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1. Antiwetting and Antifouling Janus Membrane for Desalination of Saline Oily Wastewater by Membrane Distillation

Author:
Chenxi Li; Xuesong Li; Xuewei Du; Tiezheng Tong; Tzahi Y. Cath; Jongho Lee
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18456-18465
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; air; artificial membranes; contact angle; desalination; distillation; droplets; emulsions; energy; ethanol; fluorescence microscopy; fouling; hexane; hydrophilicity; nanoparticles; oils; petroleum; polymers; quartz; sodium chloride; wastewater; zwitterions
Abstract:
... In this study, we develop Janus membranes comprising a hydrophilic zwitterionic polymer layer and an omniphobic (all-liquid-repelling) porous substrate that simultaneously possess fouling and wetting resistances. An omniphobic membrane was first fabricated by attaching silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) to the fibers of a quartz fiber mat, creating multilevel re-entrant structures, followed by surface f ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04212

2. Bioinspired Pretextured Reduced Graphene Oxide Patterns with Multiscale Topographies for High-Performance Mechanosensors

Author:
Fuxing Yin; Jinzheng Yang; Puguang Ji; Huifen Peng; Yanting Tang; Wenjing Yuan
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18645-18653
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Arachnida; electronic equipment; geometry; graphene oxide; health services; sensilla
Abstract:
... Highly sensitive mechanical sensing is vital for the emerging field of skin mimicry and wearable healthcare systems. To date, it remains a big challenge to fabricate mechanosensors with both high sensitivity and a wide sensing range. In nature, slit sensilla are crack-shaped sensory organs of arachnids, which are highly sensitive to tiny external mechanical stimuli. Here, inspired by the geometry ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04509

3. Fabrication of Porous Nanonetwork-Structured Carbons from Well-Defined Cylindrical Molecular Bottlebrushes

Author:
Xidong Lin; Guojun Xie; Shaohong Liu; Michael R. Martinez; Zelin Wang; He Lou; Ruowen Fu; Dingcai Wu; Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18763-18769
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
carbon; carbonization; electrochemistry; polymerization
Abstract:
... Atom transfer radical polymerization was utilized to prepare well-defined cylindrical molecular bottlebrushes which were employed as building blocks and transformed into porous nanonetwork-structured carbons (PNSCs) via hypercross-linking chemistry and shape-regulated carbonization. The as-prepared PNSCs exhibited a unique nanomorphology-tunable characteristic by simply varying carbonization condi ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04502

4. Fluorine and Nitrogen Co-Doped Carbon Dot Complexation with Fe(III) as a T₁ Contrast Agent for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Author:
Jingmin Wang; Xiaolong Hu; Haizhen Ding; Xin Huang; Mingsheng Xu; Zhenzhen Li; Dong Wang; Xu Yan; Yang Lu; Yunjun Xu; Yan Chen; Paulo Cesar Morais; Yupeng Tian; Ren-Quan Zhang; Hong Bi
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18203-18212
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
aqueous solutions; biosafety; carbon quantum dots; cell proliferation; cobalt; cytotoxicity; fluorine; gadolinium; glucose; human cell lines; ions; iron; levofloxacin; magnetic resonance imaging; mice; microwave treatment; neoplasms; nitrogen; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; photoluminescence; thermal degradation
Abstract:
... Commercial gadolinium-based materials have been widely used as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but the high toxicity of leaking free Gd³⁺ ions still raises biosafety concerns. Here, we develop a novel, safe, and efficient MRI contrast agent based on a stable Fe(III) complex of fluorine and nitrogen co-doped carbon dots (F,N-CDs) that was prepared from glucose and levofloxacin ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b03644

5. Gold Nanoparticle-Functionalized Reverse Thermal Gel for Tissue Engineering Applications

Author:
Brisa Peña; Marcos Maldonado; Andrew J. Bonham; Brian A. Aguado; Antonio Dominguez-Alfaro; Melissa Laughter; Teisha J. Rowland; James Bardill; Nikki L. Farnsworth; Nuria Alegret Ramon; Matthew R. G. Taylor; Kristi S. Anseth; Maurizio Prato; Robin Shandas; Timothy A. McKinsey; Daewon Park; Luisa Mestroni
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18671-18680
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
biomimetics; cell growth; coculture; connexins; fibroblasts; heart; hydrogels; morbidity; mortality; myocardial infarction; myocytes; nanogold; polymers; rats; tissue engineering
Abstract:
... Utilizing polymers in cardiac tissue engineering holds promise for restoring function to the heart following myocardial infarction, which is associated with grave morbidity and mortality. To properly mimic native cardiac tissue, materials must not only support cardiac cell growth but also have inherent conductive properties. Here, we present an injectable reverse thermal gel (RTG)-based cardiac ce ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b00666
PubMed:
31021594
PubMed Central:
PMC6764451

