Themed collection 2025 Chinese New Year Collection

Recent progress on nickel phthalocyanine-based electrocatalysts is reviewed, focusing on their specific strategies, structure–performance relationship and CO₂-to-CO reaction mechanism.

This minireview summarizes the utility of integrating nano-delivery systems with TCM, emphasizing their capacity to enhance treatment efficacy, modernize TCM, and expand global accessibility.

Nanotechnology may help provide new evidence to verify acupuncture theory, improve the features of acupuncture needles and their clinical effects by combining with drug delivery, and even enable new therapeutic methods.

As a powerful candidate for energy storage materials, improving the antioxidant properties of MXene and optimizing its synthesis method to enhance its energy storage performance has become a research hotspot.

This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current theoretical understanding and design strategies of MXene materials in the aqueous electrochemical energy storage systems field.

Intermetallic compound (IMC) catalysts have garnered significant attention due to their unique surface and electronic properties, which can lead to enhanced catalytic performance compared to traditional monometallic catalysts.

Preparation methods of superwetting materials in different structural dimensions.

Growth mechanism, controlled synthesis, and excellent properties of ultralong CNTs.

The primary objective of this paper is to introduce the neurotoxic effects and mechanisms attributable to quantum dots.

Herein, the recent progress of DASCs in the field of photocatalytic conversion of small molecules is reviewed, including controllable preparation and characterization, reaction mechanisms and the relationship between their structure and activity.

The role of ROS and nano-antioxidants in ocular disease.

This review systematically describes and summarizes the application of nanotechnology-enabled sonodynamic therapy in malignant tumors.

This article reviews the current development of nanoparticles on bone tissue engineering & bone cells and potential mechanisms of the effects of NPs on bone cell to potentially reveal new therapeutic strategies to improve the effectiveness of bone regeneration therapy.

A timely review on the recent advances of metal–organic framework-based step-scheme heterojunctions with respect to their synthesis, structures and applications is provided.

Metal-organic frameworks have become promising stimuli-responsive agents to release the loaded therapeutic agents in the target site to achieve more precise drug delivery due to their high drug loading, excellent biocompatibility, and high stimuli-responsiveness.

In this review, we categorize degradable silica nanoparticles into inorganic and organic types based on their framework components, highlight recent TME-responsive advancements, and discuss challenges in future research and clinical application.

The protein corona facilitates the recovery of tight junctions disrupted by nanoparticles in endothelial cells and star shape-dependent protein corona induces the aggregates of cell junction proteins.

This study contrasts and quantifies the near-field enhancements under varying resonance conditions and at molecular coverage, validating the self-focusing effect of single molecules at the atomic level.

A high-entropy perovskite fluoride with a well-defined nanocubic structure was successfully prepared via a polyvinylpyrrolidone-confined nucleation strategy, demonstrating excellent electrocatalytic activity for nitrate reduction.

An ITO/PMMA/SiC-NWs/ITO device enables visual adaptation in vision systems. Integrated with an LIF circuit, it reflects adaptation via frequency changes. In extreme weather, this system accuracy reached 97%, 12% higher than traditional systems.

This study creatively demonstrates the control of the cluster glass state in a single-layer film by manipulating the strain state of the LMO films.

Cationic peptides, specifically oligoarginine, self-assemble with DNA to accelerate toehold-mediated DNA strand displacement reactions, enhancing the activation of DNA nanodevices such as tweezers and logic circuits, particularly under conditions of low ionic strength.

The photocatalytic hydrogen production activity was significantly enhanced by the synergistic interaction between Cu single atoms and Pr atoms.

An ionically cross-linked composite hydrogel electrolyte based on biomacromolecules is developed to enable highly reversible zinc anode, thereby improving the electrochemical performance of sustainable and flexible zinc-ion batteries.

A two-step dealloying combined with CVD method was designed to prepare a multicomponent nanoalloy encapsulated in a free-standing nanotubular graphene network, which make the catalyst highly durable even under strong bubbling conditions.

