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Chemotherapy is crucial in oncology for combating malignant tumors but often encounters obatacles such as severe adverse effects, drug resistance, and biocompatibility issues. The advantages of degradable silica nanoparticles in tumor diagnosis and treatment lie in their ability to target drug delivery, minimizing toxicity to normal tissues while enhancing therapeutic efficacy. Moreover, their responsiveness...
Investigations of host‐guest interactions at water‐oil (w/o) interfaces are limited in single emulsion systems producing simple self‐assembled objects with limited uses. Here, within hierarchically ordered water‐in‐oil‐in‐water (w/o/w) multiple emulsion droplets, interfacial self‐assembly of (polynorbornene‐graft‐polystyrene)‐block‐(polynorbornene‐graft‐polyethylene glycol) (PNPS‐b‐PNPEG) bottlebrush...
Achieving reliable and quantifiable performance in large‐area surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates poses a formidable challenge, demanding signal enhancement while ensuring response uniformity and reproducibility. Conventional SERS substrates often made of inhomogeneous materials with random resonator geometries, resulting in multiple or broadened plasmonic resonances, undesired absorptive...
Understanding the growth of mesoporous crystalline materials, such as mesoporous metals, on different substrates can provide valuable insights into the crystal growth dynamics and the redox reactions that influence their electrochemical sensing performance. Herein, it is demonstrated how the amorphous nature of the glass substrate can suppress the typical <111> oriented growth in mesoporous...
The normal operation of organelles is critical for tumor growth and metastasis. Herein, an intelligent nanoplatform (BMAEF) is fabricated to perform on‐demand destruction of mitochondria and golgi apparatus, which also generates the enhanced photothermal‐immunotherapy, resulting in the effective inhibition of primary and metastasis tumor. The BMAEF has a core of mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded...
There is a rising need to create high‐performing, affordable electrocatalysts in the new field of oxygen electrochemistry. Here, a cost‐effective, activity‐modulated electrocatalyst with the capacity to trigger both the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in an alkaline environment is presented. The catalyst (Al, Co/N‐rGCNT) is made up of aluminium, nitrogen‐dual‐doped...
The opioid overdose crisis is a global health challenge. Fentanyl, an exceedingly potent synthetic opioid, has emerged as a leading contributor to the surge in opioid‐related overdose deaths. The surge in overdose fatalities, particularly due to illicitly manufactured fentanyl and its contamination of street drugs, emphasizes the urgency for drug‐testing technologies that can quickly and accurately...
LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 with high nickel content plays a critical role in enabling lithium metal batteries (LMBs) to achieve high specific energy density, making them a prominent choice for electric vehicles (EVs). However, ensuring the long‐term cycling stability of the cathode electrolyte interfaces (CEIs), particularly at fast‐charge conditions, remains an unsolved challenge. The decay mechanism associated...
The conformation of molecules and materials is crucial in determining their properties and applications. Here, this work explores the reversible transformation between two distinct conformational isomers in metal nanoclusters. This work demonstrates the successful manipulation of a controllable and reversible isomerization of Au18SR14 within an aqueous solution through two distinct methods: ethanol...
Due to the ubiquitous and inexhaustible solar source, photothermal materials have gained considerable attention for their potential in heating and de‐icing. Nevertheless, traditional photothermal materials, exemplified by graphene, frequently encounter challenges emanating from their elevated reflectance. Inspired by ocular structures, this study uses the Fresnel equation to enhance the photo‐thermal...
Photosynthesis of H2O2 from earth‐abundant O2 and H2O molecules offers an eco‐friendly route for solar‐to‐chemical conversion. The persistent challenge is to tune the photo‐/thermo‐ dynamics of a photocatalyst toward efficient electron–hole separation while maintaining an effective driving force for charge transfer. Such a case is achieved here by way of a synergetic strategy of sub‐band‐assisted...
Solid‐state batteries (SSBs) have the potential to revolutionize the current energy storage sector. A significant portion of the current development of electric vehicles and the electrification of various appliances relies on Lithium (Li)‐ion batteries. However, future energy demands will require the development of stronger and more reliable batteries. This report presents a novel solid state electrolyte...
High‐efficient underwater self‐healing materials with reliable mechanical attributes hold great promise for applications in ocean explorations and diverse underwater operations. Nevertheless, achieving these functions in aquatic environments is challenging because the recombination of dynamic interactions will suffer from resistance to interfacial water molecules. Herein, an ultra‐robust and all‐environment...
Synergistic therapy has shown greater advantages compared with monotherapy. However, the complex multiple‐administration plan and potential side effects limit its clinical application. A transformable specific‐responsive peptide (TSRP) is utilized to one‐step achieve synergistic therapy integrating anti‐tumor, anti‐angiogenesis and immune response. The TSRP is composed of: i) Recognition unit could...
The advent of 2D materials has ushered in the exploration of their synthesis, characterization and application. While plenty of 2D materials have been synthesized on various metallic substrates, interfacial interaction significantly affects their intrinsic electronic properties. Additionally, the complex transfer process presents further challenges. In this context, experimental efforts are devoted...
The interfacial instability between PEO‐based solid electrolyte (SPE) and high‐voltage cathode materials inhibits the longevity of high‐energy‐density all‐solid‐state polymer lithium metal batteries (ASSPLBs). Herein, for the first time it is demonstrated, that contact loss caused by gas generation from interfacial side reactions between the high‐voltage cathode and solid polymer electrolyte (SPE)...
The structure of supraparticles (SPs) is a key parameter for achieving advanced functionalities arising from the combination of different nanoparticle (NP) types in one hierarchical entity. However, whenever a droplet‐assisted forced assembly approach is used, e.g., spray‐drying, the achievable structure is limited by the inherent drying phenomena of the method. In particular, mixed NP dispersions...
Organometal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have received great attention owing to a rapid increase in power conversion efficiency (PCE) over the last decade. However, the deficit of long‐term stability is a major obstacle to the implementation of PSCs in commercialization. The defects in perovskite films are considered as one of the primary causes. To address this issue, isocyanic acid (HNCO)...
Ultramicroporous metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are demonstrated to be advantageous for the separation and purification of light hydrocarbons such as C2H2, C2H4, and CH4. The introduction of transition metal sites with strong π‐complexation affinity into MOFs is more effective than other adsorption sites for the selective adsorption of π‐electron‐rich unsaturated hydrocarbon gases from their mixtures...
Most properties of solid materials are defined by their internal electric field and charge density distributions which so far are difficult to measure with high spatial resolution. Especially for 2D materials, the atomic electric fields influence the optoelectronic properties. In this study, the atomic‐scale electric field and charge density distribution of WSe2 bi‐ and trilayers are revealed using...