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Smart materials for flexible electronics and devices: hydrogel

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12984-13004
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01168F, Review Article
Open Access
Taposhree Dutta, Pavan Chaturvedi, Ignacio Llamas-Garro, Jesús Salvador Velázquez-González, Rakesh Dubey, Satyendra Kumar Mishra
In recent years, flexible conductive materials have attracted considerable attention for their potential use in flexible energy storage devices, touch panels, sensors, memristors, and other applications.
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1D hollow tubular/2D nanosheet hybrid dimensional porous carbon prepared by one-step carbonization using natural minerals as templates for supercapacitors

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13190-13199
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01873G, Paper
Open Access
Fangfang Liu, Chao Zhang, Weiwei Huang, Lei Chen, Yuanshuang Wang, Jinan Niu, Xiuyun Chuan
1D hollow tubular/2D nanosheet hybrid dimensional porous carbon was synthesized through one-step carbonization using 1D fibrous brucite and 2D layered magnesium carbonate hydroxide as templates.
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Tight-binding model describes frontier orbitals of non-fullerene acceptors

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,382-398
DOI: 10.1039/D3ME00195D, Paper
Vishal Jindal, Michael J. Janik, Scott T. Milner
HOMO and LUMO of conjugated molecules as superposition of HOMO and LUMO of individual moieties.
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Designing biphenanthridine-based singlet fission materials using computational chemistry

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,423-435
DOI: 10.1039/D3ME00181D, Paper
Keighlynn A. Veilleux, Georg Schreckenbach, David E. Herbert
A systematic search for novel singlet fission materials based on the recently synthesized 6,6'-biphenanthridine (biphe) framework is reported, utilizing a straightforward computational approach.
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Interop 2024 Call For Proposals

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Tetrazine-based inverse-electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction: a powerful tool for fabrication and functionalization of polymeric materials

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4173-4195
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00912F, Review Article
Open Access
Mehmet Arslan, Aysun Degirmenci, Rana Sanyal, Amitav Sanyal
The IEDDA click reaction plays an important role in the fabrication and functionalization of polymeric materials.
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Materials designed to degrade: structure, properties, processing, and performance relationships in polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers

Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00623B, Review Article
Open Access
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Jessica N. Lalonde, Ghanshyam Pilania, Babetta L. Marrone
A materials tetrahedron framework is applied to PHA biopolymers to highlight design challenges and frame potential future research exploring structure, property, processing, and performance relationships.
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Crystallization ripening and erosion of calcium oxalate under the effect of bacteria and a polymer materials surface

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10893-10901
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01780C, Paper
Xiran Shen, Wentao Chen, Li Guo, Huayu Li, Hong Chen, Fan Liu
New insights into the role of bacteria in pathological biomineralization inspire novel anti-encrustation polymer material design for biomedical use.
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Recent Advances of Two-Dimensional Materials for biomedical Application

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01787K, Review Article
Ranran Zhang, Zichao Yan, Ming Gao, Bingxin Zheng, Bin Yue, Meng Qiu
Two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit significant potential in biomedical applications, particularly as drug carriers. 2D materials, including graphene, black phosphorus, transition metal dichalcogenides, transition metal carbides/nitrides, and hexagonal boron nitride, have...
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Piezoelectric materials for anti-infective bioapplications

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11063-11075
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01589D, Review Article
Chen Chen, Xin Yang, Yi Liu, Jia Jia, Yiping Li, Xiaohan Dai, Ousheng Liu
This review summarizes recent advances in piezoelectric materials for anti-infective and regenerative therapies. It highlights antibacterial mechanisms and discusses their anti-infective bioapplications.
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Advances in osteoimmunomodulation of biomaterials after intrabone implantation: focus on surface hydrophilicity

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11089-11104
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01907E, Review Article
Xinpeng Wei, Linshan Lei, Ling Luo, Ying Zhou, Zheng Zheng, Wenchuan Chen
Hydrophilicity of implantable biomaterials can facilitate osteoimmunomodulation through influencing proteins adsorption, blood clotting, neutrophils activation, macrophages polarization, angiogenesis and osteogenesis to enhance osseointegration.
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Correction: Blood-clotting model and simulation analysis of polyvinyl alcohol–chitosan composite hemostatic materials

