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Highly homogeneous and stable single-walled carbon nanotubes dispersion modified by polyvinylpyrrolidone and alkanolamine in water

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12947-12953
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01614A, Paper
Open Access
Minghua Li, Shujun Yu, Xiting Fang, Zhiqiang Du, Xiaojin Ge
An easy green non-covalent surface functionalization of pristine SWCNT was carried out by using ball grinding technology, resulting in the formation of a highly homogeneous and stable PA-SWCNTs dispersion reported firstly in water.
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A surface-independent bioglue using photo-crosslinkable benzophenone moiety

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12966-12976
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01866D, Paper
Open Access
Yue Shi, Xuelian Tao, Ping Du, Paul Pasic, Lars Esser, Hsien-Yeh Chen, Helmut Thissen, Peng-Yuan Wang
The UV-crosslinkable benzophenone (BP) “bio-glue” efficiently crosslinks with various surfaces and biomolecules. The beauty of this bio-glue lies in its simplicity and broad applicability, requiring no sophisticated equipment or reaction conditions.
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Dispersive micro solid phase extraction of glibenclamide from plasma, urine, and wastewater using a magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer followed by its determination by a high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detector

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13168-13179
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00452C, Paper
Open Access
Najmeh Sabbaghi, Shayessteh Dadfarnia, Ali Mohammad Haji Shabani, Majid Farsadrooh
The present study describes the development of a simple and selective analytical method for dispersive micro solid phase extraction and determination of glibenclamide (GLB) using magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MMIP) as a sorbent.
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Tight-binding model describes frontier orbitals of non-fullerene acceptors

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,382-398
DOI: 10.1039/D3ME00195D, Paper
Vishal Jindal, Michael J. Janik, Scott T. Milner
HOMO and LUMO of conjugated molecules as superposition of HOMO and LUMO of individual moieties.
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Tuning the photophysical properties of ESIPT active unsymmetrical azine dyes by the change in the substituent and solvent: TD-PBE0 and TD-CAM-B3LYP studies

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00039K, Paper
Hossein Roohi, Tahereh Pouryahya
The photophysical properties of the designed ESIPT active as well as donor–acceptor structured unsymmetrical azine dyes L1L5 were investigated at PBE0/6-31++G(d,p) and CAM-B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) levels of theory in the gas phase and solvent media.
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Infy rallies behind Padukone Academy




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Kanoh: A railway station that’s off the beaten track

Kanoh, on the world heritage site Kalka-Shimla Line in Himachal Pradesh, has no roads, only train tracks




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‘Lather is the best medicine’

A hygiene drive with ‘soap banks’ is helping school children in Bihar stay healthy




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Lo, behold the crater at Lonar!

A facelift is being given to a ‘geological gem’ in Maharashtra, a unique site ‘visited’ by a meteorite 50,000 years ago




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When children can be seen and heard

An intervention in Agra district gets children back to school




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Meet the men behind India’s own Jurassic Park

Their passion as geologists helped them discover the remains of a very distant past




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Women collectives prove that self-help is the best help

SHGs in the villages of Uttar Pradesh offer food security during the ongoing Covid pandemic




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When the mask becomes the message...

as an accessory, a banner, even an easel




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The blackboard must beckon

Covid impact: Mental health issues and children dropping out of school must be tackled urgently




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Let the village be the forest keeper

A project in Himachal Pradesh aims to promote community involvement and sustainability at the grassroots level




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Let there be husk and light

Uninterrupted micro-grid power helped villagers in West Champaran sustain business during Covid-19




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Polymerization of isoprene and butadiene with unparalleled stereoselectivity catalysed by rare-earth metal cationic species bearing a novel tridentate ligand

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4255-4263
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00781F, Paper
Xiuling Wang, Yang Wang, Zhonglei Qin, Liying Shen, Xiaochao Shi
Phenylthiol-functionalized rare-earth metal cationic species showed unparalleled stereoselectivity in the polymerization of isoprene and butadiene to respectively produce cis-1,4-polyisoprene and trans-1,4-polybutadiene.
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A facile and versatile platform for preparing uniform π-conjugated nanofibers with controlled length and varying shells

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4231-4243
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00979G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Bo Xiang, Hongluo Wu, Rang Chen, Xiaoyu Huang, Guolin Lu, Chun Feng
A versatile and facile platform is developed for the generation of uniform π-conjugated nanofibers with controlled length and varying shells by the combination of pentafluorophenyl ester chemistry and a self-seeding strategy.
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Synthesis of Asymmetric Imine Polymers for Highly Selective Sorting of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Two in One Strategy

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00607K, Paper
Ying Zhang, Yu Li, Yuchi Wan, Jun-Hao Wang, Yunzhen Chang, Sheng Zhu, Lan Bai, Yu Cao, Xuelei Liang, Gaoyi Han
By two in one strategy, we get three polymers of fluorene derivative with asymmetric structure functionalized with two types of arenes with different orientation and electronic properties. The polymers are...
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Long afterglow epoxidized soybean oil polymer composites with reversible dynamic cross-linking for intelligent coating

