Herein, we report an effective strategy to maximize the antimicrobial activity of CuWO4/CuS hybrid composites, prepared by simply mixing CuWO4 and CuS nanopowders with varying weight ratios in phosphate buffered saline solution by ultrasound. The tested bacteria included gram negative (G-) pathogenic bacteria Salmonella typhi, gram positive (G+) pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, and G+ bacteria

Soil serves as the main recipient of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). The understanding of complex nanomaterial-plant-soil interactions is urgently needed to keep pace with the safety concerns of ENMs. Machine learning, suitable for learning complex patterns, has been used to predict the root uptake and translocation of ENMs. However, these models usually exist as black boxes, which are difficult to

The transformation of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) has been largely investigated in wastewater treatment plants, recognized as important intermediates before NPs discharge into the environment. However, considering direct releases of the pristine ZnO NPs forms, additional studies on ZnO NPs fate in different environmental compartments are encouraged. In this work, we investigated ZnO NPs transformation

A novel hyper-crosslinked In2S3@HLZU-1 heterojunction through molecular expansion was carefully designed and fully characterized. Hyper-cross-linked LZU-1(HLZU-1) with tunable specific surface area and pore volume through coupling Friedel-Crafts reaction was synthesized, in which 1,4-Bis(chloromethyl)benzene as the expansion molecules were pillared between the layers of LZU-1. This synthetic strategy

Large respiratory surface and high permeability make the lung promising in drug delivery of inhaled nanoparticles (NPs) as a portal and susceptible to nanosized airborne pollutions. Inhaled NPs first interact with the lung surfactant (LS) after depositing in the lung, where NPs tend to adsorb the LS molecules to form a biomolecular corona on their surface. Despite the extensive studies of protein coronas

Formaldehyde has strong carcinogenic and cancer-promoting effects, and its removal from indoor air is still challenging. Transition metal oxides such as cobalt(II,III) oxide (Co3O4) are potential catalysts to eliminate formaldehyde. However, the inherent low activity of Co3O4 at room temperature has greatly limited its utilization for indoor air purification. In this work, an extremely facile and mild