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11265-11266
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB90174F, Correction
Open Access
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Yifan Zhao, Junhong Hao, Zexin Chen, Mengmeng Li, Jianxun Ren, Xiaobing Fu
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Nanomaterials and methods for cancer therapy: 2D materials, biomolecules, and molecular dynamics simulations

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01667J, Review Article
Welela M. Kedir, Lunna Li, Yaw Sing Tan, Natasa Bajalovic, Desmond K. Loke
Nanomaterials made from 2D semiconductors and biomolecules are reviewed. Cell-nanoparticle interactions are examined in recent simulations. These nanomaterials and MD simulations reveal novel mechanisms and enable cancer drug delivery and targeting.
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Biomaterials Enhancing Localized Cancer Therapy Activated Anti-Tumor Immunity: A Review

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01995D, Review Article
Jipeng Yao, Zhencun Cui, Feifei Zhang, Haidong Li, Longlong Tian
Localized cancer therapy such as radiotherapy, phototherapy, and chemotherapy are precise cancer treatment strategy, aiming to minimize systemic side effect. However, cancer metastasis remains the primary cause of cancer patients’...
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Lactobionic acid modified cobalt coordination polymer-coated peroxymonosulfate nanoparticles generate sulfate/hydroxy dual-radicals for targeted cancer therapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01777C, Paper
Jiahui Li, Jiaxuan Li, Zelong Chen, Yichen Wan, Yi Wang, Zhichao Pei, Yuxin Pei
LCP NPs were prepared by forming a coordination polymer on peroxymonosulfate through the coordination between imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde and Co2+, then modified with lactobionic acid to improve the efficacy of sulfate/hydroxy dual-radical therapy.
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Eco-Friendly Self-Clean Coatings: Fundamentals, Fabrication, Applications, and Sustainability

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01392A, Review Article
Tanaji K. Chavan, Sushanta Kumar K. Sethi
Eco-friendly self-clean coatings have garnered significant attention due to their potential to address environmental concerns while offering remarkable properties. This review explores the dynamic field of such coatings, focusing on...
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Sulli deals: Women caught in the tentacles of the dark Web

Doxxing, or sharing a woman’s picture online without her consent, is a crime that has proliferated during the pandemic — chillingly, against one particular community




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Two-dimensional Janus XWZAZ' (X = S, Se, Te; A = Si, Ge; Z, Z' = N, P, As): candidates for photocatalytic water splitting and piezoelectric materials

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27314-27324
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03503H, Paper
Zhen Gao, Hongbo Wu, Yao He, Kai Xiong
Janus two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit strong light absorption and high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency, making them promising candidates for photocatalytic water splitting applications.
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Impact of valley degeneracy on the thermoelectric properties of zig-zag graphene nanoribbons with staggered sublattice potentials and transverse electric fields

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27591-27601
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03178D, Paper
David M. T. Kuo
This study investigates the band inversion of flat bands in zig-zag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs) using a tight-binding model.
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Direct capture of the alanine ghost in alanine-doped triglycine sulfate crystals

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03839H, Communication
Open Access
Yukana Terasawa, Toshimichi Shibue, Toru Asahi
15 N-labelled L-alanine in TGS crystals was directly observed by solid 15N-NMR, with two chemical states of alanine doped into GI being reported and a new crystal structure model proposed.
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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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Insight into the potential of M–NbS2 (M = Pd, Ti and V) monolayers as anode materials for alkali ion (Li/Na/K) batteries

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03744H, Paper
Meixia Xiao, Shuling Xu, Haiyang Song, Zhifei Sun, Jiaying Bi, Beibei Xiao
First-principles calculations were conducted to explore the effects of Pd, Ti and V doping on the performance of NbS2 monolayers as electrode materials for alkali ion batteries.
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Lattice thermal conductivity reduction in Ca3AlSb3 and Ca5Al2Sb6 by manipulating the covalent tetrahedral chain

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03574G, Paper
Chi Zhang, Wenya Zhai, Jingyu Li, Jianbo Zhu, Zengfu Ou, Lanwei Li, Peng-Fei Liu, Xiaobing Liu, Yuli Yan, Yongsheng Zhang
Exploring the origins of low thermal conductivity in Ca–Al–Sb compounds reveals structural interactions that enhance phonon scattering. Strategies involve substituting heavier atoms to disrupt covalent chains, thereby reducing thermal conductivity.
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Rationalizing polymorphism with local correlation-based methods: a case study of pnictogen molecular crystals

