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J Am Chem Soc
January 2025
School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) holds promise as a cancer treatment modality due to its potential for enhanced therapy precision and safety. To enhance deep tissue penetration and minimize tissue adsorption and phototoxicity, developing photosensitizers activated by second near-infrared window (NIR-II) light shows significant potential. However, the efficacy of PDT is often impeded by tumor microenvironment hypoxia, primarily caused by irregular tumor vasculature.
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January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases (SKLFZCD), Research Center for Innovative Technology of Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang 150081, PR China.
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has become an indispensable tool for biomolecular analysis, yet the detection of DNA signals remains hindered by spectral interference from citrate ions, which overlap with key DNA features. This study introduces an innovative, ultrasensitive SERS platform utilizing thiol-modified silver nanoparticles (Ag@SDCNPs) that overcomes this challenge by eliminating citrate interference. This platform enables direct, interference-free detection and structural characterization of a wide range of DNA conformations, including single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), i-motif, hairpin, G-quadruplex, and triple-stranded DNA (tsDNA).
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January 2025
Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
Electrocatalytic biomass conversion offers a sustainable route for producing organic chemicals, with electrode design being critical to determining reaction rate and selectivity. Herein, a prediction-synthesis-validation approach is developed to obtain electrodes for precise biomass conversion, where the coexistence of multiple metal valence states leads to excellent electrocatalytic performance due to the activated redox cycle. This promising integrated foam electrode is developed via acid-induced surface reconstruction to in situ generate highly active metal (oxy)hydroxide or oxide (MOH or MO) species on inert foam electrodes, facilitating the electrooxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalyst
January 2025
Fujian Key Laboratory of Drug Target Discovery and Structural and Functional Research, School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China.
There is a persistent need for effective sensors to detect rare earth element ions (REEIs) due to their effects on human health and the environment. Thus, a simple and efficient fluorescence-based detection method for REEIs that offers convenience, flexibility, versatility, and efficiency is essential for ensuring environmental safety, food quality, and biomedical applications. In this study, 6-aza-2-thiothymine-gold nanoclusters (ATT-AuNCs) and bovine serum albumin/3-mercaptopropionic acid-AuNCs (BSA/MPA-AuNCs) were utilized to detect 14 REEIs (Sc, Gd, Lu, Y, Ce, Pr, Yb, Dy, Tm, Sm, Ho, Tb, La, and Eu), resulting in the creation of a simple, sensitive, and multi-target fluorescence sensor array detection platform.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Biol Macromol
January 2025
College of Textile Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Zhejiang, China. Electronic address:
The development of degradable food packaging materials with hydrophobic and oleophobic properties is a key to focus in reducing plastic waste. Chitosan is gaining interest for its versatility and easy modification, but its application is limited by the poor hydrophobicity and oleophobicity. Using polymers to modify chitosan films has been shown as a promising approach to solve this issue.
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