Strong plasmon-Wannier Mott exciton interaction with high aspect ratio colloidal quantum wells by Yu, Junhong, Hou, Songyan, Sharma, Manoj, Tobing, Landobasa Y. M., Song, Zhigang, Delikanli, Savas, Hettiarachchi, Chathuranga, Zhang, Daohua, Fan, Weijun, Muhammad Danang Birowosuto, Wang, Hong, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Dang, Cuong

“…Thanks to their enhanced photostability and minimal inhomogeneous broadening compared with organic molecules, inorganic emitters are preferred for practical applications. …”
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Micropatterned viral membrane clusters for antiviral drug evaluation by Park, Soohyun, Jackman, Joshua A., Xu, Xiaobin, Weiss, Paul S., Cho, Nam-Joon

“…Here, we present a micropatterning strategy to print linker molecules selectively onto bioinert surfaces, thereby enabling controlled tethering of biomimetic viral particle clusters across defined geometric patterns. …”
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Size-control in the synthesis of oxo-bridged phosphazane macrocycles via a modular addition approach by Shi, Xiaoyan, León, Felix, Ong, How Chee, Ganguly, Rakesh, Díaz, Jesús, García, Felipe

“…Among them, cyclodiphosphazane macrocycles have shown to be promising candidates for supramolecular chemistry applications due to their ability to encapsulate small molecules or ions within their cavities. However, further developments have been handicapped by the lack of synthetic routes to high-order cyclodiphosphazane macrocycles. …”
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Decolorization of azo dyes with Klebsiella Pneumoniae under high saline conditions by Gopi, Tejasri

“…But dyes are large and heavy, structurally complex molecules and hence are not readily degradable. In the typical aerobic wastewater treatment systems, they either got trapped in the sludge or exited untreated requiring downstream processing while anaerobic biological treatment resulted in the formation of aromatic amines that are more toxic, persistent, and carcinogenic as compared to the parent dyes. …”
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One reagent with two functions : simultaneous living radical polymerization and chain-end substitution for tailoring polymer dispersity by Wang, Chen-Gang, Chong, Amerlyn Ming Liing, Goto, Atsushi

“…An interesting finding was that the polymer brushes exhibited a unique interaction with external molecules, depending on the Đ value.…”
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Polymers as advanced antibacterial and antibiofilm agents for direct and combination therapies by Si, Zhangyong, Zheng, Wenbin, Prananty, Dicky, Li, Jianghua, Koh, Chong Hui, Kang, En-Tang, Pethe, Kevin, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…Cationic polymers, which target bacterial membranes, are thought to be the last frontier in antibacterial development. This class of molecules possesses several advantages including a low propensity for emergence of resistance and rapid bactericidal effect. …”
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Catalytic atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral benzonitriles via chirality control during bond dissociation and CN group formation by Lv, Ya, Luo, Guoyong, Liu, Qian, Jin, Zhichao, Zhang, Xinglong, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…The axially chiral benzonitriles from our method can be easily converted to a large set of functional molecules that show promising catalytic activities for chemical syntheses and anti-bacterial activities for plant protections.…”
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A molecular dynamics study into zeolitic imidazolate frameworks-based capacitive deionization electrodes for Mg²⁺ removal and seawater desalination by Hong, Terence Zhi Xiang, Dahanayaka, Madhavi, Liu, Bo, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhou, Kun

“…Furthermore, ZIF hydrophilicity is dependent on the metal atoms which have the strongest affinity with water molecules, and this water affinity determines the water flux. …”
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Messengers from the gut: gut microbiota-derived metabolites on host regulation by Li, Chenyu, Liang, Yaquan, Qiao, Yuan

“…These gut microbiota-derived metabolites serve as key effector molecules to elicit host responses. In this review, we summarize recent studies in the understanding of the major classes of gut microbiota-derived metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), bile acids (BAs) and peptidoglycan fragments (PGNs) on their regulatory effects on host functions. …”
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Organic solvent permeation through negatively charged graphene oxide membranes by Dahanayaka, Madhavi, Chew, Jia Wei

“…The C atom of graphene in the GO membrane facilitates solvent flow because of weak interactions with the solvent molecules. Overall, the results exhibit that solvent permeation is governed by molecular size, viscosity, and membrane–solvent interactions. …”
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Enhancing hydrovoltaic power generation through heat conduction effects by Li, Lianhui, Feng, Sijia, Bai, Yuanyuan, Yang, Xianqing, Liu, Mengyuan, Hao, Mingming, Wang, Shuqi, Wu, Yue, Sun, Fuqin, Liu, Zheng, Zhang, Ting

“…Restricted ambient temperature and slow heat replenishment in the phase transition of water molecules severely limit the performance of the evaporation-induced hydrovoltaic generators. …”
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Imaging method by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) for tissue or tumor: a mini review by Wu, Jiawen, Rong, Ze, Xiao, Peng, Li, Yuanzhe

