Soft Somatosensitive Actuators via Embedded 3D Printing
Resonantly Enhanced Optical Trapping of Single Dye-Doped Particles at an Interface
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Single-molecule binding assay using nanopores and dimeric NP conjugates
The ability to measure biomarkers, both specifically and selectively at the single-molecule level in biological fluids, has the potential to transform the diagnosis, monitoring, and therapeutic intervention of diseases. The use of nanopores has been gaining prominence in this area, not only for sequencing but more recently in screening applications...
Metal Sulfide Photocatalysts for Lignocellulose Valorization
Transition metal sulfides are an extraordinarily vital class of semiconductors with a wide range of applications in the photocatalytic field. A great number of recent advances in photocatalytic transformations of lignocellulosic biomass, the largest renewable carbon resource, into high-quality fuels and value-added chemicals has been achieved over ...
Self-constructed multiple plasmonic hotspots on an individual fractal to amplify broadband hot electron generation.
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Plasmonic nanoparticles are ideal candidates for hot-electron-assisted applications, but their narrow resonance region and limited hotspot number hindered the energy utilization of broadband solar energy. Inspired by tree branches, we designed and chemically synthesized silver fractals, which enable self-constructed hotspots and multiple plasmonic ...
Processing Stability of Monolayer WS2 on SiO2
status: published
Observing and Modeling the Sequential Pairwise Reactions that Drive Solid-State Ceramic Synthesis.
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Solid-state synthesis from powder precursors is the primary processing route to advanced multicomponent ceramic materials. Designing reaction conditions and precursors for ceramic synthesis can be a laborious, trial-and-error process, as heterogeneous mixtures of precursors often evolve through a complicated series of reaction intermediates. Here, ...
Label-free detection of uptake, accumulation, and translocation of diesel exhaust particles in ex vivo perfused human pl...
BACKGROUND: Pregnant women and developing fetuses comprise a particularly vulnerable population as multiple studies have shown associations between prenatal air pollution exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the mechanisms underlying the observed developmental toxicity are mostly unknown, in particular, if pollution particles can cross...
Magnetic order and critical temperature of substitutionally doped transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers
status: published
Rational Passivation of Sulfur Vacancy Defects in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides.
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Structural defects vary the optoelectronic properties of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides, leading to concerted efforts to control defect type and density via materials growth or postgrowth passivation. Here, we explore a simple chemical treatment that allows on-off switching of low-lying, defect-localized exciton states, leading to tunab...
