Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie Private, Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada.
Published: November 2016
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A genetic algorithm that efficiently optimizes a desired physical or functional property in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by evolving the functional groups within the pores has been developed. The approach has been used to optimize the CO uptake capacity of 141 experimentally characterized MOFs under conditions relevant for postcombustion CO capture. A total search space of 1.65 trillion structures was screened, and 1035 derivatives of 23 different parent MOFs were identified as having exceptional CO uptakes of >3.0 mmol/g (at 0.15 atm and 298 K). Many well-known MOF platforms were optimized, with some, such as MIL-47, having their CO adsorption increase by more than 400%. The structures of the high-performing MOFs are provided as potential targets for synthesis.
Background: The utilization of PD1 and CTLA4 inhibitors has revolutionized the treatment of malignant melanoma (MM). However, resistance to targeted and immune-checkpoint-based therapies still poses a significant problem.
Objective: Here, we mine large-scale MM proteogenomic data to identify druggable targets and forecast treatment efficacy and resistance.
State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
The exploration of main group compounds with multiple bonds has significantly enhanced our understanding of chemical bonding and expanded transition-metal-free bond activation and catalysis. Diborynes, characterized by a boron-boron triple bond (B≡B), represent a particularly challenging area due to boron's limited valence electrons. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of a silylene-stabilized diboryne (), expanding the frontier of diboryne stabilization.
Fast-charging lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the key to solving the range anxiety of electric vehicles. However, the lack of separators with high Li transportation rates has become a major bottleneck, restricting their development. In this work, the electrochemical performance of traditional polyethylene separators was enhanced by coating AlO nanoparticles with a novel green binder.
Animal colour patterns are often accompanied by specific, synergistic behaviours to most effectively defend prey against visual predators. Given the inherent context-dependence of colour perception, understanding how these colour-behaviour synergies function in a species' natural environment is crucial. For example, refuge-building species create a unique visual environment where most (or all) of the body is obscured unless closely inspected.
Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.
To investigate the modification of Pb adsorption of the functional groups of Cladophora rupestris (C. rupestris) biomass by gamma radiation (Coγ-ray), the interface structure, chemical properties, adsorption behaviors, and Pb adsorption mechanisms of C. rupestris biomass were investigated after irradiation with varying doses of Coγ-ray.