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03697B, Paper
Open Access
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Ahmet Altun, Eduardo Schiavo, Michael Mehring, Stephan Schulz, Giovanni Bistoni, Alexander A. Auer
Combined Hartree–Fock plus London Dispersion (HFLD) and fragment-pairwise Local Energy Decomposition (fp-LED) enables computation of lattice energies, their breakdown into pairwise terms, and assessment of relative stability sources in polymorphs.
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Correlating Negative Thermal Expansion and Thermal Conductivity in Two-dimensional Carbon-based Materials

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03776F, Paper
Soumya Mondal, Ayan Datta
Negative thermal expansion (NTE) is a fascinating phenomenon where certain materials contract upon heating. The phonon transport properties of two-dimensional carbon-based allotropes are poorly understood in terms of their NTE...
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Band alignment in CdS-α-Te van der Waals heterostructures for photocatalytic applications: Influence of biaxial strain and electric field

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03368J, Paper
Tejaswini G, Anjana E Sudheer , Muthu Vallinayagam, Matthias Posselt, Matthias Zschornak, Maniprakash S, D. Murali
We present a comprehensive theoretical analysis of the structural and electronic properties of a van der Waals heterostructure composed of CdS and α-Te single layers (SLs). The investigation includes an...
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Hyderabad’s physician-musician Dr Bunty has composed for 100 Telugu serials

As a new serial Abhinandana airs on Gemini, Dr Bunty talks about navigating dual vocations




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From Lollapalooza to the Cherry Blossom festival, here is a list of India’s top music festivals to look forward to

Missed out on the Coldplay tickets? There’s lots more coming up, starting with Maroon 5 in December. Plan for the months ahead with our line-up of the top festivals that promise thrilling performances and immersive experiences




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Millenials and Gen Z choose crochet, knitting, and tufting over doomscrolling

Need a break from your electronic devices? An increasing number of millenials and the Gen Z are now taking to fun, crafty hobbies which include knitting, crochet, and tufting



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Emerging polymeric materials for treatment of oral diseases: design strategy towards a unique oral environment

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3273-3301
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01039B, Review Article
Open Access
Bo Jia, Beibei Zhang, Jianhua Li, Jinlong Qin, Yisheng Huang, Mingshu Huang, Yue Ming, Jingjing Jiang, Ran Chen, Yufen Xiao, Jianzhong Du
We highlight the recent progress and design strategies of polymeric materials with tailored functions to overcome the highly movable and wet, microbial and inflammatory environment in the oral cavity for treatment of oral diseases.
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Layer-by-layer thinning of two-dimensional materials

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00817G, Review Article
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Phuong V. Pham, The-Hung Mai, Huy-Binh Do, M. Vasundhara, Van-Huy Nguyen, Trieu Nguyen, Hao Van Bui, Van-Duong Dao, Ram K. Gupta, Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Jin-Hong Park
Etching technology – one of the representative modern semiconductor device makers – serves as a broad descriptor for the process of removing material from the surfaces of various materials, whether partially or entirely.
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Flexible molecular crystals for optoelectronic applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3687-3713
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00116D, Review Article
Chuanxin Wei, Liang Li, Yingying Zheng, Lizhi Wang, Jingyao Ma, Man Xu, Jinyi Lin, Linghai Xie, Panče Naumov, Xuehua Ding, Quanyou Feng, Wei Huang
This review provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the current flexible molecular crystals, specifically concerning their mechanical properties and optoelectronic performance, intending to advance their flexible optoelectronic applications.
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Engineered two-dimensional nanomaterials based diagnostics integrated with internet of medical things (IoMT) for COVID-19

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3774-3828
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00719G, Review Article
Mohd. Abubakar Sadique, Shalu Yadav, Raju Khan, Avanish K. Srivastava
Engineered 2D nanomaterials-based smartphone-assisted detection approaches integrated with IoMT, focusing on reliable, sensitive, and rapid diagnostics for COVID-19.
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Self-indicating polymers: a pathway to intelligent materials

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,4045-4085
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00431G, Review Article
Mobina Bayat, Hanieh Mardani, Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani, Richard Hoogenboom
Self-indicating polymers undergo detectable variations in response to stimuli. Important mechanisms of self-indication are aggregation, phase transition, covalent and non-covalent bond cleavage, isomerization, charge transfer, and energy transfer.
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Progress and perspectives on iron-based electrode materials for alkali metal-ion batteries: a critical review

