Plant Cell Wall-Like Soft Materials: Micro- and Nanoengineering, Properties, and Applications.

Plant cell wall (CW)-like soft materials, referred to as artificial CWs, are composites of assembled polymers containing micro-/nanoparticles or fibers/fibrils that are designed to mimic the composition, structure, and mechanics of plant CWs. CW-like materials have recently emerged to test hypotheses pertaining to the intricate structure-property relationships of native plant CWs or to fabricate functional materials. Here, research on plant CWs and CW-like materials is reviewed by distilling key studies on biomimetic composites primarily composed of plant polysaccharides, including cellulose, pectin, and hemicellulose, as well as organic polymers like lignin.

Topotactic Reduction-Induced Stabilization of β-LaMoO Phase: Structure, Static Oxygen Disorder, and Electrical Properties.

LaMoO is acknowledged as an exceptional oxide ion conductor. It undergoes a reversible phase transition around 580 °C from the nonconductive low-temperature monoclinic α-LaMoO phase to the highly conductive high-temperature cubic β-LaMoO phase. In addition, LaMoO demonstrates complex chemistry under reducing conditions.

Making a Case for Whole Person Health.

Our conventional approach to health care tends to separate patients' health by body system, treating each independently and "efficiently"-e.g., minimal time with a provider, reliance on medications, and little investment to support behavioral and lifestyle improvements.

La Substitution into the Melilite Derivative CaGaO: Prediction, Synthesis and Ionic Conductivity.

Melilite-type gallates of general formula REAEGaO are of interest for their ability to host mobile interstitial oxide ions in [GaO] layers. The crystal structure of CaGaO is closely related to melilite, with [GaO] layers stacked in a more complex way to accommodate an additional 0.5 interlayer cations per formula unit, suggesting the potential for similar oxide ion conduction behavior.