RGD functionalized chitosan nanoparticle mediated targeted delivery of raloxifene selectively suppresses angiogenesis and tumor growth in breast cancer

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10673A, Paper
Amit S. Yadav, N. Naga Venkata Radharani, Mahadeo Gorain, Anuradha Bulbule, Dattatrya Shetti, Gaurab Roy, Thejus Baby, Gopal C. Kundu
Peptide functionalized pH sensitive raloxifene-chitosan nanoparticles with high biocompatibility synergistically inhibit tumor growth and angiogenesis in breast cancer.
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Hybrid Phase 1T/2H-MoS2 with Controllable 1T Concentration and Its Promoted Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02525A, Paper
Yuxiao Zhang, Yasutaka Kuwahara, Kohsuke Mori, Catherine Louis, Hiromi Yamashita
MoS2 has been investigated as a low-cost alternative to Pt in electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction. One of the promising method to further activate MoS2 is phase engineering. MoS2 generally exhibit...
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Multi-praseodymium-and-tungsten bridging octameric tellurotungstate and its 2D honeycomb composite film for detecting estrogen

Nanoscale, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01901A, Paper
Yan Zhang, Jun JIang, Yifan Liu, Pan Li, Yong Liu, Lijuan Chen, Junwei Zhao
Under coordination driving force of tungsten and rare-earth (RE) bridges, we synthesized a novel giant multi-tungsten-and-RE—bridging octameric tellurotungstate (TT) [H2N(CH3)2]16K8Na6H10[Pr8(H2O)20W16O48][B-α-TeW9O33]8·70H2O (1) in CH3CN-H2O mixed solvent. The cluster anion {[Pr8(H2O)20W16O48][B-α-TeW9O33]8}40– features...
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Oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous porous NiFe(OH)x derived from Ni(OH)x/Prussian blue as highly efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysts

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9557-9568
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00607F, Paper
Shuang Wang, Xingbo Ge, Chao Lv, Cun Hu, Hongtai Guan, Jing Wu, Zhengnan Wang, Xianhui Yang, Yan Shi, Jiangfeng Song, Zhi Zhang, Akira Watanabe, Jinguang Cai
Oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous porous NiFe(OH)x on carbon paper is prepared through a two-step electrochemical depostion of Prussian blue nanocrystal layer and Ni(OH)x layer followed by an alkaline etching process for efficient OER catalysis.
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N- & S-co-doped carbon nanofiber network embedded with ultrafine NiCo nanoalloy for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis and Zn–air batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9581-9589
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01516D, Paper
Chaojun Liu, Zhuang Wang, Xin Zong, Yingmin Jin, Dong Li, Yueping Xiong, Gang Wu
A 3D carbon nanofiber network embedded with ultrafine nanoparticles is prepared by electrospinning. Thioacetamide is used to prevent the aggregation of active sites.
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Trace metals dramatically boost oxygen electrocatalysis of N-doped coal-derived carbon for zinc–air batteries

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9628-9639
DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10800A, Paper
Huimin Liu, Xinning Huang, Zhenjie Lu, Tao Wang, Yaming Zhu, Junxia Cheng, Yue Wang, Dongling Wu, Zhenyu Sun, Alex W. Robertson, Xingxing Chen
The commercialization of metal–air batteries requires efficient, low-cost, and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for reversible electrocatalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
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2D molybdenum disulphide nanosheets incorporated with single heteroatoms for the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01295E, Minireview
Thomas H. M. Lau, John S. Foord, S. C. Edman Tsang
2D nanosheets give enhanced surface area to volume ratios in particle morphology and they can also provide defined surface sites to disperse foreign atoms.
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A novel split mode TFBAR device for quantitative measurements of prostate specific antigen in a small sample of whole blood

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9647-9652
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00416B, Paper
Open Access
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Ewelina Wajs, Girish Rughoobur, Keith Burling, Anne George, Andrew J. Flewitt, Vincent J. Gnanapragasam
TFBAR technology demonstrates a cost-effective means for point-of-care diagnostics and monitoring of PSA.
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Emerging pnictogen-based 2D semiconductors: sensing and electronic devices

Nanoscale, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02932G, Review Article
Pradip Kumar Roy, Jan Luxa, Zdeněk Sofer
Pnictogens have drawn tremendous attention due to their electronic structure and semiconducting character. Their fascinating features provide a novel platform for new devices in 2D materials which will pave the way for new nanodevices.
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Tuning the electronic structure of transition metals embedded in nitrogen-doped graphene for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: a first-principles study

Nanoscale, 2020, 12,9696-9707
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00072H, Paper
Xiaonan Zheng, Yuan Yao, Ya Wang, Yang Liu
The Fe/Mn–N–C catalyst is a promising candidate for the NRR as it shows significantly improved NRR catalytic activity and strong selectivity against the HER.
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