Moreover, in vitro and vivo evaluations demonstrated that these new resulting collagen membranes had good cytocompatibility, biocompatibility, and degradability for potential applications in biomedicine. This work provides a new approach for collagen processing by liquid exfoliation with utility for the formation of robust collagen materials that consist of native collagen mesostructures as building blocks.With widespread applications of the latest neonicotinoid in agriculture, dinotefuran has gradually become a hazardous contaminant for plants through the generation of excessive reactive oxygen species. However, the potential toxic mechanisms of oxidative damages to plants induced by dinotefuran are still unknown. As a core component of the glutathione antioxidant enzyme system, glutathione peroxidases have been used as biomarkers to reflect excessive oxidative stress. In this study, the hazardous effects of dinotefuran on AtGPX6 were investigated at the molecular level. The intrinsic fluorescence intensity of AtGPX6 was quenched using the static quenching mechanism upon binding with dinotefuran. Moreover, a single binding site was predicted for AtGPX6 toward dinotefuran, and the complex formation was presumed to be driven by hydrogen bonds or van der Waals forces, which conformed with the molecular docking results. In addition, AtGPX6 exhibited moderate binding affinity with dinotefuran based on the bio-layer interferometry assay. In addition, the loosening and unfolding of the protein skeleton of AtGPX6 with the addition of dinotefuran were explored along with the increase of hydrophobicity around tryptophan residues. Lastly, the toxic effects of dinotefuran on the root growth of Arabidopsis seedlings were also examined. The exploration of the binding mechanism of dinotefuran with AtGPX6 at the molecular level would provide the toxicity assessment of dinotefuran on plants.Solid oxide cells (SOCs) are mutually convertible energy devices capable of generating electricity from chemical fuels including hydrogen in the fuel cell mode and producing green hydrogen using electricity from renewable but intermittent solar and wind resources in the electrolysis cell mode.  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/Nolvadex.html  An effective approach to enhance the performance of SOCs at reduced temperatures is by developing highly active oxygen electrodes for both oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions. Herein, highly conductive Sm3+ and Nd3+ double-doped ceria (Sm0.075Nd0.075Ce0.85O2-δ, SNDC) is utilized as an active component for reversible SOC applications. We develop a novel La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3 -δ (LSCF)-SNDC composite oxygen electrode. Compared with the conventional LSCF-Gd-doped ceria oxygen electrode, the LSCF-SNDC exhibits ∼35% lower cathode polarization resistance (0.042 Ω cm2 at 750 °C) owing to rapid oxygen incorporation and surface diffusion kinetics. Furthermore, the SOC with the LSCF-SNDC oxygen electrode and the SNDC buffer layer yields a remarkable performance in both the fuel cell (1.54 W cm-2 at 750 °C) and electrolysis cell (1.37 A cm-2 at 750 °C) modes because the incorporation of SNDC promotes the surface diffusion kinetics at the oxygen electrode bulk and the activity of the triple phase boundary at the interface. These findings suggest that the highly conductive SNDC material effectively enhances both oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions, thus serving as a promising material in reversible SOC applications at reduced temperatures.Life relies on the constant exchange of different forms of energy, i.e., on energy transduction. Therefore, organisms have evolved in a way to be able to harvest the energy made available by external sources (such as light or chemical compounds) and convert these into biological useable energy forms, such as the transmembrane difference of electrochemical potential (Δμ̃). Membrane proteins contribute to the establishment of Δμ̃ by coupling exergonic catalytic reactions to the translocation of charges (electrons/ions) across the membrane. Irrespectively of the energy source and consequent type of reaction, all charge-translocating proteins follow two molecular coupling mechanisms direct- or indirect-coupling, depending on whether the translocated charge is involved in the driving reaction. In this review, we explore these two coupling mechanisms by thoroughly examining the different types of charge-translocating membrane proteins. For each protein, we analyze the respective reaction thermodynamics, electron transfer/catalytic processes, charge-translocating pathways, and ion/substrate stoichiometries.High-energy-density Li-metal batteries are of great significance in the energy storage field. However, the safety hazards caused by Li dendrite growth and flammable organic electrolytes significantly hinder the widespread application of Li-metal batteries. In this work, we report a highly safe electrolyte composed of 4 M lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) dissolved in the single solvent trimethyl phosphate (TMP). By regulating the solvation structure of the electrolyte, a combination of nonflammability and Li dendrite growth suppression was successfully realized. Both Raman spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations revealed improved dendrite-free Li anode originating from the unique solvation structure of the electrolyte. Symmetric Li/Li cells fabricated using this nonflammable electrolyte had a long cycle life of up to 1000 h at a current density of 0.5 mA cm-2. Furthermore, the Li4Ti5O12/TMP-4/Li full cells also exhibited excellent cycling performance with a high initial discharge capacity of 170.5 mAh g-1 and a capacity retention of 92.7% after 200 cycles at 0.2 C. This work provides an effective approach for the design of safe electrolytes with favorable solvation structure toward the large-scale application of Li-metal batteries.A chemical study on the fruiting bodies of cultivated edible mushroom Inonotus hispidus resulted in 14 metabolites including three new hispolon congeners, named inonophenols A-B and one new lanostane triterpenoid, named inonoterpene A. These structures were identified by NMR, high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HRESIMS), and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) data analysis. All metabolites were assessed for neurotrophic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative activities. Among them, inonophenols B and C were the most active in promoting PC-12 cell neurite outgrowth at a concentration of 10 μM. The phenolic derivatives reduced NO generation by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced BV-2 microglial cells by suppressing the expression of toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) and the nuclear factor-kappa-B (NF-κB) signaling pathway as well as the inflammatory mediators including inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Moreover, the phenolics showed antioxidant effects in DPPH scavenging assay with the IC50 values of 9.