We report, for the first time, the application of fluorinated hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets (F-BNNs) as an effective inorganic matrix for matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) analysis of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs). Fluoride modification of F-BNNs increases both enrichment ability and ionization efficiency. The method was validated using environmental water, milk, human serum samples, and zebrafish imaging that has been previously exposed to PFAAs. The method provided in this work holds considerable promise in term of rapid analysis, sample requirement, and practicability.
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
January 2025
School of Computation, Information and Technology, Technical University of Munich, Garching 85748, Germany.
Two-dimensional layered materials (2DLMs) have received increasing attention for their potential in bioelectronics due to their favorable electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. The transformation of the planar structures of 2DLMs into complex 3D shapes is a key strategic step toward creating conformal biointerfaces with cells and applying them as scaffolds to simultaneously guide their growth to tissues and enable integrated bioelectronic monitoring. Using a strain-engineered self-foldable bilayer, we demonstrate the facile formation of predetermined 3D microstructures of 2DLMs with controllable curvatures, called microrolls.
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January 2025
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012, India.
Heteropolar two-dimensional materials, including hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), are promising candidates for seawater desalination and osmotic power harvesting, but previous simulation studies have considered bare, unterminated nanopores in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. There is presently a lack of force fields to describe functionalized nanoporous hBN in aqueous media. To address this gap, we conduct density functional theory (DFT)-based ab initio MD simulations of hBN nanopores surrounded by water molecules.
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January 2025
School of Physics, Xidian University, No. 2 Taibai South Road, Xi'an 710071, China.
Fluorescent nanodots derived from hexagonal boron nitride (-BN) have garnered significant attention over the past decade. As a result, various synthesis methods─encompassing both bottom-up hydrothermal reactions and top-down exfoliation processes─have been deemed "successful" in producing BN nanodots. Nevertheless, this Perspective emphasizes that substantial challenges remain in the synthesis of "true" nanodots composed mainly of -BN units, as many so-called successful syntheses reported in the literature involve some mischaracterizations.
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January 2025
Faculty of Mechanics, University Politehnica of Timisoara, Piata Victoriei 2, 300006 Timisoara, Romania.
This study investigated silicone composites with distributed boron nitride platelets and carbon microfibers that are oriented electrically. The process involved homogenizing and dispersing nano/microparticles in the liquid polymer, aligning the particles with DC and AC electric fields, and curing the composite with IR radiation to trap particles within chains. This innovative concept utilized two fields to align particles, improving the even distribution of carbon microfibers among BN in the chains.
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January 2025
Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
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