Planar and dendrite-free zinc deposition enabled by exposed crystal plane optimization of zinc anode

T Wang, J Sun, Y Hua, BNV Krishna, Q **, W Ai… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
The low Coulombic efficiency and limited cycle life of zinc (Zn) metal anode resulting from
the severe side reactions and dendrite growth are the major bottlenecks restricting the …

[HTML][HTML] Collagen extraction from animal skin

AME Matinong, Y Chisti, KL Pickering, RG Haverkamp - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Collagen is useful in many applications including cosmetics, medicine,
yarn production and packaging. Collagen can be recovered from skins of animals raised for …

Reentrant liquid condensate phase of proteins is stabilized by hydrophobic and non-ionic interactions

G Krainer, TJ Welsh, JA Joseph, P St George-Hyslop… - Biophysical …, 2021 - cell.com
Many cellular proteins demix spontaneously from solution to form liquid condensates. These
phase-separated structures have wide-ranging roles in health and disease. Elucidating the …

Principals and strategies for constructing a highly reversible zinc metal anode in aqueous batteries

C Han, W Li, HK Liu, S Dou, J Wang - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Among all the electrochemical energy storage systems, zinc-based batteries, such as zinc-
air, zinc-metal, zinc-ion batteries, etc., have been recognized as an important group of …

Recent progress in the electrolytes of aqueous zinc‐ion batteries

S Huang, J Zhu, J Tian, Z Niu - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) have garnered tremendous attention in the
field of next energy storage devices due to their high safety, low cost, abundant resources …

Beyond charge balance: counter‐cations in polyoxometalate chemistry

A Misra, K Kozma, C Streb… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are molecular metal‐oxide anions applied in energy conversion
and storage, manipulation of biomolecules, catalysis, as well as materials design and …

[HTML][HTML] Water as green solvent: methods of solubilisation and extraction of natural products—past, present and future solutions

L Lajoie, AS Fabiano-Tixier, F Chemat - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water is considered the greenest solvent. Nonetheless, the water solubility of natural
products is still an incredibly challenging issue. Indeed, it is nearly impossible to solubilize …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring various techniques for the chemical and biological synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles

T Pulingam, P Foroozandeh, JA Chuah, K Sudesh - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) have remarkable properties for delivering therapeutic drugs to the
body's targeted cells. NPs have shown to be significantly more efficient as drug delivery …

Biodegradable gel electrolyte suppressing water-induced issues for long-life zinc metal anodes

K Wu, J Cui, J Yi, X Liu, F Ning, Y Liu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Owing to the inherent properties of aqueous electrolytes, aqueous zinc-ion batteries are
considered to be a promising energy storage system. Unfortunately, the water-induced …

Advances in natural biopolymer‐based electrolytes and separators for battery applications

E Lizundia, D Kundu - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable batteries are ubiquitous, and their usage is projected to grow tremendously
over the years. They are vital to curbing the fossil fuel dependency and are destined to play …