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This review summarizes recent advances in self-healing PU by the “dynamic covalent bonding + X” method, where X represents dynamic covalent bonds, hydrogen bonding, metal coordination bonding, nanofillers and others.

This review focuses on the recent advances in the application of nanomaterials for 3D printed electronics, demonstrating conductive paths, electronic and photonic components, energy devices or sensors with perspectives for future developments.

Copper and silver nanowires as novel electrocatalysts for the electroreduction of CO₂.

Green synthesis route, basic structure, fluorescent nature and sensing mechanism of biomass-derived carbon dots.

This review discusses the current status of micro/nanorobotic applications by focusing on preclinical studies conducted with animal models.

This article provides a comprehensive and systematic review of permeable skin-mountable electronics, with a focus on representative porous materials and structures, device properties, and latest applications.

Various reducing agents and reaction times are systematically investigated to enhance the performance of chemically reduced GO (CrGO) in electronics and electrochemical applications.

SPDC in a metasurface with the signal and idler photons emitted in opposite directions.

Time-resolved scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals a support-facet-dependence in the dimensionality of small Pt nanoparticles supported on CeO₂(111) and CeO₂(100).

A graphene oxide nanofilm decorated with gold nanoparticles accelerated adhesion of cells by altering mechanotransduction and upregulating the expression of integrin α5β1, thus making it suitable for nanostructured coating for biomaterials.

14 fluorescent NHS esters of different hydrophobicity and charges were shown to differentially label a range of subcellular compartments in HeLa cells using the super-resolution imaging technique expansion microscopy.

We report a highly ordered restacking of the 2D phosphatoantimonic materials H_3(1−x)M_3xSb₃P₂O₁₄, (where M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and 0 ≤ x ≤ 1), from their nanosheets dispersed in colloidal suspension, induced by a simple pH change using alkaline bases.

Vacuum lamination is currently the best encapsulation for perovskite/silicon tandems. Here, we study the lamination process with two different thermoplastic encapsulants, comparing tandem performance and stability, according to IEC standards of certification.

Engineered artificial metalloenzymes based on protein-templated Pt nanoclusters yield highly efficient nanozymes serving as redox catalysts.

The standardized approach in nanoindentation measurements provides a reproducible mechanical characterization of cancer cells.

Confined impingement jet (CIJ) mixing was utilized to fabricate pH-responsive endosomolytic polymeric nanocarriers. Manipulation of polymer and formulation properties facilitated the production of multiple nanocarriers with distinct characteristics.

First principles molecular dynamics reveals how different types of defects on the Ti₃C₂T_x MXene surface influence its interaction with water.

Here, we introduce self-propelled biocatalytic micromotors for simultaneous organic pollutant removal and green energy generation. The study demonstrates remarkable results, showcasing the potential to generate ammonia from wastewater in short time.

A synthetic Pt(II) complex self-assembles in water, exhibiting photo-induced specific oxidase enzyme-like properties. We demonstrate robust environmental remediation using the artificial enzyme equivalent under visible light and sunlight.

We prepared Mn²⁺-doped cadmium-based perovskite crystals with scintillation and afterglow properties towards high-resolution real-time and time-lapse X-ray imaging.

Magnetic anisotropy plays a vital role in stabilizing the long-range magnetic order of two-dimensional ferromagnetic systems.

Atomic-scale hydration structures affected by the surface OH groups on sapphire (001) and α-quartz (100) were visualized using three-dimensional atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM).

Illustrated summary of the OC nanozyme and glyphosate detection with it.

A magnetism-switchable isotropic/anisotropic droplet rolling platform composed of bio-inspired micropillar/microplate structures is proposed, which shows potential for applications such as liquid mixing and microchemical reactions.

Superhydrophilic serial cycloid-shaped pattern (SSCP) is inspired by the micro-cavity shape of the Nepenthes, which is transported fastest in the spontaneous and directional water transportation field.

A platform for edible transistors is presented, comprising a chitosan-based gating medium, an ethylcellulose substrate, and printed gold electrodes.

Hall scattering factors of Sc₂CF₂, Sc₂CO₂ and Sc₂C(OH)₂ are calculated using Rode's iterative approach by solving the Boltzmann transport equation.

Inkjet-printed h-BN memristors exhibit multiple stochastic phenomena that are very attractive for use as entropy sources in electronic circuits for data encryption. The high variability can be exploited to create unique and unpredictable patterns.

Zinc anode with artificial solid electrolyte interphase made of covalent organic frameworks shows enhanced cyclability.

This work succeeded in fabricating the platinum 17-atom nanocluster-supported carbon black catalyst with high oxygen reduction reaction activity.

The Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI), which only exists in noncentrosymmetric systems, plays an important role in the formation of exotic chiral magnetic states.

Photonic spin-selective perfect absorptance is realized on planar metasurfaces empowered by the physics of chiral quasi-bound states in the continuum.

Correlated fluorescence super-resolution and atomic force microscopy reveal the multiple conformations of human nuclear pore baskets.

A room-temperature spin-valve effect was observed in Fe₃GaTe₂/MoS₂/Fe₃GaTe₂ 2D van der Waals (vdW) heterojunction devices.

Developing efficient and robust catalysts to replace Pt group metals for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is conducive to achieving highly efficient energy conversion.

Perovskite solar cell with a H₂O₂-derived SnO₂ film formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) shows better stability than that with the H₂O-derived one due to the reduced surface hydroxyl defect.

A phosphorus-modified cobalt single atom catalyst supported on crosslinked carbon nanosheets was developed, which showed a superb catalytic activity for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction.

Lab-on-printed circuit board platform for scalable electrochemically-gated graphene field effect transistors test strips, measuring pH and Na⁺ ion concentration.

All-printed organic electrochemical transistors based on a hydrogel electrolyte show high stretchability and long term stability.

In this work, dual-band perfect absorption performance with high Q-factors is achieved in terahertz frequencies by the proposed metamaterial absorber.

Na plating and stripping on Zn surfaces exhibits >99.9% faradaic efficiency for a range of current densities with a 1.0 M NaPF₆ in a diglyme-based electrolyte. This enabled anode-free Na metal batteries with ∼90% capacity retention over 100 cycles.

Nucleic acids and lipids function in close proximity in biological processes, as well as in nanoengineered constructs for therapeutic applications.

Nanosheet-assembled hollow copper–nickel phosphide spheres encapsulated in reduced graphene oxide were synthesized for hybrid supercapacitor.

A heterogeneous single-cluster catalyst Ni100-Fe₄S₄via bio-inspired design strategy exhibits excellent theoretical CO₂ electroreduction performance.

This paper reports an eco-friendly method for screen printing of silver nanowires on a diverse range of substrates with high resolution and high electric conductivity. A low annealing temperature makes the method compatible with plastic substrates.

A simple yet effective strategy to enhance the thermal stability, anti-photobleaching and photothermal efficiency of indocyanine green via carbonization has been developed, which is likely to have broad applications in other systems.

A new self-assembled hole selective material 2BrPXZPA-based inverted perovskite solar cell achieved a PCE of 22.93%, and further enhanced the PCE up to 23.66% by modify NiOx with 2BrPXZPA.

In this study, based on ab initio calculations and the phonon Boltzmann transport equation, we found that magnetic phase transitions can lead to a significant change in the thermal conductivity of monolayer MnPS₃.

An antioxidant and antibacterial polydopamine-modified thermo-sensitive hydrogel dressing was developed for Staphylococcus aureus-infected wound healing.

Mo doping and Se vacancy engineering synergistically boost electrocatalytic water oxidation.