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This will provide very useful information for the diagnosis and treatment of DILI disease.Mechanically modulating optical properties of semiconductor nanocrystals and organic molecules are valuable for mechano-optical and optomechanical devices. Halide perovskites with excellent optical and electronic properties are promising for such applications. We report the mechanically changing excitons and photoluminescence of self-assembled formamidinium lead bromide (FAPbBr3) quantum dots. The as-synthesized quantum dots (3.6 nm diameter), showing blue emission and a short photoluminescence lifetime (2.6 ns), form 20-300 nm 2D and 3D self-assemblies with intense green emission in a solution or a film. The blue emission and short photoluminescence lifetime of the quantum dots are different from the delayed (ca. 550 ns) green emission from the assemblies. Thus, we consider the structure and excitonic properties of individual quantum dots differently from the self-assemblies. The blue emission and short lifetime of individual quantum dots are consistent with a weak dielectric screening of excitons or strong quantum confinement. The red-shifted emission and a long photoluminescence lifetime of the assemblies suggest a strong dielectric screening that weakens the quantum confinement, allowing excitons to split into free carriers, diffuse, and trap. The delayed emission suggests nongeminate recombination of diffusing and detrapped carriers. Interestingly, the green emission of the self-assembly blueshifts by applying a lateral mechanical force (ca. 4.65 N). Correspondingly, the photoluminescence lifetime decreases by 1 order of magnitude. These photoluminescence changes suggest the mechanical dissociation of the quantum dot self-assemblies and mechanically controlled exciton splitting and recombination. The mechanically changing emission color and lifetime of halide perovskite are promising for mechano-optical and optomechanical switches and sensors.HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is one of the most common and life-threatening conditions diagnosed in women. The endocrine therapy using an orally active CDK4/6 inhibitor, ribociclib (RB), is the most intriguing approach for treating HR+/HER2- MBC. However, the repeated three to six cycles of multiple dosing and non-targeted distribution of RB led to severe neutropenia; hepatobiliary, gastrointestinal, and renal toxicities, and QT interval prolongation. Here, a novel organic solvent-free HA-PVA-PVP (hyaluronic acid-polyvinyl alcohol-polyvinyl pyrrolidone) composed of a microneedle (MN) array is formulated to deliver RB, integrated with amphiphilic conjugated polymer (HA-GMS)-anchored ultradeformable transfersomes. This unique MN array efficiently crafts microchannels in the skin, allowing HA-RB-Ts to internalize into the tumor cells through lymphatic and systemic absorption and interact with CD44 both spatially and temporally with an amplification of drug release time up to 6-folds. The pharmacokinetic and tissue distribution studies portray drug concentrations within the therapeutic window as long as 48 h, facilitating thrice-a-week frequency with the lower dose, and rule out severe toxicities, with a significant reduction in 8.3-fold RB concentration in vital organs that ultimately enhances the survival rate. Thus, the novel MN system pursues a unique embeddable feature and offers an effective, self-administrable, biodegradable, and chronic treatment option for patients requiring long-term cancer treatments.Postoperative adhesion not only causes severe complications for patients but also increases their economic burden. Injectable bioadhesives with adhesiveness to tissues can cover irregular wounds and stay stable in situ, which is a promising barrier for antiadhesion. However, the potential tissue adhesion caused by bioadhesives' indiscriminate adhesiveness between normal and wounded tissue is still a problem. Herein, by using poly(ethylene glycol) succinimidyl succinate (PEG-SS) and gelatin, a succinyl ester-based bioadhesive (SEgel) was fabricated with self-deactivating properties for postoperative antiadhesion. Because N-hydroxysuccinimide esters (NHS-esters) were used as the adhesive group, the bioadhesives' side in contact with the tissue built covalent anchors quickly to maintain the stability, but the superficial layer facing outward withstood fast hydrolysis and then lost its adhesion within minutes, avoiding the indiscriminate adhesiveness. In addition, because of the specific degradation behavior of succinyl ester, the SEgel with proper in vivo retention was achieved without the worry of causing foreign body reactions and unexpected tissue adhesion. Both the cecum-sidewall adhesion and hepatic adhesion models showed that the SEgel markedly reduced the severity of tissue adhesion. These results, together with the ease of the preparation process and well-proven biocompatibility of raw materials, revealed that the SEgel might be a promising solution for postoperative antiadhesion.Hypoxia, a common feature of most solid tumors, causes severe tumor resistance to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Herein, a tumor-acidity and bioorthogonal chemistry-mediated on-site size transformation clustered nanosystem is designed to overcome hypoxic resistance and enhance chemoimmunotherapy. The nanosystem utilized the tumor-acidity responsive group poly(2-azepane ethyl methacrylate) with a rapid response rate and highly efficient bioorthogonal click chemistry to form large-sized aggregates in tumor tissue to enhance accumulation and retention. Subsequently, another tumor-acidity responsive group of the maleic acid amide with a slow response rate was cleaved allowing the aggregates to slowly dissociate into ultrasmall