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1. (Pc)Eu(Pc)Eu[trans-T(COOCH3)2PP]/GO Hybrid Film-Based Nonenzymatic H2O2 Electrochemical Sensor with Excellent Performance

Author:
Yu Zhenning; Zou Lei; Chen Yanli; Jiang Jianzhuang
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30398-30406
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
electrodes; europium; films (materials); graphene oxide; hydrogen peroxide; nanoparticles; sensors (equipment); surface area
Abstract:
... A facile approach was developed for preparing the multilayer hybrid films of mixed (phthalocyaninato) (porphyrinato) europium(III) triple-decker compound (Pc)Eu(Pc)Eu[trans-T(COOCH₃)₂PP] (1) and graphene oxide (GO) using the solution-processing QLS method. The combination of the nature of relatively high conductivity and great surface area for GO with the electroactive and semiconductive triple-de ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b08760

2. Achieving Low-Energy Driven Viologens-Based Electrochromic Devices Utilizing Polymeric Ionic Liquids

Author:
Lu Hsin-Che; Kao Sheng-Yuan; Yu Hsin-Fu; Chang Ting-Hsiang; Kung Chung-Wei; Ho Kuo-Chuan
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30351-30361
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
bleaching; color; diffusivity; electrolytes; energy; ionic liquids; polymers; transmittance
Abstract:
... Herein, three kinds of viologens-based electrochromic devices (ECDs) (heptyl viologen (HV(BF₄)₂), octyl viologen (OV(BF₄)₂), and nonyl viologen (NV(BF₄)₂)) were fabricated utilizing ferrocene (Fc) as a redox mediator. Among them, the NV(BF₄)₂-based ECD exhibits the highest coloration efficiency (36.2 cm²/C) owing to the lowest driving energy. Besides, switching between 0 and 1.2 V, the NV(BF₄)₂-ba ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10152

3. Active Pt3Ni (111) Surface of Pt3Ni Icosahedron for Oxygen Reduction

Author:
Zhu Jianbing; Xiao Meiling; Li Kui; Liu Changpeng; Zhao Xiao; Xing Wei
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30066-30071
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
catalysts; durability; fuel cells; glucosamine; oxygen
Abstract:
... Highly active, durable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts are extremely important for fuel cell applications. Herein, we provide an efficient way to synthesis of activity Pt₃M icosahedra by the one-pot hydrothermal method in the presence of glucosamine which can well adjust the reduction rate of Pt⁴⁺ and efficiently control the morphology of final catalysts. Compared to Pt/C, the Pt₃ ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b04237

4. Anti-Fas Antibody Conjugated Nanoparticles Enhancing the Antitumor Effect of Camptothecin by Activating the Fas–FasL Apoptotic Pathway

Author:
Yu Hongliang; He Jian; Lu Qian; Huo Da; Yuan Shanmei; Zhou Zhengyang; Xu Peipei; Hu Yong
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 29950-29959
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Western blotting; adverse effects; allografting; animal models; antibodies; antineoplastic activity; apoptosis; cytotoxicity; immune response; ligands; metalloproteinases; nanoparticles; neoplasm cells; neoplasms; permeability; tissues
Abstract:
... Emerging evidence suggest that the introduction of Fas ligand (FasL) can enhance the Fas-dependent apoptosis and induce durable immune responses against tumor. However, selective triggering of apoptosis in tumor cells while sparing normal cells remains a great challenge for the application of FasL-based therapeutic strategies. Herein, smart nanoparticles (NPs) with a sandwich structure were fabric ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b09760

5. Carbon Coated SnS/SnO2 Heterostructures Wrapping on CNFs as an Improved-Performance Anode for Li-Ion Batteries: Lithiation-Induced Structural Optimization upon Cycling

Author:
Lian Qingwang; Zhou Gang; Zeng Xiaohui; Wu Chen; Wei Yuehua; Cui Chao; Wei Weifeng; Chen Libao; Li Chengchao
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30256-30263
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
anodes; batteries; carbon; carbon nanofibers; electrochemistry; nanosheets; porosity; tin dioxide
Abstract:
... Carbon coated SnS/SnO₂ heterostructures wrapping on carbon nanofibers (C@SnS/SnO₂@CNFs) was demonstrated to have excellent performance as an anode material for Li-ion batteries. C@SnS/SnO₂@CNFs electrode delivers high reversible capacity of 826.8 mA h g–¹ (500th cycle) at the current density of 1.0 A g–¹. However, an interesting phenomenon of increasing capacity on cycling can be observed. Accordi ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10391

