The role of responsive MRI probes in the past and the future of molecular imaging.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an indispensable tool in biomedical research and clinical radiology today. It enables the tracking of physiological changes noninvasively and allows imaging of specific biological processes at the molecular or cellular level. To this end, bioresponsive MRI probes can greatly contribute to improving the specificity of MRI, as well as significantly expanding the scope of its application.

Sustainable versatile chitin aerogels: facile synthesis, structural control and high-efficiency acoustic absorption.

Bio-based materials with excellent acoustic absorption properties are in great demand in architecture, interior, and human settlement applications for efficient noise control. In this study, crayfish shells, a form of kitchen waste, are utilized as the primary material to produce ultralight and multifunctional chitin aerogels, which effectively eliminate noise. Different replacement solvents and freezing rates were employed to regulate the porous structures of chitin aerogels, and their resulting acoustic absorption performance was investigated.

Extraction and separation of anthocyanins from Kushui rose by ethanol-(NH)SO aqueous two-phase system.

Simultaneous extraction of anthocyanins and removal of sugars from Kushui rose was performed using an ethanol-ammonium sulphate aqueous two-phase system (ATPS). The effects of different parameters, such as type of salt, concentrations of salt and ethanol, temperature and pH on the partition coefficient and recovery of anthocyanins in the top system and sugars in the bottom system were studied. Furthermore, an experimental design of a three-level three-factor Box-Behnken design response surface methodology (RSM) was used to obtain optimal extraction conditions.

Water molecule switching heterogeneous proton-coupled electron transfer pathway.

Figuring out the specific pathway of semiconductor-mediated proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) driven by light is essential to solar energy conversion systems. In this work, we reveal that the amount of adsorbed water molecules determines the photo-induced PCET pathway on the TiO surface through systematic kinetic solvent isotope effect (KSIE) experiments. At low water content (<1.

Correction: Rapid kinetic evaluation of homogeneous single-site metallocene catalysts and cyclic diene: how do the catalytic activity, molecular weight, and diene incorporation rate of olefins affect each other?

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/D1RA06243C.].

Rapid kinetic evaluation of homogeneous single-site metallocene catalysts and cyclic diene: how do the catalytic activity, molecular weight, and diene incorporation rate of olefins affect each other?

The kinetics and mechanism of ethylene and cyclic diene 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB) copolymerization catalyzed by -Et(Ind)ZrCl/[PhC][B(CF)]/triisobutylaluminium (TIBA) were investigated using a quench-labeling procedure using 2-thiophenecarbonyl chloride (TPCC). The E/ENB copolymers were characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and sulfur analysis. To reduce the errors of the ethylene-diene copolymerization for the kinetics study, we selected E/ENB with steric and electronic features that permit us to elucidate the metallocene catalyst behavior against dienes.

formation of 2-thiobarbituric acid incorporated g-CN for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance.

Embedding heterocycles into the skeleton of g-CN has been proved to be a simple and efficient strategy for improving light response and the separation of photo-excited charges. Herein, 2-thiobarbituric acid incorporated g-CN (TBA/CN) with good photocatalytic efficiency for Rh B degradation and H production was successfully achieved a facile thermal copolymerization approach. The incorporation of aromatics and S atoms into the skeleton of g-CN was identified systematic characterizations.

Determination of ethanol content during simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of cassava based on a colorimetric sensor technique.

Ethanol content is an important indicator reflecting the yield of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of cassava. This study proposes an innovative method based on a colorimetric sensor technique to determine the ethanol content during the SSF of cassava. First, 14 kinds of porphyrin material and one kind of pH indicator were used to form a colorimetric sensor array for collecting odor data during the SSF of cassava.