Omrüye Ozok Arıcı, Aykut Caglar, Bassam A. Najri, Nahit Aktaş, Arif Kivrak, Hilal Kivrak
{"title":"Bimetallic Ruthenium-Cobalt Catalyst Supported on Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application in Electrochemical Sensing of Isoleucine","authors":"Omrüye Ozok Arıcı, Aykut Caglar, Bassam A. Najri, Nahit Aktaş, Arif Kivrak, Hilal Kivrak","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400707","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this work, a bimetallic Ru-Co catalyst based on carbon nanotubes (Ru-Co/CNT) with a Ru to Co ratio of 95:5 is developed. The catalyst, featuring a total metal loading of 3% on the CNTs, is synthesized using the NaBH<sub>4</sub> reduction method. Several analytical analyses are used to detect the properties of the Ru-Co/CNT catalyst. X-ray diffraction (XRD) provides information on crystal structures of the catalysts, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) reveals particle size and distribution, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) measures the elemental composition, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) use to investigate the chemical oxidation states. In addition, thermal techniques including temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO), and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) are used to recognize the active sites on the catalyst's surface and the acidity. Then, the Ru-Co/CNT catalyst is applied as a sensor for isoleucine amino acid for the first time. It shows high performance with these parameters, sensitivity (0.002 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> m<span>m</span>), LOD – limit of detection (0.04 µ<span>m</span>), and LOQ – limit of quantification (0.12 µ<span>m</span>). Moreover, the interferences of common serum blood including (D-glucose, uric acid, ascorbic acid, and L-tryptophan) are studied. The findings indicated that the sensor is applicable to work in complex biological systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400707","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and Characterization of Coated CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles with Biocompatible Compounds and In Vitro Toxicity Assessment on Glioma Cell Lines","authors":"Sevil Ozer, Nurcan Dogan, Sezen Canim-Ates, Ayhan Bingolbali","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400613","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rapid advances in the development of nanotechnology in recent years have led to functional magnetic nanoparticle types (MNPs) with different properties. The diverse applications of these nanoparticles make them a desirable candidate for use in biomedical areas due to their exclusive chemical and physical properties. The present work is conducted to study the in vitro biocompatibility of CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@shell with different surface coatings (shell: ascorbic acid (AA), dextran (DEX), and polyethyleneimine (PEI). The cytotoxicity of coated nanoparticles is screened toward the glioma cancer line (C6) and fibroblast cell line (L929) using an MTT assay. CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> NPs are synthesized using the co-precipitation method together with hydrothermal synthesis and characterized regarding their structural and magnetic properties using state-of-the-art techniques. Results showed the particles are consistent with the crystal structure of CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> and the average crystallite size in the range of 16–18 nm. For the coated NPs, only a slight increase in the Hc is found except for the CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEI NPs. The comparative analysis of the cytotoxic effects of CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@shell NPs on L929 fibroblast and glioma cells shows that the cytotoxicity of samples is much more specific in brain tumor cells, especially it also indicates the significant efficacy of CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@PEI in cancer cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400613","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143497149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matteo Crisci, Felix Boll, Sara Domenici, Jaime Gallego, Bernd Smarsly, Mengjiao Wang, Francesco Lamberti, Andrea Rubino, Teresa Gatti
{"title":"Easy Direct Functionalization of 2D MoS2 Applied in Covalent Hybrids with PANI as Dual Blend Supercapacitive Materials (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 1/2025)","authors":"Matteo Crisci, Felix Boll, Sara Domenici, Jaime Gallego, Bernd Smarsly, Mengjiao Wang, Francesco Lamberti, Andrea Rubino, Teresa Gatti","doi":"10.1002/admi.202570001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202570001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Capacitive Material</b></p><p>In article 2400621, Teresa Gatti and co-workers present a novel method for covalent anchoring of polyaniline chains to 2D MoS<sub>2</sub> nanosheets. The resulting covalently grafted hybrids are employed as active materials in electrochemical supercapacitors, providing improved performance and stability compared to the non-covalently grafted alternatives.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202570001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ondrej Dyck, Aisha Okmi, Kai Xiao, Sidong Lei, Andrew R. Lupini, Stephen Jesse
