Proceeding of catalytic water splitting on Cu/Ce@g-C3N4 photocatalysts: an exceptional approach for sunlight-driven hydrogen generation

Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Aysha Tanveer, Khezina Rafiq, Abdul Rauf, Rongchao Jin and Ejaz Hussain

Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 7154
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Unveiling the potential of MXene-fabricated catalysts: an effective approach for H2 generation from water splitting

Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Khezina Rafiq, Abdul Rauf and Ejaz Hussain

Nanoscale Adv., 2024, 6, 5861
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Insights into the development and performance of CuO/CuFe2SxO4−x catalysts: an effective approach for renewable hydrogen generation

Ejaz Hussain, Muhammad Jalil, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Javeria Mansab, Raed H. Althomali, Shuxin Wang, Abdul Rauf and Khezina Rafiq

Mater. Adv., 2024, 5, 6572
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A self-healing, deformation-resistant MXene double-network hydrogel for stable solar-driven interfacial evaporation

Ruiqi Zhao, Xushuai Chen, Xi Chen, Panpan Zhang, Chunjia Luo, Pengfei Zhang, Min Chao and Luke Yan

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 5684
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Promoting water-splitting reaction on TiO2/gCN with Pd/SrO cocatalysts: H2 evolution in the absence of a sacrificial reagent

Khezina Rafiq, Kashaf Ul Sahar, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Saira Attique, Ubaid ur Rehman, Abdul Rauf and Ejaz Hussain

Energy Adv., 2024, 3, 983
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A report on arsenic removal from water via adsorption of an arsenomolybdate complex on S–CuFe2O4 adsorbents

Ejaz Hussain, Meryam Sultana, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Aqsa Khan Buzdar, Hamdy Khamees Thabet, Salah M. El-Bahy, Muhammad Jalil, Abdul Rauf, Zeinhom M. El-Bahy and Khezina Rafiq

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10, 2030
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A new highly stable multifunctional two-dimensional Si2BN monolayer quantum material with a direct bandgap predicted by density functional theory

Bezzerga Djamel, Naouel Chelil, Sahnoun Mohammed, Sergey Gusarov, Gap Soo Chang and Mosayeb Naseri

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 20610
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MXene materials in electrochemical energy storage systems

Qinhua Gu, Yiqi Cao, Ming Lu and Bingsen Zhang

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 8339
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MXene-based zinc-ion batteries: synthesis, applications, and strategies for performance optimization

Xuehan Ye, Le Pang, Shiyi Tan, Guozhen Zhang, He Liu, Cong Guo, Weizhai Bao, Jingfa Li, Pin Jern Ker, Hongxia Wang and Feng Yu

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 23227
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Engineered Ti3C2(O,Cl) MXenes with dual functionalization: a new Frontier in targeted head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and breast adenocarcinoma

Jhansi Chintakindi, Ganesh Panditrao Lahane, Arti Dhar and Afkham Mir

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2025, 13, 6329
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Optoelectronic MXene quantum dots: frontiers in sensor technology for next-generation diagnostics and environmental monitoring

Ankur Singh, Supratim Mahapatra, Rajendra Prasad, Sumit Kumar Singh and Pranjal Chandra

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 15554
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A review on overcoming challenges and pioneering advances: MXene-based materials for energy storage applications

Sahil Jangra, Bhushan Kumar, Jaishree Sharma, Shilpi Sengupta, Subhankar Das, R.K. Brajpuriya, Anil Ohlan, Yogendra Kumar Mishra and M.S. Goyat

Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 101, 113810
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MXene-based anti-corrosive coatings: From physical barrier to active corrosion protection

Yonglong Zhang, Yue Yin, Jie Li, Feiyan Yang, Lingjing Meng, Yunfei Cai, Jinfang Wu, Fang Guo and Wenbo Wang

Progress in Organic Coatings, 2025, 204, 109225
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Amino-functionalized Ti3C2 MXene as efficient additive for high-performance methylammonium-free inverted perovskite solar cells

Jessica H.H. Rossato, Hugo G. Lemos, Igor Coelho Gouvea, Mailis Lounasvuori, Edgar Nandayapa, Alexander Tarasov, Maja Tomic, Sydney F. Santos, Fernando Stavale, Eva Unger and Carlos F.O. Graeff

Solar Energy, 2025, 298, 113668
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MXene‐Integrated III‐Nitride Semiconductors: Recent Progress and Perspectives

B. Yamunasree, Chandrakalavathi Thota, Ayush Pandey, Srinadh Choppara, Yuwaraj K. Kshetri, Soorathep Kheawhom, G. Murali, Moon‐Deock Kim, Insik In and Maddaka Reddeppa

Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2025
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Strategic attenuation of carbon footprint: Exploring the exciting potential of ultrathin structured photocatalysts for CO2 reduction†

