Molecular-Cling-Effect of Fluoroethylene Carbonate Characterized via Ethoxy(pentafluoro)cyclotriphosphazene on SiOx/C Anode Materials - A New Perspective for Formerly Sub-Sufficient SEI Forming Additive Compounds.

Effective electrolyte compositions are of primary importance in raising the performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Recently, fluorinated cyclic phosphazenes in combination with fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) have been introduced as promising electrolyte additives, which can decompose to form an effective dense, uniform, and thin protective layer on the surface of electrodes. Although the basic electrochemical aspects of cyclic fluorinated phosphazenes combined with FEC were introduced, it is still unclear how these two compounds interact constructively during operation.

Accessing the Primary Solid-Electrolyte Interphase on Lithium Metal: A Method for Low-Concentration Compound Analysis.

Invited for this month's cover is the group of Martin Winter at the University of Münster. The image shows idea of the developed sample treatment method enabling the accumulation of solid electrolyte interphase originating compounds. The Research Article itself is available at 10.

Development of Highly Sensitive Digital Droplet PCR for Detection of cKIT Mutations in Circulating Free DNA That Mediate Resistance to TKI Treatment for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST).

Background: Mutations in cKIT or PDGFRA are found in up to 90% of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Previously, we described the design, validation, and clinical performance of a digital droplet (dd)PCR assay panel for the detection of imatinib-sensitive cKIT and PDFGRA mutations in circulating tumor (ct)DNA. In this study, we developed and validated a set of ddPCR assays for the detection of cKIT mutations mediating resistance to cKIT kinase inhibitors in ctDNA.

Accessing the Primary Solid-Electrolyte Interphase on Lithium Metal: A Method for Low-Concentration Compound Analysis.

Despite large research efforts in the fields of lithium ion and lithium metal batteries, there are still unanswered questions. One of them is the formation of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) in lithium-metal-anode-based battery systems. Until now, a compound profile analysis of the SEI on lithium metal was challenging as the amounts of many compounds after simple contact of lithium metal and the electrolyte were too low for detection with analytical methods.