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The interface contact between the active material and its neighboring metal electrodes dominates the sensing response of mainstream high-sensitivity piezoresistive pressure sensors. However, the properties of such interface are often difficult to control and preserve owing to the limited strategies to precisely engineer the surface structure and mechanical property of the active material. Here, a top-down fabrication method to create a grid-like polyurethane fiber-based spacer layer at the interface between a piezoresistive layer and its contact electrodes is proposed. The tuning of the period and thickness of the spacer layer is conveniently achieved by a programmable near-field electrospinning process, and the influence of the spacer structure on the sensing performance is systematically investigated. The sensor with the optimized spacer layer shows a widened sensing range (230 kPa) while maintaining a high sensitivity (1.91 kPa-1 ). Furthermore, the output current fluctuation of the sensors during a 74 000-cycle test is drastically reduced from 14.28% (without a spacer) to 3.63% (with a spacer), demonstrating greatly enhanced long-term reliability. The new near-field electrospinning-based strategy is capable of tuning sensor responses without changing the active material, providing a universal and scalable path to engineer the performances of contact-dominant sensors.Microtubules are cytoskeletal polymers of tubulin dimers assembled into protofilaments that constitute nanotubes undergoing periods of assembly and disassembly. Static electron micrographs suggest a structural transition of straight protofilaments into curved ones occurring at the tips of disassembling microtubules. However, these structural transitions have never been observed and the process of microtubule disassembly thus remains unclear. Here, label-free optical microscopy capable of selective imaging of the transient structural changes of protofilaments at the tip of a disassembling microtubule is introduced. Upon induced disassembly, the transition of ordered protofilaments into a disordered conformation is resolved at the tip of the microtubule. Imaging the unbinding of individual tubulin oligomers from the microtubule tip reveals transient pauses and relapses in the disassembly, concurrent with increased organization of protofilament segments at the microtubule tip. These findings show that microtubule disassembly is a discrete process and suggest a stochastic mechanism of switching from the disassembly to the assembly phase.The sluggish transfer of electrons from a planar p-type Si (p-Si) semiconductor to a cocatalyst restricts the activity of photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen evolution. To overcome such inefficiency, an elegant interphase of the semiconductor/cocatalyst is generally necessary. Hence, in this work, a NiS2 /NiS heterojunction (NNH) is prepared in situ and applied to a planar p-Si substrate as a cocatalyst to achieve progressive electron transfer. The NNH/Si photocathode exhibits an onset potential of +0.28 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (VRHE ) and a photocurrent density of 18.9 mA·cm-2 at 0 VRHE , as well as a 0.9% half-cell solar-to-hydrogen efficiency, which is much superior compared with those of NiS2 /Si and NiS/Si photocathodes. The enhanced performance for NNH/Si is attributed to the contact between the sectional n-type semiconducting NNH and the planar p-Si semiconductor through a p-Si/n-NiS/n-NiS2 manner that functions as a local pn-junction to promote electron transfer. Thus, the photogenerated electron is transferred from p-Si to n-NiS within NNH as the progressive medium, followed by to Ni2+ and/or S2 2- of the defect-rich n-NiS2 phase as the key active sites. This systematic work may pave the way for planar Si-based PEC applications of heterogeneous metal sulfide cocatalysts through the progressive transfer of electrons.In this paper, three configurations of LC (inductor-capacitor) pressure sensors are developed, namely series LC pressure sensors, compact LC pressure sensors, and far-field LC pressure sensor tags. The modified silk protein films have been chosen as substrates due to their good biocompatibility and air/water permeability, which is suitable for continuously pasting such substrates on skin. For series LC pressure sensors, conducting wire is used to connect the flexible capacitor and spiral inductor. It exhibits good cycling stability and high sensitivities, suitable for electronic skin. For compact LC pressure sensors, the spiral coil functions as inductor, antenna, and capacitor electrode simultaneously, minimizing the space cost and is suitable for array integration, while the sensitivities remain the same. By tailoring the turn of the spiral coil, the resonate frequency can be regulated continuously. An annular array of compact LC sensors with ten distinct resonate frequencies ranged from 400 to 1000 MHz is developed to remotely monitor the press of number 0-9. Finally, far-field LC pressure sensor tags with elongated detection distances are developed in which each compact LC sensor acts as a filter. Panobinostat research buy A wireless in-shoe plantar to detect the sole pressure distribution using the far-field LC sensor configuration is developed.Molecular electronics is a promising subject to overcome the size limitation of silicon-based electronic devices. In the past decades, various micro/nanofabrication techniques have been developed for constructing molecular junctions, and a number of breakthroughs are made in the characterizations and applications of the single-molecule device. The history and progress are reviewed in this article, laying emphasis on the recent works on the combination of micro/nanofabrication techniques with other techniques such as electrochemical deposition and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Some prototypical single-molecule devices such as molecular transistors are presented. Finally, the challenges and prospects in the fabrication of single-molecule devices are discussed.Designing multi-functional separators is one of the effective strategies for achieving