Latest Articles of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces


In Situ Self-Assembly-Generated 3D Hierarchical Co3O4 Micro/Nanomaterial Series: Selective Synthesis, Morphological Control, and Energy Applications 10.1021/acsami.7b14543 2017-12-08 A simple in situ self-assembly selective synthetic strategy for one-step controllable formation of various three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical Co3O4 micro/nanomaterials with peculiar morphologies, uniform size, and high quality is successfully developed. The ...
From Cellulose Nanospheres, Nanorods to Nanofibers: Various Aspect Ratio Induced Nucleation/Reinforcing Effects on Polylactic Acid for Robust-Barrier Food Packaging 10.1021/acsami.7b09102 2017-12-08 The traditional approach toward improving the crystallization rate as well as the mechanical and barrier properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is the incorporation of nanocelluloses (NCs). Unfortunately, little study has been focused on the influence of the d...
Surface Mechanoengineering of a Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass via Ar-Nanobubble Doping To Probe Cell Sensitivity to Rigid Materials 10.1021/acsami.7b12663 2017-12-08 In this study, a new materials platform, utilizing the amorphous microstructure of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) and the versatility of ion implantation, was developed for the fundamental investigation of cell responses to substrate-rigidity variations in the ...
Bioinspired Tribotronic Resistive Switching Memory for Self-Powered Memorizing Mechanical Stimuli 10.1021/acsami.7b15269 2017-12-08 Haptic memory, from the interaction of skin and brain, can not only perceive external stimuli but also memorize it after removing the external stimuli. For the mimicry of human sensory memory, a self-powered artificial tactile memorizing system was developed ...
Study of Graphene Oxide Structural Features for Catalytic, Antibacterial, Gas Sensing, and Metals Decontamination Environmental Applications 10.1021/acsami.7b08232 2017-12-08 This study represents a comprehensive review about the structural features of graphene oxide (GO) and its significance in environmental applications. Two dimensional (2D) GO is tremendously focused in advanced carbon-based nanomaterials for environmental appl...
A Novel Electrochemical Biosensor Based on a Double-Signal Technique for d(CAG)n Trinucleotide Repeats 10.1021/acsami.7b15014 2017-12-08 Electrochemical sensors now play an important role in analysis and detection of nucleic acids. In this work, we present a novel double-signal technique for electrochemically measuring the sequence and length of the d(CAG)n repeat. The double-signal technique ...
Biphase-Interface Enhanced Sodium Storage and Accelerated Charge Transfer: Flower-Like Anatase/Bronze TiO2/C as an Advanced Anode Material for Na-Ion Batteries 10.1021/acsami.7b13382 2017-12-08 Flower-like assembly of ultrathin nanosheets composed of anatase and bronze TiO2 embedded in carbon is successfully synthesized by a simple solvothermal reaction, followed with a high-temperature annealing. As an anode material in sodium-ion batteries, this c...
Shear-Thinning and Thermo-Reversible Nanoengineered Inks for 3D Bioprinting 10.1021/acsami.7b13602 2017-12-07 Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an emerging approach for rapid fabrication of complex tissue structures using cell-loaded bioinks. However, 3D bioprinting has hit a bottleneck in progress because of the lack of suitable bioinks that are printable, have hig...
Plasma-Functionalized Solution: A Potent Antimicrobial Agent for Biomedical Applications from Antibacterial Therapeutics to Biomaterial Surface Engineering 10.1021/acsami.7b14276 2017-12-07 Deadly diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria and viruses have increasingly victimized humans; thus, the importance of disinfection has increased in medical settings as well as in food and agricultural industries. Plasma contains multiple bactericidal agents,...
High-Performance Field Emission from a Carbonized Cork 10.1021/acsami.7b11873 2017-12-07 To broaden the range of application of electron beams, low-power field emitters are needed that are miniature and light. Here, we introduce carbonized cork as a material for field emitters. The light natural cork becomes a graphitic honeycomb upon carbonizati...

