scholarly journals Flame retardant high-power Li-S flexible batteries enabled by bio-macromolecular binder integrating conformal fractions

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenrayan Senthil ◽  
Sun-Sik Kim ◽  
Hyun Young Jung
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
High Reactivity ◽  
Good Shape ◽  
Polymer Binders ◽  
Safety Improvement ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Active Channels ◽  
Sulfur Cathodes

AbstractPolymer binders for sulfur cathodes play a very critical role as they prerequisites for an in-situ immobilization against polysulfide shuttle and volume change, while ensuring good adhesion within active materials for ion conduction along with robust mechanical and chemical stability. Here, we demonstrate anionic surface charge facilitated bio-polymer binder for sulfur cathodes enabling excellent performance and fire safety improvement. The aqueous-processable tragacanth gum-based binder is adjusted to house high sulfur loading over 12 mg cm−2 without compromising the sulfur utility and reversibility, imparting high accessibility for Li-ions to sulfur particles about 80%. The intrinsic rod and sphere-like saccharidic conformal fraction’s multifunctional polar units act as active channels to reach the sulfur particles. As a result, the binder entraps polysulfides with 46% improvement and restrains the volume changes within 16 % even at 4 C. Moreover, the flexible Li-S battery delivers a stack gravimetric energy density of 243 Wh kg–1, demonstrating high reactivity of sulfur along with good shape conformality, which would open an avenue for the potential development of the compact and flexible high-power device.

scholarly journals Reactive Oxygen Species: Beyond Their Reactive Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Arnaud Tauffenberger ◽  
Pierre J. Magistretti
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Second Messengers ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Complex Function ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
High Reactivity ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Cellular Dysfunction ◽  
The Brain

AbstractCellular homeostasis plays a critical role in how an organism will develop and age. Disruption of this fragile equilibrium is often associated with health degradation and ultimately, death. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been closely associated with health decline and neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease. ROS were first identified as by-products of the cellular activity, mainly mitochondrial respiration, and their high reactivity is linked to a disruption of macromolecules such as proteins, lipids and DNA. More recent research suggests more complex function of ROS, reaching far beyond the cellular dysfunction. ROS are active actors in most of the signaling cascades involved in cell development, proliferation and survival, constituting important second messengers. In the brain, their impact on neurons and astrocytes has been associated with synaptic plasticity and neuron survival. This review provides an overview of ROS function in cell signaling in the context of aging and degeneration in the brain and guarding the fragile balance between health and disease.

In Situ-Generation of Electrically Conductive Nanoparticles in Bimetallic Phosphate Materials for High Power Lithium Batteries

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Amy C. Marschilok ◽  
Young J. Kim ◽  
Kenneth J. Takeuchi ◽  
Esther S. Takeuchi
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Lithium Batteries ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
In Situ Generation

Molecular modulation of calcium oxalate crystallization

2006 ◽  
Vol 291 (6) ◽  
pp. F1123-F1132 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. De Yoreo ◽  
S. Roger Qiu ◽  
John R. Hoyer
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Modeling ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Stone Formation ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Crystal Surfaces ◽  
Site Specific

Calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) is the primary constituent of the majority of renal stones. Osteopontin (OPN), an aspartic acid-rich urinary protein, and citrate, a much smaller molecule, are potent inhibitors of COM crystallization at levels present in normal urine. Current concepts of the role of site-specific interactions in crystallization derived from studies of biomineralization are reviewed to provide a context for understanding modulation of COM growth at a molecular level. Results from in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) analyses of the effects of citrate and OPN on growth verified the critical role of site-specific interactions between these growth modulators and individual steps on COM crystal surfaces. Molecular modeling investigations of interactions of citrate with steps and faces on COM crystal surfaces provided links between the stereochemistry of interaction and the binding energy levels that underlie mechanisms of growth modification and changes in overall crystal morphology. The combination of in situ AFM and molecular modeling provides new knowledge that will aid rationale design of therapeutic agents for inhibition of stone formation.

Enhancing the Stability of Sulfur Cathodes in Li–S Cells via in Situ Formation of a Solid Electrolyte Layer

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Tae Lee ◽  
KwangSup Eom ◽  
Feixiang Wu ◽  
Hyea Kim ◽  
Dong Chan Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Electrolyte ◽  
Electrolyte Layer ◽  
In Situ Formation ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Sulfur Cathodes

An organic molecular compound for in-situ identification of mitochondrial G-quadruplexes in live cells

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaomeng Guo ◽  
Hongbo Chen ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Dawei Yang ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Molecular Compound ◽  
Gene Replication ◽  
Promising Target ◽  
G Quadruplex

Emerging studies have shown that mitochondrial G-quadruplex plays a critical role in regulating mitochondrial gene replication and transcription, which makes it a promising target for the diagnosis and treatment of...

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