Pressure sensors are vital components of wearable electronics for human-machine interaction, health monitoring, disease prevention and so on. State-of-the-art pressure sensors often require the use of encapsulating materials such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to provide the mechanical durability, which significantly deteriorates the detection limit, permeability and wearing comfort of the pressure

Herein, the multimodal noncontact temperature readout approach based on GdP5O14 nanocrystals co-doped with Cr3+ and Nd3+ ions is reported. Each of the temperature readout Modes based on the: Stokes emission of Cr3+ and Nd3+(Mode I), Stokes and anti-Stokes emission (Mode II) and anti-Stokes emission (Mode III) of Nd3+ enables temperature determination in different spectral range providing the possibility

Severe multidrug resistance has frequently compromised the therapeutic efficacy of one first-line chemotherapeutic drug cisplatin. Here, we report cocktail polyprodrug nanoparticles (CPNs) that can concurrently pump out nitric oxide (NO) and peroxynitrite (ONOO−) in response to reductive cytosolic milieu to overcome cisplatin-resistant cancers. Branched polyprodrug amphiphiles of cisplatin and nitric

Visible light-activated photocatalysts offer a promising approach to remove recalcitrant organic contaminants from water without adding chemicals, using free solar energy. In this study, sulfate-doped silver phosphate (SO4-Ag3PO4) was prepared using a simple precipitation method, and its visible light photocatalytic activity against seven neonicotinoid insecticides currently available on the market

Oxytetracycline fermentation residue (OFR) can be managed by bioprocesses to recycle organic substances. However, the organic materials present are resistant to biodegradation due to protection by the OFR matrix structure, and the high levels of residual oxytetracycline have unavoidably negative impacts on microorganisms in bioprocesses and result in the poor biodegradability of OFR. Hydrothermal treatment

Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have made a great progress in recent years, however, charge recombination and losses at interfaces between the different layers restrict their performance. In the present work, we devised an efficient method that not only passivates the interfacial traps but also enhances charge extraction of the PSC. The chlorobenzene with the addition of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)

4D printing is an emerging field in additive manufacturing of time responsive programmable materials. The combination of 3D printing technologies with materials that can transform and possess shape memory and self-healing capabilities means the potential to manufacture dynamic structures readily for a myriad of applications. The benefits of using multifunctional materials in 4D printing create opportunities

The frequent detection of chloramphenicol (CAP) in wastewater and surface water gives rise to concerns on its fatal myelosuppression and aplastic anemia. Recently, the combination of ozone and peroxymonosulfate (O3/PMS) has received wide attention in removing pollutants due to the multiple oxidants (i.e., O3, hydroxyl radicals (OH) and sulfate radicals (SO4−)) existed therein. This study showed that

The electrochemical application of plasma-induced polymerized fullerene (PC60), wherein C60-derived radicals play physical and chemical functions, representing an important frontier in fullerene derivatives. We prepared a dual-functional interlayer of a gradationally PC60-coated carbon nanotube (CNT) matrix, where the population of C60-originating carbon moieties decreased linearly across the [email protected]60