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The versatility of metal–organic frameworks (MOF) towards hydrolysis of a range of biological molecules is explored in detail to underline specific challenges and exciting possibilities of developing MOFs as nanozymes.

This review summarized the fundamentals and recent developments of organic semiconductor morphology dependent organic-transistor-based chemical sensors, which also gives corresponding strategies toward high-performance device construction.

Flexible/stretchable electrets based on organic molecules and polymers, in particular, highly deformable liquid electrets are a promising candidate for future implantable/wearable soft electronics.

Ion beam engineering of surfaces is a promising way to tailor the surface properties. It provides control over depth and concentration of nanoparticles for SERS applications.

Ion/charge transport in OECTs is sensitive to molecular packing and film morphology. This review summarizes recent progress on controlling and understanding the molecular packing and film morphology in OECTs.

Depiction of red, green and blue emitters along with energy level diagram.

Graphene and its derivatives are used as metal-free photocatalysts because of their fascinating optoelectronic properties which can further be improved by chemical doping for advanced functional applications in the field of energy and environment.

This review article covers the use of click chemistries toward the design of dynamic and instructive hydrogels for understanding cell mechanobiology.

This study presents a concept that focuses on the structure design of preceramic resin precursors by the sol–gel method for fabricating carbon–ceramic molecular sieving membranes.

We predicted the binding of fluorescent nanoparticles with a target receptor through free-energy and ECD spectra simulations. In a stable binding complex, the ECD spectra of the binding monomer and the receptor binding pocket turn out to be superimposable.

The regulation of the polymerization process of moleculars from liquid to solid is crucial for the ultimate mechanical properties of composite materials.

A new class of fluorophores based on a twisted tetraazaperylene core has been employed in the fabrication of emissive organic 3D microstructures using two-photon laser printing.

Understanding how sequence modification, self-assembly, stereochemistry and affinity for zinc ions contribute to catalytic function of histidine-rich metal-dependent peptides.

Ionic liquids have many intriguing properties and widespread applications such as separations and energy storage.

This work demonstrates a rational precursor design concept for simple and scalable synthesis of ordered mesoporous carbon materials.

Experimental and computational study of the mechanism of conversion, via pyrolysis, of pV4D4 films into silica ceramics and of the impact of preparation conditions on their final structure.

A new representation for intrinsically disordered protein sequences is developed for usage in both classical and deep learning machine learning models.

Enabling the photochemical redox process of organic chromophores in water.

Halogenated paracyclophanetetraenes (PCTs) for the integration of the PCT motif into larger conjugated molecules by cross-coupling reactions are introduced.

PolyMOFs prepared from mixtures of multivalent polymer linkers and free linkers display tunable surface areas and improved CO₂ uptake compared to native MOF-5 and polyMOF-5.

Neglecting linker rotation in molecular simulations of methane in UiO-66 can have a significant impact on methane diffusion and moderate impact on methane uptake.

Radical-based molecules are employed as functional materials in organic electronic devices.

The smooth overlap of atomic positions (SOAP) descriptor represents an increasingly common approach to encode local atomic environments in a form readily digestible to machine learning algorithms.

Charged nanoparticles can significantly increase rectification in bipolar nanopores but this effect is largely dependent on the pore's geometry, its charge distribution, and the sign of the nanoparticles' charge.

A critical balance between high solvent self-diffusivity in short-chain solvents and low solvation free energy in long-chain solvents leads to an optimal solvent size for achieving high ionic conductivity for fluoroether solvents.

In organic π-conjugated materials, side chains play important roles that impact far beyond solubility.

High-throughput screening based on molecular simulation, machine learning and black-box optimization identifies promising candidates for forming self-assembled peptide vesicles.

The power conversion efficiency of the ternary PSCs (16.32%) is higher than that for binary counterparts, i.e., 13.16% and 12.62% for P(DTB-BDD):DBTBT-IC and P(DTB-BDD):Y6, respectively.

A method for the effective calculation of transmission probabilities for processes of molecular sieving is presented and tested against Eyring theory by comparison to Molecular Dynamics simulations.

Machine learning (ML) has emerged as a promising technology to accelerate materials discovery.

Non-conservative and permutationally-invariant Markov state models inform understanding and control of self-assembling optical matter systems.

We report the electrical conductivity enhancement of a perylene-based MOF upon partial ligand oxidation. The conductivity enhancement is rationalised by quantum-chemical calculations, supporting a through-space hopping transport.

The knowledge leveraged from adsorption property can be used to induce enhancements in the prediction of diffusion property within metal–organic frameworks.

We show how the tribofilm growth rate of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) changes for different alkyl substitutents under carefully controlled temperature and stress conditions.

Segregation reduces the chemical diversity but increases the number of catalytically active sites of the dominant element at the surface.

Movable cross-network elastomer with knitting polymers (KP elastomer) were obtained by bulk polymerization of main chain monomers in presence of host polymer. The two design strategies successfully improve the toughness and stiffness of the KP elastomers.

Crystal twisting introduces optical activity to organic semiconducting films of centrosymmetric tetrathiafulvalene.

Molecular dynamics simulation, electronic structure calculations, and charge mobility theory identify high charge mobility self-assembling π-conjugated peptides.

The emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in the past decades has become one of the major public health issues of our time.

A strategy is proposed for the non-covalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes based on biomimicry of the cytoskeletal protein, microtubule.

Coarse-grained molecular modeling and active learning enable the design of polarizable nanoparticles capable of triggered assembly and disassembly.

Antimicrobial foldamers reduce the antibiotic resistance in multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria. They hyperpolarize the membrane at low concentrations by acting as selective ionophores, enhancing the GHK-potential across the membrane.

Biomass-based renewable hydrocarbon fuel is a complex mix that contains many oxygenating substances, in particular phenolics, which leads to adverse consequences such as reduced engine energy performance and increased toxic gas emissions.

Monomer sequences in statistical (co)polyelectrolytes can be used to tune complex coacervation, including density and structure of the polymer-rich phase.

The proposed catalysts (Pd/dCNC) effectively provide excellent activity and selectivity for FA dehydrogenation into H₂.

We report the discovery and characterization of stratification in freely draining ultrathin, micellar foam films formed with bile salt solutions.

As interest in biobased chemicals grows, and their application space expands, computational tools to navigate molecule space as a complement to experimental approaches are imperative.

The use of naturally occuring polyphenols as hydrogen bond donors in supramolecular liquid crystals was investigated using alkylated azopyridines or stilbazoles as hydrogen bond acceptors.

We report the synthesis and DSSCs of oligothiophenes with two anchoring groups that can adopt V- and U-shape conformations.

This is a first comparison of the sequential design of experiments strategy and global sensitivity analysis for nanomaterials, thus enabling sustainable product and process design in future.

The interplay between triblock Janus nanoparticles and the lipid bilayer can be controlled by regulating the arrangement of hydrophobic–hydrophilic patches in triblock Janus nanoparticles.