MXenes in healthcare: synthesis, fundamentals and applications DOI Creative Commons
Zaheer Ud Din Babar, Vincenzo Iannotti, Giulio Rosati

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Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Since their discovery over a decade ago, MXenes have transformed the field of "materials for healthcare", stimulating growing interest in healthcare-related applications. These developments also driven significant advancements MXenes' synthesis. This review systematically examines synthesis and applications sensing biomedical fields, underscoring pivotal role addressing critical challenges modern healthcare. We describe experimental by combining appropriate laboratory modules with mechanistic principles underlying each step. In addition, we provide extensive details on parameters, considerations, essential instructions successful Various healthcare including sensing, imaging, synergistic therapies, regenerative medicine, wearable devices been explored. further highlight emerging trends MXenes, viz., as nanovehicles drug delivery, vectors gene therapy, tools immune profiling. By identifying important parameters that define utility applications, this outlines strategies to regulate profile, thereby serving valuable guide design application-specific properties. The final section integrates research theoretical studies comprehensive understanding field. It technologies, such artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning (ML), accelerating material discovery, structure-property optimization, automation. Complemented detailed supplementary information synthesis, stability, biocompatibility, environmental impact, insights, offers profound knowledge base diverse family 2D materials. Finally, compared potential other materials underscore existing prioritize interdisciplinary collaboration. synthesizing key from its current (especially 2018 onward), provides cohesive assessment MXene foundations prospects sector.

Language: Английский

Fundamentals of MXene synthesis DOI
Kang Rui Garrick Lim, Mikhail Shekhirev, Brian C. Wyatt

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Nature Synthesis, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 1(8), P. 601 - 614

Published: Aug. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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2D MXene Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Mechanism, and Multifunctional Applications in Microwave Absorption DOI Creative Commons

Xiaomeng Guan,

Zhihong Yang, Ming Zhou

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Small Structures, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 3(10)

Published: July 16, 2022

MXene nanomaterials stand out among 2D and have been extensively studied by researchers because of their unique layered structure, chemical diversity, outstanding physical properties. In recent years, materials rapidly opened the market for electromagnetic interference shielding technology due to excellent wave absorption (EMA) capability. However, so far, compared with development (EM) technology, there is still much room in construction MXenes application absorption. Herein, strategies, conversion mechanism, applications are reviewed. Through meticulous material design an interdisciplinary approach, expected become one smart tunable absorbers, scenarios will also broader.

Language: Английский

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Functional Tailoring of Multi‐Dimensional Pure MXene Nanostructures for Significantly Accelerated Electromagnetic Wave Absorption DOI
Xiaojun Zeng,

Chao Zhao,

Xiao Jiang

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Small, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 19(41)

Published: June 8, 2023

Transition metal carbide (Ti3 C2 Tx MXene), with a large specific surface area and abundant functional groups, is promising candidate in the family of electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption. However, high conductivity MXene limits its EMW absorption ability, so it remains challenge to obtain outstanding attenuation ability pure MXene. Herein, by integrating HF etching, KOH shearing, high-temperature molten salt strategies, layered (L-MXene), network-like nanoribbons (N-MXene NRs), porous monolayer (P-MXene ML), layer L) are rationally constructed favorable microstructures states for HF, KOH, KCl/LiCl used functionalize tune microstructure state (F- , OH- Cl- terminals), thereby improving capacity MXene-based nanostructures. Impressively, unique structure, proper electrical conductivity, area, defects, nanostructures achieve good impedance matching, dipole polarization, conduction loss, thus inheriting excellent performance. Consequently, L-MXene, N-MXene NRs, P-MXene ML, L enable reflection loss (RL ) value -43.14, -63.01, -60.45, -56.50 dB matching thickness 0.95, 1.51, 3.83, 4.65 mm, respectively.

Language: Английский

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Surface Terminations of MXene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties DOI Open Access

Mengrao Tang,

Jiaming Li, Yu Wang

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Symmetry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 2232 - 2232

Published: Oct. 24, 2022

MXene, 2D transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides with a unique structure, inspired series of function applications related to energy storage conversion, biometrics sensing, lighting, purification, separation. Its surface terminations are confined by the adjacent MXene layers, form planar space symmetrical surfaces, which is similar nanoreactor that can be utilized determined MXene’s function. Based on working principle, interface play critical roles in ion intercalation, physical/chemical adsorption, chemical reaction process, show significant effects properties functions. Although there have been some reviews less attention has paid underlying principle involved chemistry, controllable design, resultant properties. Herein, regulation methods, characterization techniques, were summarized understand effects, relationship between We expected this review offer route for ongoing studies address environment guidelines application.

