Hyperlooping carbon nanotube-graphene oxide nanoarchitectonics as membranes for ultrafast organic solvent nanofiltration by Nie, Lina, Goh, Kunli, Wang, Yu, Velioğlu, Sadiye, Huang, Yinjuan, Dou, Shuo, Wan, Yan, Zhou, Kun, Bae, Tae-Hyun, Lee, Jong-Min

“…Also, MWCNT nanochannel offers at least 1.5-fold lower ethanol transport resistance than that of the GO nanochannel, owing to greater bulk freedom in orientating ethanol molecules. Overall, the hyperlooping architecture demonstrates ∼3-fold higher permeance than neat SFGO membrane for elevating OSN performances.…”
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Oxide-derived bismuth as an efficient catalyst for electrochemical reduction of flue gas by Yang, Fangqi, Liang, Caihong, Zhou, Weizhen, Zhao, Wendi, Li, Pengfei, Hua, Zhengyu, Yu, Haoming, Chen, Shixia, Deng, Shuguang, Li, Jing, Lam, Yeng Ming, Wang, Jun

“…In-situ Raman combined with theory calculations reveals that the surface coordinated oxygen species in OD-Bi can drastically activate CO2 and N2 molecules by selectively favors the adsorption of *OCHO and *NNH intermediates, respectively. …”
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Visceral adipose tissue molecular networks and regulatory microRNA in pediatric obesity: an in silico approach by Roy, Dipayan, Modi, Anupama, Ghosh, Ritwik, Ghosh, Raghumoy, Benito-León, Julian

“…The results emphasize the importance of the TGF-β signaling pathway and its regulatory molecules, the immune system, and the adipocytic apoptotic pathway in pediatric obesity. …”
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Defect engineering of low-coordinated metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for improved CO₂ access and capture by Niu, Jiabin, Li, Hao, Tao, Longgang, Fan, Qianwenhao, Liu, Wen, Tan, Mei Chee

“…The reduced diffusion resistance to gas flow translates to increased accessibility for gas molecules to active Mg adsorption sites inside the MOFs, leading to enhanced CO2 capture performance; the CO2 uptake quantity of MOF@GO 40 h arrives at 6.06 mmol/g at 0.1 bar and at 9.17 mmol/g at 1 bar and 25 °C, 19.29% and 16.37% higher, respectively, than that of the pristine Mg-MOF-74, with a CO2/N2 selectivity around 17.36% greater than that of pristine Mg-MOF-74. …”
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A molecular dynamics study employing bimetallic Co-CuHAB nanosheets for seawater desalination by Hong, Terence Zhi Xiang, Kieu, Hieu Trung, You, Liming, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhou, Kun

“…It is also observed that Co nodes exhibit greater affinity toward the O atoms of the water molecules and the Cl- ions than the Cu nodes. Due to the hydrophobic nature of the small CoHAB pores, offsetting the nanosheets that constitute the membranes can improve salt rejection but show no significant effect on water flux. …”
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Endowing polymeric carbon nitride photocatalyst with CO2 activation sites by anchoring atomic cobalt cluster by Shang, Yaru, Hou, Yijie, Cao, Xun, Liu, Hengjie, Jin, Xiaoli, Liu, Jiawei, Yan, Chunshuang, Qian, Yumin, Song, Li, Qi, Zeming, Song, Pin, Zhou, Yansong, Liu, Daobin, Liu, Zheng, Jing, Fengyang, Yan, Qingyu, Chen, Gang, Lv, Chade

“…Theoretical calculations and in situ characterization confirmed that the Co atomic clusters anchoring enabled the change in the bond length/angle of adsorbed CO2 molecules, as well as the change from a linear model to a bending model. …”
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Ultra-broad sensing range, high sensitivity textile pressure sensors with heterogeneous fibre architecture and molecular interconnection strategy by Zhou, Xuan, Gu, Mengxi, Li, Jie, Li, Wenhao, Zhao, Binzhe, Wang, Lei, Wei, Lei, Yang, Chunlei, Chen, Ming

“…The silk is designed with heterogeneous fiber architecture, which enables rich and multi-level contact pattern and could compensate for the effect of structural stiffening. Furthermore, APTES molecules are used to enhance the interface bonding between MXene and silk, promoting the mechanical stability of the sensor. …”
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Ru single atom dispersed Cu nanoparticle with dual sites enables outstanding photocatalytic CO2 reduction by Liu, Lizhen, Hu, Jingcong, Sheng, Yuan, Akhoundzadeh, Hossein, Tu, Wenguang, Siow, Samuel Wei Jian, Ong, Jia Hui, Huang, Hongwei, Xu, Rong

“…The experimental and theoretical results consistently reveal that the Ru-Cu dual sites allow the rapid transfer of photogenerated carriers for closely interacting with CO2 molecules. Importantly, the Ru-Cu dual sites exhibit extremely strong CO2 adsorption ability, and the Gibbs free energy of the rate-determining step (*CO2 to *COOH) has been significantly reduced, synergistically enhancing the entire CO2 conversion process. …”
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Nuclear receptor Nurr1 agonists enhance its dual functions and improve behavioral deficits in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease by Kim, Chun-Hyung, Han, Baek-Soo, Moon, Jisook, Kim, Deog-Joong, Shin, Joon, Rajan, Sreekanth, Nguyen, Quoc Toan, Sohn, Mijin, Kim, Won-Gon, Han, Minjoon, Jeong, Inhye, Kim, Kyoung-Shim, Lee, Eun-Hye, Tu, Yupeng, Naffin-Olivos, Jacqueline L., Park, Chang-Hwan, Ringe, Dagmar, Yoon, Ho Sup, Petsko, Gregory A., Kim, Kwang-Soo

