Nanjing Tech University

A Skin-Compatible Carboxymethyl Cellulose-Reinforced Gelatin Hydrogel with High Adhesion and Low Impedance for High-Fidelity Electrocardiogram Monitoring

Abstract Electrocardiogram (ECG) skin electrode is a critical bioelectronic interface for cardiac electrical signal monitoring. However, existing skin electrodes often suffer from dehydration-induced instability with elevated interfacial impedance and adhesion degradation during...

Controlled UV-curing-assisted fabrication of ultrathin YSZ electrolyte membranes for solid oxide fuel cells

Ultrathin yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolytes can reduce ohmic losses and improve solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) efficiency, yet fabricating dense, gas-tight micrometer-scale membranes on porous supports remains challenging. Herein, a UV-curing-assisted dip-coating strate...

Thermal runaway jet flames of lithium iron phosphate batteries under inclined ceilings: Flame dynamics, ceiling thermal exposure, and safety evaluation

Battery thermal runaway fires in ceiling-confined spaces can generate jet flames, ceiling impingement, attached flame propagation, and enhanced thermal feedback. The effects of state of charge (SOC) and ceiling inclination angle ( θ ) on the thermal runaway (TR) behavior and jet...

Evolution of temperature fields and heat transfer mechanisms in concrete structures subjected to hydrogen jet flame impingement

To clarify the temperature field evolution and heat transfer mechanisms of concrete structures under hydrogen jet flames, a self-developed hydrogen gas jet flame exposure platform has been established. C30 concrete specimens were tested under hydrogen mass flow rates of 0.025, 0....

Mechanism-Driven Risk Assessment of 1,3,6-Tribromocarbazole: An Integrated Strategy Implicates ESR1-Associated Cardiovascular Toxicity

Abstract Polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCZs) are globally distributed emerging persistent organic pollutants, yet their cardiovascular hazards remain largely uncharacterized. We therefore built an adverse outcome pathway (AOP)-guided prediction-to-validation strategy─coupling envi...

Negative Interfacial Tension Driven by Intrinsic Molecular Disorder

Abstract Intrinsically disordered molecular systems, such as random copolymers and intrinsically disordered proteins, exhibit scale-invariant, power-law cluster distributions that cannot be explained by conventional mean-field theories. A fundamental challenge is to understand ho...

A Cross-Stage Human-GenAI Collaborative Workflow for Landscape Architecture Design: A Pocket Park Feasibility Study

Research on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in landscape architecture has largely focused on individual design stages. Few studies have examined how selected design information can transfer across design stages and how landscape architecture expertise can be incorporat...

Water-Enabled Conversion of NO and CO to NH3 over CuO x Clusters via Hydrolysis of Surface –NCO Intermediates

Abstract The catalytic conversion of gaseous NO to NH3 offers a promising dual-benefit strategy for environmental remediation and sustainable chemical synthesis. Herein, CuO/Al2O3 catalysts with varied CuO loadings (x wt %, xCu/Al) were developed for the possible NH3 production f...

Microscale mass transfer mechanisms and interfacial behaviors of Janus membranes in vacuum membrane distillation for solution regeneration: A molecular dynamics study

Membrane distillation-based absorption refrigeration (MDAR) utilizes low-grade heat for solution regeneration. However, processing highly concentrated (>50 wt%) LiBr solutions imposes a trade-off between liquid exclusion and water transport in conventional hydrophobic membranes....

Metabolism‐Driven Morphomechanical Transitions in a Steady‐Dynamic Covalent Double Network Living Hydrogel

ABSTRACT Engineered living materials couple living biochemical activity with synthetic chemical networks yet translating biological processes into reversible structural and mechanical remodeling remains challenging. Here, we report a metabolism‐regulated dynamic covalent double n...

Stepped‐Dimensional 2D/3D Tin‐Based Perovskites for High‐Efficiency Light‐Emitting Diodes

ABSTRACT Tin (Sn)‐based perovskite near‐infrared (NIR) light‐emitting diodes (LEDs) show great potential for applications in night vision, biomedical sensing, and optical communications. However, their performance remains limited by uncontrolled crystallization and the facile oxi...

Machine Learning-Assisted Discrimination of Isobaric Histone Acetylations by Nanopore

Abstract Histone acetylation, a post-translational modification, is associated with cancer progression, invasion, and metastasis, serving as a promising biomarker. The accurate discrimination of acetylation sites has strong potential for cancer diagnostics. Herein, we engineered...

Harnessing the Microbial Iron Redox Chain: Liquid Organic Acid Fertilizer and EDTA-Fe Drive Unexpected Cadmium Passivation in Alkaline Upland Soils

Abstract The immobilization of cadmium (Cd) in weakly alkaline upland soils, a major agricultural system in northern China, remains a challenge. This study examined whether liquid organic acid (OA) fertilizer and EDTA-Fe could stimulate Fe redox to stabilize Cd. OA fertilizer (ac...

Peptide Glasses with Room Temperature Shaping and Autonomous Self-Healing Capabilities

Abstract Biomolecular glasses recently emerged as a promising renewable and benign alternative to conventional glasses, but often they cannot autonomously self-repair. In this study, we adopt a new strategy to arrest the crystallization tendency of dipeptides and leverage high mo...

Sulfide solid electrolytes for all-solid-state Lithium batteries: Classification, synthesis, moisture stability, interfacial engineering, and scalable manufacturing

Sulfide solid electrolytes (SSEs) combine room temperature ionic conductivities of approximately 10 −3 to 10 −2 S·cm −1 with favorable mechanical formability, making them promising electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium batteries. However, their practical application remains li...

Risk–service mismatches reveal conservation and restoration priorities in China’s major urban agglomerations

Rapid urbanization can expose high-value ecosystems to disturbance while degrading ecological functions elsewhere. We combined the landscape ecological risk index ( LERI ), ecosystem service value ( ESV ), spatially validated machine learning and bivariate zoning to assess risk–s...

Asymmetric Radical-Type Clayden Rearrangement for the Synthesis of Enantiopure 1,2-Aminothiols and 1,2-Aminoalcohols

Abstract We report herein an expedient method for the construction of enantiopure 1,2-aminothiols and 1,2-aminoalcohols starting from polar amino acids cysteine and serine via a photoredox-catalyzed, decarboxylation-enabled asymmetric radical-type Clayden rearrangement. The strat...

Dynamic Al Migration in Situ Constructs Triple-Active Al–OH/Oxygen Vacancy/CoIn2 Interfaces for Boosting CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol

Abstract Developing non-noble metal catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol is challenging. Herein, we report a CoIn2/Al2O3/In2O3 catalyst that achieves a methanol space–time yield (STYMeOH) of 1.08 gMeOH·gcat–1·h–1 at 5 MPa. Under the same experimental conditions as noble me...

Dual-Stimuli-Driven Calcium Nanomachines for NO-Induced Immunogenic Cell Death

Abstract Tumor blood vascular endothelial cells targeting has emerged as a powerful strategy to enhance the accumulation and penetration of nanomedicines. However, the complex tumor microenvironment, especially the newly discovered breast cancer blood vascular basement membrane,...

Suppression of polyethylene dust deflagrations by sodium bicarbonate, melamine cyanurate ( MCA ), melamine polyphosphate ( MPP ), and MCA–MPP mixtures

Abstract Polyethylene (PE) dust can pose an explosion hazard during industrial processing and handling, such as during conveying into silos, with the hazard level depending strongly on particle size. To improve suppression performance, this study investigated the effects of singl...