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Host-guest Encapsulation of Photosensitizer to Construct Antibacterial Silicone Rubber: Enhanced Homogeneity and Dual-action

This study develops a host-guest encapsulation strategy using amphiphilic hyperbranched quaternary ammonium salts to homogeneously disperse Rose Bengal within silicone rubber, creating a mechanically robust material that achieves enhanced dual-action antibacterial efficacy through combined quaternary ammonium salt activity and light-induced singlet oxygen generation.

Jin Han, Yaocheng Zhu, Ziqiang Zhang, Taolei Qiu, Lei Wang, Zhengping Zhao, Xiaoxue Yin, Dawei Zhang, Kun Shen, Dong Xu (…)2026-08-25
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Green and Facile Synthesis of Silver–Dextran Nanocomposite Using Quince (Cydonia oblonga) Peel Extract: A Value-Added Agro-Waste Approach for Antibacterial Application

This study demonstrates a sustainable, green synthesis of stable silver–dextran nanocomposites using quince peel extract as a reducing agent, resulting in spherical nanoparticles with significant concentration-dependent antibacterial activity against *S. aureus* and *E. coli*.

nahid shahabadi, Ahmad Karimi, saba zendehcheshm, fatemeh khademi2026-08-25
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Influence of Fe Doping on the Structural, Electrical, and Room-Temperature Ethanol Sensing Properties of Sol–Gel Spin-Coated TiO₂ Thin Films

This study demonstrates that sol–gel spin-coated TiO₂ thin films doped with 0.5% Fe exhibit optimal room-temperature ethanol sensing performance, achieving a high response of 19.54 to 500 ppm ethanol due to enhanced oxygen vacancies and charge transport, while maintaining excellent stability and durability.

Neha Sharma, Rajesh Kumar2026-08-25
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Poly(titanium oxide)-Containing Polymer Photocatalysts for PET-RAFT Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate

A series of poly(titanium oxide)-containing organic–inorganic copolymer photocatalysts were synthesized and demonstrated to enable well-controlled, reusable, and visible-light-driven PET-RAFT polymerization of methyl methacrylate with superior activity and temporal regulation compared to conventional TiO₂.

Alexandr Chicharov, Vera Krasnova, Alexandra Vlasova, Evgenia Salomatina, Artem Vlasov, Sergey Zaitsev2026-08-25
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Experimental study of PVP and PVCap as gas hydrate kinetic inhibitors and synergistic effects of the methanol in hydrate inhibition process

This experimental study demonstrates that while increasing concentrations of PVP and PVCap kinetic hydrate inhibitors up to 1.5 wt% and combining them with 10 vol.% methanol significantly delays hydrate formation and improves performance, further increasing the inhibitor concentration to 2 wt% reduces effectiveness, with PVCap proving more efficient than PVP.

Meysam Taghipour, Amir Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani, Aboutaleb Mousavi Parsa2026-08-25
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Benzoic Acid–Polymer Composites as Radiophotoluminescent Materials for X-Ray Dosimetry

This study demonstrates that benzoic acid–polymer composites function as radiophotoluminescent X-ray dosimeters by exhibiting concentration-dependent, linear dose responses in PMMA and PVA matrices through radiation-induced formation or efficiency enhancement of fluorescent species, while PVC composites show a contrasting intensity decrease due to decomposition.

Tomoaki Yashiro, Masanori Koshimizu2026-08-25
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Efficient Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals by BiOBr/Bi2O2CO3 Heterojunctions with the Presence of Chlorite: Photocatalytic and Chlorite Activation Mechanisms

This study demonstrates that flower-like S-scheme BiOBr/Bi₂O₂CO₃ heterojunctions, enriched with oxygen vacancies, efficiently degrade bisphenol A under visible light by synergistically activating chlorite to generate chlorine dioxide, achieving 92.7% removal within 25 minutes through a robust and stable advanced oxidation process.

Yuhan Wang, Guocong Liu, Jinyu Yang, Yuanhao Wang, Ming Lu, Zhu Liu, Yuqiu Shen, Wenqi Xian, Guangji Zhang2026-08-25
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Synergistic effect of In doping and heterojunction in InOOH/Sn1-xInxO2-x/2 for efficient photothermocatalytic CO2 reduction

This study demonstrates that an InOOH/Sn1-xInxO2-x/2 composite, engineered through In doping and S-scheme heterojunction formation to synergistically enhance charge separation and photothermal effects, achieves a CO2-to-CO conversion rate 19 times higher than pure SnO2 under optimal photothermocatalytic conditions.

Chuanyi Wang, Yuhan Lin, Yufei Jiang, Yi He, Wei Peng2026-08-25