6. Constructing a Protective Interface Film on Layered Lithium-Rich Cathode Using an Electrolyte Additive with Special Molecule Structure

Author:
Zheng Xiongwen; Wang Xianshu; Cai Xia; Xing Lidan; Xu Mengqing; Liao Youhao; Li Xiaoping; Li Weishan
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30116-30125
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
additives; aromatic compounds; cathodes; chemical structure; electrochemistry; electrolytes; lithium; oxygen; sulfur; superoxide anion
Abstract:
... Phenyl vinyl sulfone (PVS) as a novel electrolyte additive is used to construct a protective interface film on layered lithium-rich cathode. Charge–discharge cycling demonstrates that the capacity retention of Li(Li₀.₂Mn₀.₅₄Ni₀.₁₃Co₀.₁₃)O₂ after 240 cycles at 0.5 C between 2.0 and 4.8 V (vs Li/Li⁺) reaches about 80% by adding 1 wt % PVS into a standard (STD) electrolyte, 1.0 M LiPF₆ in EC/EMC/DEC ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b09554

7. Diketopyrrolopyrrole Polymers with Thienyl and Thiazolyl Linkers for Application in Field-Effect Transistors and Polymer Solar Cells

Author:
Yu Yaping; Wu Yang; Zhang Andong; Li Cheng; Tang Zheng; Ma Wei; Wu Yonggang; Li Weiwei
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30328-30335
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
energy; photovoltaic cells; polymers
Abstract:
... Conjugated polymers consisting of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) units have been successfully applied in field-effect transistors (FETs) and polymer solar cells (PSCs), while most of the DPP polymers were designed as symmetric structures containing identical aromatic linkers. In this manuscript, we design a new asymmetric DPP polymer with varied aromatic linkers in the backbone for application in FETs ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b06967

8. Efficient Nanofibrous Membranes for Antibacterial Wound Dressing and UV Protection

Author:
Jiang Shuai; Ma Beatriz Chiyin; Reinholz Jonas; Li Qifeng; Wang Junwei; Zhang Kai A. I.; Landfester Katharina; Crespy Daniel
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 29915-29922
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Escherichia coli K12; antibacterial properties; fabrics; nanocapsules; nanofibers; polymers; synergism
Abstract:
... Materials with a hierarchical structure often demonstrate superior properties with combined and even synergistic effects of multiple functions. Herein, we report the design of a new class of material with a multicompartment nanofibrous structure as a promising candidate for antibacterial wound dressing and functional textile applications. The design consists in first synthesizing nanocapsules load ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b09165

9. Enhancing Capillary-Driven Flow for Paper-Based Microfluidic Channels

Author:
Songok Joel; Toivakka Martti
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30523-30530
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
air; drying; evaporation; geometry; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; manufacturing; paper; paperboard
Abstract:
... Paper-based microfluidic devices have received considerable interest due to their benefits with regards to low manufacturing costs, simplicity, and the wide scope of applications. However, limitations including sample retention in paper matrix and evaporation as well as low liquid flow rates have often been overlooked. This paper presents a paper-based capillary-driven flow system that speeds up f ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b08117

10. Fabrication of Helical Nanoribbon Polydiacetylene via Supramolecular Gelation: Circularly Polarized Luminescence and Novel Diagnostic Chiroptical Signals for Sensing

Author:
Chen Chunfeng; Chen Jie; Wang Tianyu; Liu Minghua
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30608-30615
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
color; colorimetry; fluorescence; gelation; gels; heat; histidine; irradiation; mixing; pH; solvents; stereoisomerism; ultraviolet radiation
Abstract:
... Four kinds of commercially available diacetylene (DA) monomers with different chain length, diacetylene positions were fabricated into the organogels via mixing with a chaperone gelator, an amphiphilic l-histidine ester derivative LHC18 that can help the nongelator to form gels. Upon photo irradiation with a 254 nm UV light, the white gels underwent topochemical reaction and turned into red or blu ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10392

11. Heat Transfer Organic Materials: Robust Polymer Films with the Outstanding Thermal Conductivity Fabricated by the Photopolymerization of Uniaxially Oriented Reactive Discogens

