The scarcity of clean water has become a global environmental problem which constrains
the development of public health, economy, and sustainability. In recent years, natural …

The research on advanced functional polymers is being driven by the fast-growing demand
for new functional materials that can be used in revolutionary technologies. Polymers can be …

Solar-driven vapor generation has emerged as a promising wastewater remediation
technology for clean water production. However, the complicated and diversified …

Trade-off between permeability and nanometer-level selectivity is an inherent shortcoming
of membrane-based separation of molecules, while most highly porous materials with high …

Hemodialysis, the most common modality of renal replacement therapy, is critically required
to remove uremic toxins from the blood of patients with end-stage kidney disease. However …

Layer-structured MXenes recently attract a great deal of interest due to their intriguing
properties. Despite the broad and intensive research, some of their application areas have …

While of enormous scientific interests, the super-wetting materials capable of one-step
separation of oils and dyes from water are rare on the market. Besides, the disposal of the …

Electrospun polymer nanofibers (EPNFs) as one-dimensional nanostructures are
characterized by a high surface area-to-volume ratio, high porosity, large number of …

Nanostructured materials incorporated with biological reducing agents have shown
significant potential for use in bactericidal applications. Such materials have also …

Cell behaviors are influenced by the surrounding dynamic microenvironment where the
extracellular matrix (ECM) composed of different micro/nano-structures plays a key role …