nanoparticles with better tumor penetration ability for the delivery of doxorubicin (DOX) and nitric oxide (NO) to a hypoxic tumor tissue. NO can reverse a hypoxia-induced DOX resistance and boost the antitumor immune response through a reprogrammed tumor immune microenvironment. This tumor-acidity and bioorthogonal chemistry-mediated on-site size transformation clustered nanosystem not only helps to counteract a hypoxia-induced chemoresistance and enhance antitumor immune responses but also provides a general drug delivery strategy for enhanced tumor accumulation and penetration.Organic-inorganic hybrid Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites (HRPPs) have gained much attention for optoelectronic applications due to their high moisture resistance, good processability under ambient conditions, and long functional lifetimes. Recent success in isolating molecularly thin hybrid perovskite nanosheets and their intriguing edge phenomena have raised the need for understanding the role of edges and the properties that dictate their fundamental behaviors. In this work, we perform a prototypical study on the edge effects in ultrathin hybrid perovskites by considering monolayer (BA)2PbI4 as a representative system. On the basis of first-principles simulations of nanoribbon models, we show that in addition to significant distortions of the octahedra network at the edges, strong edge stresses are also present in the material. Structural instabilities that arise from the edge stress could drive the relaxation process and dominate the morphological response of edges in practice. A clear downward shift of the bands at the narrower ribbons, as indicative of the edge effect, facilitates the separation of photoexcited carriers (electrons move toward the edge and holes move toward the interior part of the nanosheet). Moreover, the desorption energy of the organic molecule can also be much lower at the free edges, making it easier for functionalization and/or substitution events to take place. The findings reported in this work elucidate the underlying mechanisms responsible for edge states in HRPPs and will be important in guiding the rational design and development of high-performance layer-edge devices.Metal oxides are considered as prospective dual-functional anode candidates for potassium ion batteries (PIBs) and hybrid capacitors (PIHCs) because of their abundance and high theoretic gravimetric capacity; however, due to the inherent insulating property of wide band gaps and deficient ion-transport kinetics, metal oxide anodes exhibit poor K+ electrochemical performance. check details In this work, we report crystal facet and architecture engineering of metal oxides to achieve significantly enhanced K+ storage performance. A bismuth antimonate (BiSbO4) nanonetwork with an architecture of perpendicularly crossed single crystal nanorods of majorly exposed (001) planes are synthesized via CTAB-mediated growth. (001) is found to be the preferential surface diffusion path for superior adsorption and K+ transport, and in addition, the interconnected nanorods gives rise to a robust matrix to enhance electrical conductivity and ion transport, as well as buffering dramatic volume change during insertion/extraction of K+. Thanks to the synergistic effect of facet and structural engineering of BiSbO4 electrodes, a stable dual conversion-alloying mechanism based on reversible six-electron transfer per formula unit of ternary metal oxides is realized, proceeding by reversible coexistence of potassium peroxide conversion reactions (KO2↔K2O) and BixSby alloying reactions (BiSb ↔ KBiSb ↔ K3BiSb). As a result, BiSbO4 nanonetwork anodes show outstanding potassium ion storage in terms of capacity, cycling life, and rate capability. Finally, the implementation of a BiSbO4 nanonetwork anode in the state-of-the-art full cell configuration of both PIBs and PIHCs shows satisfactory performance in a Ragone plot that sheds light on their practical applications for a wide range of K+-based energy storage devices. We believe this study will propose a promising avenue to design advanced hierarchical nanostructures of ternary or binary conversion-type materials for PIBs, PIHCs, or even for extensive energy storage.A lubricant-infused surface such as an oil-impregnated porous surface has great potentials for various applications due to its omniphobicity. However, the drainage and depletion of the lubricant liquid oil remain practical concerns for real applications. Here, we investigate the effect of a specially designed bottle-shaped nanopore of anodic aluminum oxide, which has a smaller pore diameter in the upper region than the lower one, on the oil retentivity and anti-corrosion efficacy. The effects of the viscosity and volatility of the lubricant oil were further investigated for synergy. Results show that the bottle-shaped pore helps to stably immobilize the lubricant oil in the nanostructure and significantly enhances the robustness and anti-corrosion efficacy, compared to the conventional cylindrical pores with straight walls as well as the hybrid one featured with additional pillar structures. Moreover, the enlarged oil capacity in the bottle-shaped pore allows the oil to cover the underlying metallic surface effectively at cracks, enhancing the damage tolerance with a unique self-healing capability. The oil with a higher viscosity further enhances the benefits so that the bottle-shaped pore impregnated with a higher-viscosity oil shows greater anti-corrosion efficacy. It suggests that the combination of the geometric features of nanopores and the fluid properties of lubricant liquid can lead to a maximized longevity and anti-corrosion efficacy of the liquid-infused surfaces for real applications.check details

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