Electrospun Cellulose Acetate/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Nanofibers Loaded with Methyl Gallate and Gallic Acid for Anti- Applications.

Methyl gallate (MG) and gallic acid (GA) are natural compounds with potent activity against methicillin-resistant (MRSA), a significant global health concern. In this study, MG and GA were incorporated into cellulose acetate (CA) blended with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) to create electrospun nanofibers aimed at combating both methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and MRSA. Key electrospinning parameters-DC voltage, injection flow rate, and syringe tip-collector distance-were optimized, with the best conditions being a 1.

Assessing the Potential of Gallic Acid and Methyl Gallate to Enhance the Efficacy of β-Lactam Antibiotics against Methicillin-Resistant by Targeting β-Lactamase: In Silico and In Vitro Studies.

Methicillin-resistant (MRSA), a global health concern, has prompted research into antibiotic adjuvants as a potential solution. Although our group previously reported the enhancing effects of gallic acid (GA) and methyl gallate (MG) on penicillin G activity against MRSA, the synergistic potential with other β-lactam antibiotics and the underlying mechanism have not been fully explored. Therefore, this study primarily aimed to investigate the antibacterial synergism with β-lactam antibiotics through disc diffusion, checkerboard, and time-kill assays.

Electrospun silk nanofiber loaded with Ag-doped TiO with high-reactive facet as multifunctional air filter.

Particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are air pollution that can cause high risk to public health. To protect individuals from air pollution exposure, fibrous filters have been widely employed. In this work, we develop silk nanofibers, which are loaded with Ag-doped TiO nanoparticles with exposed (001) (assigned as Ag-TiO-silk), electrospinning method and utilized them as multifunctional air filters that can efficiently reduce PM, organic pollutants and microbials.

Electrospun Cyclodextrin/Poly(L-lactic acid) Nanofibers for Efficient Air Filter: Their PM and VOC Removal Efficiency and Triboelectric Outputs.

In this work, PLLA and CD/PLLA nanofibers were fabricated using electrospinning and utilized as a particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) filter. The electrospun PLLA and CD/PLLA were characterized with various techniques, including SEM, BET, FTIR, XRD, XPS, WCA, DSC, tensile strength testing, PM and VOCs removal efficiency, and triboelectric performance. The results demonstrated that the best air filter was 2.

Natural textile based triboelectric nanogenerators for efficient energy harvesting applications.

This work reports a facile method to create efficient natural textile based triboelectric nanogenerators (N-TENGs). First, plain natural textiles, cotton and silk, were dip-coated in cyanoalkyl silane and fluoroalkyl silane to transform their surface energy into positive and negative triboelectricity. The N-TENGs were fabricated by stacking an cyanoalkylated siloxane grafted fabric with an fluoralkylated siloxane grafted fabric to assemble a Cu fabric electrode.

Improved Performance of Ternary Solar Cells by Using BODIPY Triads.

Two boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) triads, namely and , were synthesized and incorporated with poly-3-hexyl thiophene: (6,6)-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) P3HT:PCBM. The photovoltaic performance of BODIPY:P3HT:PCBM ternary solar cells was increased, as compared to the control binary solar cells (P3HT:PCBM). The optimized power conversion efficiency (PCE) of :P3HT:PCBM was improved from 2.

Wash-stable, oxidation resistant conductive cotton electrodes for wearable electronics.

Commercial, untreated cotton fabrics have been directly silver coated using one-step electroless deposition and, subsequently, conformally encapsulated with a thin layer of poly(perfluorodecylacrylate) (PFDA) using initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD). The surface of these PFDA encapsulated fabrics are notably water-repellent while still displaying a surface resistance as low as 0.2 Ω cm, making them suitable for incorporation into launderable wearable electronics.

BODIPY dyads and triads: synthesis, optical, electrochemical and transistor properties.

A series of D-A dyads and D-A-D triads molecular systems based on triphenylamine and 9-ethyl-carbarzole as donor (D) and BODIPY as acceptor (A) has been designed and synthesized. The optoelectronic properties including optical, electrochemical, and charge carrier mobility of these molecules have been investigated. We found that the D-A-D triads exhibited broader absorption, raising the HOMO energy levels and increase hole carrier mobilities.

The effect of co-sensitization methods between N719 and boron dipyrromethene triads on dye-sensitized solar cell performance.

A boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) featuring triphenylamine triad, BD, has been synthesized as a co-sensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The optical and electrochemical properties of BD have been characterized using UV-vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. DSCs containing co-sensitizers, N719 and BD, have been prepared in two procedures using co-deposition and stepwise deposition.

The effect of heteroatom conformation on optoelectronic properties of cyclopentadithiophene derivatives.

Cyclopentadithiophene (CPDT) derivatives with different heteroatom conformations have been synthesized. The optical, electrochemical and charge transport properties of these molecules are reported. The CPDT-anti-ketone not only exhibits the lowest optical and electronic bandgaps, but also exhibits reasonable hole mobility, 3 × 10(-3) cm(2) (V s)(-1).