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The lack of electrolyte that is stable under high potentials hinders the application of high-voltage cathode materials for lithium batteries; the introduction of electrolyte additives is clearly the most effective solution to address this issue. Herein, we investigated the synergistic effects of trimethyl borate (TMB) in two dual-additive electrolytes on protecting the LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 and LiCoO2 cathode materials under high potentials. The interactions of TMB with fluoroethylene carbonate and the catalysis of the decomposition product of TMB to tetramethylene sulfone lower the onset oxidation potential of these additives and are beneficial in forming a stable cathode electrolyte interphase film on the cathode materials. This work sheds light on another way of electrolyte designing for high-voltage cathode materials.Monodispersed polysilsesquioxane (PSQ) spheres with diameters from hundreds of nanometers to several microns have been successfully synthesized; however, the knowledge of their formation mechanism still lags behind. Herein, with methyltrimethoxysilane and 3-mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane as model silicon sources, the formation process of PSQ spheres in the one-step sol-gel method was revealed for the first time by monitoring the time evolution of particle morphology, size, and size distribution via transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. A four-stage formation mechanism was proposed rapid hydrolysis of organic silicon source and subsequent oligomer micelle nucleation, fast growing of nuclei particles and formation of their aggregates, followed by a further relatively fast growth of dispersed particles, and finally a slow growth to form monodispersed PSQ spheres. Due to the reversibility of hydrolysis and condensation reactions, thermodynamically unstable particles gradually transformed to hydrolytic monomers/oligomers and then regrew on the thermodynamically stable particles until the concentration of hydrolytic oligomers reached the dissolution equilibrium in the alkaline reaction solution. The variation of growth rate during the formation process and the effects of NH4OH concentration on the yield and particle size were investigated to facilitate analyses and understanding of the formation mechanism.A classical all-atom force field for perfluoronitriles (PFN-AA) is proposed for simulating the phase equilibria and dynamic transport properties of perfluoronitrile compounds that are a promising chemical family as a novel eco-friendly replacement for SF6 in various applications. The force-field parameters are developed primarily by fitting to molecular structures, vibrational frequencies, energetic profiles of the conformational rotation, and intermolecular interactions of the dimeric complexes from ab initio calculations. The performance of the PFN-AA force field is examined by simulating the vapor-liquid coexistence and physical properties of heptafluoro-iso-butyronitrile (C4) using the Gibbs ensemble simulation with the hybrid configurational-bias Monte Carlo technique and the molecular dynamics simulations. Theoretical vapor pressures and the boiling point of the pure C4 compound are in excellent agreement with available experimental data. The physical properties of C4 in the phase envelope including critical properties, self-diffusion coefficients, dielectric constants, shear viscosity, thermal conductivity, and thermodynamic properties are predicted computationally for the first time. In addition, the transferability of the PFN-AA force field with respect to other force fields, i.e., EPM2 for CO2, is validated by the successful description of the fluoronitrile/CO2 mixture. The current PFN-AA force field outperforms the generic potential models (e.g., COMPASS and CVFF) in the understanding of the fundamental properties of the novel perfluoronitrile dielectric fluids and their mixtures.Bioactive glasses are the materials of choice in the field of bone regeneration. Antioxidant properties of interest to limit inflammation and foreign body reactions have been conferred to bioactive glasses by the addition of appropriate ions (such as Ce or Sr). On the other hand, the antioxidant activity of bioactive glasses without specific ion/molecular doping has been occasionally cited in the literature but never investigated in depth. In the present study, three silica-based bioactive glasses have been developed and characterized for their surface properties (wettability, zeta potential, chemical composition, and reactivity) and radical scavenging activity in the presence/absence of cells. For the first time, the antioxidant activity of simple silica-based (SiO2-CaO-Na2O) bioactive glasses has been demonstrated.Photoacoustic (PA) imaging has emerged as a reliable in vivo technique for diverse biomedical applications ranging from disease screening to analyte sensing. Most contemporary PA imaging agents employ NIR-I light (650-900 nm) to generate an ultrasound signal; however, there is significant interference from endogenous biomolecules such as hemoglobin that are PA active in this window. Transitioning to longer excitation wavelengths (i.e., NIR-II) reduces the background and facilitates the detection of low abundance targets (e.g., nitric oxide, NO). PD0166285 research buy In this study, we employed a two-phase tuning approach to develop APNO-1080, a NIR-II NO-responsive probe for deep-tissue PA imaging. First, we performed Hammett and Brønsted analyses to identify a highly reactive and selective aniline-based trigger that reacts with NO via N-nitrosation chemistry. Next, we screened a panel of NIR-II platforms to identify chemical structures that have a low propensity to aggregate since this can diminish the PA signal. In a head-to-head comparison with a NIR-I analogue, APNO-1080 was 17.7-fold more sensitive in an in vitro tissue phantom assay. To evaluate the deep-tissue imaging capabilities of APNO-1080 in vivo, we performed PA imaging in an orthotopic breast cancer model and a heterotopic lung cancer model. Relative to control mice not bearing tumors, the normalized turn-on response was 1.3 ± 0.12 and 1.65 ± 0.07, respectively.
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