Putting advanced materials to the test: TiC MXenes alleviate the hazardous effects of the environmental pollutant benzo[a]pyrene.

Advanced materials are materials that have been engineered to exhibit novel or enhanced properties that confer superior performance when compared to conventional materials. Here, we evaluated the impact of TiC MXenes, a two-dimensional (2D) material, on the adverse effects caused by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. To this end, we studied benzo[a]pyrene denoted here as B[a]P as a model compound.

Nickel oxide decorated MoS nanosheet-based non-enzymatic sensor for the selective detection of glucose.

Understanding blood glucose levels in our body can be a key part in identifying and diagnosing prediabetes. Herein, nickel oxide (NiO) decorated molybdenum disulfide (MoS) nanosheets have been synthesized a hydrothermal process to develop a non-enzymatic sensor for the detection of glucose. The surface morphology of the NiO/MoS nanocomposite was comprehensively investigated by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis.