Calcite mesocrystals were proposed, and have been widely reported, to form in the presence of polymer additives via oriented assembly of nanoparticles. However, the formation mechanism and the role of polymer additive...
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Calcite mesocrystals were proposed, and have been widely reported, to form in the presence of polymer additives via oriented assembly of nanoparticles. However, the formation mechanism and the role of polymer additives remain elusive. Here, inspired by the biomineralization process of sea urchin spine comprising magnesium calcite mesocrystals, we show that calcite mesocrystals could also be obtained via atachment of amorphous calcium carbonate(ACC) nanoparticles in the presence of inorganic zinc ***, we demonstrate that zinc ions can induce the formation of temporarily stabilized amorphous nanoparticles of less than 20 nm at a significantly lower calcium carbonate concentration as compared to pure solution, which is energetically beneficial for the atachment and occlusion during calcite growth. The cation-mediated particle atachment crystallization significantly improves our understanding of mesocrystal formation mechanisms in biomineralization and offers new opportunities to bioprocess inspired inorganic ions regulated materials fabrication.
Aqueous zinc batteries offer significant potential for large-scale energy storage, wearable devices, and medium-to low-speed transportation due to their safety, affordability, and environmental friendliness. However, ...
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Calcium fluoride nanoparticles with various amounts of erbium ion dopants were prepared by CTAB/C_4 H_9OH/C_7H_(16)/H_2O reverse micro-emulsion *** nanoparticles were studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD),transmission ele...
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Calcium fluoride nanoparticles with various amounts of erbium ion dopants were prepared by CTAB/C_4 H_9OH/C_7H_(16)/H_2O reverse micro-emulsion *** nanoparticles were studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),absorption and fluorescence *** XRD patterns indicate a typical cubic fluorite structure and no other *** results show the synthesized particles having uniform grain size and without *** spectra reveal that there are some amounts of-OH,NO_3^-and other organic functional groups on the particle surfaces before the annealing *** absorption peaks and bands are present in the absorption spectra,corresponding to the rich energy levels of erbium *** Red-Shift of absorption bands and Blue-Shift of fluorescence peaks can be attributed to the weakened energy level split as a result of the decrease in crystal field strength.
Chirality is a unique phenomenon in nature. Chiral interactions play an important role in biological and physiological process- es, which provides much inspiration for scientists to develop cbiral materials. As a brea...
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Chirality is a unique phenomenon in nature. Chiral interactions play an important role in biological and physiological process- es, which provides much inspiration for scientists to develop cbiral materials. As a breakthrough from traditional materials, bi- ointerface materials based on chiral polymers have attracted increasing interest over the past few years. Such materials ele- gantly combine the advantages of chiral surfaces and traditional polymers, and provide a novel solution not only for the inves- tigation of chiral interaction mechanisms but also for the design of biomaterials with diverse applications, such as in tissue en- gineering and biocompatible materials, bioregulation, chiral separation and chiral sensors. Herein, we summarize recent ad- vances in the study of chiral effects and applications of chiral polymer-based biointerface materials, and also present some challenges and perspectives.
An in-situ consolidation method was developed and optimized to successfully fabricate alumina ceramics using pre-gelling starch. Our results showed that the obtained ceramics have more homogeneous microstructure, high...
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An in-situ consolidation method was developed and optimized to successfully fabricate alumina ceramics using pre-gelling starch. Our results showed that the obtained ceramics have more homogeneous microstructure, higher density, higher flexural strength, and favorable biocompatibility compared to the regular one. During the process, cornstarch granules swelled and deformed but no fracture was observed. After the cornstarch granules bursted, alumina particles were suspended uniformly in the three-dimensional network structure to generate a much smoother surface. Below 0.5 wt% higher cornstarch content increased the flexural strength of prepared ceramics, while above 0.5 wt% the mechanical properties were compromised. Therefore the cornstarch content of 0.5% was the optimal concentration to achieve the highest mechanical strength of the prepared ceramics, with a measured flexural strength of 341 MPa, and a relative density of 96.01%.
