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10 January 2017      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports         Chemical Sciences               Design of a 15N Molecular Unit to Achieve Long Retention of Hyperpolarized Spin State ▶     Hiroshi Nonaka, Masashi Hirano, Yuki Imakura et al.     Nuclear hyperpolarization is a phenomenon that can be used to improve the sensitivity of magnetic resonance molecular sensors. However, such sensors typically suffer from short …             Fluorine-free electrolytes for all-solid sodium-ion batteries based on percyano-substituted organic salts ▶     Anna Bitner-Michalska, Gene M. Nolis, Grażyna Żukowska et al.     A new family of fluorine-free solid-polymer electrolytes, for use in sodium-ion battery applications, is presented. Three novel sodium salts withdiffuse negative charges: sodium …             Analytical studies on ascosin, candicidin and levorin multicomponent antifungal antibiotic complexes. The stereostructure of ascosin A2 ▶     Paweł Szczeblewski, Tomasz Laskowski, Bartosz Kubacki et al.     In the class of polyene macrolides, there is a subgroup of aromatic heptaenes, which exhibit the highest antifungal activity within this type of antibiotics. Yet, due to their …             Theoretical insight into OH- and Cl-initiated oxidation of CF3OCH(CF3)2 and CF3OCF2CF2H & fate of CF3OC(X•)(CF3)2 and CF3OCF2CF2X• radicals (X=O, O2) ▶     Feng-Yang Bai, Yuan Ma, Shuang Lv et al.     In this study, the mechanistic and kinetic analysis for reactions of CF3OCH(CF3)2 and CF3OCF2CF2H with OH radicals and Cl atoms have been performed at the CCSD(T)//B3LYP/6-311+…             Fabrication and characterization of dual-functional ultrafine composite fibers with phase-change energy storage and luminescence properties ▶     Peng Xi, Tianxiang Zhao, Lei Xia et al.     Ultrafine composite fibers consisting of a thermoplastic polyurethane solid-solid phase-change material and organic lanthanide luminescent materials were prepared through a …             Computational and biochemical characterization of two partially overlapping interfaces and multiple weak-affinity K-Ras dimers ▶     Priyanka Prakash, Abdallah Sayyed-Ahmad, Kwang-Jin Cho et al.     Recent studies found that membrane-bound K-Ras dimers are important for biological function. However, the structure and thermodynamic stability of these complexes remained …             Two-Step Amyloid Aggregation: Sequential Lag Phase Intermediates ▶     Fabio Castello, Jose M. Paredes, Maria J. Ruedas-Rama et al.     The self-assembly of proteins into fibrillar structures called amyloid fibrils underlies the onset and symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and …             Effects of oxygen vacancies on the structural and optical properties of β-Ga2O3 ▶     Linpeng Dong, Renxu Jia, Bin Xin et al.     The structural, electronic, and optical properties of β-Ga2O3 with oxygen vacancies are studied by employing first-principles calculations based on density function theory. Based …             Heterophase-structured nanocrystals as superior supports for Ru-based catalysts in selective hydrogenation of benzene ▶     Zhikun Peng, Xu Liu, Shuaihui Li et al.     ZrO2 heterophase structure nanocrystals (HSNCs) were synthesized with tunable ratios of monoclinic ZrO2 (m-ZrO2) to tetragonal ZrO2 (t-ZrO2). The phase mole ratio of m-ZrO2 …             Rational and practical exfoliation of graphite using well-defined poly(3-hexylthiophene) for the preparation of conductive polymer/graphene composite ▶     Hiroki Iguchi, Chisato Higashi, Yuichi Funasaki et al.     Processing and manipulation of highly conductive pristine graphene in large quantities are still major challenges in the practical application of graphene for electric device. In …             Characterization of Chinese liquor aroma components during aging process and liquor age discrimination using gas chromatography combined with multivariable statistics ▶     M. L. Xu, Y. Yu, H. S. Ramaswamy et al.     Chinese liquor aroma components were characterized during the aging process using gas chromatography (GC). Principal component and cluster analysis (PCA, CA) were used to …             Obtaining control of cell surface functionalizations via Pre-targeting and Supramolecular host guest interactions ▶     Mark T. M. Rood, Silvia J. Spa, Mick M. Welling et al.     The use of mammalian cells for therapeutic applications is finding its way into modern medicine. However, modification or “training” of cells to make them suitable for a specific …             Large-scale, thick, self-assembled, nacre-mimetic brick-walls as fire barrier coatings on textiles ▶     Paramita Das, Helga Thomas, Martin Moeller et al.     Highly loaded polymer/clay nanocomposites with layered structures are emerging as robust fire retardant surface coatings. However, time-intensive sequential deposition processes, …             Disaggregation of Amylin Aggregate by Novel Conformationally Restricted Aminobenzoic Acid containing α/β and α/γ Hybrid Peptidomimetics ▶     Ashim Paul, Sourav Kalita, Sujan Kalita et al.     Diabetes has emerged as a threat to the current world. More than ninety five per cent of all the diabetic population has type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Aggregates of Amylin …             Drag reduction through self-texturing compliant bionic materials ▶     Eryong Liu, Longyang Li, Gang Wang et al.     Compliant fish skin is effectively in reducing drag, thus the design and application of compliant bionic materials may be a good choice for drag reduction. Here we consider the …             High-Quality Metal–Organic Framework ZIF-8 Membrane Supported on Electrodeposited ZnO/2-methylimidazole Nanocomposite: Efficient Adsorbent for the Enrichment of Acidic Drugs ▶     Mian Wu, Huili Ye, Faqiong Zhao et al.     Metal–organic framework (MOF) membranes have received increasing attention as adsorbents, yet the defects in most membrane structures greatly thwart their capacity performance. …             Mechanically Controlled Electron Transfer in a Single-Polypeptide Transistor ▶     Sheh-Yi Sheu, Dah-Yen Yang     Proteins are of interest in nano-bio electronic devices due to their versatile structures, exquisite functionality and specificity. However, quantum transport measurements …             Probe Into the Influence of Crosslinking on CO2 Permeation of Membranes ▶     Jinghui Li, Zhuo Chen, Ahmad Umar et al.     Crosslinking is an effective way to fabricate high-selective CO2 separation membranes because of its unique crosslinking framework. Thus, it is essentially significant to study …             Nitrogen-doped Carbon Derived from ZIF-8 as a High-performance Metal-free Catalyst for Acetylene Hydrochlorination ▶     Songlin Chao, Fang Zou, Fanfan Wan et al.     Acetylene hydrochlorination is a major industrial technology for manufacturing vinyl chloride monomer in regions with abundant coal resources; however, it is plagued by the use …             In situ degradation of antibiotic residues in medical intravenous infusion bottles using high energy electron beam irradiation ▶     Min Wang, Lele Zhang, Guilong Zhang et al.     This study reported an immediate approach for the degradation of three antibiotic (amoxicillin, ofloxacin, and cefradine) residues in medical intravenous infusion bottles (MIIBs) …             Aminosilane-Assisted Electrodeposition of Gold Nanodendrites and Their Catalytic Properties ▶     Nga Yu Hau, Peixian Yang, Chang Liu et al.     A promising alternative route for the synthesis of three-dimensional Au dendrites was developed by direct electrodeposition from a solution of HAuCl4 containing …             Cu2ZnSnS4/MoS2-Reduced Graphene Oxide Heterostructure: Nanoscale Interfacial Contact and Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation ▶     Enna Ha, Wei Liu, Luyang Wang et al.     Hydrogen generation from water using noble metal-free photocatalysts presents a promising platform for renewable and sustainable energy. 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