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Open AccessLayer-controlled growth of MoS2 on self-assembled flower-like Bi2S3 for enhanced photocatalysis under visible light irradiation
Metal sulfide semiconductors, such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and bismuth trisulphide (Bi2S3), are of considerable interest for their excellent applications in photocatalysis and in many other fields. However...
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Open AccessGadolinium polytungstate nanoclusters: a new theranostic with ultrasmall size and versatile properties for dual-modal MR/CT imaging and photothermal therapy/radiotherapy of cancer
The development of a new generation of nanoscaled theranostics with simple compositions and versatile properties to realize enhanced diagnoses and treatment outcomes and to avoid side effects is highly desirab...
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Open AccessHybrid crystalline-ITO/metal nanowire mesh transparent electrodes and their application for highly flexible perovskite solar cells
Here, we propose crystalline indium tin oxide/metal nanowire composite electrode (c-ITO/metal NW-GFRHybrimer) films as a robust platform for flexible optoelectronic devices. A very thin c-ITO overcoating layer...
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Open AccessRadionuclide-embedded gold nanoparticles for enhanced dendritic cell-based cancer immunotherapy, sensitive and quantitative tracking of dendritic cells with PET and Cerenkov luminescence
Radionuclide-embedded gold nanoparticles (RIe-AuNPs) were developed as a highly sensitive and stable nuclear and optical imaging agent for efficient dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy and sensitive tracki...
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Open AccessOne-step synthesis of architectural Ni3S2 nanosheet-on-nanorods array for use as high-performance electrodes for supercapacitors
Although a wide variety of three-dimensional porous electrode architectures have been created for supercapacitors to markedly enhance the charge and mass transfer associated with cycling, their low volumetric ...
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Open AccessDeciphering buried air phases on natural and bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces using synchrotron radiation-based X-ray phase-contrast imaging
Superhydrophobicity is an important phenomenon in nature that inspires the design of numerous biomimetic functional materials. A superhydrophobic surface is expected to have a three-phase solid–liquid-vapor in...
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Open AccessBioinspired tuning of glycol chitosan for 3D cell culture
Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture systems have promising applications compared with conventional two-dimensional cell culture systems. Herein, we report a facile method for the formation of 3D spheroids usin...
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Open AccessAll-nanocellulose nonvolatile resistive memory
Single-use disposable nonvolatile memory devices hold promise for novel applications in internet of everything (IoE) technology by storing the health status of individual humans in daily life. However, convent...
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Open AccessSeparation of organic liquid mixture by flexible nanofibrous membranes with precisely tunable wettability
Separation of liquid mixtures, especially organic liquid mixtures, is widely used in industrial processes but still faces challenges with respect to separation in a high-efficiency, low-energy mode. In this wo...
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Open AccessEnhanced black state induced by spatial silver nanoparticles in an electrochromic device
The use of three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical indium tin oxide (ITO) branches of electrochromic devices (ECDs) is an effective approach for increasing the optical properties via localized surface plasmon reso...
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Open AccessDipole formation at organic/metal interfaces with pre-deposited and post-deposited metal
In organic electronic devices, the interfacial dipole at organic/metal interfaces is critical in determining the carrier injection or extraction that limits the performance of the device. A novel technique to ...
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Open AccessEasy on-demand self-assembly of lateral nanodimensional hybrid graphene oxide flakes for near-infrared-induced chemothermal therapy
Near-infrared (NIR)-induced chemothermal doxorubicin (DOX) release for anticancer activity was demonstrated using DOX-incorporated fully lateral nanodimensional graphene oxide (nGO) flakes layered with chitosa...
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Open AccessA novel ultra-thin-walled ZnO microtube cavity supporting multiple optical modes for bluish-violet photoluminescence, low-threshold ultraviolet lasing and microfluidic photodegradation
ZnO optical microcavities have shown great promise as a potential core component material/structure for ultraviolet lasers, light-emitting diodes and photonic sensors because of their outstanding optoelectroni...
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Open AccessChirality-induced antisymmetry in magnetic domain wall speed
In chiral magnetic materials, numerous intriguing phenomena such as built-in chiral magnetic domain walls (DWs) and skyrmions are generated by the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI). The DMI also results ...
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Open AccessN-doped carbon nanotubes containing a high concentration of single iron atoms for efficient oxygen reduction
Fe-N-C has emerged as a promising noble-metal-free catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, achieving a catalytic activity comparable to that of Pt in acidic medium remains a great challenge....
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Open AccessMultimodal selenium nanoshell-capped Au@mSiO2 nanoplatform for NIR-responsive chemo-photothermal therapy against metastatic breast cancer
Multimodal therapeutic agents based on novel nanomaterials for multidrug resistance have attracted increasing attention in cancer therapy. In this study, we describe the construction of a programmed mesoporous...
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Open AccessTuning anisotropic ion transport in mesocrystalline lithium orthosilicate nanostructures with preferentially exposed facets
Li2TMSiO4 (TM = Mn, Fe, Co, etc.) is regarded as a new class of cathode materials for next generation Li-ion batteries because of the theoretical possibility of reversible deintercalation of two Li ions from the ...
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Open AccessExperimental observation of the correlation between the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction and work function in metallic magnetic trilayers
The Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) generates intriguing chiral magnetic objects, such as magnetic skyrmions and chiral domain walls, that can be used as building blocks in emerging magnetic nanodevice...
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Targeting vesicle size
An amphipathic peptide has been engineered and is capable of penetrating the blood–brain barrier as well as possessing a potent antiviral activity against Zika and other mosquito-borne viruses.
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Author Correction: Antiviral agents: Targeting vesicle size
In the version of this News & Views originally published, ‘amphipathic’ was incorrectly spelled ‘amphiphatic’ in the standfirst. This has been corrected in the online versions of the News & Views.
