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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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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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Cuproptosis in cancer therapy: mechanisms, therapeutic application and future prospects

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01877J, Review Article
Jiawei Hu, Junfei Zhu, Tao Chen, Yudie Zhao, Qingwen Xu, Yan Wang
Cuproptosis is a regulated form of cell death induced by the accumulation of metal ions and is closely linked to aspects of cellular drug resistance, cellular metabolism, and signalling pathways.
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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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Bimetallic doped carbon dot nanozymes for enhanced sonodynamic and nanocatalytic therapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01916D, Paper
Yandong Huang, Lanting Jia, Shiqi Zhang, Lan Yan, Lei Li
The conventional inorganic semiconductors are not suitable for acting as nanozymes or sonosensitizers for in vivo therapeutic nanomedicine owing to the lack of excellent biocompatibility. Biocompatible carbon dots (CDs) exhibit...
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A rapid and ultrasensitive paper sensor for Bacillus cereus Haemolysin BL detection

Analyst, 2024, 149,5243-5254
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00813H, Paper
Chunhao Wei, Xinxin Xu, Lingling Guo, Aihua Qu, Aihong Wu, Chuanlai Xu, Hua Kuang
LFIA has been successfully applied to actual sample detection for Hbl B and L2, with an LOD of 1 ng mL−1.
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A new fusion strategy for rapid strain differentiation based on MALDI-TOF MS and Raman spectra

Analyst, 2024, 149,5287-5297
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00916A, Paper
Jian Song, Wenlong Liang, Hongtao Huang, Hongyan Jia, Shouning Yang, Chunlei Wang, Huayan Yang
A novel feature-extractor-based fusion-assisted machine learning strategy was developed for high accuracy and rapid strain differentiation using MALDI-TOF MS and Raman spectra.
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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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Storing liquid chromatographic separations on surface energy traps: decoupling the LC and the mass spectrometer

Analyst, 2024, 149,5336-5343
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00828F, Paper
Timothy T. Salomons, David Simon, Richard Oleschuk
A micro-fractionation device to archive liquid chromatographic separations on an array of surface energy traps.
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Designing a novel paper-based microfluidic disc for rapid and simultaneous determination of multiple nutrient salts in water

Analyst, 2024, 149,5563-5571
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01127A, Paper
Zhentao Sun, Youquan Zhao, Yameng Liu, Chen Chen, Hao Chen
A paper-based microfluidic disc is used for the rapid determination of various nutrients in water.
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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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Rapid lung ventilation MRI using parahydrogen-induced polarization of propane gas

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01029A, Paper
Open Access
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Md Raduanul H. Chowdhury, Clementinah Oladun, Nuwandi M. Ariyasingha, Anna Samoilenko, Tarek Bawardi, Dudari B. Burueva, Oleg G. Salnikov, Larisa M. Kovtunova, Valerii I. Bukhtiyarov, Zhongjie Shi, Kehuan Luo, Sidhartha Tan, Juri G. Gelovani, Igor V. Koptyug, Boyd M. Goodson, Eduard Y. Chekmenev
The feasibility of ultrafast (1.7 s) ventilation MRI with a 1 × 1 × 50 mm3 voxel size is demonstrated using hyperpolarized propane gas contrast agent in excised rabbit lungs on a 0.35 T clinical MRI scanner without any scanner modification.
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A theoretical investigation on the OER and ORR activity of graphene-based TM–N3 and TM–N2X (X = B, C, O, P) single atom catalysts by density functional theory calculations

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03779K, Paper
Jiaxiang Wu, Erjun Kan, Cheng Zhan
Promising ORR/OER single atom catalysts have been designed in the form of TM–N2X via DFT simulation.
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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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Unveiling the potential of aluminum-decorated 3D phosphorus graphdiyne as a catalyst for N2O reduction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26,27677-27683
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02686A, Paper
Shehzad Ahmed, Adnan Ali Khan, Danish Khan, Awais Ghani, Rashid Ahmad, Tian Xiaoqing, Imran Muhammad
This study reveals the exceptional reactivity and efficiency of 3D-Al/PGDYN catalysts for the reduction of N2O and CO with minimal energy barriers.
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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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Crystallographic models of ribbons and ribbon-based J-aggregate nanotubes from the geometry of tube ends