The graphene–silicon hybrid-integrated platform, enabled by a gold-assisted transfer method, supports high-performance on-chip optical devices, demonstrating thermo and electro-optical modulation with enhanced efficiency and greater speed.

We demonstrate bionic dual-scale structured films for efficient passive radiative cooling accompanied by robust durability.

An ultraviolet optoelectronic memory based on GaN with dual storage modes, which adopts a new structure of SiO₂ side-gates, is reported.

Three structurally new polyoxometalate-templated silver clusters have been synthesized using a facile solvothermal approach, the resulting three clusters exhibit distinct temperature-dependent photoluminescence and photothermal conversion properties.

MAPbBr₃ nanocrystals could self-assemble on MgAl-LDH nanoplates epitaxially. A two-terminal optoelectronic synapse was fabricated to realize synaptic behaviors through the interfacial charge trapping effect under humidity modulation.

ZnO₂@PDA NPs boost endogenous/exogenous Zn²⁺ and H₂O₂, destroying the metabolism-redox circuit to achieve dual-starvation therapy, oxidative stress, and mild photothermal therapy.

Herein, F-doped CDs with bright red SSF were synthesized by a solvothermal method using trifluoroethanol as the solvent and m-hydroxybenzaldehyde as the carbon source.

Glutathione-responsive proteinaceous microparticles are prepared via a Pickering emulsion template method for effectively loading glucose oxidase for starvation therapy in tumor cells.

The PLQY of perovskite quantum dots increases when blended with Au nanoparticles, primarily due to accelerated radiative recombination. These nanocompositions are employed in light-emitting diodes as performance-enhancing color conversion layers.

The introduction of molybdenum (Mo) atoms into the VO₂ (B) material can optimize its electronic structure and morphology, thereby improving the storage capacity and cycling stability of the resulting aqueous ammonium ion rechargeable batteries.

Stretchable and elastic ceramic nanofibrous membranes composed of TiO₂/SiO₂ composite nanofibers with helical crimp structures were constructed innovatively which possessed excellent high-temperature insulation and flame retardant properties.

This work combines atomic force microscopy (AFM) with a side-view optical microscopy module to measure the nanomechanical properties of biomaterials.

Possible sensing mechanism and surface process diagram of ZnO-650 sensor.

HFZIF-8/GA is prepared via a simple stirring method for loading GA. After HA modification, HFZIF-8/GA@HA is used for the targeted delivery of Fe ions and GA, thereby achieving the in situ synthesis of an Fe-GA complex for thermal catalytic therapy.

We prepared an electrode by in situ growth of CoNi_0.5-MOF on H₂O₂-pretreated carbon cloth without a binder, with high specific capacitance (1337.5 F g⁻¹ at 1 A g⁻¹) and excellent rate ability. An assembled flexible device has high energy density.

An MOC-based cascade nanozyme with relatively definite structures was developed and it scavenged ROS to alleviate renal I/R injury.

N-type SiC crystals with highly ordered porous structures act as advanced electrodes for IL-based SC devices, which show excellent electrochemical performance at 150 °C.

Artificial layers were designed on the surface of Mg anodes using a facile alloy electrodeposition method, which enables high-performance rechargeable magnesium batteries to achieve ultra-stable electrochemical performance even after 5000 cycles.

A photo-responsive self-healing hydrogel-mediated photothermal therapy combined with immune checkpoint blockade effectively inhibited the recurrence of resected tumors, offering insights against post-resection breast cancer recurrence.

Janus nanoparticles with soluble polyvinylpyrrolidone patches located on the insoluble Eudragit RL100 sides were prepared using a side-by-side electrospraying method and are demonstrated to provide biphasic release of paracetamol and in turn faster action and longer time periods of blood drug concentration for therapy.

Supramolecular chirality and CPL handedness of the ternary co-assemblies can be inverted flexibly by adjusting the stoichiometric ratio or by changing the achiral substituents including the amino acid residues and the substituted ethylene groups.

