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Cation-Dependent Mixed Ionic-Electronic Transport in a Perylenediimide Small-Molecule Semiconductor.
(2024-07-23)A rapidly growing interest in organic bioelectronic applications has spurred the development of a wide variety of organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors. While these new mixed conductors have enabled the community to ... -
Intelligent manipulation of liquids through the bio-inspired structuring of materials
(Elsevier, 2024-08-30)Fluid manipulation behavior is crucial for the survival of various living organisms and industrial applications. However, traditional techniques are no longer sufficient due to advancements in technology and increasing ... -
Wavelength-Selective Light-Responsive DASA-Functionalized Polymersome Nanoreactors.
(2018-06-27)Transient activation of biochemical reactions by visible light and subsequent return to the inactive state in the absence of light is an essential feature of the biochemical processes in photoreceptor cells. To mimic such ... -
Visible light-responsive materials: the (photo)chemistry and applications of donor-acceptor Stenhouse adducts in polymer science.
(2023-11-27)Donor-acceptor Stenhouse adduct (DASA) photoswitches have gained a lot of attention since their discovery in 2014. Their negative photochromism, visible light absorbance, synthetic tunability, and the large property changes ... -
Emergence of Cell Behavior Through Feedback Control of Polymersome Membrane Transport
(2024-01-01)Artificial cell and organelle construction has recently gained substantial attention to generate simplified models for understanding of biological phenomena, or micro- and nanomachines for biomedical and biotechnological ... -
Self-Reporting Fiber-Reinforced Composites That Mimic the Ability of Biological Materials to Sense and Report Damage.
(2018-05)Sensing of damage, deformation, and mechanical forces is of vital importance in many applications of fiber-reinforced polymer composites, as it allows the structural health and integrity of composite components to be ... -
The Legionella collagen-like protein employs a distinct binding mechanism for the recognition of host glycosaminoglycans.
(Springer Nature, 2024-06-08)Bacterial adhesion is a fundamental process which enables colonisation of niche environments and is key for infection. However, in Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, these processes are ... -
Elucidating the Activation Mechanism of the Proton-sensing GPR68 Receptor.
(Elsevier, 2024-06-25)GPR68 is a proton-sensing G-protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) involved in a variety of physiological processes and disorders including neoplastic pathologies. While GPR68 and few other GPCRs have been shown to be activated ... -
Optimising CNT-FET biosensor design through modelling of biomolecular electrostatic gating and its application to β-lactamase detection.
(2024-08-29)Carbon nanotube field effect transistors (CNT-FET) hold great promise as next generation miniaturised biosensors. One bottleneck is modelling how proteins, with their distinctive electrostatic surfaces, interact with the ... -
Synergistically biomimetic platform that enables droplets to be self-propelled
(2024-10-01)Highlights Biomimetic platform mimics orchid, lotus, and bamboo surfaces for self-propelled droplet transport. Energy-free transport prevents adhesion, residue, contamination, or mass loss during droplet movement. Platform ... -
Nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide nanorod array memristors with synaptic features and tunable memory lifetime for neuromorphic computing
(Elsevier, 2021-02-13)Titanium dioxide memristors are promising next generation devices for neuromorphic computing, which can mimic synapses of human brain. With respect to meet satisfactory performance, gradual conductance changes and stability ... -
Synergistic (Ce/Pr/Nd)3+-doped TiO2 hetero-system as bifunctional catalyst, electrode material, and electron conveyance layer in perovskite solar cells
(Elsevier, 2024-05-27)This work explores the synthesis and energy applications of the novel hetero-system based on (cerium/praseodymium/neodymium)-oxides doped titanium dioxide (Ce/Pr/Nd)3+-doped TiO2). With the narrow band gap energy spanning ... -
Reduction behaviour in neodymium doped ceria
(Elsevier, 2024-08-06)Doped cerium oxides are technologically relevant materials and used as electrolytes in intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. An important issue for these materials is the reduction of ceria at low oxygen partial ... -
Covalently attached phosphonic acid-Si2O3-PEO polymer membranes for PEMFC applications
(Wiley, 2024-07-15)In the context of growing interest in phosphonic acid proton exchange membranes (PEMs) for fuel cell applications, we report on new PEMs containing low-cost polyethylene oxide (PEO) covalently linked by siloxane bonds, ... -
A sol-gel templating route for the synthesis of hierarchical porous calcium phosphate glasses containing zinc
(Elsevier, 2024-07-14)Hierarchical porous phosphate-based glasses (PPG) have great potential in biomedicine. Micropores (pore size <2 nm) increase the surface area, mesopores (pore size 2–50 nm) facilitate the absorption and diffusion of ... -
(Sm3+/Eu3+/Tm3+)-TiO2 heterostructures for electrochemical and photovoltaic applications
(Elsevier, 2024-08-12)This study reports on the synthesis of lanthanide oxides triply doped titania, forming a novel hetero-system known as (Sm3+/Eu3+/Tm3+)-TiO2. An environmentally friendly sol gel method was used to synthesize the energy-efficient ... -
Biomolecular simulations at the exascale: From drug design to organelles and beyond.
(2024-10)The rapid advancement in computational power available for research offers to bring not only quantitative improvements, but also qualitative changes in the field of biomolecular simulation. Here, we review the state of ... -
Visible light-mediated difluoromethylation/cyclization in batch and flow: scalable synthesis of CHF2-containing benzimidazo- and indolo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones.
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024-07-03)We report here a practical and cost-effective method for the synthesis of CHF2-containing benzimidazo- and indolo[2,1,a]-isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones through a visible light-mediated difluoromethylation/cyclization cascade. The ... -
Exploring the synergistic power: Green synthesis, comprehensive characterization, and unveiling the energy generation and storage aptitude of phyto-mediated Sb<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>-ZrO<inf>2</inf> nanocomposite
(2024-05-01)Background: Researchers are keen to reduce the over potential value through fabrication of electrocatalyst consisted of environmentally benign and inexpensive material. Supercapacitors on the other hand have gained immense ...