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03559C, Paper
Valery V. Prokhorov, Kirill A. Prusakov, Sergey I. Pozin, Olga M. Perelygina, Eugene I. Mal’tsev, Alexander A. Nekrasov
We propose the procedure of establishing the crystal structure of ribbons and ribbon-based tubes on the basis of crystallographic analysis of the tube-end geometry.
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Annealing approach to form a nanotube from graphdiyne ribbon: A theoretical prediction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CP03573A, Paper
Bo Song, Kun Cai, Jiao Shi, Qinghua Qin
A precisely controllable heat treatment process is critical for nanofabrication. We developed a two-step method to fabricate a graphdiyne nanotube (GNT) through heat treatment in an argon environment. Initially, we...
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Mitochondria-targeted BODIPY dyes for small molecule recognition, bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,3976-4019
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00456B, Review Article
Sisi Wang, Lizhi Gai, Yuncong Chen, Xiaobo Ji, Hua Lu, Zijian Guo
This review focuses on the design strategy, spectroscopic characteristics, and functionalization of mitochondrion-targeted BODIPY dyes, providing an overview of these dyes for mitochondrion-targeted bioimaging and photodynamic therapy.
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Everything you need to know about India’s first high-voltage e-motorcycle Raptee.HV T30

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Nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dot-intensified tungsten oxide nanosheets as a SERS substrate for antibiotics detection

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13360-13363
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05052E, Communication
Lu Tan, Xuanzhao Lu, Shuzhen Yue, Yue Cao, Yang Zhou, Baokang Jin, Jun-Jie Zhu
Tungsten oxide nanosheets loaded with nitrogen-doped graphene oxide quantum dots (NGQDs/WO3 NSs) were fabricated as SERS substrates.
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Efficient electrocoupling of CO2 and N2 to urea by a gas-penetrable Bi nanosheet-wrapped Cu hollow fiber

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,13420-13423
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04595E, Communication
Jinning Wang, Yuyu Wang, Fang Wang, Jinfu Ma, Zhengguo Zhang, Shixiong Min
A gas-penetrable electrode of Bi nanosheet-wrapped Cu hollow fiber (Bi NSAs@Cu HF) exhibits high activity and stability for urea production from the electrocoupling of CO2 and N2.
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Rapid identification of P–C bonds in phosphorus–carbon anode materials

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03317E, Communication
Yadong Ye, Qiang Xiao, Huanyu Xie, Hongchang Jin, Hengxing Ji
This work presents a simple, rapid, and convenient spectroscopic analysis method for characterizing the bonding state in phosphorus-carbon composites.
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Rapid and sensitive detection of vanillylmandelic acid based on a luminescent fourteen-metal Tb(III) planar nanocluster

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03667K, Communication
Yanheng Meng, Shiqing Wang, Xiaoli Lv, Xianfeng Huang, Wei-Bing Zhang, Xiaojun Wu, Desmond Schipper, Xiaoping Yang
A 14-metal Tb(III) nanocluster with four CO32- anions as templates was constructed for the quantitative and qualitative detection of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) with high sensitivity and selectivity. The luminescence response...
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Laccase-catalyzed tyrosine click reaction with 1-methyl-4-arylurazole: rapid labeling on protein surfaces

Chem. Commun., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03802A, Communication
Open Access
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Keita Nakane, Chizu Fujimura, Shogo Miyano, Zhengyi Liu, Tatsuya Niwa, Hafumi Nishi, Tetsuya Kadonosono, Hideki Taguchi, Shusuke Tomoshige, Minoru Ishikawa, Shinichi Sato
Our study shows efficient tyrosine labeling using 1-methyl-4-arylurazole (MAUra) with laccase under mild conditions. This method achieves a high efficiency (kcat/Km = 7.88 × 104 M−1 s−1), selectively targeting exposed tyrosine sites on proteins.
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Self-supervised graph neural networks for polymer property prediction

