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Strong, tough and conductive single-network hydrogels based on deswelling and the salting-out effect

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00298A, Paper
Xingyue Sun, Haiyi Liang, Lina Ye
By comparing the mechanical properties between salt-treated hydrogels and air-dried hydrogels, the synergistic effect in energy transfer and dissipation arising from increases in polymer fraction and cross-linking plays an indispensable role in toughening SN hydrogels.
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Particle-based and continuum models for confined nematics in two dimensions

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01684F, Paper
Humberto Híjar, Apala Majumdar
Particle-based mesoscopic simulations conduct 2D nematics confined in polygons through consistent defect annihilation dynamics and produce unstable structures that transform into equilibrium textures predicted by the Landau-de Gennes theory.
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Critical Casimir forces in soft matter

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3212-3242
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01408H, Review Article
A. Gambassi, S. Dietrich
We review recent advances in the theoretical, numerical, and experimental studies of critical Casimir forces in soft matter, with particular emphasis on their relevance for the structures of colloidal suspensions and on their dynamics.
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A viscosity measurement technique for ultra-low sample volumes

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00050A, Paper
Mahrukh A Mir, Mahesh S. Tirumkudulu
We describe a unique method to measure the viscosity of liquids based on the fluid mechanics of thin films. A drop of sample is spread over a substrate by contacting...
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Ullrich Steiner: portrait of the scientist as a young student

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM90046D, Profile
Jacob Klein
A brief memoir in honour of Professor Ullrich Steiner’s 60th birthday.
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Lipidation Alters the Phase-separation of Resilin-like Polypeptides

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00358F, Paper
Open Access
Zhe Zhang, Jingjing Ji, Md Shahadat Hossain, Briah Bailey, Shikha Nangia, Davoud Mozhdehi
Biology exploits biomacromolecular phase separation to form condensates, known as membraneless organelles. Despite significant advancements in deciphering sequence determinants for phase separation, modulating these features in vivo remains challenging. A...
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Ligand-dependent folding and unfolding dynamics and free energy landscapes of acylphosphatase

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00131A, Paper
Li Yuan, Hao Sun, Xuening Ma, Yang Wang, Zilong Guo, Xingyu Qi, Shimin Le, Hu Chen
The free energy landscapes of AcP in the absence and presence of Pi are constructed by using stable magnetic tweezers.
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A versatile route for the fabrication of micro-patterned polylactic-acid (PLA)-based membranes with tailored morphology via breath figure imprinting

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00107A, Paper
Rayane Akoumeh, Manale Noun, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Maryam Al-Ejji, Khadija M. Zadeh, Alaa H. Hawari, Kenan Song, Mohammad K. Hassan
Breath figure imprinting, based on surface instabilities combined with fast polymer evaporation in a humid environment, enables the creation of micro-patterned membranes with tailored pore sizes.
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Effect of surface viscoelasticity on top jet drops produced by bursting bubbles

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00243A, Paper
Zhengyu Yang, Sainath Barbhai, Bingqiang Ji, Jie Feng
Jet drops resulting from bubble bursting at a liquid surface play a key role in various mass transfer processes across the interface, including sea spray aerosol generation and pathogen transmission....
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Interfacial energy as an approach to designing amphipathic surfaces during photopolymerization curing

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01528A, Paper
Open Access
Sabrina J. Curley, Caroline R. Szczepanski
Photopolymerization induced phase separation (PIPS) is utilized to develop materials in a single step that are hydrophobic on one face and hydrophilic on the other.
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Dynamics in polymers with phase separated dynamic bonds: the case of a peculiar temperature dependence

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00115J, Paper
Peyton Carden, Sirui Ge, Bingrui Li, Subarna Samanta, Alexei P. Sokolov
Relaxation processes in polymers with phase separated dynamic bonds include segmental (α) process, individual bond dissociation (α*) and rearrangement (intermediate), structural relaxation in clusters (α2) and terminal relaxation (c).
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Agri-waste derived electroactive carbon–iron oxide nanocomposite for oxygen reduction reaction: an experimental and theoretical study

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12171-12178
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01264J, Paper
Open Access
Pallavi B. Jagdale, Sai Rashmi Manippady, Rohit Anand, Geunsik Lee, Akshaya Kumar Samal, Ziyauddin Khan, Manav Saxena
Herein, we have utilized agri-waste and amalgamating low Fe3+, to develop an economic iron oxide–carbon hybrid-based electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with water as a main product following close to 4e transfer process.
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A prediction model for CO2/CO adsorption performance on binary alloys based on machine learning