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) is an ad-vanced technique that uses minimum fragmented ions from complex molecules for mass spectrome-try (MS) analysis (tissue profiling by mass spectrometry). …”
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Photocatalytic deconstructive aliphatic carbon–carbon bond cleavage and functionalization of unactivated alcohols by Thanetchaiyakup, Adisak, Chin, Kek Foo, Ðokić, Miloš, Tan, Philip Mark Leetiong, Lin, Desmond Junjie, Mathiew, Mitch, Zhao, Xin, Heng, Jerry Zhi Xiong, Toh, Daryle Jun Xiong, Liu, Xue-Wei, Ramalingam, Balamurugan, Soo, Han Sen

“…Carbon–carbon (C–C) bonds are challenging to selectively cleave owing to their chemical inertness and omnipresence in organic molecules; however, they can be targeted during the late-stage modification of natural products and active pharmaceutical ingredients. …”
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Oxygen-deficient MoO₃₋ₓ evoked synergistic photo-thermal catalytic CO₂ reduction over g-C₃N₄ by Su, Fengyun, Wang, Zhishuai, Cao, Hailong, Xie, Haiquan, Tu, Wenguang, Xiao, Yonghao, Shi, Shukui, Chen, Jiaqi, Jin, Xiaoli, Kong, Xin Ying

“…A series of characterization analyses divulged that the MoO3−x not only promoted the separation of photo-generated charge carriers, but also served as the active sites for the adsorption and activation of CO2 molecules. More importantly, the oxygen-vacancy defect sites of MoO3−x can trigger localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) that enables effective harnessing of near-infrared (NIR) photons, promoting photo-thermal synergistic catalytic conversion of CO2 into value-added fuels through full solar spectrum harnessing.…”
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Engineering an autonomous VH domain to modulate intracellular pathways and to interrogate the eIF4F complex by Frosi, Yuri, Lin, Yen-Chu, Jiang, Shimin, Ramlan, Siti Radhiah, Hew, Kelly, Engman, Alf Henrik, Pillai, Anil, Yeung, Kit, Cheng, Yue Xiang, Cornvik, Tobias, Nordlund, Par, Goh, Megan, Lama, Dilraj, Gates, Zachary P., Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Thean, Dawn, Lane, David P., Asial, Ignacio, Brown, Christopher J.

“…We demonstrate that these molecules interact with eIF4E at the eIF4G binding site via a distinct structural pose. …”
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Compliant clients: catechols exhibit enhanced solubility and stability in diverse complex coacervates by Li, Meng, Mirshafian, Razieh, Wang, Jining, Mohanram, Harini, Ahn, Kollbe Ando, Hosseinzadeh, Shayan, Pervushin, Konstantin, Waite, J. Herbert, Yu, Jing

“…The results suggest that the relationship between phase-separated polyelectrolytes and their client molecules is distinct from that existing in aqueous solution and has the potential for insulating many redox-unstable chemicals.…”
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Essential role of lattice oxygen in methanol electrochemical refinery toward formate by Meng, Fanxu, Wu, Qian, Elouarzaki, Kamal, Luo, Songzhu, Sun, Yuanmiao, Dai, Chencheng, Xi, Shibo, Chen, Yubo, Lin, Xinlong, Fang, Mingliang, Wang, Xin, Mandler, Daniel, Xu, Jason Zhichuan

“…This work provides direct experimental evidence of lattice oxygen participation and offers an efficient design principle for the methanol e-refinery reaction to formate, which may open up new research directions in understanding and designing electrified conversions of small molecules.…”
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Bio-catalyzed oxidation self-charging zinc-polymer batteries by Pan, Jun, Liu, Yanhong, Yang, Jian, Wu, Jiawen, Fan, Hong Jin

“…To realize self-charging, the adsorbed O2 molecules capture electrons of the reduced (discharged state) PANI, leading to the desorption of zinc ions and the oxidation of PANI to complete self-charging. …”
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Mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy with enhanced detection performance for biomedical applications by An, Donglai, Sun, Fangyuan, Bian, Yupei, Ni, Jing, Wang, Qi Jie, Yu, Xia

“…Mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy is a powerful tool to measure and analyze composition, concentration and structure of substance molecules. Due to the advantages of noninvasive, label-free and real time, it is widely used to assist analysis and diagnosis in the biomedical field. …”
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Barnacle cement protein as an efficient bioinspired corrosion inhibitor by Bui, My Hanh, Hiew, Shu Hui, Salim, Teddy, Saw, Wan Geok, Webster, Richard David, Grüber, Gerhard, Mu, Yuguang, Miserez, Ali

“…To prevent corrosion damage in aggressive environments such as seawater, metallic surfaces are coated with corrosion inhibitors usually made of organic molecules. Unfortunately, these inhibitors often exhibit environmental toxicity and are hazardous to natural habitats. …”
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