Droplet optofluidic imaging for λ-bacteriophage detection via co-culture with host cell Escherichia coli by Yu, J. Q., Huang, W., Chin, L. K., Lei, L., Lin, Z. P., Ser, W., Chen, H., Ayi, T. C., Yap, P. H., Chen, C. H., Liu, A. Q.

“…Here, for the first time, a label-free bacteriophage detection is reported by using droplet optofluidic imaging, which uses host-cell-containing microdroplets as reaction carriers for bacteriophage infection due to a higher contact ratio. …”
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Geometric tuning of charge and spin correlations in manganite superlattices by Rogdakis, K., Viskadourakis, Z., Petrović, A. P., Choi, E., Lee, J., Panagopoulos, C.

“…Upon increasing n, the interfacial separation rises, leading to a suppression of the electrostatic screening between carriers of neighboring interfaces and the opening of a Coulomb gap at the Fermi level (EF ). …”
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Perovskite nanoparticles : synthesis, properties, and novel applications in photovoltaics and LEDs by Kulkarni, Sneha Avinash, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Mathews, Nripan, Boix, Pablo P.

“…Nanostructured perovskites have yielded record LEDs due to their higher versatility in the local management of charge carriers, which has enabled photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) close to 100%. …”
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Polymeric nonviral gene delivery systems for cancer immunotherapy by Ke, Lingjie, Cai, Pingqiang, Wu, Yun‐Long, Chen, Xiaodong

“…This review presents an overview of polymeric nonviral carriers with immune cell transfection ability and their potential applications in cancer immunotherapy; it also provides a tutorial for designing polymeric immune‐cell genetic modification vector, although there are still few vectors in the product pipeline. …”
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Pronounced peptide selectivity for melanoma through tryptophan end-tagging by Duong, Dinh Thuy, Singh, Shalini, Bagheri, Mojtaba, Verma, Navin Kumar, Schmidtchen, Artur, Malmsten, Martin

“…In addition, the possibility of using W-tagged peptides for targeted uptake of nanoparticles/drug carriers in melanoma was demonstrated, as was the possibility to open up the outer membrane of melanoma cells in order to facilitate uptake of low Mw anticancer drugs, here demonstrated for dox0rubicin.…”
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Determining the location of localized defect in the perpendicular junction configuration with the use of electron beam induced current by Phua, Poh Chin., Ong, Vincent K. S.

“…The model of the localized defect used in this paper is characterized by minority carriers with constant lifetimes that are lower than those in the bulk. …”
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Phase extraction from electronic speckle patterns by statistical analysis by Tay, Cho Jui, Quan, Chenggen, Chen, Lujie, Fu, Yu

“…In electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI), speckles are information carriers as well as noise that hinders the extraction of high quality phase. …”
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Assessing the role of surface electric fields on the interfacial degradation in silicon solar cells by Liu, D

“…A major problem in maintaining high efficiency is the recombination of the photoexcited charge carriers at different interfaces. Within industrial silicon solar cells, there are three main device architectures in actual use: passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC), tunnel oxide passivated contact solar cells (TOPCon), and silicon heterojunction solar cells (SHJ). …”

Surface plasmon-mediated photoluminescence boost in graphene-covered CsPbBr3 quantum dots by Park, Y, Oleiki, E, Ying, G, Jana, A, Alanazi, M, Osokin, V, Cho, S, Taylor, RA, Lee, G

“…DFT simulations showed that the graphene layer generates interfacial electrostatic potential barriers when in contact with the CsPbBr₃ surface, impeding carrier leakage from perovskite to graphene and enhancing radiative recombination. …”

Pneumococcal carriage and disease in adults in England, 2011–2019: the importance of adults as a reservoir for pneumococcus in communities by El Safadi, D, Hitchins, L, Howard, A, Aley, P, Bowman, J, Bertran, M, Collins, A, Colin-Jones, R, Elterish, F, Fry, NK, Gordon, SB, Gould, K, Hinds, J, Horn, E, Hyder-Wright, A, Kandasamy, R, Ladhani, S, Litt, D, Mitsi, E, Murphy, A, Pollard, AJ, Plested, E, Pojar, S, Ratcliffe, H, Robertson, MC, Robinson, H, Snape, MD, Solórzano, C, Voysey, M, Begier, E, Catusse, J, Lahuerta, M, Theilacker, C, Gessner, BD, Tiley, KS, Ferreira, DM

“…<p><strong>Results</strong></p> Overall, 98 isolates (97 carriers) were identified (3 solely by PCR) from 1631 ≥18 years adults (standardized carriage prevalence 6.4%). …”

Surface mapping of faceted metal oxides by chemical probe-assisted NMR for catalytic applications by Peng, Y