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12235-12246
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00710G, Paper
Open Access
Xiaofeng Cao, Wenjia Luo, Huimin Liu
Machine-learning models were constructed to accurately predict CO2 and CO adsorption affinity on a wide range of binary alloying.
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A high-performance room-temperature NH3 gas sensor based on WO3/TiO2 nanocrystals decorated with Pt NPs

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12225-12234
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00881B, Paper
Open Access
Zhixuan Wu, Zhengai Chen, Zhixiang Deng, Ning Dai, Yan Sun, Meiying Ge
In this work, a high-performance room-temperature ammonia (NH3) gas sensor based on Pt-modified WO3–TiO2 nanocrystals was synthesized via a two-step hydrothermal.
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Discovery of new triterpene glycosides from Dendrobium officinale with their α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activity

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12147-12157
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01483A, Paper
Open Access
Pham Hai Yen, Bui Huu Tai, Dan Thi Thuy Hang, Le Doan Tung Lam, Duong Thi Dung, Do Thi Trang, Duong Thi Hai Yen, Nguyen Huy Hoang, Phan Thi Thanh Huong, Nguyen Viet Dung, Ngo Anh Bang, Nguyen Duc Duy, Phan Van Kiem
Seven new oleanane saponins were discovered from Dendrobium officinale. These saponins containing 29-noroleana-12,20(30)-dien-28-oic acid framework, caffeoyl, and coumaroyl moieties potentially inhibited α-glucosidase and α-amylase activities.
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Synthesis and study of antibiofilm and antivirulence properties of flavonol analogues generated by palladium catalyzed ligand free Suzuki–Miyaura coupling against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12278-12293
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08617H, Paper
Open Access
Anjitha Theres Benny, Masthan Thamim, Prakhar Srivastava, Sindoora Suresh, Krishnan Thirumoorthy, Loganathan Rangasamy, Karthikeyan S., Nalini Easwaran, Ethiraj Kannatt Radhakrishnan
An overview on the mechanism of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 biofilm inhibition by Suzuki–Miyaura coupled flavonols.
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Kinetic and reactivity of gas-phase reaction of acyclic dienes with hydroxyl radical in the 273–318 K temperature range

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12303-12312
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08750F, Paper
Open Access
Chenyang Xue, Xinmiao Xu, Han Lyu, Yunfeng Li, Yangang Ren, Jinhe Wang, Yujing Mu, Abdelwahid Mellouki, Zongzheng Yang
The relative position of two CC on the acyclic dienes could determine its reactivity. The number and type of alkyl group and the number of addition sites on diene could also strongly affect its reactivity toward OH radical.
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Fluorinated carbon as high-performance cathode for aqueous zinc primary batteries

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12454-12462
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00835A, Paper
Open Access
Congping Xu, Liang Zhang, Fupeng Liu, Ruding Zhang, Hongjun Yue
Fluorinated carbon was employed as a cathode active substance for aqueous zinc batteries for the first time.
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Polyvinyl alcohol as solid proton donor to modify g-C3N4 via hydrogen bonding enabling efficient photocatalytic H2O2 production from H2O and O2

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12407-12415
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01746C, Paper
Open Access
Chen Chen, Fengtiao Liao, Xiangcheng Zhang, Silian Cheng, Yu Deng, Chao Chen, Mingce Long
PVA modifies graphitic carbon nitride via hydrogen bonds to boost H2O2 production by enhancing charge separation and acting as solid proton donor.
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Influence of potassium doping on the structural, conduction mechanism, and dielectric properties of CaFe2O4

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12464-12474
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00260A, Paper
Open Access
Mohamed Mounir Bouzayani, Manel Ben Abdessalem, Ibtihel Soudani, Abderrazek Oueslati, Abdelhedi Aydi
The frequency and temperature-related dielectric relaxation and electrical conduction mechanisms in potassium-doped CaFe2O4 oxide ceramic were investigated in this study throughout a temperature range of 313–673 K.
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Quantitative analysis of the illegal addition of Atenolol in Panax notoginseng based on NIR–MIR spectral data fusion and calibration transfer

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12428-12437
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08183D, Paper
Open Access
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Jie Du, Zhengwei Huang, Chun Li, Ling Jiang
To address the issue of the common illegal addition of Atenolol in Panax notoginseng, we propose an approach that realizes multivariate calibration transfer between different particle sizes based on spectral data fusion.
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Optimizing methanol synthesis from CO2 using graphene-based heterogeneous photocatalyst under RSM and ANN-driven parametric optimization for achieving better suitability

