Marine biofouling has negatively affected human sailing since ancient times. Traditional
antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2003 due to their toxicity towards nontarget …

Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is an advanced and effective solution
to the primary energy storage technologies. A better understanding of performance and …

BACKGROUND: Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the breast, a pathologic entity newly
defined in the 2003 World Health Organization classification of tumors, is a rare type of tumor …

The objective of this study was to develop a novel carboxyl-modified poly(vinyl alcohol)-crosslinked
chitosan hydrogel films for potential wound dressing. To prepare the crosslinked …

Extracellular DNA (eDNA) is an essential structural component during biofilm formation,
including initial bacterial adhesion, subsequent development, and final maturation. Herein, the …

In this work, by utilizing photochromic spiropyrans conjugated upconversion nanophosphors,
we have successfully prepared NIR/visible light tuned interfacially active nanoparticles for …

Based on a series of biochemical experiments for analysis and characterization, it is found
that the uncharged C-dots have no effect on bacterial growth while the negatively charged …

Polymer flooding has proved economically and technically successful in numerous enhanced
oil recovery (EOR) projects, which can often increase oil recovery from 12 to 15 % of the …

The widespread use of azoles has led to increasing azole resistance among Candida albicans
strains. One mechanism of azole resistance involves point mutations in the ERG11 gene, …

Optical vortices have attracted intensive attention and been extensively studied during the
past two decades.[1–3] The optical vortex is a light beam characterized by a helical phase front…