“…<p>Semiconductive metal oxides are of great importance in environmental remediation and electronics because of their ability to generate charge carriers when excited with appropriate energy. The electronic structure, light absorption and charge transport properties have made the transition metal oxides an attractive material as photocatalyst. …”

Antiferromagnetic half-skyrmions and bimerons at room temperature by Jani, H, Lin, J-C, Chen, J, Harrison, J, Maccherozzi, F, Schad, J, Prakash, S, Eom, C-B, Ariando, A, Venkatesan, T, Radaelli, PG

“…In the quest for post-CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) technologies, driven by the need for improved efficiency and performance, topologically protected ferromagnetic ‘whirls’ such as skyrmions1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and their anti-particles have shown great promise as solitonic information carriers in racetrack memory-in-logic or neuromorphic devices1,9,10,11. …”

Plasticized lithium iodide‑doped polyacrylonitrile‑methylcellulose blend electrolytes for supercapacitor application by Shamsuri, N. A., Rojudi, Z. E., Vicxeant, V. T., Noor, I. M., Kadir, M. F. Z., Shukur, M. F.

“…The tion of PMG20 is 0.93 indicating that the ions are the dominant charge carriers. From linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), PMG20 is electrochemically stable up to 2.1 V. …”

Integrated in-memory sensor and computing of artificial vision system based on reversible bonding transition-induced nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) by Yu, Tianqi, Li, Jie, Lei, Wei, Shafe, Suhaidi, Mohtar, Mohd Nazim, Jindapetch, Nattha, van Dommelen, Paphavee, Zhao, Zhiwei

“…The physical mechanism can be attributed to the reversible transition between C–N and C=N with lower binding energy induced by the electric field and the generation of photogenerated carriers by ultraviolet light irradiation, which adjusts the conductivity of the initial N-CQDs to implement resistance switching. …”

Recent insight into the advances and prospects of microbial lipases and their potential applications in industry by Eskandari, Azadeh, Thean, Chor Leow, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya

“…Additionally, the immobilization of microorganisms’ lipases onto various carriers also contributes to enhancing the effectiveness and efficiencies of lipases in terms of their catalytic activities. …”

Rational construction of LaFeO3 perovskite nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays for visible-light driven photocatalytic activity by Yu, Jiangdong, Xiang, Siwan, Ge, Mingzheng, Zhang, Zeyang, Huang, Jianying, Tang, Yuxin, Sun, Lan, Lin, Changjian, Lai, Yuekun

“…Photoluminescence (PL) spectra showed that the LaFeO3 nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays efficiently separated the photoinduced electron–hole pairs and effectively prolonged the endurance of photogenerated carriers. The results of methylene blue (MB) degeneration under simulated visible light illumination showed that the photocatalytic activity of LaFeO3 nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays is obviously increased. …”
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Terahertz topological photonics for on-chip communication by Yang, Yihao, Yamagami, Yuichiro, Yu, Xiongbin, Pitchappa, Prakash, Webber, Julian, Zhang, Baile, Fujita, Masayuki, Nagatsuma, Tadao, Singh, Ranjan

“…The valley kink states are excellent information carriers owing to their robustness, single-mode propagation and linear dispersion. …”
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Doping and switchable photovoltaic effect in lead-free perovskites enabled by metal cation transmutation by Harikesh, Padinhare Cholakkal, Wu, Bo, Ghosh, Biplab, John, Rohit Abraham, Lie, Stener, Thirumal, Krishnamoorthy, Wong, Lydia Helena, Sum, Tze Chien, Mhaisalkar, Subodh, Mathews, Nripan

“…The effect of heavy metal cation (Bi) transmutation and ionic migration on the defects and carrier properties in a 2D layered perovskite (NH4 )3 (Sb(1-x) Bix )2 I9 system is investigated. …”
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Persuasive evidence for electron-nuclear coupling in diluted magnetic colloidal nanoplatelets using optically detected magnetic resonance spectroscopy by Strassberg, Rotem, Delikanli, Savas, Barak, Yahel, Dehnel, Joanna, Kostadinov, Alyssa, Maikov, Georgy, Hernandez-Martinez, Pedro Ludwig, Sharma, Manoj, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Lifshitz, Efrat

“…The incorporation of magnetic impurities into semiconductor nanocrystals with size confinement promotes enhanced spin exchange interaction between photogenerated carriers and the guest spins. This interaction stimulates new magneto-optical properties with significant advantages for emerging spin-based technologies. …”
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Advances in alternating current electroluminescent devices by Wang, Lin, Xiao, Lian, Gu, Haoshuang, Sun, Handong

“…For example, it is crucial to enhance the effective electric field around the emitters for AC‐driven thin film electroluminescent (AC‐TFEL) devices, while the unbalanced generation/injection of charge carriers is the main limiting factor for the performance of AC‐driven light‐emitting devices (AC‐LEDs). …”
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