{"title":"Your Clean Graphene is Still Not Clean (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 1/2025)","authors":"Ondrej Dyck, Aisha Okmi, Kai Xiao, Sidong Lei, Andrew R. Lupini, Stephen Jesse","doi":"10.1002/admi.202570004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202570004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Invisible Hydrocarbons on Graphene</b></p><p>Rapidly diffusing hydrocarbons on graphene are revealed through direct detection in image intensity. The graphene appears to be clean on a microscopic level but is shown to still harbor contamination in a non-solid form, loosely adhered to the graphene surface. This work updates the conceptual model of surface hydrocarbons on graphene. More details can be found in article 2400598 by Ondrej Dyck and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202570004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optoelectric-Driven Wetting Transition on Artificially Micropatterned Surfaces With Long-Range Virtual Electrodes (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 1/2025)","authors":"Riccardo Zamboni, Debdatta Ray, Cornelia Denz, Jörg Imbrock","doi":"10.1002/admi.202570002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202570002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Optoelectric Superwetting</b></p><p>In article 2400459, Riccardo Zamboni and co-workers develop an optoelectric method for droplet manipulation on artificially micropatterned surfaces. It relies solely on optically induced virtual electrodes on photovoltaic crystals. Selective droplet transport and superhydrophobic wetting states are optically controlled on various patterns and substrates.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202570002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md. Rubel Alam, Mitu Gharami, Barshan Dev, Md Ashikur Rahman, Tarikul Islam
{"title":"Next-Generation Materials for Multifunctional Applications: Design Progress and Prospects of 2D MXene-Enabled Hybrid Architectures","authors":"Md. Rubel Alam, Mitu Gharami, Barshan Dev, Md Ashikur Rahman, Tarikul Islam","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400681","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The rapid development and widespread use of smart, portable, high-bandwidth wearable, and flexible electronic devices have led to an equivocally increased demand for multifunctional nanomaterials. The intriguing nature of the unique layered structure, chemical diversity, and outstanding physiochemical behaviors of 2D MXenes (transition metal carbides/nitrides)-based hybrid architectures with other low-dimensional materials can open a new doorfor multifunctional applications. Achieving high performance with MXenes, such as Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<i><sub>x</sub></i>, often requires a large quantity of material, which can be impractical, and hybrid compositions can alleviate this issue quickly. So, combining MXenes with other low-dimensional materials to form hybrid architectures can offer novel solutions with increased physical, mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical properties. However, practical and large-scale applications of these hybrid architectures, especially for targeted applications, still need to be explored. This comprehensive study reviews the design progress and prospects of 2D MXene-enabled hybrid structures, focusing on combinations with graphene, carbon nanotubes, polyaniline, boron, silicon, and metal oxides. It also explores multifunctional applications, including wearable electronic devices, intelligent tunable sensors, new energy electrodes, and biomedical applications. Additionally, it offers a critical discussion (architectures–properties–applications), identifies research gaps, and provides pressing challenges with solutions for the frontier applications of 2D MXene-enabled hybrid architectures.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400681","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143646152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Müslüm Kaplan, Emre Alp, Beate Krause, Regine Boldt, Petra Pötschke
{"title":"Synthesis of Semiconductor Zinc Sulfide Nanospheres for Improving Piezoresistive Sensing Behavior of Melt-Mixed Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Carbon Nanotube Composites","authors":"Müslüm Kaplan, Emre Alp, Beate Krause, Regine Boldt, Petra Pötschke","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400633","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Studies have increasingly aimed at improving the piezoresistive behavior of polymer-based conductive composites (CPCs) for strain-sensing, with inorganic nanomaterial enhancement offering research opportunities. This study investigates the impact of incorporating zinc sulfide nanospheres (ZnS NSs, 1–7 wt.%), synthesized via a one-step hydrothermal method, into a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) polymer matrix together with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses reveal that ZnS NSs comprise a mixture of ZnS<sub>0.96</sub>O<sub>0.04</sub> and S phases. While of ZnS NSs minimally impact tensile properties of the PVDF/MWCNT composites, they reduce elongation at break at 5 wt.%. During 15-cycle strain sensing up to 3% strain, ZnS NSs-enhanced composites outperformed PVDF/1 wt.% MWCNT. The reference sample's resistance change ratio (ΔR/R0) decreased below 1% with increased cycles, while 1 wt.% ZnS NSs increased ΔR/R0 to 3%, reducing changes upon cycle increments. Higher ZnS NSs levels (3–7 wt.%) resulted in ΔR/R0 exceeding 4–5%, indicating enhanced strain sensing performance. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) showed limited impact of ZnS NSs on the thermal properties and microstructure of the composites.