Nanoliposome functionalized colloidal GelMA inks for 3D printing of scaffolds with multiscale porosity.

Bioprinting has enabled the creation of intricate scaffolds that replicate the physical, chemical, and structural characteristics of natural tissues. Recently, hydrogels have been used to fabricate such scaffolds for several biomedical applications and tissue engineering. However, the small pore size of conventional hydrogels impedes cellular migration into and remodeling of scaffolds, diminishing their regenerative potential.

Millettia dubia De Wild. (Fabaceae): Structural analysis of the oleanane-type glycosides and stimulation of the sweet taste receptors TAS1R2/TAS1R3.

From the root barks of a Central African tree Millettia dubia De Wild. (Fabaceae), ten previously undescribed oleanane-type glycosides were isolated by various chromatographic protocols. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, mainly 2D NMR experiments and mass spectrometry, as mono- and bidesmosidic glycosides of mesembryanthemoidigenic acid, hederagenin and oleanolic acid.

Imprinting isolated single iron atoms onto mesoporous silica by templating with metallosurfactants.

Hypothesis: One of the main drawbacks of metal-supported materials, traditionally prepared by the impregnation of metal salts onto pre-synthesized porous supports, is the formation of large and unevenly dispersed particles. Generally, the larger are the particles, the lower is the number of catalytic sites. Maximum atom exposure can be reached within single-atom materials, which appear therefore as the next generation of porous catalysts.

Visible-light hydrogen generation using as photocatalysts layered titanates incorporating in the intergallery space ruthenium tris(bipyridyl) and methyl viologen.

A series of layered titanates containing in the interlayer space tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) [Ru(bpy)(3)(2+)] or methyl viologen (MV(2+)) or both has been prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, XRD, and optical and vibrational spectroscopy. Incorporation of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) and MV(2+) is confirmed by the increase of the distance between the titanate layers. The presence of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) in the material is also revealed in optical spectroscopy where the ligand to metal charge transfer band appearing at λ(max) 460 nm is observed.

Layered double hydroxides as highly efficient photocatalysts for visible light oxygen generation from water.

Oxygen generation through photocatalytic water splitting under visible light irradiation is a challenging process. In this work we have synthesized a series of Zn/Ti, Zn/Ce, and Zn/Cr layered double hydroxides (LDH) at different Zn/metal atomic ratio (from 4:2 to 4:0.25) and tested them for the visible light photocatalytic oxygen generation.