{"title":"Targeted Imaging of Estrogen Receptor-Positive Cancer Cells Using Fluorescent Estradiol Probes","authors":"Shabnam Mansuri, Subhadra Ojha, Sriram Kanvah","doi":"10.1002/adom.202402758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402758","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Breast cancer remains the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide, with ≈70% of cases linked to the overexpression of Estrogen Receptor (ERα). Existing imaging tools often fail to reliably differentiate between ER-positive and ER-negative cancer cells. To address this limitation, two novel fluorescent probes, <b>E2N</b> and <b>E2R</b>, are synthesized by conjugating estradiol to styryl and rhodamine-based fluorophores using click chemistry. These probes are characterized by their photophysical properties, biocompatibility, and selective targeting of ER-positive cells. Cellular uptake studies demonstrate preferential internalization of <b>E2N</b> and <b>E2R</b> in ER-positive MCF-7, ZR-75-1, and T-47D cells, with minimal uptake in ER-negative MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-468, and healthy COS-7 and NIH-3T3 cell lines. Kinetic studies reveal efficient and rapid uptake of <b>E2N</b> in ER-positive MCF-7 cells, while mechanistic investigations identified clathrin-mediated endocytosis as the receptor-mediated pathway for both probes. Localization studies further confirm their mitochondrial specificity in ER-positive cells, with <b>E2R</b> displaying higher mitochondrial selectivity. These findings underscore the potential of <b>E2N</b> and <b>E2R</b> as powerful tools for distinguishing ER-positive from ER-negative breast cancer cells. Their receptor-mediated targeting and precise imaging capabilities make them promising candidates for advancing breast cancer diagnostics and enabling more targeted therapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erfu Wu, Sergey Tsarev, Daria Proniakova, Xuqi Liu, Dominik Bachmann, Sergii Yakunin, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Ivan Shorubalko
{"title":"A CMOS-Compatible Fabrication Approach for High-Performance Perovskite Photodetector Arrays","authors":"Erfu Wu, Sergey Tsarev, Daria Proniakova, Xuqi Liu, Dominik Bachmann, Sergii Yakunin, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Ivan Shorubalko","doi":"10.1002/adom.202402979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402979","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lead halide perovskites (LHPs) have attracted significant attention for their exceptional optoelectronic properties, positioning them as prime candidates for next-generation electronics such as photodetectors (PDs), lasers, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and memristors. However, integrating these materials into device architectures with CMOS-compatible technologies in a simple manner remains a critical challenge. This study introduces a universal method leveraging standard lithographic patterning to fabricate high-performance LHP PDs for red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color detection separately. Through optimization of the device stack and etching conditions, perovskite PDs are pixelated using a one-step lithography and pulsed argon (Ar) milling process. The resulting devices exhibit typical perovskite PD responsivity (0.3 A W<sup>−1</sup>), low dark current density (less than 10<sup>−6</sup> mA cm<sup>−2</sup>), high detectivity (over 10<sup>13</sup> Jones), and short fall time (sub-20 ns without bias). This approach not only enhances device performance but also paves the way for scalable production of perovskite-based optoelectronic devices. The versatility and effectiveness of this method highlight its potential for broad applicability in CMOS-compatible perovskite-based image sensor technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiefeng Li, Ming Fu, Heling Zhang, Chenhui Wei, Dawei He, Yongsheng Wang
{"title":"Hierarchical Microspheres-Based Composite Materials with TiO2-Coated SiO2 Combined with BaSO4 or PNIPAM for Radiative Cooling","authors":"Jiefeng Li, Ming Fu, Heling Zhang, Chenhui Wei, Dawei He, Yongsheng Wang","doi":"10.1002/adom.202402846","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402846","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Microspheres dispersed in composites exhibit excellent infrared emissivity for radiative cooling applications, which reflect sunlight and passively dissipate heat into space without electricity. In this study, hierarchical microspheres (HMs) with a two-tier structure, composed of SiO<sub>2</sub>, TiO<sub>2</sub>-coated SiO<sub>2</sub>, BaSO<sub>4</sub>, or PNIPAM, are incorporated into PDMS-based composites. These microspheres feature larger spheres assembled from submicrometer-scale nanoparticles and are fabricated via microfluidics to enhance radiative cooling performance. SiO<sub>2</sub> HMs not only boost visible light reflection and exhibit structural color through a photonic stop band but also achieve an average emissivity of 97.55% in the atmospheric window. Both experimental and simulated results show that HMs enhance the emissivity performance of the composite material compared with solid SiO<sub>2</sub> microspheres of the same diameter. Additionally, applying TiO<sub>2</sub> coating to SiO<sub>2</sub> HMs further increases the overall emissivity to 98.05%. Incorporating BaSO<sub>4</sub> HMs also increased the average visible reflectivity to 96.56%, while maintaining superior infrared emissivity at 97.58%. The inclusion of PNIPAM spheres enabled temperature-responsive transmissivity, with the composite materials containing PNIPAM and SiO<sub>2</sub> HMs preserving high infrared emissivity in the atmospheric window. These HM structures exhibit excellent solar reflectivity and thermal emission, making them effective for radiative cooling.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danyang Wan, Yongchi Ma, Juanli Li, Minggang Hu, Lexuan Liang, Lingchao Mo, Zhaoyi Che, Chen Tang, Kang Zhao, Hua Jiao, Jian Li
