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1. Core–Shell Structured Antimicrobial Nanofiber Dressings Containing Herbal Extract and Antibiotics Combination for the Prevention of Biofilms and Promotion of Cutaneous Wound Healing

Author:
Ramalingam, Raghavendra; Dhand, Chetna; Mayandi, Venkatesh; Leung, Chak Ming; Ezhilarasu, Hariharan; Karuppannan, Sathish Kumar; Prasannan, Praseetha; Ong, Seow Theng; Sunderasan, Nandhini; Kaliappan, Ilango; Kamruddin, Mohammed; Barathi, Veluchamy Amutha; Verma, Navin Kumar; Ramakrishna, Seeram; Lakshminarayanan, Rajamani; Arunachalam, Kantha Deivi
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24356-24369
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
; Gymnema sylvestre; bacterial colonization; biofilm; cold; collagen; gelatin; minocycline; nanofibers; public health; swine; synergism; ultrasonic treatment; wettability
Abstract:
... Burn wounds are susceptible to microbial invasion from both resident and exogenous bacteria, which becomes a critical public health issue and causes substantial economic burden. There is a perceived demand to produce new antimicrobial wound dressings that hinder bacterial colonization while accelerating the healing process and hence would provide an improved standard of care for patients. Since an ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.0c20642

2. Curcuminoid-Tailored Interfacial Free Energy of Hydrophobic Fibers for Enhanced Biological Properties

Author:
de Deus, Wevernilson F.; de França, Bruna M.; Forero, Josué Sebastian B.; Granato, Alessandro E. C.; Ulrich, Henning; Dória, Anelise C. O. C.; Amaral, Marcello M.; Slabon, Adam; Rodrigues, Bruno V. M.
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24493-24504
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Gibbs free energy; bioactive properties; cell adhesion; contact angle; curcumin; extracellular matrix; fluorescence; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; nanofibers; photochemistry; photoluminescence
Abstract:
... The ability of mimicking the extracellular matrix architecture has gained electrospun scaffolds a prominent space into the tissue engineering field. The high surface-to-volume aspect ratio of nanofibers increases their bioactivity while enhancing the bonding strength with the host tissue. Over the years, numerous polyesters, such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA), have been consolidated as excellent matr ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c05034

3. Dynamic Reaction Mechanism of P–N-Switched H₂-Sensing Performance on a Pt-Decorated TiO₂ Surface

Author:
Zhou, Xiaoyan; Tao, Tiyue; Bao, Yuwen; Xia, Xiaohong; Homewood, Kevin; Wang, Zhuo; Lourenço, Manon; Huang, Zhongbing; Shao, Guosheng; Gao, Yun
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 25472-25482
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
adsorption; humidity; hydrogen; reaction mechanisms
Abstract:
... Pt decoration is known to be one of the most promising strategies to enhance the performance of TiO₂ hydrogen gas sensors, while the effect of Pt-decorating concentration on the sensing performance of TiO₂ and the specific interaction between Pt and TiO₂ have not been fully investigated. Here, a series of TiO₂ nanoarray thin films with differing amounts of Pt decorated (Pt/TiO₂) is fabricated, and ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c02050

4. Effective Low-Temperature Methanol Aqueous Phase Reforming with Metal-Free Carbon Dots/C₃N₄ Composites

Author:
Yu, Jiao; Li, Xinke; Wu, Qingyao; Wang, Hui; Liu, Yang; Huang, Hui; Liu, Yunliang; Shao, Mingwang; Fan, Jian; Li, Haitao; Kang, Zhenhui
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24702-24709
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; adsorption; catalysts; hydrogen; liquids; methanol; reflectance; temperature; volatilization
Abstract:
... Methanol aqueous phase reforming (MAPR) reaction under mild conditions is one of the most practical ways to generate hydrogen (H₂), in which the liquid vaporization unit could be removed by the water phase reforming, making the structure of an in situ H₂ production reactor more compact. In this work, the H₂ production performances of the metal-free catalyst, N-doped carbon dots/g-C₃N₄ (NCDs/g-C₃N₄ ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c03140

5. Enhanced Diffusion Kinetics of Li Ions in Double-Shell Hollow Carbon Fibers

Author:
Liu, Haipeng; Lei, Wen; Tong, Zhaoming; Guan, Keke; Jia, Quanli; Zhang, Shaowei; Zhang, Haijun
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24604-24614
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
anodes; carbon; electrochemistry; energy; physiological transport; polystyrenes; pyrroles
Abstract:
... The rational design and preparation of hierarchical hollow structures have promising potential in electrochemical energy storage systems. In this paper, double-shell hollow carbon fibers (DSHCFs) with tunable thickness and shell spacing are prepared using hollow electrospun polystyrene fibers as the hard template and in situ coated polypyrrole as the carbon source. The as-prepared DSHCFs with an o ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c01222

