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An organometallic salt as the electrolyte additive to regulate lithium polysulfide redox and stabilize lithium anodes for robust lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high theoretical specific energy are considered to be one of the highly promising next-generation energy storage systems. However, the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfide...
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A DNA origami device spatially controls CD95 signalling to induce immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis
DNA origami is capable of spatially organizing molecules into sophisticated geometric patterns with nanometric precision. Here we describe a reconfigurable, two-dimensional DNA origami with geometrically patte...
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Structural engineering of Sb-based electrode materials to enhance advanced sodium-ion batteries
Antimony (Sb) is recognized as a potential electrode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to its huge reserves, affordability, and high theoretical capacity (660 mAh·g−1). However, Sb-based materials expe...
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Heterointerface engineering of assembled CoP2 on N-modified carbon as efficient trifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn-Air batteries and overall water splitting
Enhancing catalytic activity through modulating the interaction between N-doped carbon and metal phosphides clusters is an effective approach. Herein, the electronic structure modulation of CoP2 supported N-modif...
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Lattice-distorted Pt wrinkled nanoparticles for highly effective hydrogen electrocatalysis
Modulating Pt surfaces through the introduction of lattice distortion emerges as immensely effective strategy that enhances the kinetics of alkaline hydrogen evolution and oxidation processes. In this study, w...
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Properties and microstructure of copper–titanium alloys with magnesium additions
The volume fractions and morphology of precipitates in precipitation-strengthened Cu-Ti alloys, which precipitate mainly as continuous and discontinuous precipitates, are important for the application of the a...
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Preparation and Synergistic Antibacterial Effect of Zinc and Cerium Co-Doped Silica
In this study, a SiO2 support was modified with zinc and cerium to obtain a material with excellent antibacterial properties. The optimal preparation conditions resulting in the highest antibacterial efficiency (...
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Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Extruded Mg-Gd-Al Alloys: Influence of Initial Second-Phase Morphology Before Extrusion
The effect of the second-phase morphology on dynamic recrystallisation in a Mg–9Gd–0.8Al alloy during hot extrusion was investigated at a temperature of 400 ℃. Microstructure analysis of the as-cast Mg–9Gd–0.8...
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Interfacial design and damage of fiber-reinforced polymer composites/strengthening concrete: a review
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are widely used to reinforce and repair buildings due to their high strength, corrosion resistance, lightweight, and convenient of construction. The interfacial proper...
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Atomically dispersed Mn, N doped the cotton biomass aerogel of carbon fibers as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for long-term rechargeable Zn-air battery
The great attention of rechargeable Zn-air battery has motivated extensive research on the development of inexpensive, highly efficient, and robust noble-metal-free bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction ...
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Bionic immunoactivator copresenting autophagy promoting and costimulatory molecules for synergistic cancer immunotherapy
Immunotherapy has great promise in improving malignant tumor treatment. However, the efficacy of existing strategies is often limited by the immunosuppressive environment. Here, we demonstrate an in situ bionic i...
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Predicting the elastic anisotropy, thermal conductivity and tensile properties of Hf2AlX (X = N and C) by the first-principle calculation
This study uses first-principles calculations to investigate the structure, elastic properties, electronic properties, thermal conductivities, and tensile properties of Hf2AlN and Hf2AlC. Moreover, this work calc...
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Open AccessOpportunities and challenges of indocyanine green in gastrointestinal cancers for intraoperative and nano-medicine application
The morbidity and mortality of gastrointestinal tumours remain high worldwide. Surgical resection is currently the most critical radical therapeutic schedule, while postoperative complications and sentinel lym...
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Ecofriendly β-N-butyl amino propionic acid as green corrosion inhibitor for N80 steel in CO2-saturated brine water
To mitigate CO2 corrosion in the oil and gas industry, a green non-toxic β-N-butyl amino propionic acid (BAA) was synthesized using a low-energy and zero-waste one-pot method. The effectiveness of BAA as a corros...
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Visual test paper based on Au/δ-MnO2 hollow nanosphere oxidase-like activity regulation using hexavalent chromium as a smart switch
Paper-based sensing platform is a point of need analytical toolkit for safety testing. However, the sensitivity, specificity, and simplicity are still challenging. Herein, we report a novel strategy (Au/δ-MnO2 ho...
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Open AccessPolymer lipid hybrid nanoparticles encapsulated with Emodin combined with DOX reverse multidrug resistance of breast cancer via IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the main reasons affecting the efficacy of chemotherapy in breast cancer (BC). Our previous studies constructed polymer lipid hybrid nanoparticles encapsulated with Emodin ...
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Magnetic interactions and magnetoimpedance effect in FINEMET/SiO2/FePt composite ribbons
Giant Magnetoimpedance (GMI) is attracting attention for its high sensitivity in the presence of an applied magnetic field. Although the GMI effect has been studied for many years, it is difficult to analyze t...
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Negative and positive thermal expansion effects regulate the upconversion and near-infrared downshift luminescence for multiparametric temperature sensing
Rare earth-doped luminescent materials suffer from thermal quenching (TQ) at high temperatures, greatly limiting their application in the high-temperature region. In this work, we prepared Yb2W3O12:Er negative th...
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Effects of Hot Deformation on the Evolution of Microstructure in Pearlitic Steel Wire Rod
The influences of hot deformation parameters on pearlite grain nucleation and growth during austenite-pearlite phase transformation in a steel wire rod have been investigated through quantitative analysis of m...
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Carbon nanotube fibers with excellent mechanical and electrical properties by structural realigning and densification
Floating catalysis chemical vapor deposition (FCCVD) direct spinning process is an attractive method for fabrication of carbon nanotube fibers (CNTFs). However, the intrinsic structural defects, such as entang...