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12496-12512
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00578C, Paper
Open Access
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Ramesh Kumar, Jayato Nayak, Somnath Chowdhury, Sashikant Nayak, Shirsendu Banerjee, Bikram Basak, Masoom Raza Siddiqui, Moonis Ali Khan, Rishya Prava Chatterjee, Prashant Kumar Singh, WooJin Chung, Byong-Hun Jeon, Sankha Chakrabortty, Suraj K. Tripathy
Assessment of the performance of linear and nonlinear regression-based methods for estimating in situ catalytic CO2 transformations employing TiO2/Cu coupled with hydrogen exfoliation graphene (HEG) has been investigated.
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Enhanced acetone gas-sensing characteristics of Pd–NiO nanorods/SnO2 nanowires sensors

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12438-12448
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01265H, Paper
Open Access
Nguyen Phu Hung, Nguyen Van Duy, Chu Thi Xuan, Dang Thi Thanh Le, Chu Manh Hung, Han Jin, Nguyen Duc Hoa
The ternary component consisting of SnO2 nanowires/Pd–NiO nanorods is employed to enhance the acetone gas sensor performance utilizing the synergistic effects of the p–n heterojunction between the p-type NiO and the n-type SnO2, as well as the catalytic spillover effect of Pd nanoparticles.
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Surface modification of halide perovskite using EDTA-complexed SnO2 as electron transport layer in high performance solar cells

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12397-12406
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08900B, Paper
Open Access
Nuno Marques, Santanu Jana, Manuel J. Mendes, Hugo Águas, Rodrigo Martins, Shrabani Panigrahi
The long-term performance of metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can be significantly improved by tuning the surface characteristics of the perovskite layers.
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Dual-functional nano-photosensitizers: Eosin-Y decorated gold nanorods for plasmon-enhanced fluorescence and singlet oxygen generation

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12417-12427
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01551G, Paper
Open Access
Sravani Kaja, Ashin Varghese Mathews, Amit Nag
Enhancement factors of 110 and 18 for metal-enhanced fluorescence and metal-enhanced SOG, respectively, are obtained from polymer coated gold nanorod cores adsorbed with Eosin Y.
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Tunable thermal diffusivity of silk protein assemblies based on their structural control and photo-induced chemical cross-linking

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12449-12453
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA06473E, Paper
Open Access
Michihiro Tanaka, Toshiki Sawada, Keiji Numata, Takeshi Serizawa
The tunable thermal diffusivity of silk fibroin-based assemblies (films) is demonstrated here. The control of secondary structures and subsequent photo-induced chemical cross-linking are essential for heat conduction in the films.
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Harnessing the power of natural deep eutectic solvents (choline chloride/sucrose) and polypropylene glycol in the formation of aqueous biphasic systems and the application of these systems in drug extraction

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12349-12359
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA07066B, Paper
Open Access
Fariba Ghaffari, Mohammed Taghi Zafarani-Moattar, Hemayat Shekaari
In recent times, there has been considerable interest in utilizing aqueous biphasic systems (ABSs) containing natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) for the extraction of various substances.
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Electrochemical oxidative radical cascade cyclization of dienes and diselenides towards the synthesis of seleno-benzazepines

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12556-12560
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01914H, Paper
Open Access
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Ling Hu, Jingyi Zhang, Minghan Li, Yulin Feng, Fangling Lu
An electrochemical approach to access seleno-benzazepines through an oxidative radical cascade cyclization of dienes with diselenides under metal-free, external oxidant-free and base-free conditions.
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Ethyl acetate as an acetyl source and solvent for acetylation of alcohols by KOH

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12574-12579
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08717D, Paper
Open Access
Xiaodan Wang, Huilin Sun, Yao Cheng, Wenfei Yang, Xinmei Wang, Liting Xiong, Yiying Li, Jinhui Wang, Chunli Gan, Chunguang Lin, Huanjun Xu
A mild, efficient and convenient procedure for the acetylation of alcohols with EtOAc as acetyl source and solvent mediated by KOH was reported.
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Synthesis and characterization of a nanostructure conductive copolymer based on polyaniline and polylactic acid as an effective substrate in proteins impedimetric biosensing

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12600-12611
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01061B, Paper
Open Access
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Ehsan Dinpanah, Moslem Mansour Lakouraj, Ebrahim Fooladi, Vahid Hasantabar
Despite of all the developments in DNA microarray technology, there is not sufficient knowledge about protein abundance or their function in processes such as proteolysis, phosphorylation.
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Resistance and durability of fly ash based geopolymer for heavy metal immobilization: properties and mechanism