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,4154-4229
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00819C, Review Article
Junzhe Li, Chao Wang, Rui Wang, Chaofeng Zhang, Guanjie Li, Kenneth Davey, Shilin Zhang, Zaiping Guo
This review critically evaluates recent advances in iron-based electrode materials and applications in alkali metal ion batteries, covering chemical synthesis, structural design, and modification strategies, with insights into future directions.
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On the fundamentals of quantum rate theory and the long-range electron transport in respiratory chains

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00662J, Tutorial Review
Paulo Roberto Bueno
The quantum rate concept v = E/h = c*/L implies relativistic electrodynamics, permitting the transport of electrons in long-range paths of length L and explaining the respiration mechanism if a suitable Boltzmannian statistical setting of E is applied.
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Australian GP qualifying | Verstappen takes pole position; Carlos Sainz also in front row

Verstappen has won both races to start the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia




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Verstappen's Brazil victory silences critics, impresses rivals as he closes in on 4th F1 title

Max Verstappen delivered one of the best performances of his career to move up from 17th at the start and clinch victory




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Paris Olympics 2024: I watch clips of my goals to boost confidence ahead of debut, says Sukhjeet Singh

Sukhjeet Singh is one of the five debutants — Sanjay, Abhishek, Rajkumar Pal, and Jarmanpreet Singh — who have joined the 11 members of Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist team for the Paris Games.




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Paris Olympics: Men’s hockey team peaking at right time, faces Great Britain in quarterfinals

Harmanpreet Singh-led outfit has lifted its game steadily in the Olympics and is likely to throw a different challenge against Great Britain




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Men’s hockey: 10-man India beats Great Britain to enter semifinals at Paris Olympics

Harmanpreet, Sukhjeet, Lalit Upadhyay and Raj Kumar Pal scored for India in the shootout, which had more drama in store than one expects in pure action.




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Paris Olympics men’s hockey: Germany enters finals; India to fight for bronze

India went down fighting against Germany 3-2 and will be up against Spain in the bronze medal play-off




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Railways enters semifinals with a hard-fought win over BPCL




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Tamil Nadu scripts a 43-0 victory over Andaman & Nicobar, enters quarterfinals




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Canada wild : animals found nowhere else on Earth / words by Maria Birmingham ; art by Alex MacAskill

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Mining spent batteries for minerals

Bengaluru startup MiniMines recycles lithium-ion batteries to extract sought-after raw materials




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Synthesis of environmentally friendly energetic cocrystal derived from commodity chemicals

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04037F, Communication
Open Access
Kazuki Inoue, Yosuke Nishiwaki, Mieko Kumasaki, Shinya Matsumoto, Ken Okada
Ammonium nitrate/glycine (2 : 1) energetic cocrystal was synthesized to address two drawbacks of ammonium nitrate: phase transitions and hygroscopicity. The cocrystal did not show phase transitions and exhibited decreased hygroscopicity.
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Electrocatalytic reduction of N2 to NH3 by MIL-88 derived pod-like Fe7Se8/C nanomaterials under ambient conditions

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04683H, Communication
Gongyao Nie, Huanhuan Zhang, Lanhua Yi, Xiao Ma, Wei Yi, Jiawei Wan, Yebo Lu, Xingzhu Wang
In this paper, pod-like Fe7Se8/C nanocomposite catalyst materials were prepared by MIL-88 selenide annealing and the as-prepared Fe7Se8/C nanocatalyst exhibited excellent electrocatalytic performance in neutral electrolyte for electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction...
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Lipidic biomass as a renewable chemical building block for polymeric materials

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04993D, Feature Article
Rafael Turra Alarcon, Gabriel Iago Iago, Caroline Gaglieri, Aniele De Moura, Éder Tadeu Gomes Cavalheiro, Gilbert Bannach
Polymers are intrinsically connected to our modern society and are found and used in different technologies. Although polymers are worthwhile, concerns about synthetic polymers from non-renewable sources have arisen. Therefore,...
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Catalytic applications of organic–inorganic hybrid porous materials

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13325-13335
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04284K, Feature Article
Maodi Wang, Huicong Dai, Qihua Yang
Insights into the synergistic effects of different active sites of organic–inorganic hybrid porous materials for thermal- and photo-catalysis were discussed.
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