Innovations in nanomaterials for remediation of heavy metal−polluted soil: Advances, mechanistic insights, and future prospects
Available online 5 August 2025
Soil contaminated with heavy metals is a global health hazard. Nanomaterials, with their unique physical and chemical properties, hold significant potential for the remediation of soil polluted with...
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Bioactive metallic nanozymes-based electrochemical biosensors for biomarker detection: Progress and prospects
Available online 11 July 2025
Nanozymes, as a branch of artificial enzymes, break the constraints of natural enzymes for instance their expensive cost, difficult purification and poor stability. In recent years, with the rapid development...
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Surface charge transfer adjustment from designing thin-layer structure targeted O2 adsorption and activation for deep NO oxidation on Bi2MoO6
Available online 11 July 2025
Photocatalytic oxidation of nitrogen oxides (NOx) is a promising technology for environmental protection and green sustainable development. However, its practical application remains limited due to...
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Promising chemical reaction propelled micro/nanorobots
Available online 10 July 2025
Chemically propelled micro/nanorobots (C-MNRs) characterized by strong autonomous movement are widely applied in the sensing, biomedical, and water treatment fields, owing to their adjustable micro/nano...
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Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of high-strength hot tool steel via in-situ heat treatment induced nano-scaled strengthening mechanism
Available online 8 July 2025
H13 hot work tool steel is prone to residual stress and cracking during LPBF. Substrate preheating mitigates these issues by reducing stress and acting as an in-situ heat treatment. This study investigates...
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Photothermally accelerated self-healing poly(urethane-urea) coating reinforced by mesoporous polydopamine modified MXene towards intelligent corrosion protection
Available online 7 July 2025
The efficient healing rate for self-healing anticorrosion coatings plays an essential role on resisting rapidly developed corrosion and providing sufficient protection properties. The anticorrosion...
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Carbon dots composite luminescent materials: Design, optical properties, and applications
Available online 7 July 2025
Carbon dots (CDs), as emerging carbon nanomaterials, have attracted significant attention from researchers because of their unique optical properties. However, the stability of single CDs is poor, their...
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Multi-functional W,N-co-doped nanoporous carbon contributes to high-performance Li-S batteries
Available online 7 July 2025
Li-S batteries (LSBs), with their exceptional theoretical energy density, are widely recognized as a leading option for future energy storage solutions. Nevertheless, on the way to commercialization,...
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Gasochromic-triboelectric-photodynamic multimodal patch for wound sensing and healing with congenital insensitivity to pain
Available online 4 July 2025
Congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) patients, face severe challenges in wound healing and are prone to exacerbated conditions from secondary injuries due to lack of pain perception. Here, a gasochromic-triboelectric-photodynamic...
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Ultrastrong silk fabric ionogel-sensor for strain/ temperature/ tactile multi-mode sensing
June 2025
Ionogels have demonstrated substantial applications in smart wearable systems, soft robotics, and biomedical engineering due to the exceptional ionic conductivity and optical transparency. However,...
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ZnAl-LDH film for self-powered ultraviolet photodetection
June 2025
Self-powered photoelectrochemical-type (PEC) ultraviolet photodetectors (UV PDs) have been rapidly developed owing to their low-cost fabrication and good photodetection. However, achieving high-performance...
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Synthesis of binary and ternary MOF/carbon based composites (MOF/carbon nitride/graphene oxide) for the visible-light assisted destruction of tetracycline and textile dye
June 2025
Herein, binary and ternary MOF/carbon based composites (MOF/Carbon nitride/Graphene oxide) (novel binary (NH2-MIL-88B(Fe)/g-C3N4) (MOF/Carbon nitride) and ternary (NH2-MIL-88B(Fe)/g-C3N4/GO) (MOF/Carbon...
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Porous highly conductive PEDOT film for high-performance supercapacitors
June 2025
Thick and highly conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-polystyrene sulfonate films with ideal porous structure are fulfilling as electrodes for supercapacitors. However, the homogeneous micro-structure...
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Epidermis inspired self-assembled iontronic foam with high sensitivity and broad range
June 2025
Electronic skin has showcased superior sensing capabilities inspired from human skin. However, most preceding studies focused on the dermis of the skin rather than the epidermis. In particular, the...
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Room-temperature fast self-healing graphene polyurethane network with high robustness and ductility through biomimetic interface structures
June 2025
Intelligent polymers have garnered significant attention for enhancing component safety, but there are still obstacles to achieving rapid self-healing at room temperature. Here, inspired by the microscopic...
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Laser-thermal reduction synthesis of high-entropy alloys towards high-performance pH universal hydrogen evolution reaction
June 2025
Owing to their multi-elemental compositions and unique high-entropy mixing states, high-entropy alloy (HEA) nanoparticles (NPs) displaying tunable activities and enhanced stabilities thus have become...
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The integration of microelectronic and photonic circuits on a single silicon chip for high-speed and low-power optoelectronic technology
June 2025
The combining microelectronic devices and associated technologies onto a single silicon chip poses a substantial challenge. However, in recent years, the area of silicon photonics has experienced remarkable...
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Interface self-assembly of plasmonic nanolayer for sensitive detection of heavy metals in water using NELIBS
June 2025
Nowadays, high-stable and ultrasensitive heavy metal detection is of utmost importance in water quality monitoring. Nanoparticle-enhanced laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (NELIBS) shows high potential...
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Ni–Zn bimetal-organic framework nanoprobes reinforced polymeric coating to achieve dual-responsive warning of coating damage and interfacial corrosion
June 2025
Coating microdefects and localized corrosion in coating/metal system are inevitable, accelerating the degradation of metal infrastructure. Early evaluating coating microdefects and detecting corrosion...
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Rational design of direct Z-scheme heterojunction CdS/polyimide with enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation
Available online 25 June 2025
A series of CdS/Polymer heterojunctions were constructed via a facile hydrothermal method. Triangular wurtzite CdS nanocrystals with 10 nm to 15 nm were in-situ crystalized and highly dispersed on...
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Dynamic behavior of tunable Bouligand-structured carbon nanotube films under micro-ballistic impact
Available online 16 June 2025
Carbon nanotube (CNT) films are promising candidates for ideal protective material due to their lightweight structure and exceptional impact resistance. Inspired by the Bouligand structure, which features...
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Synthesis of a novel non-alloyed PdAg-C-MnOOH composite catalyst and its enhanced mechanism for oxygen reduction reaction
Available online 13 June 2025
Oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline medium is a complicated process with many intermediate substances, and its mechanism has been fully elucidated. The ORR performance of the catalyst is determined...
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Crystal orientation engineering toward high-performance photodetectors and their multifunctional optoelectronic applications
Available online 13 June 2025
Pulsed-laser deposition has been developed to prepare large-area In2S3 nanofilms and their photoelectric characteristics have been investigated. The In2S3 nanofilm grown under 500 °C is highly oriented...
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Synergizing the plasmonic and semiconductor properties of W18O49 for enhanced hydrogen evolution under broadband excitation
Available online 13 June 2025
WO2.72, with its broad localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) response, holds significant potential for harvesting visible and near-infrared (NIR) solar radiation. However, due to its relatively...
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Therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicle-polyphenol nanoplatform in regenerative medicine
Available online 12 June 2025
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have great therapeutic potential in regenerative medicine owing to their low immunogenicity, enhanced biocompatibility, and high stability. However, several challenges,...
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