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400633","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143497016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protein-Inspired Polymers with Tunable Microphase Structures toward Autonomous Self-Healing in Aqueous Environments","authors":"Yanwen Hu, Yan Song, Guo Liang Li","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400703","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The self-healing of polymer materials in aqueous environments remains a significant challenge. Herein, a protein-inspired strategy for hydrophobic/hydrophilic-induced microphase separation is proposed to construct self-healing polymers in an aqueous environment. During self-healing, the hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane microphases in the damaged region reassociate with each other owing to the presence of dynamic hydrophobic interactions underwater. In addition, the hydrophilic carboxyl groups diffuse and penetrate to form hydrogen bonds. It is found that the microphase structure and self-healing efficiency can be adjusted by regulating the hydrophobic/hydrophilic components. The self-healing efficiencies of the as-synthesized polymers in deionized water and seawater environments reach to 99.1 and 98.7%, respectively. The molecular structures of the materials are characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy while the aggregated structure of the as-synthesized polymers is examined using small angle X-ray scattering and atomic force microscopy (AFM). This design strategy, inspired by the biological sciences, will be expected to extend the application range of synthetic intrinsic self-healing polymers, especially in aqueous environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400703","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Farid Khelifa, Heike M. A. Ehmann, Abderrahman Lamaoui, Mathieu Surin, Jenifer Rubio-Magnieto, Philippe Dubois, Youssef Habibi
{"title":"Controlled Stratification and Assembly of Cellulose Nanocrystals in Polymeric Films Toward Optically Active Coatings","authors":"Farid Khelifa, Heike M. A. Ehmann, Abderrahman Lamaoui, Mathieu Surin, Jenifer Rubio-Magnieto, Philippe Dubois, Youssef Habibi","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400608","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nature's most brilliant hues arise from the interaction of light with multilayered- structures of aligned building blocks. Mimicking this hierarchical organization in highly-ordered thin films of liquid crystalline species has attracted increasing attention for potential applications in sensors and optical switching displays. Due to its intriguing ability to organize into optically active materials, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are attracting a strong interest in the scientific community. This study demonstrates that the shear-driven convective assembly technique can be used to stratify in a controlled fashion highly ordered multilayers of rod-like CNC embedded in a protective hydrophobic polymer matrix leading to optically active thin films. The films remain fully transparent even after stratifying 50 layers. Atomic force microscopy analysis reveals that over 87% of the CNCs in the upper layer aligned within ±20° of the withdrawal direction. Notably, the stratification does not disrupt the organization of the underlying layers. The films exhibit strong selective reflections with uniform and intense colors, dependent on the number of stratified layers. This scalable appraoch enables precise control over the optical characteristics of CNC-polymer composite films, presenting opportunities for environmentally friendly applications in pigment-free coatings, security papers, and optical devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400608","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samkeliso S. Ndzimandze, Welldone Moyo, Oranso T. Mahlangu, Adolph A. Muleja, Thabo T. I. Nkambule, Alex T. Kuvarega
{"title":"Removal of Natural Organic Matter Fractions by Kaolin/Fly Ash Ceramic Microfiltration Membrane in Drinking Water: Insights from a Laboratory Scale Application","authors":"Samkeliso S. Ndzimandze, Welldone Moyo, Oranso T. Mahlangu, Adolph A. Muleja, Thabo T. I. Nkambule, Alex T. Kuvarega","doi":"10.1002/admi.202400777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400777","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The high cost of precursor materials has hindered commercialization of ceramic membranes (CM). In this work, a microfiltration ceramic disc (≈50 mm in diameter and 4 mm thick) is prepared from low-cost materials, kaolin, and fly ash (≈67 and 26 wt.%, respectively) by pressing at 200 bar and calcining at 900 °C. Membrane characterization involved physicochemical properties, NOM removal efficiency, and fouling propensity analysis. Furthermore, the efficiency of the CM is tested on samples collected from four drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. The NOM removal efficiencies ranged from 18.5–33.4% higher than that achieved by the sand filtration step of all the DWTPs. Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (FEEM) studies show dominance of terrestrial humic-like and fulvic-like NOM fractions in the raw water and are amenable to removal by CM at all the DWTPs (up to 64.7% higher than removal by sand filters at the respective plants). This study demonstrates the utility of ceramic membranes fabricated from rudimentary materials and presents an opportunity to upscale and retrofit the technology to target the removal of NOM fractions at conventional drinking water treatment plants.</p>","PeriodicalId":115,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Materials Interfaces","volume":"12 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/admi.202400777","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143852987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}