6. High-Strength, Strongly Bonded Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Cartilage Repair

Author:
Awasthi, Shikha; Gaur, Jeet Kumar; Pandey, Sarvesh Kumar; Bobji, Musuvathi S.; Srivastava, Chandan
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24505-24523
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
apatite; bioactive properties; body fluids; carbon nanotubes; cartilage; cell viability; compression strength; density functional theory; hydrogels; hydrogen bonding; models; modulus of elasticity; nanocomposites; polyacrylamide; strength (mechanics); synergism; titanium dioxide
Abstract:
... Polyacrylamide-based hydrogels are widely used as potential candidates for cartilage replacement. However, their bioapplicability is sternly hampered due to their limited mechanical strength and puncture resistance. In the present work, the strength of polyacrylamide (PAM) hydrogels was increased using titanium oxide (TiO₂) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) separately and a combination of TiO₂ with CNTs ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c05394

7. Role of Hafnium Doping on Wetting Transition Tuning the Wettability Properties of ZnO and Doped Thin Films: Self-Cleaning Coating for Solar Application

Author:
Nundy, Srijita; Ghosh, Aritra; Tahir, Asif; Mallick, Tapas K.
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 25540-25552
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Lewis acids; Lewis bases; cations; contact angle; dissociation; hafnium; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; oxygen; roughness; wettability
Abstract:
... Herein, we successfully synthesized high-quality Hf-ZnO thin films with various Hf contents (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 at. %), which showed both superhydrophilic (6% Hf-ZnO) and ultrahydrophobic (15% Hf-ZnO) wetting behavior. Different characterization methods were opted to recognize the structural (XRD, SEM, AFM) and defect properties (XPS) of the pristine and doped materials, to understand the mech ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c04973

8. Static–Dynamic Profited Viscoelastic Hydrogels for Motor-Clutch-Regulated Neurogenesis

Author:
Chen, Suping; Liu, Amin; Wu, Chengheng; Chen, Yaxing; Liu, Chang; Zhang, Yusheng; Wu, Kai; Wei, Dan; Sun, Jing; Zhou, Liangxue; Fan, Hongsong
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24463-24476
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
aldehydes; animal injuries; extracellular matrix; hydrogels; models; modulus of elasticity; nerve tissue; neurites; neurogenesis; neurophysiology; rats; viscoelasticity
Abstract:
... Viscoelasticity, a time-scale mechanical feature of the native extracellular matrix (ECM), is reported to play crucial roles in plentiful cellular behaviors, whereas its effects on neuronal behavior and the underlying molecular mechanism still remain obscure. Challenges are faced in the biocompatible synthesis of neural ECM-mimicked scaffolds solely controlled with viscoelasticity and due to the l ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c03821

9. Target-Specific Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Human Prostate Adenocarcinoma Using NaDyF₄–NaGdF₄ Core–Shell Nanoparticles

Author:
Dash, Armita; Blasiak, Barbara; Tomanek, Boguslaw; Latta, Peter; van Veggel, Frank C. J. M.
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24345-24355
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
adenocarcinoma; antigens; humans; intravenous injection; magnetism; permeability; prostatic neoplasms
Abstract:
... We illustrate the development of NaDyF₄–NaGdF₄ core–shell nanoparticles (NPs) for targeting prostate cancer cells using a preclinical 9.4 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of live animals. The NPs composed of paramagnetic Dy³⁺ and Gd³⁺ (T₂- and T₁-contrast agents, respectively) demonstrate proton relaxivities of r₁ = 20.2 mM–¹ s–¹ and r₂ = 32.3 mM–¹ s–¹ at clinical 3 T and r₁ = 9.4 mM–¹ s–¹ and r ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.0c19273

10. trans-Difluoroethylene Carbonate as an Electrolyte Additive for Microsized SiOₓ@C Anodes