Language: Английский

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2D single- and few-layered MXenes: synthesis, applications and perspectives DOI
Longbo Jiang, Ding Zhou,

Jinjuan Yang

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Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(26), P. 13651 - 13672

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

In this review, the synthesis and several potential applications of single- few-layered transition metal carbides nitrides (SFL-MXenes) are elaborated to facilitate advancement ultrathin two-dimensional materials.

Language: Английский

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Two-dimensional MXenes for flexible energy storage devices DOI
Yongling An, Yuan Tian, Hengtao Shen

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Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(10), P. 4191 - 4250

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The design strategies and internal mechanisms of MXene-based materials in flexible energy storage devices are comprehensively introduced. Besides, the current trends, limitations, future outlooks proposed.

Language: Английский

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Towards Greener and More Sustainable Synthesis of MXenes: A Review DOI Creative Commons
Tahta Amrillah, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah, Angga Hermawan

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Nanomaterials, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(23), P. 4280 - 4280

Published: Dec. 1, 2022

The unique properties of MXenes have been deemed to be significant interest in various emerging applications. However, provide a major drawback involving environmentally harmful and toxic substances for its general fabrication large-scale production employing high-temperature solid-state reaction followed by selective etching. Meanwhile, how are synthesized is essential directing their end uses. Therefore, making strategic approaches synthesize greener, safer, more sustainable, friendly imperative commercialize at competitive price. With increasing reports green synthesis that promote advanced technologies non-toxic agents, it critical compile, summarize, the latest development green-related technology MXenes. We review recent progress sustainable MXene with focus on fundamental synthetic process, mechanism, advantages, emphasis inherited from such techniques. use so-called energy conversion storage, environmental remediation, biomedical applications presented. Finally, remaining challenges prospects greener discussed.

Language: Английский

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MXenes and MXene-based (nano)structures: A perspective on greener synthesis and biomedical prospects DOI
Siavash Iravani

Ceramics International, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 48(17), P. 24144 - 24156

Published: May 14, 2022

Language: Английский

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Structures, properties, and challenges of emerging 2D materials in bioelectronics and biosensors DOI Creative Commons
Fan Chen, Qing Tang, Tian Ma

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InfoMat, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4(5)

Published: Feb. 22, 2022

Abstract Bioelectronics are powerful tools for monitoring and stimulating biological biochemical processes, with applications ranging from neural interface simulation to biosensing. The increasing demand bioelectronics has greatly promoted the development of new nanomaterials as detection platforms. Recently, owing their ultrathin structures excellent physicochemical properties, emerging two‐dimensional (2D) materials have become one most researched areas in fields biosensors. In this timely review, representative 2D design nanostructures engineering high‐performance bioelectronic biosensing devices presented. We focus on structural optimization material‐based composites achieve better regulation enhancing performance bioelectronics. Subsequently, recent developments bioelectronics, such simulation, biomolecular/biomarker detection, skin sensors discussed thoroughly. Finally, we provide conclusive views current challenges future perspectives utilizing This review will offer important guidance designing applying thus further promoting prospects a wide biomedical field. image

Language: Английский

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Hierarchical Porous N‐doped Carbon Encapsulated Fluorine‐free MXene with Tunable Coordination Chemistry by One‐pot Etching Strategy for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries DOI
Xinlu Zhang, Zhiwei Ni,

Xuexiu Bai

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Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(29)

Published: June 17, 2023

Abstract Continuous and considerable exploration of two–dimensional transition metal carbides nitrides (MXenes)toward interlayer spacing expansion, surface termination modification composition architecture construction has aroused significant interest in energy storage fields. Nevertheless, their employment remains severely impeded by a fundamental lack comprehension the coordination chemistry MXenes. Herein, hierarchical porous N‐doped carbon encapsulated fluorine‐free Ti 3 C 2 T x with tunable is fabricated novel one‐pot etching strategy. The coordinated N manipulated phase reconstruction identified high‐angle annular dark‐field scanning transmission electron microscopy X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Moreover, nitrogen‐doped carbons (HPNC) are distinctly observed that result multifold increase material area derived from substantial increment micro‐ mesoporosity. structural synergistic effect N, HPNC heighten binding reduce barriers accelerate redox kinetics, boosts physical immobilization lithium polysulfides. aforementioned MXenes modified separators endow lithium–sulfur batteries reversible capacity 889.5 mA h g −1 retention 79.5% after 100 cycles at 0.5 A . Overall, this work affords universal strategy terms directly synthesizing fluoride‐free MXene toward exploring correlation between electrochemical properties.

Language: Английский

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