Based on the first-principles calculations, when the magnetization is along out-of-plane, the intriguing spontaneous valley polarization exists in the Janus monolayer VCGeN₄, and the tunable abundant valley Hall effect can be found.

Electrochemical precise control of the morphology of PEDOT on the surface of the electrode enhances the sensing performance of the sensor.

Novel photocatalytic carbon dots: efficiently inhibiting amyloid aggregation, quickly disaggregating amyloid aggregates and alleviating Aβ42-induced cytotoxicity.

Exploded diagram of the sensor array and its core mechanism. The three-dimensional hierarchical insulation is realized at the intersection of sensor rows and columns, and the minimum port output of the interdigital array sensor array is realized.

An illustration diagram of the dendrite-inhibition mechanism of a PEPM interface.

Using e-waste for bio-oil upgrading.

The electrocatalytic NO reduction reaction (NORR) emerges as an intriguing strategy to convert harmful NO into valuable NH₃.

The backbone effect of the 3D network structure in self-supporting Al₂O₃ nanofibrous membranes improves the mechanical properties of composite solid-state electrolytes, provides abundant Lewis acid sites and fast Li⁺ transport channels.

A self-supported substrate material of Ru/NF could be obtained by a two-stage metal–organic thermal evaporation strategy. The synergistic effect between Ru and RuO₂ species greatly promotes water splitting.

The C@Co nanozyme with NOX-like activity can efficiently consume NAD(P)H within cancer cells and the generation of NAD(P)⁺ promoted the expression of deacetylase SIRT7, whic inhibited the AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway, ultimately promoting apoptosis.

The S-scheme heterojunction formed by C₃N₄ and CuO effectively improves the degradation and mineralization efficiency of tetracycline.

We demonstrate a phototransistor based on a PdSe₂/Si heterojunction on a SOI substrate, which exhibits high photoelectric performance. The photoelectric performance of the device can be further improved under gate voltage regulation.

A dual-gated WSe₂/MoS₂ phototransistor is fabricated and investigated. Its conduction and rectification characteristics can be tuned by dual gates showing p–i, p–n, i–n and n–n states, due to the charging and depletion of WSe₂ and MoS₂.

An S-scheme heterojunction (BiVO₄/V_S-MoS₂) was prepared, successfully achieving N₂ photofixation, yielding about 132.8 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ of NH₃ under simulated sunlight irradiation.

Benefiting from the double-crack structure, sensors show ultra-high sensitivity, a wide working range and great value in the human–machine interaction.

The pre-lithiation strategy is applied to improve the lithium ion storage performance of ZnO anode. The successful lithium doping is confirmed. The relationship between doping amount and electrochemical performance is deeply investigated.

Carbon dots regulate the charge state of Pt nanozymes, enhancing the peroxidase-like activity of Pt@carbon and achieving colorimetric detection assays for hydrogen peroxide, dopamine, and glucose as well as the antibacterial effect.

Iron–chromium flow batteries (ICRFBs) are regarded as one of the most promising large-scale energy storage devices with broad application prospects in recent years. In this work, active learning is used to explore the most optimized cases considering the highest energy efficiency and capacity.

A “top down” strategy for the transformation of Co NPs to Co SAs was proposed and the synthesized Co SAs/CNF electrocatalyst exhibited excellent electrocatalytic NO₃RR activity with a FE of 91.30% at −0.70 V vs. RHE.

We present an approach to prepare Pd₅₈Ni₄₂/N-TBA-V₂CT_x electrocatalysts for highly efficient hydrogen evolution through in situ growth nanodendritic PdNi nanosheets on nitrogen-doped V₂CT_x supports.

Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is widely used to achieve an atomic surface globally, yet its cross-scale polishing mechanisms are elusive.

The first metal–organic-framework (MOF) nanozyme-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for uric acid is constructed.