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Bio‐Inspired Synthesis of Macroporous Single Crystal Particles as Scattering Agents

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A general strategy is presented that delivers unique, single‐crystal microparticles that combine submicron macroporosity and uniform particle shapes. A bioinspired approach is used to occlude three distinct types of additives – polystyrene microspheres, polymer vesicles and amino acids – within calcite single crystals, and subsequent thermal annealing ...
Stephanie E. Foster, Gianni Jacucci, Ouassef Nahi, Thomas Kress, Zabeada Aslam, Stuart Micklethwaite, Alexander N. Kulak, Rik Drummond‐Brydson, Melinda J. Duer, Yi‐Yeoun Kim, Silvia Vignolini, Fiona C. Meldrum   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Embedded Ferroelectric Nanoclusters Can Drive Polarization Reversal in a Non‐Ferroelectric Polar Film via the Proximity Effect

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ferroelectric nanoclusters create local internal fields in a normally non‐switchable polar film because of polarization mismatch at their interfaces. That field opposes polarization in the regions with larger polarization and reinforces polarization in the regions with smaller polarization.
Anna N. Morozovska, Eugene A. Eliseev, Sergei V. Kalinin, Long‐Qing Chen, Dean R. Evans, Venkatraman Gopalan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Modified Petroresin Particle (MPRP) With Enhanced Oil–Water Selectivity for Cold Production in Heavy Oil Reservoirs

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel oil–water selective conformance control agent, MPRP, is prepared via hydrophilic grafting and mechanical granulation. MPRP uniformly disperses in water, cohesively expands upon aging, and readily dissolves in the oil phase. During conformance control, it selectively aggregates in water channeling pathways to form effective plugs without ...
Guang Zhao, Dongfang Lv, Chang Liu, Changxu Wu, Yifei Liu, Caili Dai, Huazhou Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Light Intensity Modulates Locomotor Behavior and Predation in Different Color Morphs of the Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis

Insects
Light is a fundamental ecological cue for insects, influencing physiological rhythms and behavior. We investigated how varying light intensities affect locomotion and foraging in H. axyridis color morphs, and examined the role of visual opsins.
Xing-Xing Wang, Ya-Nan Liu, Chun-Yan Huang, Rui-Yan Li, Zhi-Wei Jiang, Chen-Yang Liu, Tong-Xian Liu, Yi Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of TmTak1 silencing on AMP production as an Imd pathway component in Tenebrio molitor

Scientific Reports, 2023
Mealworms beetles, Tenebrio molitor, are the limelight next-generation food for humans due to their high nutrient contents. Since Tenebrio molitor is used as feed for pets and livestock in addition to their ability to decompose polystyrene and plastic ...
Su Hyeon Hwang, Ho Am Jang, Maryam Ali Mohammadie Kojour, Keunho Yun, Yong Seok Lee, Yeon Soo Han, Yong Hun Jo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strong Lead‐Free Bioinspired Piezoceramics for Durable Energy Transducers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
We fabricated brick‐and‐mortar lead‐free piezoceramics with Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 monocrystal platelets as bricks and amorphous silica as mortar. The alignment of the bricks and the presence of the amorphous silica led to anisotropic residual stresses. These residual stresses increase the samples toughness, strength and durability while the brick alignment ...
Ruxue Yang, Temesgen Tadeyos Zate, Peiren Wang, Soumyajit Mojumder, Elo Overgaard Mogensen, Oriol Gavalda‐Diaz, Zihe Li, Shitong Zhou, Ajeet Kumar, James Roscow, Hamideh Khanbareh, Astri Bjørnetun Haugen, Florian Bouville   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomineral‐Inspired Organic/Inorganic Colloidal Liquid‐Crystalline Hybrids for Photoresponsive Adhesion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A new class of photoresponsive liquid‐crystalline (LC) adhesives based on biomineral‐inspired organic/inorganic colloidal hybrids is reported. These colloidal LC materials are formed by hybridization of a hydroxyapatite nanorod with azobenzene‐based forklike molecules.
Junya Uchida, Ryuta Kiguchi, Riki Kato, Yuta Nishina, Takashi Kato   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel simplified structural design as an artificial enzyme for efficient hydrolysis of PNPA

Scientific Reports
In this study, a novel artificial enzyme Zn(II)-SMM with simple organic structure for PNPA-directed hydrolysis is proposed. The introduction of hydrophobic quinoline and dipyridinium in Zn(II)-SMM system demonstrates high activity for the complexation of
Wenfang Li, Yuze Lu, Jiajun Wang, Chuanbi Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dipole interface engineering in perovskite solar cells: Mechanisms, design, and application advances

Sustainable Chemistry for Energy Materials
The commercialization of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is hindered by critical interfacial challenges, including energy level mismatch, defect-induced non-radiative recombination, and environmental instability.
Deng Wang, Wenjing Li, Huiyi Tan, Yuanshan Hong, Yongchun Li, Shuwen Xue, Qinghua Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Rhizosphere Streptomyces hachijoensis JCK-6068 as a Multifunctional Agent for the Control of Soil-Borne Fungal and Oomycete Diseases [PDF]

The Plant Pathology Journal
Soil-borne fungal and oomycete pathogens endanger global crop production, highlighting the need for sustainable alternatives to chemical fungicides.
Feng Luo, Hanna Gwak, Ae Ran Park, Sy Bien Vuong, Jin-Cheol Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source