Photochemical synthesis and electronic properties of extended corannulenes with variable fluorination pattern by Halilovic, Dzeneta, Budanović, Maja, Wong, Zeng R., Webster, Richard David, Huh, June, Stuparu, Mihaiela Corina

“…In this regard, the presence of one trifluoromethyl group equals the effect of three aromatic fluorine atoms. Molecules with two trifluoromethyl groups, meanwhile, exhibit the highest reduction potentials of -1.93 and -1.83 V. …”
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Intermolecular interactions of polysaccharides in membrane fouling during microfiltration by Meng, Shujuan, Fan, Wenhong, Li, Xiaomin, Liu, Yu, Liang, Dawei, Liu, Xiaoxing

“…The cross-linking among molecules of polysaccharide, regardless of the homogeneity, was found to form complex networks and determine the effective dimension of polysaccharides. …”
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Structures and antifouling properties of self-assembled zwitterionic peptide monolayers : effects of peptide charge distributions and divalent cations by Li, Chuanxi, Liu, Chunjiang, Li, Minglun, Xu, Xin, Li, Shuzhou, Qi, Wei, Su, Rongxin, Yu, Jing

“…The block charge distributions of the positive and negative charges in the peptides (having multiple positive charges next to the same amount of negative charges), although affecting the structure of the peptide molecules, do not significantly change the antifouling properties of the peptide monolayers in the solutions containing monovalent ions. …”
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Insights into the solvation of vanadium ions in the vanadium redox flow battery electrolyte using molecular dynamics and metadynamics by Gupta, Sukriti, Lim, Tuti Mariana, Mushrif, Samir Hemant

“…These counter ions are found to be significantly more stable in the first solvation shell of vanadium ions, thereby modifying their local solvation structure by replacing water molecules. The activation free energy barriers for the diffusion of all counter ions into the first solvation shell of vanadium ions can be overcome at room temperature. …”
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Direct quantification of the translocation activities of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1 helicase by Lu, Chen, Le, Shimin, Chen, Jin, Byrd, Alicia K., Rhodes, Daniela, Raney, Kevin D., Yan, Jie

“…Here, by measuring the translocation activity of individual ScPif1 molecules on ssDNA extended by mechanical force, we identified two distinct types of ssDNA translocation. …”
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Biomimicking fiber platform with tunable stiffness to study mechanotransduction reveals stiffness enhances oligodendrocyte differentiation but impedes myelination through YAP-depen... by Ong, William, Marinval, Nicolas, Lin, Junquan, Nai, Mui Hoon, Chong, Yee-Song, Pinese, Coline, Sajikumar, Sreedharan, Lim, Chwee Teck, Ffrench-Constant, Charles, Bechler, Marie E., Chew, Sing Yian

“…Thus, our novel platform may have considerable utility as part of a drug discovery programme in identifying molecules that promote both differentiation and myelination.…”
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Extracellular vesicle directed exogenous ion channel transport for precise manipulation of biological events by Lyu, Linna, Hu, Ming, Fu, Afu, Xing, Bengang

“…Inspired by the fantastic feature of cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) that can transport various bioactive molecules between cells, herein, we developed a simple and efficient strategy based on EVs for transferring ion channels to recipient cells, thereby conferring specific biological function to the target cells and regulating the biological events. …”
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Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-induced carbon membrane with in-situ encapsulated cobalt crystal for hybrid peroxymonosulfate oxidation-filtration process: Preparation, characterization an... by Bao, Yueping, Tay, Yu Shan, Lim, Teik-Thye, Wang, Rong, Webster, Richard David, Hu, Xiao

“…The permeate flux achieved with PMS was higher as compared to the case without PMS addition, which could be ascribed to the catalytic oxidation of organic molecules accumulated on the membrane surface. The catalytic property imports an intrinsic antifouling property of the carbon membrane in the hybrid catalytic membrane filtration process.…”
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Porous PdRh nanobowls : facile synthesis and activity for alkaline ethanol oxidation by Li, Zhijuan, Chen, Yifan, Fu, Gengtao, Chen, Yang, Sun, Dongmei, Lee, Jong-Min, Tang, Yawen

“…Under alkaline hydrothermal conditions, urea molecules can release bubbles (NH₃ and CO₂) that in turn guide the formation of PdRh nanobowls. …”
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A potential quorum-sensing inhibitor for bronchiectasis therapy: quercetin–chitosan nanoparticle complex exhibiting superior inhibition of biofilm formation and swimming motility o... by Tran, The-Thien, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…Herein we developed a solubility enhancement strategy of QUE in the form of a stable amorphous nanoparticle complex (nanoplex) of QUE and chitosan (CHI), which was prepared by electrostatically driven complexation between ionized QUE molecules and oppositely charged CHI. At its optimal preparation condition, the QUE–CHI nanoplex exhibited a size of roughly 150 nm with a 25% QUE payload and 60% complexation efficiency. …”
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Sphere encapsulated Monte Carlo : obtaining minimum energy configurations of large aromatic systems by Bowal, Kimberly, Grančič, Peter, Martin, Jacob W., Kraft, Markus

“…We introduce a simple global optimization approach that is able to find minimum energy configurations of clusters containing aromatic molecules. The translational and rotational perturbations required in Monte Carlo-based methods often lead to unrealistic configurations within which two or more molecular rings intersect, causing many of the computational steps to be rejected and the optimization process to be inefficient. …”
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Molecular entrapment in thermophilic ferritin for nanoformulation in photodynamic therapy by Pasula, Rupali Reddy, Kuniyil, Ambili, Lim, Sierin

