Sandwiched composite electrolyte with excellent interfacial contact for high-performance solid-state sodium-ion batteries.

Solid-state sodium-ion batteries have attracted significant attention due to their rich resources, high safety, and high energy density. However, the lower ionic conductivity and inferior interfacial contact between solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) and electrodes limit their practical applications. Herein, polyvinylideneuoride-co-hexauoropropylene (PVDF-HFP) membrane is selected and a novel sandwiched composite PVDF-HFP/NaZrCeSiPOF/PVDF-HFP (G-NZC0.

Increased photoluminescence and photodynamic therapy efficiency of hydroxyapatite-β-cyclodextrin-methylene blue@carbon powders with the favor of hydrogen bonding effect.

To meet the requirements of theranostics with diagnosis and treatment, photodynamic-based therapy is simultaneously enabled with the incorporation of methylene blue (MB) as imaging agent and photosensitizer in core-shell structured drug vehicles. Citrate-modified hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders are first grafted with β-cyclodextrin (CD), then combined with MB molecules through electrostatic interactions, and finally encapsulated with carbon shells through hydro-thermal carbonization of glucose to prepare HAp-CD-MB@C powders. Processing parameters of carbonization temperature, glucose addition, reaction time and CD addition are varied to prepare drug carriers with modulated crystallite degrees and photo-physical properties.

Crystallization of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate with presence of glutamic acid and arginine at 37 °C.

The formations of non-metabolic stones, bones and teeth were seriously related to the morphology, size and surface reactivity of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD). Herein, a facile biomimetic mineralization method with presence of glutamic acid and arginine was employed to fabricate DCPD with well-defined morphology and adjustable crystallite size. In reaction solution containing more arginine, crystallization of DCPD occurred with faster rate of nucleation and higher density of stacked layers due to the generation of more OH(-) ions after hydrolysis of arginine at 37 °C.

Characterization of hollow hydroxyapatite/copper microspheres prepared from the reduction of copper-modified hydroxyapatite by glucose.

This study employed a co-precipitation method to synthesize copper-modified hydroxyapatite (HA) powders, where Cu(2+) ions had entered the structure of HA and occupied Ca(1) sites in the columns parallel to the c-axis. Through a hydrothermal treatment, hollow HA/copper (Cu(2)O and/or Cu) microspheres with core-shell structures were prepared in solutions containing glucose, sodium carbonate and sodium citrate. When prolonging the reduction time, Cu(2+) ions dissolved from copper-modified HA were reduced by glucose initially to Cu(+) ions and then to Cu atoms, which would precipitate as copper on the surface of HA.