Enhancing the hot carrier injection of perovskite solar cells by incorporating a molecular dipole interlayer by Wu, Tai, Zhao, Rongjun, Qiu, Junming, Wang, Shihuai, Zhang, Xiaoliang, Hua, Yong

“…Surface passivation engineering of perovskite films via organic functional small molecules has emerged as an effective strategy for improving the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). …”
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C60 filling-enabled tribological improvement of graphene in conformal contact with a rough substrate by Li, Jiahao, Bai, Lichun, Liu, Bo, Tang, Xianqiong, Peng, Jinfeng, Zhou, Runhua, Tan, Liming, Peng, Yong

“…Meanwhile, the high mechanical strength of C60 molecules enables a greater than 5-fold strengthening of the load-carrying capacity of graphene, which greatly improves its wear resistance on the rough substrate. …”
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Organocatalytic C-H functionalization of simple alkanes by Su, Fen, Lu, Fengfei, Tang, Kun, Lv, Xiaokang, Luo, Zhongfu, Che, Fengrui, Long, Hongyan, Wu, Xingxing, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…Unreactive C-H bonds are widely present in fossil fuel feedstocks, commercially important organic polymers, and complex molecules such as natural products. Our present study shall inspire a new avenue for quick functionalization of these molecules under the light- and metal-free catalytic conditions.…”
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Electrochemically controlled release of molecular guests from redox responsive polymeric multilayers and devices by Song, Jing, Jańczewski, Dominik, Ma, Yujie, van Ingen, Lennard, Sim, Ching Ee, Goh, Qianling, Xu, Jianwei, Julius Vancso, G.

“…Incorporation of Dextran–TRITC and Dextran–Alexa 488 dye molecules into PFS multilayers, at various depths of the film, enabled tuning of the release profiles with different release kinetics for the each component. …”
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Atomic force microscopy evidence of citrate displacement by 4-mercaptopyridine on gold in aqueous solution by Zhang, Hua, He, Hui-Xin, Wang, Jian, Liu, Zhong-Fan

“…The displacement adsorption kinetics seems very fast and it takes only ca. 2 min to establish more than 50% surface coverage of 4-MP molecules.…”
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Rejection of pharmaceuticals by forward osmosis membranes by Jin, Xue, Shan, Junhong, Wang, Can, Wei, Jing, Tang, Chuyang Y.

“…Under alkaline conditions, both electrostatic repulsion and size exclusion contributed to the removal of deprotonated molecules. The pharmaceuticals rejection by CTA-HW membrane at pH 8 followed the order: diclofenac (99%) > carbamazepine (95%) > ibuprofen (93%) ≈ naproxen (93%). …”
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Acid corrosion inhibition of copper by mangrove tannin by Shah, A.M., Rahim, A.A., Yahya, S., Raja, P.B., Abd Hamid, Shafida

“…Inhibition is achieved through the adsorption of tannin molecules onto the copper surface and the adsorption follows the Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. …”
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Enhancement of C-phycocyanin purity using negative chromatography with chitosan-modified nanofiber membrane by Ng, I-Son, Tang, Malcolm Siong Yii, Show, Pau Loke, Chiou, Zih Ming, Tsai, Jung Chin, Chang, Yu Kaung

“…The results show that the order of binding selectivity of the membrane for these proteins is contaminating proteins (TP) > allophycocyanin (APC) > CPC. TP and APC molecules were more easily adsorbed by the chitosan-modified membrane, and the CPC molecules most easily penetrated the membrane without being adsorbed, enhancing CPC purity. …”

Development of antiproliferative nanohybrid compound with controlled release property using ellagic acid as the active agent. by Hussein, Mohd Zobir, Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Zainal, Zulkarnain, Hasan Al Ali, Samer

“…Powder X-ray diffraction showed that the basal spacing of the nanohybrid was 10.4 Å, resulting in the spatial orientation of EA molecules between the interlayers of 22.5° from z-axis with two negative charges at 8,8′ position of the molecules pointed toward the ZLH interlayers. …”
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Immobilization of CGTase from Bacillus licheniformis on pineapple waste for production of cyclodextrin by Rohaida, Che Man, Rosnida, Ab Rahim

