Archive: Materials
Materials 2010 Research Highlights
Nanomedicine: A question of manhood
Felix Cheung
Published online: 01 September 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.102
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et al. Repeated administrations of carbon nanotubes in male mice cause reversible testis damage without affecting fertility. Nature Nanotechnol. doi:10.1038/nnano.2010.153 (2010).
Top of pageNanotechnology: Carbon scrolls this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 01 September 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.103
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et al. Fabrication of carbon nanoscrolls from monolayer graphene. Small doi:10.1002/smll.201000646 (2010).
Top of pageMaterials physics: Bend testing
Felix Cheung
Published online: 01 September 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.105
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, , , & Atomistic free-volume zones and inelastic deformation of metallic glasses. Nature Mater. doi:10.1038/nmat2802 (2010).
Top of pageNanotechnology: What a blast
Anne Pichon
Published online: 04 August 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.92
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et al. Morphology control of nanostructures via surface reaction of metal nanodroplets. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/ja102967a (2010).
Top of pageBiophysics: Penetration testing this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 04 August 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.93
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& Computer simulation of the translocation of nanoparticles with different shapes across a lipid bilayer. Nature Nanotechnol. doi:10.1038/nnano.2010.141 (2010).
Top of pageMaterials chemistry: Expanding the carbon family this content is Open !
Anne Pichon
Published online: 02 June 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.67
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et al. Architecture of graphdiyne nanoscale films. Chem. Commun. 46, 3256–3258 (2010).
Top of pageNanomaterials: Harmony in three walls
Anne Pichon
Published online: 02 June 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.70
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et al. 100mm long, semiconducting triple-walled carbon nanotubes. Adv. Mater. doi:10.1002/adma.200902746 (2010).
Top of pageSeparation materials: An ace in the hole
Anne Pichon
Published online: 02 June 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.71
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, , & Two-dimensional polyphenylene: experimentally available porous graphene as a hydrogen purification membrane. Chem. Commun. doi:10.1039/b926313f (2010).
Top of pageMaterials chemistry: Unsuspected activity
Anne Pichon
Published online: 02 June 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.72
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, & Nonclassical active site for enhanced gas sorption in porous coordination polymer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi:10.1021/ja1009635 (2010).
Top of pageNanomaterials: Carbon nanotubes with a twist
Anne Pichon
Published online: 28 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.60
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et al. Carbon-nanotube-array double helices. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.200907130 (2010).
Top of pageNanoengineering: A nano-milling machine
Felix Cheung
Published online: 07 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.48
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et al. Top-down nanomechanical machining of three-dimensional nanostructures by atomic force microscopy. Small doi:10.1002/smll.200901947 (2010).
Top of pageMolecular devices: DNA switches
Anne Pichon
Published online: 31 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.43
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et al. An electrochemically actuated reversible DNA switch. Nano Lett. doi:10.1021/nl100169p (2010).
Top of pageSensors: A rainbow of colours
Anne Pichon
Published online: 31 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.44
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Dual-sensing porphyrin-containing copolymer nanosensor as full-spectrum colorimeter and ultra-sensitive thermometer. Chem. Comm. doi:10.1039/b926882k (2010).
Top of pageSurface chemistry: Up to scratch
Felix Cheung
Published online: 24 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.39
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et al. Regenerative superhydrophobic coating from microcapsules. J. Mater. Chem. doi:10.1039/b925298c (2010).
Top of pageThin films: A quantum-dot stencil this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 24 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.40
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et al. Ultrathin alumina membranes for surface nanopatterning in fabricating quantum-sized nanodots. Small 6, 695–699 (2010).
Top of pageNanomedicine: Activate your immune system
Felix Cheung
Published online: 17 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.36
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et al. [Gd@C82(OH)22]n nanoparticles induce dendritic cell maturation and activate Th1 immune responses. ACS Nano 4, 1178–1186 (2010).
Top of pageThin films: Erasable antireflection films
Anne Pichon
Published online: 10 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.31
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, , , & Erasable nanoporous antireflection coatings based on the reconstruction effect of layered double hydroxides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.200907005 (2010).
Top of pageMaterial chemistry: Romance of the three pentagons this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 03 March 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.25
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et al. Chlorofullerenes featuring triple sequentially fused pentagons. Nature Chem. doi:10.1038/nchem.549 (2010).
Top of pageSurface chemistry: Water on the web this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 24 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.23
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et al. Directional water collection on wetted spider silk. Nature 463, 640–643 (2010).
Top of pageCatalytic materials: A cheaper alternative
Felix Cheung
Published online: 03 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.16
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, , & Ultralow-platinum-loading high-performance nanoporous electrocatalysts with nanoengineered surface structures. Adv. Mater. doi:10.1002/adma.200903548 (2010).
Top of pageMechanical properties: Size stress this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 27 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.12
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et al. Strong crystal size effect on deformation twinning. Nature doi:10.1038/nature08692 (2010).
Top of pageNanotechnology: Superconductivity goes atom-thin this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 20 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.8
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et al. Superconductivity in one-atomic-layer metal films grown on Si(111). Nature Phys. doi:10.1038/nphys1499 (2010).
Top of pageNanotechnology: In search for a stable isomer
Felix Cheung
Published online: 13 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.4
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et al. Addition of carbene to the equator of C70 to produce the most stable C71H2 isomer: 2aH-2(12)a-homo(C70-D5h(6))[5,6]fullerene. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. doi:10.1002/anie.200905263 (2009).
Top of pageMaterials chemistry: Pores breathe new life into polymers this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 06 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.244
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et al. 3D-ordered macroporous poly(ionic liquid) films as multifunctional materials. Chem. Commun. doi:10.1039/b921280a (2009).
Top of pageEnergy materials: Larger arms, faster energy
Felix Cheung
Published online: 06 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.246
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et al. Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of polythiophene stars with porphyrin core. J. Mater. Chem. doi:10.1039/b916935k (2010).
Top of pagePhotonics: Forbidden light this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 06 January 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.247
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et al. Generation of molecular hot electroluminescence by resonant nanocavity plasmons. Nature Photon. doi:10.1038/NPHOTON.2009.257 (2009).
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