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Waste PVC upcycling enables oxidant-free C-H and C-C bond editing

This study demonstrates that waste poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), activated by a recyclable ionic liquid, serves as an oxidant-free hydride abstraction agent to directly generate carbocations from inert C-H bonds, thereby enabling simultaneous C-H functionalization, C-C bond activation, and PVC upcycling.

Ning Jiao, Yichen Sun, Hongwei Shi, Yichi Chen, Zengrui Cheng, Xi Wang, Junhong Meng, Yilei Huang, Huizhen Liu, Buxing H (…)2026-09-10
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Chalcones in Drug Discovery: A Comprehensive Review of Synthesis and Biological Activities

This review comprehensively examines recent advances in the synthesis, structural diversification, and structure–activity relationships of chalcone derivatives, highlighting their broad spectrum of biological activities and the potential of rational structural modifications to overcome current challenges in developing them as clinically relevant therapeutic agents.

Emmanuel Chinedu Nnadi, Chidinma Eucharia Ikwelle, Blessing Kenechi Amujiogu, Ogechi Blessing Chukwu, Chukwuma Valentine (…)2026-09-10
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Ultrathin AAO-Confined Pulsed Electrodeposition of Ordered Ag Nanocolumn Arrays as Sensitive and Uniform SERS Substrates

This study demonstrates that ultrathin AAO-confined pulsed electrodeposition, enhanced by surface modification to ensure template stability and uniform pore filling, enables the fabrication of ordered Ag nanocolumn arrays that serve as highly sensitive and uniform SERS substrates with a detection limit of 10⁻¹⁰ M and an enhancement factor up to 10⁸.

Hongru Zhang, Xianjun Shao, Jiangyang Zhan, Yizhou Jiao, Run Yang, Panli Rao, Yu Zheng, Zhulu Wang, Junping Zhao2026-09-10
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Synergistic Coagulation-Adsorption of Methyl Orange Dye Using DCD-F Resin and PAC-AC-CP Composite: Mechanisms and Techno-Economic Performance

This study demonstrates that an integrated coagulation-adsorption system utilizing DCD-F resin and a PAC-AC-CP composite achieves 99% methyl orange dye removal through synergistic mechanisms of charge neutralization, adsorption, and flocculation, while maintaining economic feasibility at a treatment cost of USD 0.5429/m³.

Aida Baizura Baharim, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Siti Nor Hidayah Arifin, Norliza Misrom, Daisuke Tanikawa2026-09-10
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Laser-driven gas-phase synthesis of nanodispersed multicomponent oxides for catalytic applications

This study demonstrates that the relative evaporation temperatures of constituent oxides dictate the vapor-phase composition and condensation pathway during laser-driven gas-phase synthesis, thereby determining whether multicomponent oxide nanoparticles form with homogeneous dopant distribution or composite structures with localized enrichment.

Anton I. Kostyukov, Aleksandr A. Nashivochnikov, Vladimir N. Snytnikov, Tamara V. Markelova, Valeriy N. Snytnikov2026-09-10
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Quantum confined Stark effect enabled non-intrinsic direct electron transfer for electrochemical water remediation

This study demonstrates an electric-field-responsive catalytic platform utilizing the quantum-confined Stark effect in carbon quantum dots to dynamically tune electronic structures and interfacial interactions, thereby enabling efficient non-intrinsic direct electron transfer for accelerated electrochemical water remediation.

Bo Lai, Jialong Yin, Heng Zhang, Mengfan Luo, Zelin Wu, Jia Zhao, Tao Wei2026-09-10
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A Liquid Phase to Destabilize Nanoconfined LiBH4/LiH: the LiCl/KCl Eutectic

This study demonstrates that decorating a mesoporous carbon matrix with a LiCl/KCl eutectic via incipient wetness impregnation effectively destabilizes nanoconfined LiBH4, lowering its hydrogen release onset temperature and inducing the formation of LiK(BH4)2, although the method's efficacy varies significantly between wet-impregnated and mechanically ground samples.

Ignacio Ariel Garanzini, Pierre Arneodo Larochette, Aurelien Gasnier2026-09-10
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Adhesion, Wettability, and In Vitro Cellular Response of Heat-Treated TiO₂ Nanotubes Produced by Fast Anodization

This study demonstrates that rapid anodization followed by heat treatment creates a highly wettable, crystalline anatase TiO₂ nanotube layer on titanium implants that exhibits improved mechanical adhesion and enhanced in vitro cellular responses compared to untreated surfaces, though further long-term and in vivo investigations are needed to confirm its clinical potential.

Bruno Cesar Nepomoceno Silveira, Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Ketul C. Popat, Paulo Soares2026-09-10