6. High Dielectric Constant and Low Dielectric Loss via Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene Nanocomposites

Author:
Seyyed Alireza Mirkhani; Ali Shayesteh Zeraati; Ehsan Aliabadian; Michael Naguib; Uttandaraman Sundararaj
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18599-18608
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
dielectric properties; electrical conductivity; electronics; energy; filtration; hydrophilicity; mechanical properties; polymer nanocomposites; polyvinyl alcohol
Abstract:
... As a new class of two-dimensional materials, the MXene family has triggered attention because of its unique electrical and mechanical properties. MXene’s excellent electrical conductivity and hydrophilicity make it an ideal option for polymer nanocomposite fabrication. For the first time, polymer nanocomposites of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/Ti₃C₂Tₓ (MXene) were used for charge storage applications in ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b00393

7. High-Energy Density Li metal Dual-Ion Battery with a Lithium Nitrate-Modified Carbonate-Based Electrolyte

Author:
Li-Na Wu; Jun Peng; Ya-Ke Sun; Fa-Ming Han; Yan-Fen Wen; Chen-Guang Shi; Jing-Jing Fan; Ling Huang; Jun-Tao Li; Shi-Gang Sun
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18504-18510
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
anodes; batteries; electrochemistry; electrolytes; energy; hysteresis; lithium; nanoparticles; nitrates; specific energy; storage equipment
Abstract:
... Lithium (Li) metal is a favorable anode for most energy storage equipment, thanks to its higher theoretical specific capacity. However, nonuniform Li nucleation/growth results in large-sized and irregular dendrites generated from the Li anode, which causes rapid capacity fade and serious safety hazard, hindering its widespread practical applications. In this paper, with the aid of a lithium nitrat ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b05053

8. Integrated Polypyrrole@Sulfur@Graphene Aerogel 3D Architecture via Advanced Vapor Polymerization for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Author:
Hu Tang; Lei You; Jianwen Liu; Shiquan Wang; Pengyu Wang; Chuanqi Feng; Zaiping Guo
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18448-18455
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
adsorption; aerogels; cathodes; coatings; electrons; energy; lithium batteries; nitrogen; polymerization; pyrroles; sulfur; vapors
Abstract:
... Although lithium–sulfur batteries have been regarded as the most promising candidates for next-generation energy storage devices with high specific capacity, their rapid capacity decay, mainly caused by volume expansion and dissolution of polysulfides, has limited their practical applications. Aiming at these issues, herein, we have designed an ideal three-dimensional (3D)-structured polypyrrole@s ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04167

9. Integration of a Carbon Nanotube Network on a Microelectromechanical Switch for Ultralong Contact Lifetime

Author:
Eunhwan Jo; Min-Ho Seo; Soonjae Pyo; Seung-Deok Ko; Dae-Sung Kwon; Jungwook Choi; Jun-Bo Yoon; Jongbaeg Kim
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18617-18625
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
carbon nanotubes; electrical resistance; electrodes; energy use and consumption; gold; temperature; transistors
Abstract:
... Micro-/nanoelectromechanical (MEM/NEM) switches have been extensively studied to address the limitations of transistors, such as the increased standby power consumption and performance dependence on temperature and radiation. However, their lifetimes are limited owing to the degradation of the contact surfaces. Even though several materials and structural designs have been recently developed to im ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b02747

10. Interwoven Carbon Nanotube Wires for High-Performing, Mechanically Robust, Washable, and Wearable Supercapacitors

Author:
Mihir Kumar Jha; Kenji Hata; Chandramouli Subramaniam
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18285-18294
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
carbon nanotubes; crushing; electrical conductivity; electrochemistry; electrolytes; electronics; energy; energy density; laundry; lithium batteries; mechanical stress; rolling; surface area
Abstract:
... An energy storage system with large storage capacity, rapid power release, and simultaneous tolerance to harsh mechanical stresses is a major bottleneck for realizing self-sustaining, wearable electronics. Addressing this, we demonstrate carbon nanotube wire (CNT-wire) interwoven solid-state supercapacitive energy storage devices (sewcaps) exhibiting superior storage capacity (30 Wh/kg, compared t ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.8b22233

11. Lifetime and Performance Assessment of Commercial Electric Double-Layer Capacitors Based on Cover Layer Formation

Author:
M. Teuber; M. Strautmann; J. Drillkens; D. U. Sauer
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18313-18322
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
X-ray diffraction; accelerated aging; capacitance; clean energy; corrosion; electrical equipment; electrodes; electrolytes; energy; mass spectrometry; microscopy; polytetrafluoroethylene; statistics; thermogravimetry
Abstract:
... The lifetime and performance of energy storage systems are essential characteristics for a major success of clean energy innovations, especially regarding the automotive sector. In this area, electric double-layer capacitors represent the cutting edge of nonfaradaic, high power, and long lifetime energy storages. Usually, degradation is neglected while operating or it is assessed by referring to s ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b00057

12. Light-Activatable Prodrug and AIEgen Copolymer Nanoparticle for Dual-Drug Monitoring and Combination Therapy

Author:
Peng Wu; Xuefeng Wang; Zigui Wang; Wen Ma; Jinshan Guo; Jianjun Chen; Zhiqiang Yu; Jizhen Li; Dongfang Zhou
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18691-18700
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
composite polymers; dissociation; doxorubicin; drug therapy; encapsulation; fluorescence; irradiation; monitoring; nanoparticles; neoplasm cells; neoplasms
Abstract:
... Polyprodrug nanoparticles have been employed recently for safer and more effective cancer treatment. However, it remains a challenge to elucidate how and when the polyprodrug nanoparticles are dissociated and activated to release active drugs in cancer cells. Herein, a visible light-activatable Pt(IV) prodrug and an aggregation-induced emission luminogen (AIEgen) were copolymerized and embedded in ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b02346

13. Machine Learning the Voltage of Electrode Materials in Metal-Ion Batteries

Author:
Rajendra P. Joshi; Jesse Eickholt; Liling Li; Marco Fornari; Veronica Barone; Juan E. Peralta
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18494-18503
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
batteries; chemistry; data collection; databases; density functional theory; electrodes; metal ions; models; screening; sodium; support vector machines
Abstract:
... Machine-learning (ML) techniques have rapidly found applications in many domains of materials chemistry and physics where large data sets are available. Aiming to accelerate the discovery of materials for battery applications, in this work, we develop a tool (http://se.cmich.edu/batteries) based on ML models to predict voltages of electrode materials for metal-ion batteries. To this end, we use de ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04933

14. Mesoporous and Nanocomposite Fibrous Materials Based on Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Fibers with High Craze Density via Environmental Crazing: Preparation, Structure, and Applied Properties

Author:
O. V. Arzhakova; A. A. Dolgova; A. L. Volynskii
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18701-18710
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
Escherichia coli; Gram-negative bacteria; Meyerozyma guilliermondii; Staphylococcus aureus; antibacterial properties; antifungal properties; functional properties; ions; microscopy; nanocomposites; nanosilver; polyethylene terephthalates; porosity; porous media; silver; sorption; tensile strength
Abstract:
... Preparation of mesoporous and nanocomposite fibrous polymer materials based on commercial poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers with high density of crazes (HCD fibers) via environmental crazing (EC) is described. Multiple crazes in pristine PET fibers were initiated by the precrazing procedure, and the density of the initiated crazes in the starting HCD fibers is equal to ∼200 crazes per mm. ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b02570

15. Molecular Rectifiers on Silicon: High Performance by Enhancing Top-Electrode/Molecule Coupling

Author:
Zachary A. Lamport; Angela D. Broadnax; Ben Scharmann; Robert W. Bradford; Andrew DelaCourt; Noah Meyer; Hui Li; Scott M. Geyer; Timo Thonhauser; Mark E. Welker; Oana D. Jurchescu
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18564-18570
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
aromatic compounds; diodes; electrodes; imines; moieties; silane; silicon
Abstract:
... One of the simplest molecular-scale electronic devices is the molecular rectifier. In spite of considerable efforts aimed at understanding structure–property relationships in these systems, devices with predictable and stable electronic properties are yet to be developed. Here, we demonstrate highly efficient current rectification in a new class of compounds that form self-assembled monolayers on ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b02315

16. Permittivity-Regulating Strategy Enabling Superior Electromagnetic Wave Absorption of Lithium Aluminum Silicate/rGO Nanocomposites