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12580-12592
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00617H, Paper
Open Access
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Xupicheng Ren, Fan Wang, Xiang He, Xiaomin Hu
This study employed geopolymerization technique to solidify MSWI fly ash, aiming to facilitate its reutilization. The FA based geopolymers exhibit strong durability and mechanical qualities, making them suitable for a variety of applications.
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Correction: Facile fabrication of a graphene-based chemical sensor with ultrasensitivity for nitrobenzene

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12633-12633
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA90041C, Correction
Open Access
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Ali Raza, Zaka Ullah, Adnan Khalil, Rashida Batool, Sajjad Haider, Kamran Alam, Nazmina Imrose Sonil, Alvi Muhammad Rouf, Muhammad Faizan Nazar
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Application of cold-adapted microbial agents in soil contaminate remediation: biodegradation mechanisms, case studies, and safety assessments

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12720-12734
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01510J, Review Article
Open Access
Jiaxin Li, Yujuan Wen, Zheng Fang, Wenqi Yang, Xiaoming Song
Analyzed the microorganisms cold-adapted mechanism, and summarized the degradation pathway of nitro-aromatic compounds. Evaluated safety of microbial agents according to the existing application restoration cases under freeze-thaw cycles condition.
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Insight into the probability of ethoxy(pentafluoro)cyclotriphosphazene (PFPN) as the functional electrolyte additive in lithium–sulfur batteries

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12754-12761
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08379A, Paper
Open Access
Ning Li, Yu Zhang, Shun Zhang, Lu Shi, Jie-Yu Zhang, Ke-Meng Song, Jin-Chun Li, Fang-Lei Zeng
Enhancing the flame retardancy of electrolytes and the stability of lithium anodes is of great significance to improve the safety performance of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries.
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Design, synthesis and antiproliferative evaluation of tetrahydro-β-carboline histone deacetylase inhibitors bearing an aliphatic chain linker

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12762-12771
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01672F, Paper
Open Access
Jing Shi, Jiayun Wang, Xingjie Wang, Chao Qu, Changchun Ye, Xiuli Li, Xin Chen, Zhengshui Xu
The use of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) is an effective approach for cancer treatment.
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Insoluble low-impedance organic battery cathode enabled by graphite grafting towards potassium storage

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12658-12664
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01420K, Paper
Open Access
Xiaolei Sun, Xianhui Yi, Ling Fan, Bingan Lu
Insoluble polymerized organic electrode is developed and wrapped in graphite sheets, which possesses low-impedance and realized a cycling life of over 1500 cycles. This work provides insights for exploring high-performance organic cathodes.
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Innovative surfactant-free synthesis of core–shell SiO2/ZnO particles: rapid ultrasonication and photocatalytic inhibition

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12665-12675
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01309C, Paper
Open Access
Lailatul Qomariyah, Tomoyuki Hirano, Nicky Rahmana Putra, Suprapto Suprapto, Hendrix Abdul Ajiz, Mar'atul Fauziyah
This study demonstrates the preparation of SiO2/ZnO core–shell nanoparticles with controllable shell size and their optical properties.
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Fabrication of MoS2/rGO hybrids as electrocatalyst for water splitting applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12742-12753
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00697F, Paper
Open Access
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Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Tayyaba Noor, Erum Pervaiz, Naseem Iqbal, Neelam Zaman
Environmental degradation and energy constraint are important risks to long-term sustainability in the modern world.
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Confined microemulsions: pore diameter induced change of the phase behavior

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12735-12741
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01283F, Paper
Open Access
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René Haverkamp, Margarethe Dahl, Tim Julian Stank, Jessica Hübner, Peter Strasser, Stefan Wellert, Thomas Hellweg
Possible temperature-dependent structure of the microemulsion within the pores of controlled pore glasses. Small pore sizes seem to affect the temperature-dependent phase behavior of the microemulsion.
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The untold story of starch as a catalyst for organic reactions

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12676-12702
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00775A, Review Article
Open Access
Masoud Sadeghi
Starch as catalyst for organic reactions.
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Current status of controlled onco-therapies based on metal organic frameworks