In Situ Self-Assembly-Generated 3D Hierarchical Co3O4 Micro/Nanomaterial Series: Selective Synthesis, Morphological Control, and Energy Applications

10.1021/acsami.7b14543

2017-12-08

A simple in situ self-assembly selective synthetic strategy for one-step controllable formation of various three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical Co3O4 micro/nanomaterials with peculiar morphologies, uniform size, and high quality is successfully developed. The ...

From Cellulose Nanospheres, Nanorods to Nanofibers: Various Aspect Ratio Induced Nucleation/Reinforcing Effects on Polylactic Acid for Robust-Barrier Food Packaging

10.1021/acsami.7b09102

2017-12-08

The traditional approach toward improving the crystallization rate as well as the mechanical and barrier properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is the incorporation of nanocelluloses (NCs). Unfortunately, little study has been focused on the influence of the d...

Surface Mechanoengineering of a Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass via Ar-Nanobubble Doping To Probe Cell Sensitivity to Rigid Materials

10.1021/acsami.7b12663

2017-12-08

In this study, a new materials platform, utilizing the amorphous microstructure of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) and the versatility of ion implantation, was developed for the fundamental investigation of cell responses to substrate-rigidity variations in the ...

Bioinspired Tribotronic Resistive Switching Memory for Self-Powered Memorizing Mechanical Stimuli

10.1021/acsami.7b15269

2017-12-08

Haptic memory, from the interaction of skin and brain, can not only perceive external stimuli but also memorize it after removing the external stimuli. For the mimicry of human sensory memory, a self-powered artificial tactile memorizing system was developed ...

Study of Graphene Oxide Structural Features for Catalytic, Antibacterial, Gas Sensing, and Metals Decontamination Environmental Applications

10.1021/acsami.7b08232

2017-12-08

This study represents a comprehensive review about the structural features of graphene oxide (GO) and its significance in environmental applications. Two dimensional (2D) GO is tremendously focused in advanced carbon-based nanomaterials for environmental appl...

A Novel Electrochemical Biosensor Based on a Double-Signal Technique for d(CAG)n Trinucleotide Repeats

10.1021/acsami.7b15014

2017-12-08

Electrochemical sensors now play an important role in analysis and detection of nucleic acids. In this work, we present a novel double-signal technique for electrochemically measuring the sequence and length of the d(CAG)n repeat. The double-signal technique ...

Biphase-Interface Enhanced Sodium Storage and Accelerated Charge Transfer: Flower-Like Anatase/Bronze TiO2/C as an Advanced Anode Material for Na-Ion Batteries

10.1021/acsami.7b13382

2017-12-08

Flower-like assembly of ultrathin nanosheets composed of anatase and bronze TiO2 embedded in carbon is successfully synthesized by a simple solvothermal reaction, followed with a high-temperature annealing. As an anode material in sodium-ion batteries, this c...

Shear-Thinning and Thermo-Reversible Nanoengineered Inks for 3D Bioprinting

10.1021/acsami.7b13602

2017-12-07

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an emerging approach for rapid fabrication of complex tissue structures using cell-loaded bioinks. However, 3D bioprinting has hit a bottleneck in progress because of the lack of suitable bioinks that are printable, have hig...

Plasma-Functionalized Solution: A Potent Antimicrobial Agent for Biomedical Applications from Antibacterial Therapeutics to Biomaterial Surface Engineering

10.1021/acsami.7b14276

2017-12-07

Deadly diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria and viruses have increasingly victimized humans; thus, the importance of disinfection has increased in medical settings as well as in food and agricultural industries. Plasma contains multiple bactericidal agents,...

High-Performance Field Emission from a Carbonized Cork

10.1021/acsami.7b11873

2017-12-07

To broaden the range of application of electron beams, low-power field emitters are needed that are miniature and light. Here, we introduce carbonized cork as a material for field emitters. The light natural cork becomes a graphitic honeycomb upon carbonizati...