Muhammad Asjad Afzal, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Khalid Aljohani, Bassam S. Aljohani, Khezina Rafiq, Muhammad Ashhad Afzal, Abdul Rauf and Ejaz Hussain

FlatChem, 2025, 51, 100868
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Application and recent progress of MXene-based bioactive materials in wound management

Jiahao Guo, Xiaodong Zhu, Beibei Liang, Xuelian Gu, Cong Wu, Ang Li and Wei Li

Nano TransMed, 2025, 4, 100079
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Conductive and Semiconductive 2D Materials for Neural Interfaces, Biosensors, and Therapeutic Modulation

Chan Jae Shin, Kihyun Lee, Logan Langford and Wubin Bai

Small Methods, 2025
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Advances in MXene-based single-atom catalysts for electrocatalytic applications

Haitao Wang, Xiaocheng Li, Yikun Deng, Jizhou Jiang, Huijuan Ma and Jing Zou

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 529, 216462
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Surface-Modification Strategy to Produce Highly Anticorrosive Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Polymer Composite Coatings: A Mini-Review

Shufang Zhang, Guoqin Zhang, Liang Fang, Zhiheng Wang, Fang Wu, Gaobin Liu, Qirui Wang and Hongen Nian

Materials, 2025, 18, 653
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Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Generation: Acceleration of Synergism between Cu–Ag Cocatalysts on a CdS System

Ejaz Hussain, Abubakar Ishaq, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, M. Zaryab Waleed, Abdul Rauf, Rongchao Jin and Khezina Rafiq

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2024, 7, 1914
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A Review on Multifunctional Polymer–MXene Hybrid Materials for Electronic Applications

Fatemeh Morshedi Dehaghi, Mohammad Aberoumand and Uttandaraman Sundararaj

Molecules, 2025, 30, 1955
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New Ultra‐High Cycle Stable Accordion‐Like High Entropy MXene with Improving Energy Storage Performance of Supercapacitors

Yingnan Yan, Xinpeng Huang, Xuehua Yan, Feng Zhang, Jianmei Pan, Jili Wu and Jamile Mohammadi Moradian

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
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Tuning of TiO2/CdS Hybrid Semiconductor with Au Cocatalysts: State-of-the-Art Design for Sunlight-Driven H2 Generation from Water Splitting

Khezina Rafiq, Mamoona Sabir, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Muhammad Jalil, Muhammad Arif Nadeem, Shahid Iqbal, Abdul Rauf and Ejaz Hussain

Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 4625
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Recent advances in synthesis of emerging MXenes photocatalysts: A systematic review

Md Mohshin Ali, Md. Arif Hossen and Azrina Abd Aziz

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 116877
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A comprehensive characterisation of titanium carbide (Ti3C2) MXene with hydrothermal-assisted in-situ hydrofluoric acid etching

J. Liew, Shahid Bashir, K. Ramesh and S. Ramesh

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2025, 314, 118076
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Applications of doped-MXene-based materials for electrochemical energy storage

Hau Quoc Pham and Tai Thien Huynh

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 517, 216039
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Exploring the Influence of Etching media on the Electrochemical Behavior of Cr2CTx MXene

Madhushree Ramachandra, Kalathiparambil Rajendra Pai Sunajadevi and Dephan Pinheiro

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2025, 9
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An intermediate layer catalyst in bipolar membranes: Ti3CNTx MXene

Aytekin Çelik, Yunus Aksoy, Mustafa Yegin, Özge Hanay and Halil Hasar

J Nanopart Res, 2025, 27
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Recent advances of MXene@MOF composites for catalytic water splitting and wastewater treatment approaches

Samreen Afzal, Aziz ur Rehman, Tayyaba Najam, Ismail Hossain, Mostafa A.I. Abdelmotaleb, Sundas Riaz, Md Rezaul Karim, Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah and Muhammad Altaf Nazir

Chemosphere, 2024, 364, 143194
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Unveiling the potential of M2X MXenes: Structure, properties, synthesis strategies, and supercapacitor applications

Onkar Jaywant Kewate, Iftikhar Hussain, Megha Prajapati, Rita Kumari, Yosephine Intan Ayuningtyas, Dattakumar S. Mhamane, Mukund G. Mali, Mohan V. Jacob, Jeng-Yu Lin, Chhaya Ravi Kant and Sathyanarayanan Punniyakoti

Composites Part B: Engineering, 2025, 296, 112237
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Current Progress in MXenes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Critical Role of Interlayer Spacing, Surface Terminal Groups, and Porosity

Asad Muhammad Iqbal and Humaira Safdar Bhatti

Physica Rapid Research Ltrs, 2025, 19
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Progress of MXene-Based Materials in the Field of Rechargeable Batteries

Jianfei Gao, Jing Li, Qian Wang and Cheng Zou

Materials, 2025, 18, 2386
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Two-dimensional MXenes: A route from synthesis to applications in self-powered IoT devices