Author:
Kang Dong-Gue; Park Minwook; Kim Dae-Yoon; Goh Munju; Kim Namil; Jeong Kwang-Un
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30492-30501
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
films (materials); heat transfer; liquid crystals; magnetic fields; polymers; thermal conductivity
Abstract:
... For the development of advanced heat transfer organic materials (HTOMs) with excellent thermal conductivities, triphenylene-based reactive discogens, 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis(but-3-enyloxy)triphenylene (HABET) and 4,4′,4″,4‴,4′′′′,4′′′′′-(triphenylene-2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaylhexakis(oxy))hexakis(butane-1-thiol) (THBT), were synthesized as discotic liquid crystal (DLC) monomers and cross-linkers, respecti ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10256

12. Heteroatom Polymer-Derived 3D High-Surface-Area and Mesoporous Graphene Sheet-Like Carbon for Supercapacitors

Author:
Sheng Haiyang; Wei Min; D’Aloia Alyssa; Wu Gang
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30212-30224
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
acid treatment; batteries; capacitance; carbon electrodes; carbonization; cobalt; electrochemistry; energy; energy density; ferric chloride; graphene; graphene oxide; heat treatment; hydrophilicity; iron; nickel; nitrogen; polymers; porous media; potassium hydroxide; surface area; temperature
Abstract:
... Current supercapacitors suffer from low energy density mainly due to the high degree of microporosity and insufficient hydrophilicity of their carbon electrodes. Development of a supercapacitor capable of simultaneously storing as much energy as a battery, along with providing sufficient power and long cycle stability would be valued for energy storage applications and innovations. Differing from ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10099

13. High Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells via Catalytic Treatment in Two-Step Process: The Case of Solvent Engineering

Author:
Li Wenzhe; Fan Jiandong; Li Jiangwei; Niu Guangda; Mai Yaohua; Wang Liduo
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30107-30115
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
boiling point; cations; crystallization; dimethyl sulfoxide; engineering; ethyl ether; hysteresis; photoluminescence; photovoltaic cells; soaking; solvents; thermal stability
Abstract:
... Currently, the potential mechanism of the solvent-assisted crystallization for mixed cations perovskite thin film (FAₓMA₁–ₓPbI₃) prepared via two-step solution-process still remains obscure. Here, we clarified the molecular-competing-reacted process of NH₂CHNH₂I (FAI) and CH₃NH₃I (MAI) with PbI₂(DMSO)ₓ complex in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and diethyl ether (DE) catalytic solvent system in the seq ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b09532

14. Highly Efficient Luminescent Metal–Organic Framework for the Simultaneous Detection and Removal of Heavy Metals from Water

Author:
Rudd Nathan D.; Wang Hao; Fuentes-Fernandez Erika M. A.; Teat Simon J.; Chen Feng; Hall Gene; Chabal Yves J.; Li Jing
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30294-30303
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorbents; adsorption; aqueous solutions; coordination polymers; fluorescence; fluorescent dyes; heavy metals; lead; mercury; metal ions; porosity; toxicity
Abstract:
... We have designed and synthesized an isoreticular series of luminescent metal–organic frameworks (LMOFs) by incorporating a strongly emissive molecular fluorophore and functionally diverse colinkers into Zn-based structures. The three-dimensional porous networks of LMOF-261, -262, and -263 represent a unique/new type of nets, classified as a 2-nodal, (4,4)-c net (mot-e type) with 4-fold, class IIIa ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10890

15. Hollow Polypropylene Yarns as a Biomimetic Brain Phantom for the Validation of High-Definition Fiber Tractography Imaging

Author:
Guise Catarina; Fernandes Margarida M.; Nóbrega João M.; Pathak Sudhir; Schneider Walter; Fangueiro Raul
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 29960-29967
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
axons; biomimetics; brain; fluorescence microscopy; humans; image analysis; magnetic resonance imaging; patients; physicochemical properties; polypropylenes; prediction; quality control; scanning electron microscopy; yarns
Abstract:
... Current brain imaging methods largely fail to provide detailed information about the location and severity of axonal injuries and do not anticipate recovery of the patients with traumatic brain injury. High-definition fiber tractography appears as a novel imaging modality based on water motion in the brain that allows for direct visualization and quantification of the degree of axons damage, thus ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b09809

16. Hybrid Energy Cell with Hierarchical Nano/Micro-Architectured Polymer Film to Harvest Mechanical, Solar, and Wind Energies Individually/Simultaneously