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1130-1143
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00088A, Paper
Open Access
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Qinghe Gao, Tammo Dukker, Artur M. Schweidtmann, Jana M. Weber
Self-supervised learning for polymer property prediction in scarce data domains.
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Ultrafine VN quantum dots modified with a nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide anode material for enhanced rate capability and lifespan of lithium-ion batteries

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00502C, Paper
Dong Wang, Zihan Guo, Zhiwei Wang, Yanfang Gao
The excellent electrochemistry performance is attributed to vanadium nitride quantum dots (VNQDs) offering large capacity and nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (NrGO) acting as a conductive network and buffer skeleton.
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A rapid and selective “on-off” fluorescence detection of lethal pulmonary agent phosgene with theoretical approach: a cost-effective sensing tool for household bleach and soil analysis

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00774C, Paper
Malavika S. Kumar, Malay Dolai, Avijit Kumar Das
A fluorescent probe, 4-(di-phenylamino)-benzaldehyde oxime (DPBO), has been developed comprising of 4-(diphenylamino) benzaldehyde as the fluorophore and hydroxyl amine, where the resutant oxime group leads to the formation of a...
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Highly crystalline graphite nanofibers as an anode for high-performance potassium-ion batteries

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7497-7502
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00662C, Paper
Kaixuan Sun, Kun Chang, Jinshuo Tan, Chuan-Fu Sun, Qin Liu
Graphite nanofibres with high crystallinity and low defect levels for potassium-ion batteries with high initial Coulombic efficiency and long cycling stability are reported in this study.
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Rapid Synthesis of MXenes and Its Potential Risk to Bacterial Communities in Tomato Rhizosphere

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00827D, Communication
cheng chen, Yuchen Liu, Houpu Zhang, Jie Ren, Chao Zhang, Mao Xu, Dan Liu, Yuru Wang, Weiwei Lei, Xiaoli Zhao
As a thriving group of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, MXenes offer tremendous application and development prospects because of their excellent physical and chemical properties. Rhizosphere bacteria colonize the narrow ecosystem region...
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Green Chemistry: Advancing Planetary Phosphorus Sustainability through the Synergy of Graphene Oxide Modified with Magnetic Nanoparticles (M@GO) for Extracting Tertiary Effluent Phosphorus in Sewage Treatment Plants.

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00859B, Paper
Open Access
Andrea Muñoz-Garcia, Pablo Montoro Leal, María Mar López Guerrero, Carlos Vereda-Alonso, Elisa Vereda Alonso
Securing the enduring sustainability of global phosphorus (P) utilization has become a key societal priority. The application of green chemistry and green engineering presents an opportunity to mitigate these challenges...
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Silver nanoparticle doped laser-induced graphene fabrication methodology affects silver nanoparticle size, distribution, biological and electrochemical properties

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1582-1596
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00371J, Paper
Chetan Prakash Sharma, Abhishek Gupta, Meghna Khadka, Hadar Ben-Yoav, Avner Ronen, Christopher J. Arnusch
Three fabrication methods for metal-doped laser-induced graphene (LIG) are compared resulting in stable nanoparticles embedded within LIG. Variable nanoparticle size, distribution, antibacterial and electrochemical properties were observed.
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A zwitterionic salt–cocrystal: in vitro insights from niraparib tosylate, an anti-cancer drug

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CE00114A, Paper
Ramesh Reddy Mudda, Ramesh Devarapalli, Arijit Das, Pulla Reddy Lakkireddy, C. Malla Reddy, Ramanaiah Chennuru
Schematic representation showing nomenclature of different cocrystals.
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Thermal fluctuation-induced selective CO2 uptake of seemingly nonporous N,C-protected dipeptide crystals as elucidated by in situ X-ray crystallographic analysis

CrystEngComm, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CE01018J, Paper
Kazuaki Yamanaka, Ryusei Oketani, Yuya Mori, Takashi Sato, Seiji Tsuzuki, Hiroki Takahashi, Hirohito Tsue
A novel N,C-protected dipeptide deposited nonporous but yet CO2-sorbing molecular crystals, of which the CO2 sorption state was disclosed.
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