Author:
Huang, Lin-Bo; Li, Ge; Lu, Zhuo-Ya; Li, Jin-Yi; Zhao, Lu; Zhang, Yu; Zhang, Xu-Dong; Jiang, Ke-Cheng; Xu, Quan; Guo, Yu-Guo
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24916-24924
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
anodes; carbon; carbonates; electrolytes; energy; ethylene; lithium; microparticles; storage quality
Abstract:
... Microsized SiOₓ has been vigorously investigated as an advanced anode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. However, its practical application is seriously hampered by its huge volume variation during the repeated (de)lithiation process, which destroys the microparticle structure and results in rapid capacity fading. Herein, we propose the usage of trans-difluoroethylene carbonate (D ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c05379

11. Improved Thermoelectric Performance of Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃ through Gd-Substitution Induced Enhancement of Electronic Density of States and Phonon Scattering

Author:
Zhu, Chen; Chen, Quan; Ming, Hongwei; Qin, Xiaoying; Yang, Yong; Zhang, Jian; Peng, Di; Chen, Tao; Li, Di; Kawazoe, Yoshiyuki
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 25092-25101
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
electrical conductivity; spectroscopy; thermal conductivity
Abstract:
... Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃ has aroused great interest because of its earth-abundant constituents and intrinsic low thermal conductivity. However, the applications of Cu₁₂Sb₄S₁₃ are hindered by its poor thermoelectric performance. Herein, it is shown that Gd substitution not only causes a significant increase in both electrical conductivity σ and thermopower S but also leads to dramatic drop in lattice thermal con ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c03493

12. Effects of Comonomers on the Performance of Stable Phosphonate-Based Gel Terpolymer Electrolytes for Sodium-Ion Batteries with Ultralong Cycling Stability

Author:
Zheng, Jinyun; Sun, Yanke; Li, Wenjie; Feng, Xiangming; Chen, Weihua; Zhao, Yufen
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 25024-25035
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; crosslinking; density functional theory; dissociation; electrochemistry; gels; liquids; phosphonates; polymerization; polymers; sodium; temperature; thermal stability
Abstract:
... Gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is one of the most promising alternatives to solve the bottlenecks of nonaqueous liquid electrolytes such as decomposition, safety hazards, and growth of dendrites. In this work, three novel methyl phosphonate-based crosslinking gel terpolymer electrolytes with different comonomers are designed and prepared by in situ radical polymerization. The gel polymer electrolyt ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c06147

13. Bioprocess-Inspired Room-Temperature Synthesis of Enamel-like Fluorapatite/Polymer Nanocomposites Controlled by Magnesium Ions

Author:
Li, Yidi; Ping, Hang; Wei, Jingjiang; Zou, Zhaoyong; Zhang, Pengchao; Xie, Jingjing; Jia, Yuhang; Xie, Hao; Wang, Weimin; Wang, Kun; Fu, Zhengyi
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 25260-25269
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
ambient temperature; biomimetics; enamel; hardness; hydroxyapatite; magnesium; mineralization; nanorods; polymer nanocomposites; tooth enamel
Abstract:
... Tooth enamel is composed of arrayed fluorapatite (FAP) or hydroxyapatite nanorods modified with Mg-rich amorphous layers. Although it is known that Mg²⁺ plays an important role in the formation of enamel, there is limited research on the regulatory role of Mg²⁺ in the synthesis of enamel-like materials. Therefore, we focus on the regulatory behavior of Mg²⁺ in the fabrication of biomimetic mineral ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c04575

14. Cu/HZSM-5 Sorbent Treated by NH₃ Plasma for Low-Temperature Simultaneous Adsorption–Oxidation of H₂S and PH₃

Author:
Feng, Jiayu; Wang, Fei; Wang, Chi; Li, Kai; Sun, Xin; Ning, Ping
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24670-24681
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; adsorption; carbon dioxide; desorption; energy; sorbents; specific energy
Abstract:
... In this study, an NH₃ plasma-treated Cu/HZSM-5 sorbent was introduced to simultaneously remove H₂S and PH₃ in low-temperature and low-oxygen environments. The effects of the Cu loading amounts, modification methods, and plasma-treatment conditions on the adsorption–oxidation performance of the sorbents were investigated. From the performance test results, the sorbent treated by NH₃ plasma with the ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c02584

15. Domain Engineered Lead-Free Ceramics with Large Energy Storage Density and Ultra-High Efficiency under Low Electric Fields

Author:
Kang, Ruirui; Wang, Zepeng; Liu, Wenyuan; He, Liqiang; Zhu, Xiaopei; Shi, Peng; Zhang, Xiaoxiao; Zhang, Lixue; Lou, Xiaojie
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 25143-25152
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
atomic force microscopy; bismuth; ceramics; electric field; energy; energy density; sodium
Abstract:
... Dielectric energy storage materials are becoming increasingly popular due to their potential superiority, for example, excellent pulse performance as well as good fatigue resistance. Although numerous studies have focused on lead-free dielectric materials which possess outstanding energy storage characteristics, the results are still not satisfying in terms of achieving both large discharging ener ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c05824

16. Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Using Bathocuproine Bilateral-Modified Perovskite Layers

Author:
Chen, Renjie; Long, Biyu; Wang, Song; Liu, Yuning; Bai, Jueyao; Huang, Sumei; Li, Huili; Chen, Xiaohong
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24747-24755
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
crystal structure; electron transfer; hydrophobicity; nitrogen; pyridines; semiconductors
Abstract:
... Surface modification engineering is an effective method to improve the crystallinity and passivate the perovskite interface and grain boundary, which can improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The typical interface modification method is usually introduced at the interface of the perovskite/hole transport layer (HTL) or perovskite/electron tra ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c03637

17. Enhanced Static and Dynamic Properties of Highly Miscible Fullerene-Free Green-Selective Organic Photodetectors

Author:
Kang, Jinhyeon; Kim, Junho; Won, Jong Ho; Ahn, Hyungju; Kim, Jiho; Yoon, Sung Cheol; Lim, Eunhee; Jung, In Hwan
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 25164-25174
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; absorption; energy; polymers; wavelengths
Abstract:
... We developed p–n junction organic photodetectors (OPDs) composed of a polymer donor and a nonfullerene acceptor (NFA) to increase both the responsivity (R) and detectivity (D*) while maintaining a narrow wavelength selectivity. The selection of the polymer donor and NFA with similar green (G) absorption is important for achieving G-wavelength selectivity in these OPDs, which differentiates them fr ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c02357

18. Erythrocyte Membrane-Camouflaged PCN-224 Nanocarriers Integrated with Platinum Nanoparticles and Glucose Oxidase for Enhanced Tumor Sonodynamic Therapy and Synergistic Starvation Therapy

Author:
Bao, Yuheng; Chen, Jifan; Qiu, Huiqiang; Zhang, Cong; Huang, Pintong; Mao, Zhengwei; Tong, Weijun
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24532-24542
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
biocompatibility; coordination polymers; erythrocyte membrane; erythrocytes; glucose; glucose oxidase; hydrogen peroxide; hypoxia; nanocarriers; neoplasms; oxygen; platinum; porphyrins; starvation
Abstract:
... Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a promising method for tumor treatment, but self-quenching property, low loading efficiency of sonosensitizers, and hypoxia tumor microenvironment (TME) hinder the efficiency of SDT. Herein, an erythrocyte membrane (EM)-camouflaged metal–organic framework (MOF) of PCN-224 nanoparticles (NPs) integrated with platinum (Pt) NPs as well as glucose oxidase (GOx) has been de ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c05644

19. Graphdiyne Based Ternary GD-CuI-NiTiO₃ S-Scheme Heterjunction Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution

Author:
Yan, Teng; Liu, Hua; Jin, Zhiliang
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24896-24906
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
carbon; energy; hydrogen; hydrogen production; oxidation; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; reaction mechanisms
Abstract:
... As the demand of fossil fuels continues to expand, hydrogen energy is considered a promising alternative energy. In this work, the NiTiO₃–CuI-GD ternary system was successfully constructed based on morphology modulation and energy band structure design. First, the one-pot method was used to cleverly embed the cubes CuI in the stacked graphdiyne (GD) to prepare the hybrid CuI-GD, and CuI-GD was anc ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c04874

20. Insight into the Formation and Stability of Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Nanostructured Silicon-Based Anode Electrodes Used in Li-Ion Batteries

Author:
Ezzedine, Mariam; Zamfir, Mihai-Robert; Jardali, Fatme; Leveau, Lucie; Caristan, Eleonor; Ersen, Ovidiu; Cojocaru, Costel-Sorin; Florea, Ileana
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2021 v.13 no.21 pp. 24734-24746
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
anodes; electrochemistry; electrolytes; energy density; evolution; graphene; nanowires; silicon; tomography
Abstract:
... Silicon-based anode fabrication with nanoscale structuration improves the energy density and life cycle of Li-ion batteries. As-synthesized silicon (Si) nanowires (NWs) or nanoparticles (NPs) directly on the current collector represent a credible alternative to conventional graphite anodes. However, the operating potentials of these electrodes are below the electrochemical stability window of all ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.1c03302