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Structural characterisation of molecular conformation and the incorporation of adatoms in an on-surface Ullmann-type reaction (2020)
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Judd, C. J., Junqueira, F. L. Q., Haddow, S. L., Champness, N. R., Duncan, D. A., Jones, R. G., & Saywell, A. (2020). Structural characterisation of molecular conformation and the incorporation of adatoms in an on-surface Ullmann-type reaction. Communications Chemistry, 3(1), Article 166. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-020-00402-0

© 2020, The Author(s). The on-surface synthesis of covalently bonded materials differs from solution-phase synthesis in several respects. The transition from a three-dimensional reaction volume to quasi-two-dimensional confinement, as is the case for... Read More about Structural characterisation of molecular conformation and the incorporation of adatoms in an on-surface Ullmann-type reaction.

Direct Imaging of Atomic Permeation Through a Vacancy Defect in the Carbon Lattice (2020)
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Cao, K., Skowron, S. T., Stoppiello, C. T., Biskupek, J., Khlobystov, A. N., & Kaiser, U. (2020). Direct Imaging of Atomic Permeation Through a Vacancy Defect in the Carbon Lattice. Angewandte Chemie, 132(51), 23122-23127. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202010630

Porous graphene has shown promise as a new generation of selective membrane for sieving atoms, ions and molecules. However, the atomistic mechanisms of permeation through defects in the graphenic lattice are still unclear and remain unobserved in act... Read More about Direct Imaging of Atomic Permeation Through a Vacancy Defect in the Carbon Lattice.

Direct Imaging of Atomic Permeation Through a Vacancy Defect in the Carbon Lattice (2020)
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Cao, K., Skowron, S. T., Stoppiello, C. T., Biskupek, J., Khlobystov, A. N., & Kaiser, U. (2020). Direct Imaging of Atomic Permeation Through a Vacancy Defect in the Carbon Lattice. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59(51), 22922-22927. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202010630

Porous graphene has shown promise as a new generation of selective membrane for sieving atoms, ions and molecules. However, the atomistic mechanisms of permeation through defects in the graphenic lattice are still unclear and remain unobserved in act... Read More about Direct Imaging of Atomic Permeation Through a Vacancy Defect in the Carbon Lattice.

Origin of Selectivity in Protein Hydrolysis by Zr(IV)-Containing Metal Oxides as Artificial Proteases (2020)
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Solé-Daura, A., Rodríguez-Fortea, A., Poblet, J. M., Robinson, D., Hirst, J. D., & Carbó, J. J. (2020). Origin of Selectivity in Protein Hydrolysis by Zr(IV)-Containing Metal Oxides as Artificial Proteases. ACS Catalysis, 10, 13455-13467. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c02848

© 2020 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved. The origin of selectivity in protein hydrolysis promoted by Zr(IV)-substituted polyoxometalates (POMs) has been investigated through a variety of computational techniques. Initially, we analyzed... Read More about Origin of Selectivity in Protein Hydrolysis by Zr(IV)-Containing Metal Oxides as Artificial Proteases.

A Machine Learning Protocol for Predicting Protein Infrared Spectra (2020)
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Ye, S., Zhong, K., Zhang, J., Hu, W., Hirst, J. D., Zhang, G., Mukamel, S., & Jiang, J. (2020). A Machine Learning Protocol for Predicting Protein Infrared Spectra. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(45), 19071–19077. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c06530

© 2020 American Chemical Society. Infrared (IR) absorption provides important chemical fingerprints of biomolecules. Protein secondary structure determination from IR spectra is tedious since its theoretical interpretation requires repeated expensive... Read More about A Machine Learning Protocol for Predicting Protein Infrared Spectra.

Porous carbons from sustainable sources and mild activation for targeted high-performance CO2 capture and storage (2020)
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Aljumialy, A. M., & Mokaya, R. (2020). Porous carbons from sustainable sources and mild activation for targeted high-performance CO2 capture and storage. Materials Advances, 1(9), 3267-3280. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ma00449a

Carbon activation typically involves corrosive activating reagents such as KOH and NaOH. In this report, a less corrosive activating agent, i.e., potassium oxalate (PO), was explored for the preparation of activated carbons from biomass (hydrochar fr... Read More about Porous carbons from sustainable sources and mild activation for targeted high-performance CO2 capture and storage.

Thermolysis of Organofluoroborate Ionic Liquids to NHC-Organofluoroborates (2020)
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Clarke, C. J., Richardson, N., Firth, A. E., Hallett, J. P., & Licence, P. (2020). Thermolysis of Organofluoroborate Ionic Liquids to NHC-Organofluoroborates. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 8(44), 16386–16390. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c06377

A range of dialkylimidazolium organotrifluoroborate ionic liquids were prepared by anion metathesis from newly available potassium organotrifluoroborate salts, and their physical properties were characterized by TGA, DSC, and STA. Thermal decompositi... Read More about Thermolysis of Organofluoroborate Ionic Liquids to NHC-Organofluoroborates.

Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices (2020)
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Wang, F., Gosling, J. H., Rance, G. A., Trindade, G. F., Makarovsky, O., Cottam, N. D., Kudrynskyi, Z., Balanov, A. G., Greenaway, M. T., Wildman, R. D., Hague, R., Tuck, C., Fromhold, T. M., & Turyanska, L. (2021). Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(5), Article 2007478. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202007478

© 2020 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH 2D materials have unique structural and electronic properties with potential for transformative device applications. However, such devices are usually bespoke structures ma... Read More about Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices.

Decoding Protein Gas‐Phase Stability with Alanine Scanning and Collision‐Induced Unfolding Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry (2020)
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Bellamy‐Carter, J., O'Grady, L., Passmore, M., Jenner, M., & Oldham, N. J. (2021). Decoding Protein Gas‐Phase Stability with Alanine Scanning and Collision‐Induced Unfolding Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry. Analysis & Sensing, 1(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1002/anse.202000019

Native mass spectrometry is a widely used tool in structural biology, providing information on protein structure and interactions through preservation of complexes in the gas phase. Herein, the importance of intramolecular non‐covalent interactions i... Read More about Decoding Protein Gas‐Phase Stability with Alanine Scanning and Collision‐Induced Unfolding Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry.

Amylose/cellulose nanofiber composites for all-natural, fully biodegradable and flexible bioplastics (2020)
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Xu, J., Sagnelli, D., Faisal, M., Perzon, A., Taresco, V., Mais, M., Giosafatto, C. V. L., Hebelstrup, K. H., Ulvskov, P., Jørgensen, B., Chen, L., Howdle, S. M., & Blennow, A. (2021). Amylose/cellulose nanofiber composites for all-natural, fully biodegradable and flexible bioplastics. Carbohydrate Polymers, 253, Article 117277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117277

Thermoplastic, polysaccharide-based plastics are environmentally friendly. However, typical shortcomings include lack of water resistance and poor mechanical properties. Nanocomposite manufacturing using pure, highly linear, polysaccharides can overc... Read More about Amylose/cellulose nanofiber composites for all-natural, fully biodegradable and flexible bioplastics.