Muhammad Ahsan Saeed, Muhammad Zain Qamar, Zubair Khalid, Elham Chamanehpour and Yogendra Kumar Mishra

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 490, 151600
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Rapid Detection of VOCs from Pocket Park Surfaces for Health Risk Monitoring Using SnO2/Nb2C Sensors

Peng Wang, Yuhang Liu, Sheng Hu, Haoran Han, Liangchao Guo and Yan Xiao

Biosensors, 2025, 15, 457
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MXenes and their composites for advanced cathodes in multivalent ion batteries

Xiaoru Zhao, Chunpeng Ruan, Yuanhua Sang, Shuhua Wang and Hong Liu

Energy Mater, 2024, 4
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Electro‐ and Magneto‐Active Biomaterials for Diabetic Tissue Repair: Advantages and Applications

Kai Mao, Muxin Yue, Huiping Ma, Zheng Li and Yunsong Liu

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
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A review of different design strategies for MXene composite catalysts for OER applications

Zhe Zhang, Yubo Zhang, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Jinsheng Li, Rui Guo and Xuanwen Liu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1038, 182833
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Catalytic charge synergy on Ni/Sr@rTiO2 system to promote hydrogen evolution for the implementation of green energy technologies

Ejaz Hussain, Sidra Khan, Muhammad Jalil, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Abdul Rauf, Nagina Naveed Riaz, Abeer Hashem, Ajay Kumar, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah and Khezina Rafiq

Fuel, 2025, 382, 133672
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Tracking mechanical properties and UV/Vis/IR shielding effectiveness of ortorhombic FeBW nanostructures

Hakan Üşenti̇ and İzzet Paruğ Duru

Materials Today Communications, 2025, 47, 112972
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Scientific insights into the synthesis and catalytic potential of MXene supported metal sulfides for H2 evolution from water splitting†

Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Javeria Mansab, Khalid Aljohani, Bassam S. Aljohani, Khezina Rafiq, Abdul Rauf and Ejaz Hussain

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2025, 45, e01425
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Current Trends in Multifunctional Nanocomposite Coatings through Electrodeposition for Aerospace and Strategic Defense

Anirudh Sowmiyanarayanan, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian and Praveen Kumar Balu

Adv Eng Mater, 2025, 27
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Heterointerface engineering of MXene: Advanced applications in environmental remediation

Yu Zhang and Rui Wang

Chemosphere, 2024, 364, 143054
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Advancing MXenes through green chemistry for sustainable future

Amarah Sultan Rana, Nadeem Raza, Muhammad Jamil Anwar and Muhammad Faizan Nazar

Materials Research Bulletin, 2026, 193, 113720
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Unveiling the impact and selectivity of BiVO4/rGO-SiO2 adsorbents for arsenic in ground water: An effective approach for the public safety

Khezina Rafiq, Meryam Sultana, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Ujala Quyyum, Najla AlMasoud, Taghrid S. Alomar, Zeinhom M. El-Bahy, Mehwish Huma Nasir and Ejaz Hussain

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2024, 139, 336
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Functionalized MXenes for Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalysis: A Focus on Surface Termination Engineering and Composite Design

Muhammad Azam Qamar and Syed Kashif Ali

Inorganics, 2025, 13, 45
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A critical analysis of ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties in two-dimensional MXene

Saman Zahra, Bo Dai, Xianhua Wei, Fei Zhou and Syed Irfan

Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, 2025, 1
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Unveiling the surface potential and selectivity of Ti3C2Tx/rGO adsorbents for arsenic removal from water system

Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Khezina Rafiq, Aqsa Khan Buzdar, Muhammad Zaryab Waleed and Ejaz Hussain

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025, 490, 144680
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Research Progress and Challenges of Carbon/MXene Composites for Supercapacitors

Li Sun, Yu Dong, Hangyu Li, Hanqi Meng, Jianfei Liu, Qigao Cao and Chunxu Pan

Batteries, 2024, 10, 395
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Heteroatom doping in 2D MXenes for energy storage/conversion applications

Sumanta Sahoo, Rajesh Kumar, Iftikhar Hussain and Kaili Zhang

Advanced Powder Materials, 2024, 3, 100246
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MXenes as a Tool to Control p-Type Conductivity in ZnO Thin Film

Lucky Agarwal, Ajay Kumar Dwivedi, Tulika Bajpai, Uvanesh Kasiviswanathan and Shweta Tripathi

IEEE Trans. Semicond. Manufact., 2025, 38, 588
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Advanced biomaterials in tissue engineering: A critical review of nanocomposites based on bacterial cellulose, MXenes, hydroxyapatite, and metal particles for regenerative medicine

