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Sharifpour H, Hekmat F, Shahrokhian S. Unraveling the Ion Uptake Capacitive Deionization of Sea- and Highly Saline-Water by Sulfur and Nitrogen Co-Doped Porous Carbon Modified with Molybdenum Sulfide. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:42568-42584. [PMID: 37665661 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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In parallel to the depletion of potable water reservoirs, novel technologies have been developed for seawater softening, as it is the most abundant source for generating deionized water. Although salt removal at subosmotic pressures and ambient temperatures by applying low-operating potentials with high energy efficiency made capacitive deionization (CDI) an advantageous water-softening process, its practical application is limited by insufficient ion removal capacity and low concentration influent. The performance of a CDI system is in progress with engineering the electrode active materials, also facilitating the advance design in highly saline- and seawater study. Herein, an innovative strategy was developed to provide high-performance CDI systems based on efficient and electrochemical ion-uptake active materials with a simple initial preparation. Nitrogen-doped porous carbons (N-pCs) received benefits from a high specific surface area and good surface wettability. The N-pCs were modified with molybdenum oxide/sulfide intercalative array and developed as CDI electrode active materials for desalination of both low/medium saline- and seawater. The MoS2/S,N-pC electrode materials exhibited perfect optimized salt adsorption capacity (SACs) of 47.9 mg g-1 when compared to N-pC (37.9 mg g-1) and MoO3/N-pC (39.6 mg g-1) counterparts at 1.4 V in a 750 ppm NaCl solution. In addition, the assembled CDI cells exhibited reasonable cycle stability and retained 96.7% of their initial SAC in continuous CDI cycles for 128,000 s. The fabricated CDI cell rendered an excellent salt removal efficiency (SRE, %) of 13.34% from the real seawater sample at 1.2 V. In detail, the SRE % of the NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, and CaCl2 soluble salts with respect to seawater sample exhibited a remarkable SRE % of 30.8%, 36%, 32.6%, and 19.3%, respectively. These SRE % values (>13.34%) provide convincing evidence on the reasonable ion uptake capability of the fabricated CDI cells for removing Na+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ ions compared to other soluble component. The advanced cell design parallel to the promising outcomes provided herein makes these CDI systems immensely propitious for efficient water softening.
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- Hanieh Sharifpour
- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9516, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9516, Iran
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Huang Y, Lin Y, Li B, Zhang F, Zhan C, Xie X, Yao Z, Wu C, Ping Y, Shen J. Combination therapy to overcome ferroptosis resistance by biomimetic self-assembly nano-prodrug. Asian J Pharm Sci 2023; 18:100844. [PMID: 37915761 PMCID: PMC10616161 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2023.100844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Ferroptosis has emerged as a potent form of no-apoptotic cell death that offers a promising alternative to avoid the chemoresistance of apoptotic pathways and serves as a vulnerability of cancer. Herein, we have constructed a biomimetic self-assembly nano-prodrug system that enables the co-delivery of gefitinib (Gefi), ferrocene (Fc) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA) for the combined therapy of both ferroptosis and apoptosis. In the tumor microenvironment, this nano-prodrug is able to disassemble and trigger drug release under high levels of GSH. Interestingly, the released DHA can downregulate GPX4 level for the enhancement of intracellular ferroptosis from Fc, further executing tumor cell death with concomitant chemotherapy by Gefi. More importantly, this nano-prodrug provides highly homologous targeting ability by coating related cell membranes and exhibits outstanding inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis, as well as no noticeable side-effects during treatments. This simple small molecular self-assembled nano-prodrug provides a new reasonably designed modality for ferroptosis-combined chemotherapy.
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- Yong Huang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research and Development of Natural Drugs, and School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research and Development of Natural Drugs, and School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Zhang P, Xue M, Chen C, Guo W, Zhang Z. Mechanism Regulating Self-Intercalation in Layered Materials. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:3623-3629. [PMID: 37043360 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Recent experimental breakthrough demonstrated a powerful synthesis approach for intercalating the van der Waals gap of layered materials to achieve property modulation, thereby opening an avenue for exploring new physics and devising novel applications, but the mechanism governing intercalant assembly patterns and properties remains unclear. Based on extensive structural search and energetics analysis by ab initio calculations, we reveal a Sabatier-like principle that dictates spatial arrangement of self-intercalated atoms in transition metal dichalcogenides. We further construct a robust descriptor quantifying that strong intercalant-host interactions favor a monodispersing phase of intercalated atoms that may exhibit ferromagnetism, while weak interactions lead to a trimer phase with attenuated or quenched magnetism, which further evolves into tetramer and hexagonal phases at increasing intercalant density. These findings elucidate the mechanism underpinning experimental observations and paves the way for rational design and precise control of self-intercalation in layered materials.
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- Peikun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Aerospace Structures, Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Aerospace Structures, Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Aerospace Structures, Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control for Aerospace Structures, Key Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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Concepción O, de Melo O. The versatile family of molybdenum oxides: synthesis, properties, and recent applications. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2023; 35:143002. [PMID: 36630718 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/acb24a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The family of molybdenum oxides has numerous advantages that make them strong candidates for high-value research and various commercial applications. The variation of their multiple oxidation states allows their existence in a wide range of compositions and morphologies that converts them into highly versatile and tunable materials for incorporation into energy, electronics, optical, and biological systems. In this review, a survey is presented of the most general properties of molybdenum oxides including the crystalline structures and the physical properties, with emphasis on present issues and challenging scientific and technological aspects. A section is devoted to the thermodynamical properties and the most common preparation techniques. Then, recent applications are described, including photodetectors, thermoelectric devices, solar cells, photo-thermal therapies, gas sensors, and energy storage.
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- O Concepción
- Peter Gruenberg Institute 9 (PGI-9), Forschungszentrum Juelich, 52425 Juelich, Germany
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- Physics Faculty, University of Havana, 10400 Havana, Cuba
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cd. Universitaria, A.P. 70-360, Coyoacán 04510, Mexico
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Yang X, Zhang X, Huang Y. Oxygen vacancies rich Co-Mo metal oxide microspheres as efficient oxidase mimetic for colorimetric detection of sulfite. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.108562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Sheng B, Deng C, Li Y, Xie S, Wang Z, Sheng H, Zhao J. In Situ Hydroxylation of a Single-Atom Iron Catalyst for Preferential 1O 2 Production from H 2O 2. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Bo Sheng
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai200241, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, P.R. China
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Metal-organic framework-based smart nanoplatforms with multifunctional attributes for biosensing, drug delivery, and cancer theranostics. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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