{"title":"Benzothiadiazole-Based Dichroic Dyes: Novel Approaches for Electrically Tunable Liquid Crystal Smart Windows","authors":"Danyang Wan, Yongchi Ma, Juanli Li, Minggang Hu, Lexuan Liang, Lingchao Mo, Zhaoyi Che, Chen Tang, Kang Zhao, Hua Jiao, Jian Li","doi":"10.1002/adom.202402687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402687","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A series of benzothiadiazole (BT)-based dichroic dyes with donor–acceptor–donor (D–A–D) molecular frameworks is designed and synthesized, exhibiting absorption spectra that cover the visible light region and are tunable through molecular modifications. Most of the newly synthesized dyes show high dichroic ratios and order parameters, ensuring strong optical anisotropy and good alignment within the liquid crystal host mixture. The performance of individual dyes in smart window applications is evaluated, with transmittance changes observed under dynamic electric fields, demonstrating their potential for use in electrically tunable smart windows. To achieve full visible-light modulation, the combination of complementary absorption dyes is screened and an optimized mixture Mix-7 is obtained, which not only achieves full visible-light absorption coverage but also demonstrates smooth and dynamic transmittance modulation under varying voltages. Finally, a prototype smart window filled with Mix-7 is fabricated to validate the continuous tunability of dye-doped liquid crystal-based systems. Additionally, further introduction of a polarizer film significantly reduces the transmittance of the demo, especially in the OFF state which presents an almost completely dark state, highlighting the potential for automotive smart window applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin Young Kim, Jihyun Lim, Woongsik Jang, Dong Hwan Wang
{"title":"Silane Network Passivation Through Lead-Sulfur Interaction of X-Type Thiol-Group Ligands for Polar-Resistance and Improved Mobility in Perovskite Quantum Dots","authors":"Jin Young Kim, Jihyun Lim, Woongsik Jang, Dong Hwan Wang","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403039","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The surface ligands of perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) with colloidal properties are critical determinants of quantum efficiency, stability, and surface passivation. However, perovskite structures are sensitive to water and humid environments, which leads to decomposition, and they decisively limit stability through surface ligand and structure control. Herein, an approach using 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS) among silane materials with the advantages of chemical stability and nontoxicity is proposed. The excellent structural properties of MPTMS are confirmed by the interaction of the Pb-S, which formed an interparticle network through the reaction of the methoxy group bonded to Si. Additionally, fabricated PQDs indicate superior optical performance by suppressing the approach to moisture and acetone solvents. Particularly, silane passivation of the particles conferred hydrophobicity, as confirmed via contact angle and surface energy analysis. Furthermore, silane networks are formed through the MPTMS ligand exchange strategy, suggesting that PQDs are a facile platform for maintaining high quality in aqueous environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143831487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yining Zhu, Huanzheng Zhu, Rongxuan Zhu, Yiwei Zhou, Min Qiu, Qiang Li
{"title":"Photon-Engineered All-Day Radiative Warming Utilizing Solar and Atmospheric Energy","authors":"Yining Zhu, Huanzheng Zhu, Rongxuan Zhu, Yiwei Zhou, Min Qiu, Qiang Li","doi":"10.1002/adom.202402432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402432","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Maintaining optimal temperatures continuously is crucial for various applications, yet existing methods relying on selective solar absorbers fail to provide continuous warmth throughout the entire day. A photon-engineered flexible film is proposed for all-day radiative warming, integrating multiple functional layers to regulate radiation across different spectral bands. This design enhances the heat absorption efficiency of solar and atmospheric energy (α<sub>0.3−2.5</sub> <sub>µm</sub> = 0.95, α<sub>5−8</sub> <sub>µm</sub> = 0.75, α<sub>14−16</sub> <sub>µm</sub> = 0.84) while minimizing outward radiation (ɛ<sub>8-14</sub> <sub>µm</sub> = 0.13). Experimental validation demonstrates superior performance over traditional low-emissivity warming blankets under varying environmental conditions, achieving 9.4 °C higher temperature during the day and 1.4 °C higher at night. Moreover, the film's remarkable warming capability highlights its significant application value in anti-condensation. This underscores its potential as a sustainable and effective thermal management solution for carbon neutrality.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Henk Sentjens, Augustinus J. J. Kragt, Julia S. van der Burgt, Albert P. H. J. Schenning