high-performance lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. In this work, polyaniline (PANI) encapsulated amorphous vanadium pentoxide (V2 O5 ) nanowires (general formula V2 O5 ·nH2 O and abbreviated as VOH) are synthesized by a facile in situ chemical oxidative polymerization method, and utilized as a basic building block for the preparation of functional interlayers on the commercial polypropylene (PP) separator, generating a VOH@PANI-PP separator with multi-functionalities. Compared to the crystalline V2 O5 , the amorphous V2 O5 shows enhanced properties of polysulfide adsorption, catalytic activity, as well as ionic conductivity. Therefore, within the VOH@PANI-PP separator, the amorphous V2 O5 nanowire component contributes to the strong adsorption of polysulfides, the high catalytic activity for polysulfides conversion, and the high ionic conductivity. The PANI component further strengthens the above effects, improves the electrical conductivity, and enhances the flexibility of the modified separator. Benefiting from the synergistic effects, the VOH@PANI-PP separator effectively suppresses polysulfide shuttling and improves the cycling stability of its composed Li-S batteries. This work provides a new research strategy for the development of efficient separators in rechargeable batteries by judiciously integrating the amorphous metal oxide with a conductive polymer.Liquid biopsy offers non-invasive and real-time molecular profiling of individual patients, and is thus considered a revolutionary technology in precision medicine. Exosomes have been acknowledged as significant biomarkers in liquid biopsy, as they play a central role in cell-cell communication and are closely related to the pathogenesis of most human malignancies. Nevertheless, in biofluids exosomes always co-exist with other particles, and the cargo components of exosomes are highly heterogeneous. Thus, the isolation and molecular characterization of exosomes are still technically challenging. Microfluidics technology effectively addresses this challenge by virtue of its inherent advantages, such as precise manipulation of fluids, low consumption of samples and reagents, and a high level of integration. Recent advances in microfluidics allow in situ exosome capture and molecular detection with unprecedented selectivity and sensitivity. In this review, the state-of-the-art developments in microfluidics-based exosome research, including exosome isolation approaches and molecular detection strategies, with highlights of the characterization of exosomal biomarkers in cancer liquid biopsy is summarized. The major challenges are also discussed and some perspectives for the future directions of exosome-based liquid biopsy in microfluidic systems are presented.A simple and selective synthetic protocol, using (PPh3 )2 CuBH4 as reducing agent, for Cu-containing mixed metal nanoclusters (NCs) is reported. Representative NCs include alkynyl-protected [Ag25 Cu4 (PhCC)12 (PPh3 )12 Cl6 H8 ]3+ (1), thiolate-capped [AuCu14 (SR)12 (PPh3 )6 ]+ (R = 4-flurothiophenol) (2), and phosphine-stabilized [Au9 Cu2 (PPh3 )8 Cl2 ]+ (3), which are fully characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, electrospray ionization mass, nuclear magnetic resonance (1 H, 2 H, 13 C, and 31 P NMR), and optical measurements, respectively. This work demonstrates the advantages of using (PPh3 )2 CuBH4 as a reducing agent in the synthesis of Cu-containing heterometallic NCs in terms of versatility as well as high yield and high purity of the products. This work may open the door to utilizing functional metal borohydride, as a new generation of reducing agent for the simple and selective synthesis of metal NCs.Inkjet-printed perovskite quantum dot (PQD) color conversion films (CCFs) have great potentials for mini/micro-LED displays because of their ultrahigh color purity, tunable emissions, high efficiency, and high-resolution. However, current PQD inks mainly use expensive, toxic, and flammable organic substances as solvents. In this work, water is proposed to be used as the solvent for inkjet printing PQD/polymer CCFs. The green-emitting patterned MAPbBr3 /polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films are in situ prepared by using halides and the PVA-based aqueous ink. The as-printed CCFs exhibit a high-resolution dot matrix of 90 µm with a bright green emission (λem = 526 nm), a high photoluminescence quantum yield of 85%, and a narrow full width at half maximum of 22 nm. They have both air- and photo-stabilities under ambient conditions, and each pixel of CCFs is relatively uniform in morphology and fluorescence when the substrate temperature is 80 °C. The patterned blue-emitting MAPbClx Br3- x /PVA and red-emitting Cs0.3 MA0.7 PbBrx I3- x /PVA can also be printed by aqueous inks. These results indicate that the designed aqueous inks are promising for in situ inkjet printing high resolution and reliability PQD CCFs for mini/micro-LED displays.The applications of enzymatic biosensors are largely limited by their relatively poor stability and short lifespan. Herein, a bio-active porous enzymatic nanofiber (PEN) membrane composed of silk fibroin nanofibrils (SFNFs) and enzymes is developed to effectively retain the enzymes in the 3D space. The 3D functional scaffolds formed by SFNFs can immobilize enzymes and provide a large surface area for molecular/ion diffusion and biochemical reactions. The PEN membrane is subsequently attached to an ultra-thin PtNPs/graphene (Pt-G) nanocomposite film to facilitate the electron transport between the enzymes and electrodes, permitting highly effective glucose and lactate sensing with long and stable performance. The as-assembled glucose and lactate sensors demonstrate high sensitivity, good cyclic reproducibility, and in particular long-term stability of up to 25 and 23.6 h, respectively. These glucose sensors have a working life that is ≈1.25-times longer than that of the best available sensors reported so far. Moreover, a wearable platform based on the sensors is developed for real-time analysis of sweat during outdoor exercising to transmit signals to a mobile handset.
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