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00857J, Paper
Jiaman Hu, Zihao Wang, Minglin Yang, Chuansong Yu, Siyu Li, Yinggang Miao, Xiangqian Quan, Jize Liu, Shiyang Shao
High-performance coatings with advanced functions such as long afterglow luminescence and self-healing have attracted great interest around the world, however, the integration of these desired multifunctions in a single composite...
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Bisbenzothieno[b]-fused BODIPYs in panchromatic photoinitiating for the free radical and cationic photopolymerization and application in 3D printing

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00926F, Paper
Yangyang Xu, Wenlong Tang, Hui Deng, Jianjun Zhang, Zhongquan Zhu, Changjiang Yu, Haiguang Zhu, Ke Sun, Jiazhu Li, Jacques Lalevée
Abstract: Polymerization reactions induced by lights occupy an increasing share in the area of polymer synthesis; however, the effective photopolymerization under visible light emitting diodes (LEDs) rather than UV still...
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Mesomorphic and photochromic luminescent behaviour of side-chain liquid crystalline polymers containing di-substituted cyanostilbene groups with the different number of alkyl tail chain

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00889H, Paper
Juan Luo, Juan Wang, Junde Zhang, Huizi Cao, Xiaofang Chen
In this work, side-chain luminescent liquid crystalline polymers (SCLLCPs) that contain di-substituted cyanostilbene (CS) groups with the different substituted number of terminal alkyl chain, which are PNB-Z-4, PNB-Z-34, and PNB-Z-345,...
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Eugenol-based polyester and its bamboo fiber composite with enhanced mechanical and anti-ultraviolet properties

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00998C, Paper
Meiran Xie, Qiubo Wang, Xinyu Hu, Shuyao Wang, Ruyi Sun, Xiaojuan Liao
Eugenol (UG) is a sustainable allyl-substituted guaiacol that easily becomes the monomers for acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization. Nevertheless, the ADMET polymers usually have a moderate molecular weight and poor...
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Dibenzobarrelene-Derived Pd-NHCs: Efficient Precatalysts for the Suzuki-Miyaura Polycondensations of Dichloroarenes Monomers

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01026D, Paper
Yuman Guo, Hao Wu, Meng-Jiao Zhang, Feng-Shou Liu
The Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura polycondensations (SMPs) has emerged as a powerful method for synthesizing conjugated polymers (CPs). While numerous reports have utilized dibromoarene and diiodoarene derivatives as monomers, research on the...
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Mitigating intubation stress, mucosa injury, and inflammatory response in nasogastric tube intubation via suppression of the NF-κB signaling pathway by engineering a hydration lubrication coating

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01171F, Paper
Xi Liao, Meng-Han Bai, Yu-Wei Liu, Yu-Qing Wei, Jun-Yang Wang, Zhi-Guo Wang, Rui Hong, Ju-Xiang Gou, Jia-Zhuang Xu, Zhong-Ming Li, Ka Li
The hydrated micelle coating, composed of hyaluronic acid and Pluronic, demonstrated superior hydrophilicity and aqueous lubricity to effectively alleviate mucosal lesions and inflammation caused by NGT insertion.
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Tailored BODIPY-based fluorogenic probes for phosgene detection: a comparative evaluation of recognition sites

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB02040E, Paper
Suay Dartar, Beraat Umur Kaya, Yanki Öncü Yayak, Ezgi Vural, Mustafa Emrullahoğlu
Rare examples of ICT-based fluorescent probes incorporating phosgene specific recognition units at the 2-position of the BODIPY core.
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Tuning the affinity of probes with transmembrane proteins by constructing peptide-conjugated cis/trans isomers based on molecular scaffolds

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01801J, Paper
Jing-Jing Hu, Juliang Yang, Yiheng Liu, Guangwen Lu, Zujin Zhao, Fan Xia, Xiaoding Lou
Peptide-conjugated cis/trans isomers were designed. cis-RTP interacts more stably with cell membranes than trans-RTP, and it has shown more excellent properties in inhibiting cell migration and killing cells.
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Multi-scale in silico analysis of the phase separation behavior of FUS mutants

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01512F, Paper
Kalindu S. Fernando, Ying Chau
The computational model predicts the aggregation propensity of intrinsically disordered proteins and their mutants efficiently.
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Structural isomerism engineering regulates molecular AIE behavior and application in visualizing endogenous hydrogen sulfide

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11134-11141
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01617C, Paper
Yaxi Li, Yong-Xiang Wang, Dujuan Liu, Chen-Chieh Ni, Jianming Ni, Jen-Shyang Ni
The isomerization effect on coumarin-based AIEgens was systematically analyzed and further applied to H2S detection.
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A near-infrared superoxide generator based on a biocompatible indene-bearing heptamethine cyanine dye

