The titanium carbide nanosheets (MXene) hold great potential for fabricating high-performance electronics due to their two-dimensional layered structure, high electrical conductivity, and versatile surface chemistry. However, assembling the small MXene into flexible macroscopic films wearable still remains a challenge. Herein, we report hierarchical of cellulose nanofibers composite via an elec...

Osteogenic scaffolds reproducing the natural bone composition, structures, and properties have represented possible frontier of artificially orthopedic implants with great potential to revolutionize surgical strategies against bone-related diseases. However, it is difficult achieve an all-in-one formula simultaneous requirement favorable biocompatibility, flexible adhesion, high mechanical stre...

Due to the good photocatalytic activity, the TiO2@CNTs thin film is highly desirable to apply to the self-cleaning glass for green intelligent building. Here, the TiO2@CNTs thin film has been successfully achieved by polymer-assisted approach of an aqueous chemical solution method. The polymer, polyethylenimine, aims to combine the Ti4+ with CNTs for film formation of TiO2@CNTs. The resultant t...

Hybrids of silver particles of 1 to 2 nm in size with highly branched amphiphilically modified polyethyleneimines adhere effectively to polar substrates providing environmentally friendly antimicrobial coatings.

Several sulphated polysaccharides have been shown to block the infection of T-cells by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-l [1,2]. Dextrin-2-sulphate (D2S) is a synthetically sulphated polysaccharide which inhibits infection of human T-cell lines by a variety of HIV-1 cell-free isolates [3]. Although its mechanism of action has not been established, this compound appears to prevent HIV-1 in...

Understanding and manipulating synthesis reactions and crystal growth mechanisms are keys to designing and constructing the morphology and functional properties of advanced materials. Herein, the morphology-controlled synthesis of three-dimensional (3D) ZnO nanoforests is reported via a facile hydrothermal route. Specifically, the respective and synergistic influence of polyethylenimine (PEI) a...