Jianhua Yuan, Tianxiao Sun, Guixiang Li, Markus Weigand, Fei Yu, Zhe Li, Jianglin Cao, Jiayuan Yu, Meng Li, Weijia Zhou, Antonio Abate, Jie Ma
{"title":"Microbial Immobilization for Enhancing Environmental Sustainability of Perovskite Photovoltaics","authors":"Jianhua Yuan, Tianxiao Sun, Guixiang Li, Markus Weigand, Fei Yu, Zhe Li, Jianglin Cao, Jiayuan Yu, Meng Li, Weijia Zhou, Antonio Abate, Jie Ma","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01360","url":null,"abstract":"Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) demonstrate growing commercialization potential among emerging photovoltaic technologies. However, the potential leakage of heavy metal ions such as Pb(II) and Sn(II) from PSCs poses significant environmental and health threats, yet the environment’s capacity to respond remains unknown. This work pioneeringly reports the environment’s natural remediation potential in addressing the risks of perovskite leakage. We find that environmental waste yeasts can efficiently capture leaked Pb(II) and Sn(II) through a combination of physical and chemical adsorption mechanisms. These perovskite heavy metals are further biotransformed and immobilized. Additionally, our study shows a higher removal rate for Sn ions, revealing enhanced environmental sustainability by applying lead-free perovskite photovoltaics. This work conveys a microbial cleanup strategy for removing perovskite heavy metals from the environment, contributing to the advancing practical implementation of perovskite photovoltaics.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142208518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fan Zheng, Duoyang Fan, Heying Yao, Jipeng Ding, Shuai Huang, Yanpeng Fang, Jie Dong, Fei Chen, Wenbin Zeng
{"title":"Synergistic Photodynamic and Chemodynamic Therapy for Tumor Treatment Using a Glutathione-Activated Photosensitizer with Near-Infrared (NIR) Imaging","authors":"Fan Zheng, Duoyang Fan, Heying Yao, Jipeng Ding, Shuai Huang, Yanpeng Fang, Jie Dong, Fei Chen, Wenbin Zeng","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01400","url":null,"abstract":"Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes photosensitizers (PSs) to generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon irradiation, leading to cell death. However, conventional PSs can cause unwanted side effects. Activatable photosensitizers (aPSs) offer a solution by remaining inactive until triggered within tumor microenvironment. Here, we present <b>HFP-SS-Fc</b>, a novel glutathione (GSH) aPS that leverages the high GSH concentration in tumors. <b>HFP-SS-Fc</b> exhibits potent near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence and a robust photodynamic effect upon exposure to tumor-specific GSH levels. A disulfide bond links ferrocene to <b>HFP-SS-Fc</b>, quenching NIR emission and hindering ROS generation. This ferrocene moiety also facilitates •OH production and O<sub>2</sub> release through a Fenton-like reaction, maintaining efficacy in hypoxic tumors. Inspired by its theranostic potential in vitro, <b>HFP-SS-Fc</b> successfully achieves real-time tumor imaging and significant tumor growth inhibition in vivo. This study has presented <b>HFP-SS-Fc</b> as a promising tool for synergistic PDT and CDT with minimized side effects, guided by NIR fluorescence.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142208517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Min Su Kim, Jeong Hui Kim, Hye-young Yoo, Dal-Seong Yoon, Dong Hyun Park, Chae Yoon Lee, Su Jung Kim, Seung-Bok Choi, Kihyon Hong, Keun Hyung Lee
{"title":"Ultrastretchable, Tough, and Highly Conductive Ionogels for Multipurpose Motion Monitoring","authors":"Min Su Kim, Jeong Hui Kim, Hye-young Yoo, Dal-Seong Yoon, Dong Hyun Park, Chae Yoon Lee, Su Jung Kim, Seung-Bok Choi, Kihyon Hong, Keun Hyung Lee","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01425","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01425","url":null,"abstract":"Stretchable strain sensors have attracted considerable interest for electronic and electrochemical applications, but improving their sensitivity, stretchability, toughness, conductivity, and stability remains a challenge. While ionic conductor-based sensors offer high stretchability (>100%), achieving both robustness and high conductivity is difficult. In this study, ultrastretchable, tough, and highly conductive nonvolatile polymer electrolytes, referred to as ionogels, were devised using a solvent-exchange method. Compared to other gel-type materials, such as organogels and hydrogels, the ionogels exhibit outstanding elasticity (>1000% strain at break), toughness (∼100 MJ m<sup>–3</sup>), and ionic conductivity of (∼20.5 mS cm<sup>–1</sup>). These ionogels were successfully applied to sensing devices, and the resulting sensors exhibited excellent linearity, sensitivity, repeatability, and operational durability. Furthermore, the sensors accurately detected the movements of various vehicle parts, including the suspension damper, door hinge, and seat coil, indicating the potential of mechanically tough ionogels for multipurpose sensing systems.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142208520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yanli Wu, Xinyu Chen, Ling Liu, Suang Jiang, Ling Xia, Dan Li, Guangrun Wu, Zhongqi Sun, Zhe Zhang, Yang Li