Two novel non-fullerene small molecule acceptors were prepared with the conjugated backbone of 5 H-fluoreno[3, 2-b:6, 7-b’] dithiophene carrying the electron deficient unit of dicyanomethylene indanone(DICTFDT) and r...
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Two novel non-fullerene small molecule acceptors were prepared with the conjugated backbone of 5 H-fluoreno[3, 2-b:6, 7-b’] dithiophene carrying the electron deficient unit of dicyanomethylene indanone(DICTFDT) and rhodanine(TFDTBR), respectively. The two acceptors exhibited excellent thermal stability and strong absorption in the visible region. The LUMO level is estimated to be at-3.89 eV for DICTFDT and-3.77 eV for TFDTBR. When utilized as the acceptor in bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells with the polymer donor of PBT7-Th, the optimized maximum power conversion efficiency of 5.12% and 3.95% was obtained for the device with DICTFDT and TFDTBR, respectively. The research demonstrates that 5 H-fluoreno[3, 2-b:6, 7-b’] dithiophene can be an appealing candidate for constructing small molecular electron acceptor towards efficient polymer:non-fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells.
Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) play a crucial role in the operation of all-solid-state lithium metal batteries (ASSLMBs). Among them, sulfide SSEs have attracted particular attention due to their high ionic conductiv...
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With the growing scale of the lithium-ion battery market, the number of retired lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) increase exponentially. The recycling of spent LIBs not only reduces environmental pressure but also achieve...
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By replacing hexyl chains in poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)with 2-propoxyethyls,four poly(3-(2-propoxyethyl)thiophene)(P3POET)homopolymers with comparable polydispersity indexes(PDI)and regioregularities were prepared h...
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By replacing hexyl chains in poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)with 2-propoxyethyls,four poly(3-(2-propoxyethyl)thiophene)(P3POET)homopolymers with comparable polydispersity indexes(PDI)and regioregularities were prepared herein in addition with step increment of about 7 kDa on numberaverage molecular weight(M_(n))from around 11 to 32 kDa(accordingly denoted as P11k,P18k,P25k,and P32k).When doped in film by FeCl_(3)at the optimized conditions,the maximum power factor(PF_(max))increases greatly from 4.3μW·m^(-1)·K^(-2)for P11k to 8.8μW·m^(-1)·K^(-2)for P18k,and further to 9.7μW·m^(-1)·K^(-2)for P25k,followed by a slight decrease to 9.2μW·m^(-1)·K^(-2)for *** close Seebeck coefficients(S)at PF_(max)are observed in these doped polymer films due to their consistent frontier orbital energy levels and Fermi *** main contribution to this PF_(max)evolution thus comes from the corresponding conductivities(σ).Theσvariation of the doped films can be rationally correlated with their microstructure evolution.
Scar-free wound healing is a challenging process due to the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix and *** overcome this issue,hydrogels with superior biochemical and mechanical properties have been used in comb...
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Scar-free wound healing is a challenging process due to the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix and *** overcome this issue,hydrogels with superior biochemical and mechanical properties have been used in combination with medicinal compounds as wound *** this study,a novel composite hydrogel consisting of double-crosslinked photocurable hyaluronic acid methacrylate(HAMA)and Laponite(Lap)loaded with bioactive bone morphogenetic protein 4(BMP4)was developed and thoroughly characterized for its properties such as degradation,morphology,porosity,compression,skin adhesion and load *** effect of the HAMA/Lap/BMP4 hydrogel was evaluated through both in vitro and in vivo *** the in vivo rabbit ear-scar model,the HAMA/Lap/BMP4 hydrogel dressing was found to reduce scar-related expressions ofα-SAM and decrease the ratio of collagenΙ/III in wounded ***,histopathological examination indicated that the HAMA/Lap/BMP4 hydrogel-treated groups exhibited enhanced wound repair and increased levels of collagen maintenance compared to other standard groups,ultimately leading to scarless wound ***,this sustained-release photocurable HAMA/Lap/BMP4 hydrogel offers a therapeutic approach for scar-free wound healing.
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