Author:
Dudem Bhaskar; Ko Yeong Hwan; Leem Jung Woo; Lim Joo Ho; Yu Jae Su
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30165-30175
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
aluminum oxide; cost effectiveness; electricity; electrodes; energy; films (materials); glass; harvesting; nanopores; nanowires; photovoltaic cells; polydimethylsiloxane; polyethylene terephthalates; silicon; transmittance; wind power; zinc oxide
Abstract:
... We report the creation of hybrid energy cells based on hierarchical nano/micro-architectured polydimethylsiloxane (HNMA-PDMS) films with multifunctionality to simultaneously harvest mechanical, solar, and wind energies. These films consist of nano/micro dual-scale architectures (i.e., nanonipples on inverted micropyramidal arrays) on the PDMS surface. The HNMA-PDMS is replicable by facile and cost ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b09785

17. Hydrophilic Polymer Brush Layers on Stainless Steel Using Multilayered ATRP Initiator Layer

Author:
Friis Jakob Ege; Brøns Kaare; Salmi Zakaria; Shimizu Kyoko; Subbiahdoss Guruprakash; Holm Allan Hjarbæk; Santos Olga; Pedersen Steen Uttrup; Meyer Rikke Louise; Daasbjerg Kim; Iruthayaraj Joseph
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30616-30627
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
X-radiation; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; cleaning; coatings; polymerization; polymers; stainless steel; zeta potential
Abstract:
... Thin polymer coatings (in tens of nanometers to a micron thick) are desired on industrial surfaces such as stainless steel. In this thickness range coatings are difficult to produce using conventional methods. In this context, surface-initiated controlled polymerization method can offer a promising tool to produce thin polymer coatings via bottom-up approach. Furthermore, the industrial surfaces a ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10466

18. Iron Complex Facilitated Copper Redox Cycling for Nitric Oxide Generation as Nontoxic Nitrifying Biofilm Inhibitor

Author:
Wonoputri Vita; Gunawan Cindy; Liu Sanly; Barraud Nicolas; Yee Lachlan H.; Lim May; Amal Rose
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 30502-30510
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
biofilm; copper; industrial applications; iron; microbial growth; nitric oxide; nitrites; plankton; poly(vinyl chloride); reducing agents; vinyl chloride
Abstract:
... In this study, we developed poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)-solvent casted mixed metal copper and iron complexes capable of catalytic generation of the antibiofilm nitric oxide (NO) from endogenous nitrite. In the absence of additional reducing agent, we demonstrated that the presence of iron complex facilitates a redox cycling, converting the copper(II) complex to active copper(I) species, which catal ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10357

19. Liposome-Based Systemic Glioma-Targeted Drug Delivery Enabled by All-d Peptides

Author:
Ying Man; Zhan Changyou; Wang Songli; Yao Bingxin; Hu Xuefeng; Song Xianfei; Zhang Mingfei; Wei Xiaoli; Xiong Yan; Lu Weiyue
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 29977-29985
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
angiogenesis; blood-brain barrier; brain; brain neoplasms; cholinergic receptors; doxorubicin; drug delivery systems; drug therapy; endothelial cells; fluorescent antibody technique; image analysis; ligands; models; nicotine; peptides; prognosis; vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
Abstract:
... As the most aggressive brain tumor, chemotherapy of malignant glioma remains to be extremely challenging in clinic. The blood–brain barrier (BBB) and blood–brain tumor barrier (BBTB) are physiological and pathological barriers preventing therapeutic drugs from reaching the glioma region. In addition, vasculogenic mimicry (VM) formed by invasive glioma cells instead of endothelial cells and angioge ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10146

20. Metal–Organic Frameworks as a Potential Platform for Selective Treatment of Gaseous Sulfur Compounds

Author:
Vellingiri Kowsalya; Deep Akash; Kim Ki-Hyun
Source:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016 v.8 no.44 pp. 29835-29857
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
adsorption; catalytic activity; coordination polymers; globalization; pollutants; prices; sulfur
Abstract:
... The release of various anthropogenic pollutants such as gaseous sulfur compounds into the environment has been accelerated as globalization has promoted the production of high-quality products at lower prices. Because of strict enforcement of mitigation technologies, advanced materials have been developed to efficiently remove gaseous sulfur compounds released from various source processes. Metal– ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b10482