{"title":"Low-Temperature Substrate: Detection of Viruses on Cold Chain Food Packaging Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy","authors":"Yanli Wu, Xinyu Chen, Ling Liu, Suang Jiang, Ling Xia, Dan Li, Guangrun Wu, Zhongqi Sun, Zhe Zhang, Yang Li","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00948","url":null,"abstract":"Viruses are mostly resistant to low temperatures and can survive for a long time and maintain their infectivity at temperatures below 0 °C. Therefore, realizing virus detection at low temperatures is a great challenge. Subzero temperatures change the state of the water-soluble substrate, increasing the difficulty of detection. In this work, we designed a novel enhancement substrate to obtain SERS signals of biomolecules stably at low temperatures. For the first time, methanol solvent was introduced into the aqueous system of silver nanoparticles modified with iodide ions. The introduction of methanol solvent not only serves as an anticoagulant to keep the system stable at low temperatures, but it can also improve nanoparticles and form a “hot spot”, which is more suitable for virus detection. This low-toxicity, rapid, and highly sensitive in situ detection technique lays the foundation for the development of SERS technology in the field of food and life sciences.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142208519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimizing the Microenvironment of Pores in an MOF for Boosting Ethylene Purification from a Ternary-Component Mixture","authors":"Peng-Dan Zhang, Xue-Qian Wu, Qi Shuai, Jiamei Yu, Xin Zhang, Jian-Rong Li","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01406","url":null,"abstract":"Designing an adsorbent that can simultaneously trap acetylene (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>) and ethane (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>) impurities for the one-step purification of ethylene (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>) remains a challenge. Herein, we constructed a novel Cu-based metal–organic framework (MOF), BUT-321, which exhibits the selective adsorption of C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> and C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> over C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>. It was found that the high density of oxygen binding sites within the pore channels of BUT-321 can build an optimal environment for stronger interactions with C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>, compared to the isostructural MOF BUT-320. Column breakthrough experiments confirm the exceptional C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> separation performance of BUT-321 from both binary (1:1 for C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> or C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>) and ternary (1:1:1 for C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>/C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>) gas mixtures in a single step. In addition, BUT-321 exhibits good chemical stability in water and an alkaline solution, combined with its synthesis scalability, economic viability, and recyclability, thus facilitating the application for the one-step C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> purification.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142208522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guigui Ye, Yujie Yang, Wentao Yuan, Juqing Gu, Shuhui Li, Qianqian Li, Zhen Li
{"title":"Multistimuli-Responsive Room-Temperature Phosphorescence: Adjustable Electrostatic Interactions and the Corresponding Accurate Molecular Packing","authors":"Guigui Ye, Yujie Yang, Wentao Yuan, Juqing Gu, Shuhui Li, Qianqian Li, Zhen Li","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01495","url":null,"abstract":"Multistimuli-responsive room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials have attracted significant attention for their broad application prospects, especially in the fields of anticounterfeiting, sensors, data storage, etc. However, there is still a lack of detailed information on structural changes under various stimuli, hindering a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic relationship between molecular/aggregated structure and RTP property. Herein, taking temperature and acid as external stimuli, variations in the RTP characteristics can be observed in terms of the lifetime and color scales. Moreover, the detailed variations can be controlled by the dynamic regulation of electrostatic interactions between RTP units and the pyridine core, which can be further detected by the corresponding crystal structures under any conditions. The dynamic one-to-one correspondence between molecular/aggregated structure and RTP property has been established, which can prompt the development of multistimuli-responsive materials by deep understanding of the internal mechanism of dynamic RTP property.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yoon Young Choi, Kai Zhou, Ho Kun Woo, Diya Patel, Md Salauddin, Lili Cai
{"title":"Radiative Cooling Smart Textiles with Integrated Sensing for Adaptive Thermoregulation","authors":"Yoon Young Choi, Kai Zhou, Ho Kun Woo, Diya Patel, Md Salauddin, Lili Cai","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01624","url":null,"abstract":"Efficient and adaptive thermoregulation of smart wearable technologies could revolutionize the mitigation of health- and energy-related challenges posed by climate change. We developed a woven, thermally adaptive smart textile (TAST) with high solar reflectance and selective infrared emittance and transmittance using a scalable coaxial extrusion method to continuously manufacture core–sheath fibers. TAST enables passive outdoor radiative cooling by 6–10 °C compared to normal fabrics while preserving good mechanical strength, breathability, and washability. Due to the integration of capacitive sensing, radiative cooling, and Joule heating into the woven fibers, TAST can detect the physiological signals of the human body and adapt its thermoregulation function in response to changes in the ambient temperature and perspiration level. The superior intelligence and multifunctional performance of TAST represent a paradigm shift beyond current personal thermal management technologies for enhancing human health, wellness, and performance.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142226530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minghui Wang, Wenbin Liu, Bo Li, Wujuan Zhu, Dandan Li, Jin Li, Zijuan Hai
{"title":"An Integrative Probe for Tumor Therapy and Dual-Modal Self-Evaluation Imaging of Therapeutic Efficacy","authors":"Minghui Wang, Wenbin Liu, Bo Li, Wujuan Zhu, Dandan Li, Jin Li, Zijuan Hai","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01318","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, independent tumor therapy and evaluation methods can not achieve real-time evaluation. Therefore, development of a self-evaluation strategy is urgently needed. To the best of our knowledge, there is no multimodal self-evaluation strategy. Herein, we design an integrative probe (<b>CPT-SS-DEVD-HCy</b>) for tumor therapy and dual-modal self-evaluation imaging. In tumor cells, the high concentration of glutathione (GSH) specifically induces <b>CPT-SS-DEVD-HCy</b> to release CPT, which generates apoptosis with the activation of caspase-3 (Casp-3). Subsequently, activated Casp-3 further specifically cleaves peptide substrate to release hemicyanine (HCy) dye, thus generating a fluorescent/photoacoustic (FL/PA) dual-modal signal for self-evaluation imaging. Cell experiments show that <b>CPT-SS-DEVD-HCy</b> can effectively kill tumor cells through GSH-instructed CPT release and further image Casp-3 activity during apoptosis with a 5.1-/6.4-fold increased FL/PA signal. Moreover, <b>CPT-SS-DEVD-HCy</b> displays a high tumor inhibition effect and is competently able to self-evaluate the tumor therapeutic effect <i>in vivo</i>. We envision that this work will be helpful for developing more self-evaluation imaging probes in the future.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142208521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photo-Assisted Enhancement of Uranium Mine Wastewater Purification by a Self-Assembled Shewanella putrefaciens-CdS Biohybrid System","authors":"Guolin Yang, Ling Wei, Yingtong Lv, Yizhou He, Boming Zhu, Xudong Wu, Junhui He, Qing Wang, Wenkun Zhu, Tao Chen","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c00594","url":null,"abstract":"Integrated light-trapping capability semiconductor and bioreduction advantages of photosensitive biohybrid systems are a promising approach to purify uranium mine wastewater. In this study, we developed a photosensitized <i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i>-CdS biohybrid system for the removal of uranium, which achieved more than 90% U(VI) removal efficiency in real uranium mine wastewater. By use of in situ Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM), we identified that photoelectrons generated over CdS were transferred to <i>Shewanella putrefaciens</i> (<i>S. putrefaciens</i>) to enhance the excellent uranium removal performance of the <i>S. putrefaciens</i>–CdS biohybrid. In addition, we performed transcriptomics analysis on the genes (cytochrome c, ABC transport, and electron transfer) linked to U(VI) reduction in the biohybrid system and discovered that these genes were significantly upregulated. This work deepens our understanding of the electron transfer pathways and the physiological activities of the biohybrid system, which provides an important reference for the purification of uranium mine wastewater.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142208523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bin Luo, Jiahui Lei, Rui Wen, Xiaoqin Hu, Shuyao Liu, Pingli Dong, Fang Lan, Yao Wu
{"title":"MXene/Metal–Organic Framework Heterojunctions Facilitate Bacterial-Infected Wound Repair via Exogenous and Endogenous Synergistic Stimulations","authors":"Bin Luo, Jiahui Lei, Rui Wen, Xiaoqin Hu, Shuyao Liu, Pingli Dong, Fang Lan, Yao Wu","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01460","url":null,"abstract":"The antibiotic resistance of bacteria and the lack of efficient antibacterial agents result in significant worsening of microbial infection symptoms. To address this daunting issue, a multimodal antibacterial strategy that combines exogenous and endogenous stimulations is proposed. A novel two-dimensional heterojunction (termed MXP HJs) is developed by in situ growth of the metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) onto the MXene via the dielectric barrier discharge technique. Under light irradiation, MXP HJs exhibit excellent photocatalytic and photothermal performance to provide exogenous stimulation for killing bacteria. In addition, the MXP HJs promote electron transfer at the interfaces between the MXP HJs and bacteria, and this inhibits bacterial ribosomal pathways, resulting in endogenous antibacterial activity. Furthermore, MXP HJs can significantly promote wound healing through bacterial clearance, collagen deposition, and angiogenesis. Thus, this work lays the foundation for the development of a photocatalytic HJ platform that can be used in antibacterial applications for infectious wound repair.","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":11.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142208524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}