Mira Davlet, Kateryna Smyrnova and Alexander Pogrebnjak

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 345, 103634
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Unveiling the potential of Au cocatalysts to induce SPR charges on CuO/CdS system for sunlight driven hydrogen production†

Abubakar Ishaq, Khezina Rafiq, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Umme Aiman and Ejaz Hussain

Renewable Energy, 2024, 237, 121817
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Recent advances and future prospects of MXene-based photocatalysts in environmental remediations

Basiru O. Yusuf, Mustapha Umar, Mansur Aliyu, Aliyu M. Alhassan, Mohammed Mosaad Awad, Omer A. Taialla, AbdulHakam Shafiu Abdullahi, Jamilu Nura Musa, Khalid R. Alhooshani and Saheed A. Ganiyu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 114812
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Real “zero energy consumption” for efficient antibiotics degradation by floating photocatalysis: modeling, degradation pathway and toxicity assessment

Xinrui Guo, Qi Su, Xiaoyu Fan, Xianjing Liu and Ying Wang

Journal of Environmental Management, 2025, 387, 125798
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Sensitization of TiO2/g-C3N4 Heterostructures via Pd–Au Cocatalysts: A Rational Design of Water Splitting System for Green Fuel Production

Kashaf Ul Sahar, Khezina Rafiq, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Ubaid Ur Rehman, Raed H. Althomali, Abdul Rauf and Ejaz Hussain

Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 17995
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Multi-functional Nb4C3T (MXene)-bacterial cellulose composites for multimodal self-powered sensors toward a material/temperature recognition system

Mingcen Weng, Yihan Qiu, Jiahao Zhou, Haihang Feng, Nuozhou Yi, Yue Zuo, Jinye Chen, Peidi Zhou, Minghua You, Qiaohang Guo, Liying Zhou, Huamin Chen and Chan Zheng

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 522, 167607
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Anticancer effects of doxorubicin-conjugated magnetite MXene/Callicarpa extract on MCF-7 breast cancer cell line

Mehdi Jabbarzadeh, Pardis Zaboli, Fereshteh Chekin and Na'il Saleh

Talanta, 2025, 295, 128380
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MXene-Based Electrochemical Biosensors: Advancing Detection Strategies for Biosensing (2020–2024)

Joydip Sengupta and Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

Biosensors, 2025, 15, 127
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Unveiling the impact of textile materials to prevent viral infections: Urgency for awareness and public safety†

Muhammad Zaryab Waleed, Khezina Rafiq, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Muhammad Burhan, Raed H. Althomali, Shahid Iqbal and Ejaz Hussain

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 112713
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Multiscale investigation of mechanical degradation in Ti3C2O2 assemblies and its Mitigation via black phosphorus integration

Siliang Yue, Hui Qi, Chenliang Li, Jing Guo and Zhe Wang

Materials & Design, 2025, 253, 113920
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A cutting–edge approach to remove arsenic contents from ground water via sulfur doped copper ferrites (S–CuFe2O4) †

Ejaz Hussain, Aqsa Khan Buzdar, Muhammad Zeeshan Abid, Abdul Rauf and Khezina Rafiq

Journal of Environmental Management, 2024, 370, 122759
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Synthesis and characterization of vanadium germanium carbide MAX phase to prepare antibacterial PES ultrafiltration membrane

Ehsan Ghasali, Aya Alterkaoui, Sadin Özdemir, M. Serkan Yalçın, Volkan Filiz, Nadir Dizge, Alireza Khataee and Yasin Orooji

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025, 77, 108385
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MXene‐Based Nanocomposites for Supercapacitors: Fundamentals and Applications

Nanasaheb M. Shinde and Martin Pumera

Small Methods, 2025, 9
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MXene-bio composite coatings for advanced sustainable fire retardancy at surfaces and interfaces

Faezeh Ghorbanizamani and Hichem Moulahoum

J Coat Technol Res, 2025
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Review of Ti3C2Tx MXene Nanosheets and their Applications

Madhu Yadav, Mukesh Kumar and Ashutosh Sharma

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 9847
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Effects of Etching and Delamination on Biocompatibility of Ti-Based MXenes

Kateryna Diedkova, Iryna Roslyk, Nikola Kanas, Lita Grine, Volodymyr Deineka, Agata Blacha-Grzechnik, Martins Boroduskis, Igor Iatsunskyi, Błażej Anastaziak, Anastasia Konieva, Pavlo Shubin, Wojciech Simka, Marks Truhins, Oksana Sulaieva, Ilya Yanko, Veronika Zahorodna, Goran Stojanovic, Oleksiy Gogotsi, Yury Gogotsi and Maksym Pogorielov

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 47919
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MXene-based sensors on pharmaceutical and environmental assays

Sevda Hasanova, Ayşe Boyraz, Minaya Mammadzada and Erhan Zor

Essential Chem, 2024, 1, 1
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