“…These findings offer proof of principle that small molecules targeting the Nurr1 LBD can be used as a mechanism-based and neuroprotective strategy for PD.…”
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Exploiting the synthetic lethality between terminal respiratory oxidases to kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis and clear host infection by Hasenoehrl, Erik J., Koh, Vanessa H., Ang, Michelle L. T., Sajorda, Dannah R., Hards, Kiel, Grüber, Gerhard, Alonso, Sylvie, Cook, Gregory M., Berney, Michael, Pethe, Kevin, Kalia, Nitin Pal, Ab Rahman, Nurlilah Binte

“…The recent discovery of small molecules targeting the cytochrome bc 1 : aa 3 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis triggered interest in the terminal respiratory oxidases for antituberculosis drug development. …”
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Interaction Analyses of the Integrin β2 Cytoplasmic Tail with the F3 FERM Domain of Talin and 14-3-3ζ Reveal a Ternary Complex with Phosphorylated Tail by Chatterjee, Deepak, Lu, Lewis Zhiping, Tan, Suet-Mien, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

“…Based on these data, we propose a sequential model of β2 integrin activation involving these molecules. Our study provides for the first time insights toward β2 integrin activation that involves a multiprotein complex.…”
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Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Based Bio-Ink Improves Cell Viability and Homogeneity during Drop-On-Demand Printing by Ng, Wei Long, Yeong, Wai Yee, Naing, May Win

“…The results indicated that PVP molecules mitigate the cell adhesion and sedimentation during the printing process; the 2.5% w/v PVP bio-ink demonstrated the most consistent cell output over a period of 30 min. …”
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Review of mid-infrared mode-locked laser sources in the 2.0 μ m–3.5 μ m spectral region by Ma, Jie, Qin, Zhipeng, Xie, Guoqiang, Qian, Liejia, Tang, Dingyuan

“…Ultrafast laser sources operating in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) region, which contains the characteristic fingerprint spectra of many important molecules and transparent windows of atmosphere, are of significant importance in a variety of applications. …”
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Rapid determination of vitamin B12 concentration with a chemiluminescence lab on a chip by Lok, Khoi Seng, Siti Zubaidah Abdul Muttalib, Lee, Peter Peng Foo, Kwok, Yien Chian, Nguyen, Nam-Trung

“…This new method is based on luminol-peroxide chemiluminescence (CL) assays for the detection of cobalt(II) ions in vitamin B12 molecules. The lab-on-a-chip device consisted of two passive micromixers acting as microreactors and a double spiral microchannel network serving as an optical detection region. …”
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Doped amorphous silica nanoparticles as enhancing agents for surface-assisted time-of-flight mass spectrometry by Lim, Angelina Yimei, Gu, Feng, Ma, Zhun, Ma, Jan, Rowell, Frederick

“…This is followed by reaction of the primary ions with neighbouring adsorbed analyte molecules. The latter are then released possibly via thermal desorption following proton donation or acceptance from/to via surface residues such carboxylate groups associated with the carbon black within the dopant. …”
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The N-terminal domain of tumor suppressor p53 is involved in the molecular interaction with the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-Xl by Xu, Huibin, Tai, Jeff, Ye, Hong, Kang, Cong Bao, Yoon, Ho Sup

“…The FRET efficiency detected between the donor and acceptor molecules appears to suggest the presence of molecular interaction of p53NTD with Bcl-Xl in cells. …”
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Effect of steam treatment during plasma spraying on the microstructure of hydroxyapatite splats and coatings by Li, H., Cheang, P., Khor, Khiam Aik

“…The Raman spectroscopy analyses on the individual splats and coatings indicate that the mechanism involves entrapping of water molecules by the individual HA droplets upon their impingement. …”
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Why muscle is an efficient shock absorber by Bershitsky, Sergey Y., Koubassova, Natalia A., Kopylova, Galina V., Fernandez, Manuel, Narayanan, Theyencheri, Tsaturyan, Andrey K., Ferenczi, Michael Alan

“…We wish to understand how the actomyosin molecules change their structure and interaction to implement these physiologically useful mechanical and thermodynamical properties. …”
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An induced population of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes more resistant to complement lysis promotes a phenotype with greater differentiation, invasiveness, and release of extracel... by Rossi, Izadora, Nunes, Maria Alice Ferreira, Sabatke, Bruna, Ribas, Hennrique Taborda, Winnischofer, Sheila Maria Brochado, Ramos, Augusto Savio Peixoto, Inal, Jameel, Ramirez, Marcel I.

“…In order to accomplish this, expresses different molecules on its surface and releases extracellular vesicles (EVs). …”
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Jerantinine A induces tumor-specific cell death through modulation of splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3B1) by Chung, F.F.L., Tan, P.F.T.M., Raja, V.J., Tan, B.S., Lim, K.H., Kam, T.S., Hii, L.W., Tan, S.H., See, S.J., Tan, Y.F., Wong, L.Z., Yam, W.K., Mai, C.W., Bradshaw, T.D., Leong, C.O.

“…This has led to the identification and development of small molecules with spliceosome-modulating activity as potential anticancer agents. …”