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12817-12828
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00375F, Review Article
Open Access
Yixuan Yang, Xiaofeng Dai
Most MOFs for controllable cancer treatment act as drug delivery vehicle and/or anti-cancer agent. Molecules with anti-cancer roles such as chemotherapies, gases, peptides or nucleic acids can be loaded into MOFs that decompose in cancer cells or in the TME to release its cargoes.
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Construction of glutathione-responsive paclitaxel prodrug nanoparticles for image-guided targeted delivery and breast cancer therapy

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12796-12806
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00610K, Paper
Open Access
Weiwei Ma, Qiufeng Zhao, Shilong Zhu, Xinyue Wang, Chuangchuang Zhang, Daming Ma, Na Li, Yanyan Yin
HA-coated redox sensitive visualized nano-prodrug HA/TPE-CS-SS-PTX were exploited in order to highly efficient treatment of cancer and real-time monitoring of drug localization.
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Engineering gold nanoworms with tunable longitudinal plasmon peak in the near infrared and their refractive index sensing properties

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12772-12780
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00994K, Paper
Open Access
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Misbah ul Ain, Asma, Rizwan Ullah, Zanjbeel Fatima, Ahsan Illahi, Waqqar Ahmed
Gold nanoworms (NWs), synthesized in a one-step reaction with size controlled by pH, show tunable plasmon peaks in the near-infrared. Finite element analysis validates their optical properties, and they exhibit sensitive refractive index sensing.
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Use of benzothiophene ring to improve the photovoltaic efficacy of cyanopyridinone-based organic chromophores: a DFT study

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12841-12852
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA06817J, Paper
Open Access
Iqra Shafiq, Muhammad Khalid, Gul Maria, Nadeem Raza, Ataualpa A. C. Braga, Saifullah Bullo, Mohamed Khairy
The benzothiophene based chromophores (A1D1–A1D5) with A–π–A configuration were designed via end-capped tailoring with benzothiophene type acceptors using reference compound (A1R).
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Wet adhesive hydrogels based on niobium carbide for experimental research of oral mucosal impairment

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12935-12946
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01352B, Paper
Open Access
Jiayuan Chen, Junyu Ren, Yingjie Wu, Narisu Hu, Fang Zhao, Lin Zhang
Illustration of the mechanism of NbC/TA–GelMA hydrogel with multifunctional properties for potential application in oral mucosal impairment.
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Superhydrophobic foam combined with biomass-derived TENG based on upcycled coconut husk for efficient oil–water separation

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13005-13015
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01841A, Paper
Open Access
Jiaming Liang, Yajuan Zhou, Qian Wu, Zeying Zhu, Keda Lin, Jinsheng He, Haihe Hong, Yuanzheng Luo
Ocean ecological environments are seriously affected by oil spilling and plastic-debris, significantly reducing marine pollution via using biocomposite production from natural fiber reinforcement is a friendly way to deal with marine oil pollution.
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Development of an imidazole-based N,N-bidentate ligand for the manganese catalyzed direct coupling of nitriles with alcohols

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12978-12982
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00817K, Paper
Open Access
Qian Tang, Dingguo Song, Kali Zhang, Wenhao Mao, Xianghua Zhao, Ding Du, Fei Ling, Weihui Zhong
This work describes the manganese catalyzed direct coupling of nitriles with alcohols with assistance of a set of simple and new imidazole-based N,N-bidentate ligands.
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Bioactive O^N^O^ Schiff base appended homoleptic titanium(IV) complexes: DFT, BSA/CT-DNA interactions, molecular docking and antitumor activity against HeLa and A549 cell lines

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13062-13082
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08574K, Paper
Open Access
Sathish Thanigachalam, Madhvesh Pathak
Five new homoleptic derivatives of titanium(IV) have been developed and characterized by physicochemical techniques.
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Mechanics of biomimetic free-standing lipid membranes: insights into the elasticity of complex lipid compositions

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13044-13052
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00738G, Paper
Open Access
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Alessandra Griffo, Carola Sparn, Fabio Lolicato, Friederike Nolle, Navid Khangholi, Ralf Seemann, Jean-Baptiste Fleury, Martin Brinkmann, Walter Nickel, Hendrik Hähl
In this study, we prepare pore-spanning membranes that mimic the composition of plasma membranes and perform force spectroscopy indentation measurements to unravel mechanistic insights depending on lipid composition.
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Expression of concern: Facile route to synthesize Fe3O4@acacia–SO3H nanocomposite as a heterogeneous magnetic system for catalytic applications

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13016-13016
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA90043J, Expression of Concern
Open Access
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Reza Taheri-Ledari, Mir Saeed Esmaeili, Zahra Varzi, Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan, Ali Maleki, Ahmed Esmail Shalan
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