Danyang Wang, Jinyao Sun, Shujing Deng, Ying Zhang, Qichao Tan, Kai Dong, Jianfeng Xing, Cuiyu You
{"title":"Platinum nanozymes system with tunable enzyme activity for on-demand supply therapy of infected wounds.","authors":"Danyang Wang, Jinyao Sun, Shujing Deng, Ying Zhang, Qichao Tan, Kai Dong, Jianfeng Xing, Cuiyu You","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rapid healing of bacterially infected wounds remains a major clinical challenge. The pathological microenvironment-characterized by bacterial infection, reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, persistent inflammation, and impaired tissue repair-severely impedes this process. In this work, we constructed a photothermally triggered, microenvironmental pH-regulating platinum nanozyme system, ACC@LPDA<sub>Pt</sub> nanoparticles (NPs), leveraging the pH-dependent peroxidase-like and catalase-like activities of platinum nanozymes. This system achieves enzyme-like activity conversion by modulating the wound pH, thereby accomplishing bactericidal effects, ROS scavenging, anti-inflammation, and promoting wound healing. Our study demonstrates that ACC@LPDA<sub>Pt</sub> NPs exhibit a pronounced photothermal effect and the ability to modulate the microenvironmental pH. Moreover, their excellent hemocompatibility and cytocompatibility promote cell proliferation and migration. In the inflammatory microenvironment, ACC@LPDA<sub>Pt</sub> achieved inhibition rates of 99.8 ± 0.1 % for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and 99.9 ± 0.1 % for Escherichia coli. Furthermore, the photothermal-induced dissolution of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) raises the microenvironmental pH to neutral, endowing ACC@LPDA<sub>Pt</sub> with robust ROS scavenging and oxygen production capabilities. This process promotes wound healing by reducing inflammation, stimulating cell proliferation and migration, granulation tissue formation, collagen deposition, and neovascularization, thereby significantly accelerating the healing of S. aureus-infected wounds with a closure rate of 97.3 ± 1.2 %. These multifunctional properties make ACC@LPDA<sub>Pt</sub> NPs a promising nano-therapeutic strategy for bacterial-infected wounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"703 Pt 2","pages":"139299"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145342438","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}
Yuri Mikhlin, Anya Muzikansky, Melina Zysler, Andreas F Thünemann, David Zitoun
{"title":"Emerging electrochemistry of high-concentration colloids: Redox-activity, wide potential window and electrophoretic transport of iron oxide nanoparticles.","authors":"Yuri Mikhlin, Anya Muzikansky, Melina Zysler, Andreas F Thünemann, David Zitoun","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139247","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-concentration, steric stabilizer free colloids and particularly their electrochemical behavior remains almost unexplored. Herein, we report on the electrochemistry (cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, etc.) of highly concentrated aqueous colloidal dispersion up to 800 g/L of citrate-capped ∼11 nm Fe<sub>3-x</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles (NPs) without background electrolyte on glassy carbon electrodes. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was applied to analyze the reaction products. Solid-state Fe(II)/Fe(III) conversion was concluded to determine the cathodic and anodic faradaic reactions of the particles, with the currents depending on approximately square root of the concentration. The electrochemical reactions are coupled with the electrophoretic transfer of the negatively charged NPs on toward the anode, with the ohmic-type behavior in the bulk demonstrated by the nearly linear voltametric cathodic curves and frequency-independent impedance above ∼10-100 Hz. Accumulation and clogging of the NPs retards diffusion near anode. Hydrogen and especially oxygen evolution are arrested, and very large oxidation overpotentials result in extraordinary wide, up to 12 V, electrochemical window of water stability. The findings shed light onto basic features of the electrochemistry of high-concentration colloids without added electrolyte and their potential applications in redox flow batteries, electrophoretic deposition and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"703 Pt 2","pages":"139247"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145342386","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}
Song Li, Chen Chen, Jingshu Wang, Xiaoqing Min, Xinyue Xu
{"title":"Crystalline boron-boosted Fenton-like activation of persulfate by carbon-coated nano zero-valent iron for efficient degradation of tetracycline.","authors":"Song Li, Chen Chen, Jingshu Wang, Xiaoqing Min, Xinyue Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139310","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have broad application prospects in environmental remediation, but the surface passivation of nZVI severely limits their performance. Although carbon coating can inhibit the oxidative passivation of nZVI in air, the deposition of iron ions on its surface during the reaction still leads to its rapid deactivation. In this study, crystalline boron was introduced as a novel co-catalyst to activate peroxydisulfate (PDS) in conjunction with carbon-coated nZVI (Fe<sup>0</sup>@C) for the degradation of tetracycline (TC). The results showed that the Boron/Fe<sup>0</sup>@C/PDS system achieved complete removal of TC within 1 min. Free radical scavenging and chemical probe experiments confirmed the generation of multiple reactive oxygen species, with singlet oxygen being primarily responsible for the degradation of TC. Mechanism investigations revealed that crystalline boron can accelerate the redox cycle of iron ions by donating electrons, thereby inhibiting the deposition of iron ions on the Fe<sup>0</sup>@C surface and achieving the stable release of ferrous ions and the continuous activation of PDS. Furthermore, crystalline boron gradually undergoes surface oxidation during the electron donation process, but its surface self-cleaning effect can continuously expose new active sites. The synergistic effect of crystalline boron and carbon coating prevents passivation of nZVI throughout its lifecycle, thereby ensuring excellent catalytic efficiency and long-term stability. This study provides a practical anti-passivation strategy and offers new insights into the rational design of nZVI-based AOPs.</p>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"703 Pt 2","pages":"139310"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145342429","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":"A nanoagent based on a supramolecular copper chelator for cancer therapy via copper depletion and glucose deprivation","authors":"Xiaojiao Di, Zelong Chen, Wenhe Feng, Jiajia Sun, Shuang Chao, Zhichao Pei, Yuxin Pei","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139297","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139297","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given the copper dependence of malignancies, copper depletion therapy has emerged as a promising anticancer strategy. However, its efficacy is hampered by the metabolic adaptability of tumors, which allows tumor cells switch their metabolic phenotype towards glycolysis to compensate for energy loss. Herein, we developed a glucose oxidase (GOx)-integrated nanoagent (designated as GDP NPs) using a supramolecular copper chelator (denoted as DP NPs) as the backbone. This nanoagent enables the simultaneous intracellular depletion of copper and deprivation of glycolytic substrates. The supramolecular chelator itself is formed via the self-assembly of 2,2′-dipicolylamine-perfunctionalized pillararene; it depletes copper to amplify oxidative stress and reduce adenosine triphosphate production. Concurrently, GOx disrupts the compensatory glycolytic pathway induced by copper depletion through the catalytic breakdown of glucose. Compared with copper depletion monotherapy, the combined effect of copper depletion and metabolic compensation blockade leads to an energy crisis in tumor cells. <em>In vivo</em> experimental results demonstrate that GDP NPs exhibit superior anticancer efficacy relative to DP NPs. Our work presents a novel supramolecular chemistry-based strategy for the concurrent depletion of copper and interference with metabolism, which overcomes the limitation of copper depletion monotherapy due to tumor metabolic adaptability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"704 ","pages":"Article 139297"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145340015","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}
Longyu Wang , Yiming Zhang , Chengyu Zhang , Fabrice Ndayisenga , Xiangyang Wang , Renyuan Zhao , Zhisheng Yu
{"title":"Engineering the interfacial water hydrogen-bond network for enhanced alkaline hydrogen evolution","authors":"Longyu Wang , Yiming Zhang , Chengyu Zhang , Fabrice Ndayisenga , Xiangyang Wang , Renyuan Zhao , Zhisheng Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) plays a crucial role in advancing sustainable hydrogen production technologies. However, the limited abundance and reactivity of interfacial water molecules significantly hinder the reaction kinetics. This research develops a WC<sub>x</sub>-supported PtNi alloy (PtNi/WC<sub>x</sub>) catalyst to reorganize the hydrogen-bond arrangement of interfacial water by adjusting electron density at metal sites. In situ Raman coupled with ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) is employed to investigate how the interfacial hydrogen-bond network influences catalytic activity. These results demonstrate that the electron-rich Pt sites in PtNi/WC<sub>x</sub> disrupt the hydrogen-bond network by altering the alignment of water molecules. This disruption enhances the mobility and reactivity of H<sub>2</sub>O* and OH* intermediates at the solid-liquid interface. The optimized PtNi/WC<sub>x</sub> catalyst achieves exceptional HER activity, requiring only 16 mV at 10 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> and 78 mV at 100 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. These findings offer a microscopic perspective and theoretical guidelines for optimizing HER catalysts via interfacial water structure manipulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"704 ","pages":"Article 139307"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145340011","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}
Xiao Yu , Katherine Ballard , Cody Collier , Xianqing Wei , Shipeng Ning , Congzhou Wang
{"title":"Targeting and disrupting cytoskeleton using core-shell metal-organic framework nanoparticles to inhibit cancer cell migration","authors":"Xiao Yu , Katherine Ballard , Cody Collier , Xianqing Wei , Shipeng Ning , Congzhou Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cancer metastasis is driven by the motility of cancer cells, a process governed by the actin cytoskeleton. However, current actin-disrupting drugs aimed at inhibiting cancer cell migration suffer from poor selectivity and off-target effects. In this study, we present core-shell metal-organic framework nanoparticles designed to specifically target and disrupt the actin cytoskeleton in migratory cancer cells. We demonstrate that the migration and invasion of breast and prostate cancer cells can be significantly inhibited by targeting a migration-associated surface marker, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), using low-dose EpCAM antibody functionalized zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 nanoparticles (ZIF-8 NPs@Ab). Single-cell imaging reveals that the observed inhibition of cell migration results from disruption of the actin cytoskeleton. Mechanistic investigations highlight the synergistic roles of the degradable ZIF-8 nanoparticle core and the EpCAM-targeted antibody shell in cytoskeletal disruption. Given the widespread expression of cancer cell migration-related surface markers and the universal actin-disrupting activity of ZIF-8 NPs, this nanoparticle system provides a versatile, effective, and potentially safer strategy to inhibit cancer cell motility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"704 ","pages":"Article 139298"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145340014","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":"Interface engineering of dual-photoelectrode heterostructure for self-powered biosensing with triple-mode output.","authors":"Jinxiu Zhao, Na Song, Jingui Chen, Tingting Wu, Xiang Ren, Wenjuan Guo, Qin Wei","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139269","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sensing platforms based on multiple response mechanisms for multimode analysis have received widespread attention for their effectiveness in improving detection accuracy. Since different detection modes have different signal transduction mechanisms, the selection of materials that can accommodate multiple detection mechanisms is critical. This study employs fumonisin B1 (FB1), a key adulterant in food safety, as a model compound, and triple-mode detection of photoelectrochemical (PEC)-colorimetric (CL)-fluorescent (FL) for FB1 was achieved based on the synergistic effect of NC-Cu/Cu<sub>2</sub>O and NH<sub>2</sub>-MIL-88B(Fe). In particular, signal enhancement of the NC-Cu/Cu<sub>2</sub>O photocathode can be achieved using the photoanode Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> Mxene@Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>. In addition, NH<sub>2</sub>-MIL-88B(Fe) can be decomposed by pyrophosphate (PPi) to free 2-aminoterephthalic acid (NH<sub>2</sub>-BDC) and Fe<sup>3+</sup>. Consequently, the detection of FB1 can be achieved highly sensitive by employing the self-powered bi-electrodes enhanced PEC signals (PEC mode), Fe<sup>3+</sup> induced Prussian blue (PB) (CL mode), and fluorescence signals from NH<sub>2</sub>-BDC (FL mode). The PEC-CL-FL triple-mode sensing platform with a wide linear detection range (PEC: 100 fg/mL-100 ng/mL; CL: 1 fg/mL-1 ng/mL; FL: 1 fg/mL-1 ng/mL) and low detection limits (PEC: 13.3 fg/mL; CL: 0.66 fg/mL; FL: 0.37 fg/mL). This multimode sensing platform will have great potential for application in the detection of mycotoxins.</p>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"703 Pt 2","pages":"139269"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145353165","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}
Qianhui Long, Yichuan Zhang, Joël De Coninck, David Seveno
{"title":"Forced wetting of polymer liquids: The role of chain entanglements on the contact-line friction.","authors":"Qianhui Long, Yichuan Zhang, Joël De Coninck, David Seveno","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139291","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Hypothesis: </strong>Despite the importance of wetting on the processing of polymers and key role of chain entanglements on the mechanical properties of polymer parts, the understanding of the role of chain entanglements during wetting is still rudimentary. It is hypothesized that by progressively changing the molecular weights (M<sub>n</sub>) of polymer liquids, different relations between contact-line friction (ζ) and M<sub>n</sub> would be obtained without (below the critical entanglement molecular weight, M<sub>c</sub>) and with chain entanglements (above M<sub>c</sub>).</p><p><strong>Experiments: </strong>Forced wetting of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) liquids with different M<sub>n</sub> around a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber is studied. The dynamics is modelled by the molecular-kinetic theory (MKT) and the influence of chain entanglements on the relation between ζ and M<sub>n</sub> is discussed.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Two regimes are indeed observed for the contact line friction versus molecular weight and are modelled by ζ ∼ M<sub>n</sub><sup>δ</sup> with δ = 2.18 ± 0.27 for M<sub>n</sub> < M<sub>c</sub> and δ = 3.78 ± 0.51 for M<sub>n</sub> > M<sub>c</sub>. The solid-liquid interaction activation energy Δg<sub>s</sub><sup>∗</sup> is small ∼0.013 J/m<sup>2</sup> regardless of M<sub>n</sub>, as it is mainly controlled by the interfacial interaction between the PDMS chains and the fiber. In contrast, the viscous interaction activation energy Δg<sub>vis</sub><sup>∗</sup> presents a significant increase when M<sub>n</sub> reaches M<sub>c</sub>, with Δg<sub>vis</sub><sup>∗</sup> surpassing Δg<sub>s</sub><sup>∗</sup> up to 21.6 %. It is proposed that the dominating role of Δg<sub>vis</sub><sup>∗</sup> regulates the relationship between ζ and M<sub>n</sub> when M<sub>n</sub> > M<sub>c</sub>.</p>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"703 Pt 2","pages":"139291"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145353185","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":"A magnetically recyclable core-shell heterojunction photocatalyst with oxygen vacancies for efficient upcycling of plastic waste.","authors":"Wenxuan He, Zhifeng Ao, Wen Shao, Ting Liu, Shan Jiang, Shaofeng Xiong, Jiale Zhao, Yao Chen, Zhigang Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Photocatalytic depolymerization of plastic waste into high-value-added chemicals is a sustainable and promising strategy driven by solar energy under ambient conditions. Herein, we report a magnetically separable Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@CeO<sub>2</sub>, heterojunction photocatalyst, in which the interfacial heterojunction between the Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> core and CeO<sub>2</sub> shell enhances charge separation, while surface oxygen vacancies further promote electron migration. This synergistic design enables complete depolymerization of real-world polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (100 % conversion), achieving >85 % terephthalic acid (TPA) yield, with plastic bottles reaching exceptional yields up to 95 %. The system maintains excellent recyclability, retaining >90 % of its initial activity after four consecutive cycles. Molecular simulations indicate that the photogenerated chlorine radical first mediates CH abstraction from the PET backbone to produce an alkyl radical. This radical then reacts with oxygen to generate a peroxy radical, which finally cleaves the low-energy ester CO bond, leading to depolymerization and the formation of terephthalic acid. The Ce<sup>4+</sup>/Ce<sup>3+</sup> redox cycle further enhances radical generation, facilitating the catalytic process. The photocatalyst demonstrates remarkable versatility, exhibiting efficient depolymerization activity toward polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyethylene. Life cycle assessment confirms its environmental and economic advantages. This work provides fundamental insights into interfacial engineering of heterojunction photocatalysts for efficient plastic upcycling.</p>","PeriodicalId":351,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Colloid and Interface Science","volume":"703 Pt 2","pages":"139290"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145353211","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}