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11202-11209
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01663G, Paper
Nikita Bel’ko, Anna Mal’tanova, Anastasiya Bahdanava, Anatol Lugovski, Sviatlana Fatykhava, Polina Shabunya, Adam Smaliakou, Sergey Poznyak, Tatsiana Kulahava, Michael Samtsov
A heptamethine cyanine dye with an indene moiety and 4-meso-chloride generates superoxide inside cells upon near-infrared photoactivation, inducing cell death.
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Improving the sulfite-detection performance of a fluorescent probe via post-synthetic modification with a metal–organic framework

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11251-11258
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01754D, Paper
Jing-Yi Shi, Bin Wang, Xin-Yue Cui, Xiao-Wei Hu, Hai-Liang Zhu, Yu-Shun Yang
In this work, a post-synthetic modification strategy was attempted to improve the performance of the probe for sulfite detection.
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Microfluidic synthesis and accurate immobilization of low-density QD-encoded magnetic microbeads for multiplex immunoassay

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11230-11236
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01585A, Paper
Zhou Sha, Tianyi Ling, Wenqi Yang, Haosu Xie, Chunnan Wang, Shuqing Sun
Accurate immobilization of microbeads in the gap of nickel patterns.
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AI-driven precision subcellular navigation with fluorescent probes

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11054-11062
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01835D, Review Article
Yingli Zhu, Yanpeng Fang, Wenzhi Huang, Weiheng Zhang, Fei Chen, Jie Dong, Wenbin Zeng
AI-driven precision subcellular navigation with fluorescent probes.
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Machine Learning-Assisted Pattern Recognition and Imaging of Multiplexed Cancer Cells via Porphyrin-Embedded Dendrimer Array

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01861C, Paper
Jiabao Hu, Weiwei Ni, Mengting Han, Yunzhen Zhan, Fei Li, Hui Huang, Jinsong Han
Early cancer detection plays a vital role in improving the survival rate of cancer patients, underscoring the importance of developing cancer detecting methods. However, it is of great challenge to...
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Exchange of free and capsule conjugated cyanine dyes between cells

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01874E, Paper
Zhanna V. Kozyreva, Polina A. Demina, Olga I. Gusliakova, Gleb B. Sukhorukov, Olga A. Sindeeva
Cells readily exchange free cyanine dyes when their membranes are in close contact. Photoconvertible capsules based on cyanine dyes are internalized into the cytoplasm with a low degree of exchange, allowing individual cell labeling and tracking.
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Mitochondrial membrane potential-independent near-infrared fluorescent probes for viscosity-exclusive imaging

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01785D, Paper
Xiu Pan, Yu Zhao, Jia-Li Wang, Shun Feng, Xiao-Qi Yu, Ming-Yu Wu
A novel mitochondrial targeting mitochondrial membrane potential-independent near-infrared fluorescent probe, ACR-DMA, was developed which can be firmly immobilized in mitochondria for tracking of mitochondrial viscosity changes in vitro and in vivo.
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Development of a Xanthene-Based NIR Fluorescent Probe for Accurate and Sensitive Detection of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01841A, Paper
Chia-Kai Lai, KUPPAN MAGESH, Sivan Velmathi, Shu-Pao Wu
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) regulates glutathione (GSH), essential for cell functions and linked to cancer. High GGT levels in tumors make it a valuable cancer biomarker. Current GGT detection methods often...
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Illuminating cisplatin-induced ferroptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer with biothiol-activatable fluorescent/photoacoustic bimodal probes

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01656D, Paper
Li Xu, Hongwen Liu, Yi Kong, Lingyun Li, Jia Li, Kang Li, Shuzhi Liang, Bolin Chen
Using activatable NIR fluorescent/PA bimodal probes, we successfully monitored real-time biothiol changes during ferroptosis in NSCLC cells and tumors, revealing enhanced ferroptosis with the combined use of erastin and cisplatin.
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Bioinspired programmable coacervate droplets and self-assembled fibers through pH regulation of monomers

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01550A, Paper
Satyajit Patra, Sushmitha Chandrabhas, Subi J. George
Phase separation or phase transitions pervade the biological domain, where proteins and RNA engage in liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), forming liquid-like membraneless organelles. The misregulation or dysfunction of these proteins...
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NIR emissive probe for fluorescence turn-on based dead cell sorting and in vivo viscosity mapping in C. elegans

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01945H, Paper
Goraksha T. Sapkal, Farhan Anjum, Abdul Salam, Bodhidipra Mukherjee, Shilpa Chandra, Purabi Bala, Richa Garg, Shagun Sharma, Kush Kaushik, Chayan Kanti Nandi
An NIR emissive probe plays a pivotal role for in vitro and in vivo dead cell sorting.
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Toward a gameic world : new rules of engagement from Japanese video games / Ben Whaley.

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2023.








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'I won't be shedding my clothes in Bigg Boss 10'

'Don't worry I will fulfill your dreams, Jason Shah promises, just before he enters Bigg Boss 10.




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'We don't wait for Santa Claus. We become somebody else's Santa'

'When you go under a flyover in Mumbai at night, you will see many underprivileged people sleeping there. You get the best smiles when you distribute gifts, food packets or blankets.' Actor Karan Wahi's noble cause.