{"title":"Advancing Solar Modulation Ability of Near Infrared Thermochromic Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Smart Window Films Using a Waveplate","authors":"Henk Sentjens, Augustinus J. J. Kragt, Julia S. van der Burgt, Albert P. H. J. Schenning","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403508","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cholesteric liquid crystal oligomer coatings are promising smart materials for use as near infrared thermochromic reflectors to control solar radiation through windows. However, their effectiveness as solar energy transmission modulators is limited because they only reflect circularly polarized light of a specific handedness (either right- or left-handed) over a relatively narrow bandwidth (≈100 nm). In this work, these limitations are addressed using a waveplate. To enhance the reflective properties, a waveplate is placed between two baseline oligomers. By optimizing the waveplate thickness, the device switches between reflecting right-circularly polarized light at room temperature to reflecting unpolarized, ambidextrous light at 60 °C. Next, this system is combined with a second reflective cholesteric liquid crystal oligomer with the same reflection band at room temperature but with a smaller thermochromic response. This enables the device to transition from a narrow band reflection to broad band ambidextrous reflection upon heating, resulting in a solar transmission modulation of 5.2% which is four times greater than typical thermochromic cholesteric liquid crystal reflectors marking a significant step toward their application in smart solar heat-modulating windows. This work presents the use of a waveplate in stimuli-responsive optical materials to enhance its reflective changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202403508","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuriy Shpinov, Ian Coghill, Mrinal Mandal, Philippe Pelupessy, Isabelle Aujard, Thomas Le Saux, Ludovic Jullien
{"title":"A Modular Low-Cost 3D Uniformly Illuminated Mini-Photoreactor with Versatile In-Situ Analysis","authors":"Yuriy Shpinov, Ian Coghill, Mrinal Mandal, Philippe Pelupessy, Isabelle Aujard, Thomas Le Saux, Ludovic Jullien","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403466","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Photons are widely used for producing and degrading matter, yet current approaches for their delivery to unstirred light-absorbing media give poor uniformity and energetic efficiency. Here, a cheap modular Do-It-Yourself (DIY)-realizable mini-photoreactor is introduced that addresses these issues, and additionally allows for in situ absorption, fluorescence, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Its first configuration features an internal light-scattering cylindrical liquid-filled waveguide to scatter light outward into the medium, while its second configuration, meant for more strongly absorbing media, adds an external coaxial light-scattering liquid-filled envelope, allowing balanced light injection from both sides of the medium. Extensive NMR- and fluorescence-based characterizations with new actinometers, together with optical simulations, are performed; the latter allowing the key factors that govern photon flux density and its distribution to be unraveled. The insights go beyond the reactor design, and have relevance in analytical photochemistry and photocatalysis, where poor characterization of light is widespread.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202403466","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fengxia Li, Xiaohan Yin, Jia-Yuan Yin, Jing-Ya Deng
{"title":"Independent and Free Control of Multiple Beams Enabled by Wideband Spin-Decoupled Metasurface (Advanced Optical Materials 6/2025)","authors":"Fengxia Li, Xiaohan Yin, Jia-Yuan Yin, Jing-Ya Deng","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Spin-Decoupled Metasurface</b></p><p>In article 2401777, Jing-Ya Deng and co-workers propose a spin-decoupled strategy to generate multiple beams based on polarization conversion meta-atom by regulating its cross-polarized components. Combining propagation and PB phases, the deflection angles, polarizations, and topological charges can be independently and freely controlled in wideband, which can be utilized to polarization multiplexing and multichannel meta-devices in communication, imaging, and target detection.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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":"Bio-Inspired Bright Non-Iridescent Structurally Colored Nanopigments Featuring Additive Color Mixing Performance (Advanced Optical Materials 6/2025)","authors":"Wentao Wang, Wenzhen Zhang, Yicheng Zhou, Yuyuan Yao, Bingtao Tang, Liming Ding","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Photonic Pigments</b></p><p>Inspired by the Steller's jay, non-iridescent structurally colored nanopigments composed of hollow SiO<sub>2</sub> microspheres with amorphous carbon on the inner wall of the shell and disordered metasurfaces on the shell layer were created. Different from previous studies, each individual microsphere is an independent chromogenic unit and has additive color mixing performance. More details can be found in article 2402324 by Wentao Wang, Liming Ding, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570059","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}