Construction of Monolayer TiCT MXene on Nickel Foam under High Electrostatic Fields for High-Performance Supercapacitors.

TiCT MXene, as a common two-dimensional material, has a wide range of applications in electrochemical energy storage. However, the surface forces of few-layer or monolayer TiCT MXene lead to easy agglomeration, which hinders the demonstration of its performance due to the characteristics of layered materials. Herein, we report a facile method for preparing monolayer TiCT MXene on nickel foam to achieve a self-supporting structure for supercapacitor electrodes under high electrostatic fields.

Induced effect of Ca and Al on chaetominine synthesis by Aspergillus fumigatus CY018 under submerged fermentation.

Chaetominine (CHA), an alkaloid with a biological activity obtained from Aspergillus fumigatus CY018, has strong anticancer activity against the human leukemia cells. However, its physiological and biochemical research is limited by CHA yield in the liquid-state fermentation, which is a problem that urgently needs effective biological solution. In this work, Ca and Al were found to have a strong promoting effect on CHA production after multiple metal ions screening.

Retracted Article: Structural characterization and anti-inflammatory potency of Karsch oligopeptides in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 macrophages.

Scorpion venom represents a significant source of bio-active peptides. However, the anti-inflammatory potency of scorpion venom oligopeptides (CMOs) has not been well explored. In the current study, thirty-five CMOs were isolated, the amino acid sequences were identified, and the anti-inflammatory potency was further explored in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.

Aqueous compatible boron nitride nanosheets for high-performance hydrogels.

Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) possess ultimate thermal and chemical stabilities and mechanical strengths. However, the unmodified BNNSs are hydrophobic and insoluble in water, which hinders their use in many technological areas requiring aqueous compatibility. In this work, h-BN was treated with molten citric acid to produce aqueous dispersible boron nitride sheets (ca-BNNSs).