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Photocatalytic technology provides a sustainable development strategy for the synchronous removal of azo dyes and mordant leaching of Cr(VI). To mitigate the shielding effect of free carriers on the built-in electric field during the photocatalytic process, a double S-scheme piezo-photocatalyst BiWO/BiOCl/BiS (BW-C-S) with full spectral response that can continuously respond to the ultrasound-guided polarized electric field to adjust the built-in electric field to promote the separation and migration of photogenerated carriers was developed. BW-C-S effectively overcame the barriers of carrier separation and migration by utilizing an ultrasonic-optical coupling field, achieving the rapid synchronous removal of reactive brilliant red X-3B (RBR X-3B) (0.057 min) and Cr(VI) (0.063 min). The synergistic reaction mechanism, potential degradation pathways, and the ecological toxicity of intermediates associated with the RBR X-3B/Cr(VI) synchronous removal process and the RBR X-3B independent degradation process were further elucidated through LC-MS analysis, DFT calculations, and toxicity evaluations. The continuous removal efficiency of pollutants by BW-C-S under dynamic hydraulic conditions was validated through the construction of a continuous flow reaction device, which provided theoretical support for the sustainable purification of various pollutants in complex aquatic environments.
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J Phys Chem A
September 2025
Department of Chemistry, Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering, and Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States.
Light-driven formation of radical ion pairs that occurs much faster than their electron spin dynamics results in correlated spins whose coherence properties can be used as a quantum-based electric field sensor. This results from the radical ion pair having charge and spin distributions that track one another. Thus, electric field induced changes in the distance between the two charges are reflected in the spin-spin distance that can be measured directly using out-of-phase electron spin echo envelope modulation (OOP-ESEEM), a pulse-EPR technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectroporation is a promising technology utilizing electrical pulses for macromolecule delivery and soft-tissue ablation, with applications that include next-generation prophylactics and the treatment of genetic diseases such as cancer. This study demonstrates a high-throughput capable 3D tissue culture model for quantification of the reversible and irreversible electroporation thresholds for a given electroporation protocol. By using a non-uniform electric field and analyzing the spatial distribution of transfected cells, both reversible and irreversible thresholds can be identified within a single sample, increasing the efficiency at which electroporation protocols can be characterized, especially for in vivo translation.
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September 2025
Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) produces hydrogen sulfide (HS), a vasodilator critical for vascular function. While its systemic effects are well-documented, its role in erectile physiology remains unclear. This study investigated the impact of CSE deletion on vascular and erectile tissue reactivity.
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September 2025
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States.
Voltage-dependence gating of ion channels underlies numerous physiological and pathophysiological processes, and disruption of normal voltage gating is the cause of many channelopathies. Here, long timescale atomistic simulations were performed to directly probe voltage-induced gating transitions of the big potassium (BK) channels, where the voltage sensor domain (VSD) movement has been suggested to be distinct from that of canonical Kv channels but remains poorly understood. Using a Core-MT construct without the gating ring, multiple voltage activation transitions were observed at 750 mV, allowing detailed analysis of the activated state of BK VSD and key mechanistic features.
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September 2025
School of Materials and Chemistry, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
At present, flexible sensors are a hot spot in research and experimental development, but the research on flexible sensors that can be used for human motion monitoring still needs to be deepened. In this work, the green material cellulose acetate (CA) was used as the matrix material, the film was made by electrospinning, crushed by a cell grinder and sodium alginate (SA) was added to promote the uniform dispersion of nanofibers in water, and then methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) and MXene nanosheet dispersion were added to make it hydrophobic and good conductivity, and the aerogel precursor solution was prepared, and then the CA/SA/MTMS/MXene aerogel with directional holes was prepared by directional freeze-drying. As a flexible sensor material, it can be used for human wear, monitoring the electrical signals generated by the movement of human joints and other parts, and can still maintain a current of about 0.
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