Author:
Siru Lu; Long Xia; Jiaming Xu; Chuheng Ding; Tiantian Li; Hua Yang; Bo Zhong; Tao Zhang; Longnan Huang; Li Xiong; Xiaoxiao Huang; Guangwu Wen
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18626-18636
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
absorption; aluminum silicates; electromagnetic radiation; graphene; graphene oxide; heat treatment; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; nanosheets; silane; sol-gel processing
Abstract:
... Lithium aluminum silicate (LAS) nanoparticles have been successfully loaded on graphene nanosheets by adding a silane coupling agent KH-550 by sol–gel process, hydrothermal reaction, and heat treatment process. By regulating the complex permittivity of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by LAS nanoparticles and KH-550, LAS/rGO-KH-550 possesses excellent microwave absorption performance. The maximum refl ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b00348

17. Pro-Nifuroxazide Self-Assembly Leads to Triggerable Nanomedicine for Anti-cancer Therapy

Author:
Santosh K. Misra; Zhe Wu; Fatemeh Ostadhossein; Mao Ye; Kingsley Boateng; Klaus Schulten; Emad Tajkhorshid; Dipanjan Pan
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18074-18089
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
antineoplastic activity; antineoplastic agents; apoptosis; bioavailability; breast neoplasms; cytoplasm; cytotoxicity; drug resistance; enzymes; genes; histopathology; inhibitory concentration 50; metastasis; mice; molecular dynamics; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; neoplasm cells; phospholipids; phosphorylation; regioselectivity; simulation models; solubility; stem cells; therapeutics; transcription factors
Abstract:
... Transcription factor STAT3 has been shown to regulate genes that are involved in stem cell self-renewal and thus represents a novel therapeutic target of great biological significance. However, many small-molecule agents with potential effects through STAT3 modulation in cancer therapy lack aqueous solubility and high off-target toxicity, hence impeding efficient bioavailability and activity. This ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b01343
PubMed:
31013055
PubMed Central:
PMC7066988

18. Quantum Dot Donor–Polymer Acceptor Architecture for a FRET-Enabled Solar Cell

Author:
Ramesh K. Kokal; Sai Santosh Kumar Raavi; Melepurath Deepa
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18395-18403
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
cadmium sulfide; carbon quantum dots; electrodes; energy transfer; fabrics; lighting; solar cells; zinc sulfide
Abstract:
... Forster resonance energy-transfer (FRET)-based solution-processed solar cell is fabricated with cadmium sulfide (CdS) as the energy donor and poly[N-9′-heptadecanyl-2,7-carbazole-alt-5,5-(4′,7′-di-2-thienyl-2′,1′,3′-benzothiadiazole)] (PCDTBT) as the energy acceptor. Carbon dots (C-dots) deposited on carbon fabric are applied as a counter electrode. Although electron injection from CdS to PCDTBT i ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b01792

19. Reference-Free Traction Force Microscopy Platform Fabricated via Two-Photon Laser Scanning Lithography Enables Facile Measurement of Cell-Generated Forces

Author:
Omar A. Banda; Chandran R. Sabanayagam; John H. Slater
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18233-18241
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
cytoskeleton; deformation; mechanotransduction; microscopy; photochemistry
Abstract:
... Cells sense and respond to the physical nature of their microenvironment by mechanically probing their surroundings via cytoskeletal contractions. The material response to these stresses can be measured via traction force microscopy (TFM). Traditional TFM platforms present several limitations including variable spatial resolution, difficulty in attaining the full three-dimensional (3D) deformation ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b04362

20. Study of Immersion of LiNi₀.₅Mn₀.₃Co₀.₂O₂ Material in Water for Aqueous Processing of Positive Electrode for Li-Ion Batteries

Author:
Marie Bichon; Dane Sotta; Nicolas Dupré; Eric De Vito; Adrien Boulineau; Willy Porcher; Bernard Lestriez
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.20 pp. 18331-18341
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; air; aluminum; cathodes; coatings; corrosion; electrochemistry; lithium; lithium batteries; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pH; phosphates; phosphoric acid; slurries; stable isotopes; titration; transmission electron microscopy
Abstract:
... The understanding of the phenomena occurring during immersion of LiNi₀.₅Mn₀.₃Co₀.₂O₂ (NMC) in water is helpful to devise new strategies toward the implementation of aqueous processing of this high-capacity cathode material. Immersion of NMC powder in water leads to both structural modification of the particles surface as observed by high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and the ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.9b00999