The adaptability, distribution, ecological function and restoration application of biological soil crusts on metal tailings: A critical review.

A large amount of metal tailings causes many environmental issues. Thus, the techniques for their ecological restoration have garnered extensive attention. However, they are still in the exploratory stage.

Respiration-Responsive Colorful Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Materials and Assembly-Induced Phosphorescence Enhancement Strategies.

It is still very challenging to obtain colorful and long-afterglow room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials from pure organic polymers. Herein, it is found that chitosan (CS), a natural polymer, not only has its own RTP, but also reacts with different phosphorescent molecules to obtain a multicolor, long-afterglow RTP material. CS can emit RTP with a lifetime of 48 ms.

Crystalline micro-nanoparticles enhance cross-linked hydrogels via a confined assembly of chitosan and γ-cyclodextrin.

Hydrogels constructed by traditional polymer networks usually have poor mechanical properties limiting their applications. Here, we proposed a new strategy for ionic interaction modulation of crystalline micro-nanoparticles (CMNPs) to enhance the mechanical properties of polyacrylamide hydrogels. CMNPs were formed via confinement assembly under an aggregated state based on host-guest interactions between chitosan-grafted polyethylene glycol (CS-PEG) and γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD).