{"title":"A soft and fatigue-resistant material that mimics heart valves","authors":"Xi Chen, Fengkai Liu, Qifeng Yu, Meng Yang, Zhigang Suo, Jingda Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.020","url":null,"abstract":"Bovine pericardium, a tissue commonly used to make artificial heart valves, fulfills two fundamental mechanical requirements: a low modulus to ensure opening and closing in cyclic pulsatile flow and a high fatigue threshold to prevent crack growth. The tissue consists of a soft matrix and crimped fibers. Inspired by this architecture, we develop a composite of a soft polymer matrix and a knitted fabric. When the stretch is small to modest, the knitted fabric is easily stretched, so that the composite is soft. When the stretch is large, the knitted fabric is stiff and strong, so that the composite resists fatigue crack growth. The mechanical behavior of the composite is comparable to that of bovine pericardium. The composite has an exceptionally long fatigue life, enduring 25 million cycles of pulsatile flow, two orders of magnitude longer than the polymer matrix. This soft and fatigue-resistant composite may find broad applications in biomedicine.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142816241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2024-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.013
Sungho Jeon, Hannah S. Nedzbala, Brittany L. Huffman, Adam J. Pearce, Carrie L. Donley, Xiaofan Jia, Gabriella P. Bein, Jihoon Choi, Nicolas Durand, Hala Atallah, Felix N. Castellano, Jillian L. Dempsey, James M. Mayer, Nilay Hazari, Eric A. Stach
{"title":"Statistical analysis of HAADF-STEM images to determine the surface coverage and distribution of immobilized molecular complexes","authors":"Sungho Jeon, Hannah S. Nedzbala, Brittany L. Huffman, Adam J. Pearce, Carrie L. Donley, Xiaofan Jia, Gabriella P. Bein, Jihoon Choi, Nicolas Durand, Hala Atallah, Felix N. Castellano, Jillian L. Dempsey, James M. Mayer, Nilay Hazari, Eric A. Stach","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.013","url":null,"abstract":"The surface immobilization of molecular catalysts is attractive because it combines the benefits of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. However, determining the surface coverage and distribution of a molecular catalyst on a solid support is often challenging, inhibiting our ability to design improved catalytic systems. Here, we demonstrate that the combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and image analysis of the individual positions of heavy atoms in transition metal complexes via a convolutional neural network (CNN) allows statistically robust determination of the surface coverage and distribution of immobilized molecular catalysts. These observations provide information about how changes in the functionalization conditions, attachment group, and structure of the molecular catalyst affect the surface coverage and distribution, providing insight into the chemical mechanism of surface immobilization. The method could be generally valuable for correlating the surface coverage and distribution to the activity, selectivity, and stability of a catalytic system.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"110 19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142793197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In-plane compressive strain stabilized formamidinium-based perovskite","authors":"Xuechun Sun, Pengju Shi, Jiahui Shen, Jichuang Shen, Liuwen Tian, Jiazhe Xu, Qingqing Liu, Yuan Tian, Donger Jin, Xiaohe Miao, Jingjing Xue, Rui Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.014","url":null,"abstract":"Compressive strain is often considered as a key factor in stabilizing formamidinium (FA)-based perovskites. However, the compression along which direction stabilizes perovskite remains unclear due to the presence of non-uniform strain within the material. Here, we introduce a metal encapsulation method to apply compressive strain along the in-plane or out-of-plane direction of perovskite film. According to the grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) results, in-plane compression enhances the stability of perovskites, whereas out-of-plane compression has a detrimental effect. Specifically, out-of-plane compression can lead to the formation of an inactive δ-phase, which compromises the stability of the perovskite. Finally, we develop a general process to integrate in-plane compression into perovskite solar cell (PSC) devices, thereby improving their stability. Our study clarifies the mechanism by which compressive strain affects perovskite stability, offering valuable guidance for strain engineering to optimize perovskite performance.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"212 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142793479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mixed-dimensional heterojunction by 3D CdS nanowire arrays bridged with 2D WSe2 for ultrafast photoelectric gas sensor","authors":"Wei Zheng, Guocai Lu, Xianghong Liu, Shilei Fan, Yinhua Hu, Nicola Pinna, Jun Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.008","url":null,"abstract":"Heterojunctions are of essential importance for electronic sensors due to their unique properties at the junctions. However, a planar junction made of two-dimensional (2D) materials commonly suffers from slow response and irreversible recovery because of slow physisorption and desorption rates. Herein, we present a unique design of a mixed-dimensional heterojunction built from patterned growth of 3D n-type CdS nanowire arrays and p-type 2D WSe<sub>2</sub> nanosheets for photoelectric gas sensors. This heterojunction sensor showed highly selective and reversible responses to NO<sub>2</sub> and NH<sub>3</sub> with detection limits of 60 and 54 ppb, respectively, under UV illumination at room temperature. Notably, the sensor exhibited an ultrafast response time of less than 1 s to 1 ppm NO<sub>2</sub> and NH<sub>3</sub>, which outperforms most previous reports. The hybrid junction structure proposed herein will pave the way for engineering new electronic devices from a broad selection of materials to achieve improved sensing performances at room temperature.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engineered extracellular vesicles as a next-generation vaccine platform","authors":"Mei Lu, Haonan Xing, Xiaoyun Zhao, Yuanyu Huang, Aiping Zheng, Xing-Jie Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.09.012","url":null,"abstract":"Extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer a terrific arsenal for the design of next-generation nanovaccines, owing to several favorable features, such as excellent safety, immunostimulatory properties, lymphatic targeting ability, antigen-presentation capacity, facile modification characteristics, longer shelf-lives <em>in vivo</em>, and simpler good manufacturing practices handling procedures than cell-based vaccines. Here, we endeavor to summarize the state-of-the-art achievements in EV-based vaccines, particularly those aimed at immunizing against infectious pathogens and cancers. The emerging strategies for genetically or non-genetically engineering EVs to be loaded with antigenic proteins and antigen-encoding RNAs are highlighted. For each methodology, the rationale underlying its development is elaborated. In addition, EV biogenesis, cargo sorting, and immunomodulatory roles are discussed, as well as the clinical translation, latest industrial pipelines, current challenges, and envisioned directions for EV vaccines. This review may offer insights into the rational design of EVs as a cutting-edge vaccine platform to stimulate potent, broad, and long-lasting immunity.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"262 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-assembled monolayer hole-transporting materials stabilize perovskite solar cells","authors":"Xueqin Ran, Jianbing Zhu, Yucheng Li, Biyun Ren, Lei Yang, Yonghua Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.009","url":null,"abstract":"The development of active life for PSCs remains stagnant ascribing to the unstable structure of self-assembled monolayer hole-transporting materials (SAMHTMs) with heteroatom substitution. Xue and co-workers introduced a chemical inert and extensive delocalized structure into the rigid self-assembled molecule Py3, which greatly increased the PCE and long-term stability of PSCs.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.012
Chi Chen
{"title":"AI in materials science: Charting the course to Nobel-worthy breakthroughs","authors":"Chi Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.012","url":null,"abstract":"While AI has demonstrated impressive capabilities in predicting materials properties, achieving transformative scientific impact will require advances beyond current approaches. We believe that the convergence of AI with materials science presents unique opportunities: accelerating advanced quantum mechanical methods and quantum simulations, bridging quantum-to-macroscopic scales through multiscale modeling, and enabling automated discovery through autonomous experimentation and AI agents capable of experimental reasoning and planning. This synergistic integration promises to transform both our fundamental understanding of materials behavior across scales and our ability to discover materials that meet the critical needs of society.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.004
Yan Li, Yuqing Lin, Sandra Skjaervoe, Connor Wells, Tina Zhang, Steve Cranford
{"title":"Matter research/experience: 2024 in review","authors":"Yan Li, Yuqing Lin, Sandra Skjaervoe, Connor Wells, Tina Zhang, Steve Cranford","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"<h2>Section snippets</h2><section><section><h2>Main text</h2>It’s that time of year again to reminisce, reflect on the months gone by and prognosticate on those to follow. The year 2024 was as busy as ever for Team Matter, as we settled into a new editorial team (which has already changed), handled increased submission volume, and engaged with the materials science community as much as possible. We celebrated our 5<sup>th</sup> anniversary in July, coinciding with the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Cell Press, which had a nice symmetry to it. We partnered across our physical</section></section>","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.018
Changmin Shi, Simon J.L. Billinge
{"title":"Teaching materials science and engineering students in the 21st century","authors":"Changmin Shi, Simon J.L. Billinge","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.018","url":null,"abstract":"In the 21st century, traditional lecture-based teaching methods are being increasingly supplemented by interactive and student-centered approaches to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. This Matter of Opinion explores the use of active learning groups, which were developed by Prof. Billinge as an effective pedagogical tool in materials science and engineering courses.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"215 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MatterPub Date : 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.004
Jingyu Lu, Deping Li, Lijie Ci
{"title":"High-voltage Ni-rich cathodes stabilized with dual gradients","authors":"Jingyu Lu, Deping Li, Lijie Ci","doi":"10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"The development of high-voltage Ni-rich cathodes is critical to boost the energy density of a lithium-ion battery (LIB), while a series of chemical and microstructural degradations limit its durable operation. In a recent paper by Liu et al. published at <em>Nature Energy</em>, a surface layer with a compositional and structural dual-gradient design was constructed on a Ni-rich cathode to significantly enhance its cycle stability at high voltages, paving the way toward applications in long-range electric vehicles.","PeriodicalId":388,"journal":{"name":"Matter","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}