“…CD able to form inclusion complexes with many hydrophobic molecules, changing their physical and chemical properties. …”
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Surfactant capsules propel interfacial oil droplets : an environmental cleanup strategy by Seah, Tzu Hui, Zhao, Guanjia, Pumera, Martin

“…Release of surfactant molecules from the capsule affects the surface tension γ and pulling force F (see figure) such that an oil droplet moves away from the polymer micromotor.…”
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DNA-templated silver nanoclusters for multiplexed fluorescent DNA detection by Zhu, Changfeng, Zhang, Lei, Tan, Chaoliang, Yang, Jian, Chen, Bo, Wang, Lianhui, Zhang, Hua, Zhang, Ying

“…This study demonstrates a new method for multiplexd detection of biological molecules by using fluorescent Ag nanocluster-based molecular beacon probes.…”
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Fabrication of graphene and graphene-based electrode for electroanalysis by Lua, Shu Qi.

“…The focus of this report will be on the identification, fabrication and testing of a nano-material which is sensitive to single atoms or molecules in order to create an ideal detector. The nano-material will then be used as a working electrode to carry out electro-analysis. …”
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The reaction of [Cp*IrCl2]2 with 2-methyl-1-butene-3-yne : formation of a η3-tetraenyl transition metal complex by Mak, Garvin Kar Hang, Fan, Wai Yip, Sridevi, Venugopal Shanmugham, Leong, Weng Kee

“…Reaction of the dimeric species [Cp*IrCl2]2 with 2-methyl-1-butene-3-yne results in C–C bond formation between two alkyne molecules and their coordination to an iridium center to form a complex containing a η3-tetraenyl ligand. …”
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Rapid access to bicyclic δ-lactones via carbene-catalyzed activation and cascade reaction of unsaturated carboxylic esters by Fu, Zhenqian, Wu, Xingxing, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…Here we demonstrate that carbene-catalyzed activation of α,β-unsaturated ester can be developed to synthesize sophisticated multi-cyclic molecules in a single step cascade process. The iridoid-type lactone products are obtained with high stereo-selectivities, and can readily undergo further transformations.…”
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(E)-2-Bromo­benzaldehyde oxime by Zonouzi, Afsaneh, Mirzazadeh, Roghieh, Ng, Seik Weng

“…In the crystal, pairs of molecules are linked by a pair of O - H⋯N hydrogen bonds about a center of inversion, generating hydrogenbonded dimers.…”

2,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde 4-ethylthiosemicarbazone by Tan, Kong Wai, Ng, S.W., Maah, Mohd Jamil, Ng, C.H.

“…The molecular conformation of the title compound, C(10)H(13)N(3)O(2)S, is stabilized by an intramolecular O-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bond. Adjacent molecules are linked by O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds to furnish a zigzag chain.…”

Chlorido(2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-pyran-3-olato-kappa(2)O(3),O4)(1,10-phenanthr oline-kappa(2)N, N ')copper(II) by Tan, Kong Wai, Ng, S.W., Maah, Mohd Jamil, Ng, C.H.

“…The copper(II) atoms in the two independent molecules of the title compound, [Cu(C(6)H(5)O(3))Cl(C(12)H(8)N(2))], both adopt square-pyramidal geometries. …”
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N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-nitrophthalimide by Ariffin, Azhar, Ng, S.W., Mansor, S., Zakaria, N.

“…Molecules of the title compound, C(14)H(8)N(2)O(5), are linked by a hydroxy-amide O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond into a linear chain. …”
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Induction of apoptosis and regulation of MicroRNA expression by (2E,6E)-2,6-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)-cyclohexanone (BHMC) treatment on MCF-7 breast cancer cells by Yeap, Swee Keong, Norlaily, Mohd Ali, Akhtar, Muhammad Nadeem, Nursyamirah, Abd Razak, Chong, Zhi Xiong, Ho, Wan Yong, Boo, Lily, Seema, Zareen, Tonni Agustiono, Kurniawan, Avtar, Ram, Ng, Stephanie Y. L., Ong, Alan Han Kiat, Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu

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