“…The efficacy is tested on 2D and 3D invitro models and complemented with studies on the cellular uptake routes.Ferritin from the archaeonArchaeoglobus fulgidus(AfFtn) exhibits the uniqueproperty of divalent metal ion or ionic strength mediated assembly, making itan interesting nanocarrier for the entrapment of small molecules. Thephotosensitization and toxicity studies on 2D monolayers and 3D spheroidmodels of colorectal cancer cells show that AO loaded in AfFtn is functional.The killing efficiency in 2D monolayers reaches 50% while the growth of 3Dspheroids is arrested after the first day with a subsequent 10% reduction oftumor diameter over the next 2 days. …”
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Carbene-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolutions and cycloaddition reactions via acylazolium intermediates by Song, Runjiang

“…The products from our strategy can readily undergo further transformations to produce chiral herbicides and other functional molecules. Chapter 3 presents a highly chemo- and enantioselective organocatalytic tandem reaction between hydroxylamines and bromoenals. …”
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Mid-infrared photonics and optoelectronics in 2D materials by Liang, Guozhen, Yu, Xuechao, Hu, Xiaonan, Qiang, Bo, Wang, Chongwu, Wang, Qi Jie

“…The mid-infrared (MIR) region (about 2–20 μm) bears a particular scientific and technological significance because, for instance, many molecules have their spectral fingerprints and there are atmosphere transparent windows in this region. …”
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Increasing antibiotic activity by rapid bioorthogonal conjugation of drug to resistant bacteria using an upconverted light-activated photocatalyst by Du, Quanchao, Wu, Xiangyang, Bi, Wuguo, Xing, Bengang, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee

“…The photoexcited TB then catalyses the conversion of the dihydrotetrazine (dHTz) moiety in a Van-dHTz conjugate system to tetrazine which undergoes an efficient inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction with prior attached norbornene molecules on bacterial cell walls. The enhanced affinity of Van to bacteria by covalent bonding improves the activity of the drug against drug-resistant Enterococci, and the MIC is reduced by 6- to 7-fold as compared to neat Van. …”
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Diverse pathways to neuronal necroptosis in Alzheimer's disease by Jayaraman, Anusha, Reynolds, Richard

“…We describe how each of these pathways, such as tumour necrosis factor signalling, reactive oxygen species, endosomal sorting complex, post-translational modifications and certain individual molecules, is dysregulated or activated in Alzheimer's disease, and how this dysregulation/activation could trigger necroptosis. …”
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Modulating hydrogen adsorption via charge transfer at the semiconductor–metal heterointerface for highly efficient hydrogen evolution catalysis by Liu, Yuhang, Ding, Jie, Li, Fuhua, Su, Xiaozhi, Zhang, Qitao, Guan, Guangjian, Hu, Fangxin, Zhang, Jincheng, Wang, Qilun, Jiang, Yucheng, Liu, Bin, Yang, Hong Bin

“…Moreover, the interfacial electron transfer activates the dual-site synergistic effect of Rh and P of RhP2 in neutral and alkaline environments, thereby promoting reorganization of interfacial water molecules for faster HER kinetics.…”
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Transient complexity of E. Coli lipidome is explained by fatty acyl synthesis and cyclopropanation by Berezhnoy, Nikolay V., Cazenave-Gassiot, Amaury, Gao, Liang, Foo, Juat Chin, Ji, Shanshan, Regina, Viduthalai Rasheedkhan, Yap, Peggy Pui Khee, Wenk, Markus R., Kjelleberg, Staffan, Seviour, Thomas William, Hinks, Jamie

“…In the case of many bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, the composition of lipid molecules, termed the lipidome, temporally adapts to different environmental conditions and thus modifies membrane properties to permit growth and survival. …”
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Implanting CoOx clusters on ordered macroporous Zno nanoreactors for efficient CO₂ photoreduction by Wang, Yan, Fan, Guilan, Wang, Sibo, Li, Yunxiang, Guo, Yan, Luan, Deyan, Gu, Xiaojun, Lou, Xiong Wen David

“…Density functional theory calculations further reveal the key role of CoOx nanoclusters with high affinity to CO2 molecules, and the CoO bonds formed on the surface of the composite exhibit stronger charge redistribution. …”
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Engineering SARS-CoV-2 specific cocktail antibodies into a bispecific format improves neutralizing potency and breadth by Ku, Zhiqiang, Xie, Xuping, Lin, Jianqing, Gao, Peng, Wu, Bin, El Sahili, Abbas, Su, Hang, Liu, Yang, Ye, Xiaohua, Tan, Eddie Yongjun, Li, Xin, Fan, Xuejun, Goh, Boon Chong, Xiong, Wei, Boyd, Hannah, Muruato, Antonio E., Deng, Hui, Xia, Hongjie, Zou, Jing, Kalveram, Birte K., Menachery, Vineet D., Zhang, Ningyan, Lescar, Julien, Shi, Pei-Yong, An, Zhiqiang

“…Here we engineer two bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) using distinct designs and compared them with parental antibodies and their cocktail. Single molecules of both bsAbs block the two epitopes targeted by parental antibodies on the receptor-binding domain (RBD). …”
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