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There is an urgent need to understand the behavior of the novel coronavirus
(SARS-COV-2), which is the causative agent of COVID-19, and to develop point-of-care
diagnostics. Here, a glyconanoparticle platform is used to discover that
N
-acetyl neuraminic acid has affinity toward the SARS-COV-2 spike
glycoprotein, demonstrating its glycan-binding function. Optimization of the particle
size and coating enabled detection of the spike glycoprotein in lateral flow and showed
selectivity over the SARS-COV-1 spike protein. Using a virus-like particle and a
pseudotyped lentivirus model, paper-based lateral flow detection was demonstrated in
under 30 min, showing the potential of this system as a low-cost detection platform.
In this work, we report the first spatially-resolved voltammetric measurements of the hydrogen evolution reaction on natural crystals of molybdenite, unequivocally demonstrating enhanced catalytic activity on the edge plane relative to the basal plane.
Graphene growth by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition on low cost copper foils shows great promise for large scale applications. It is known that the local crystallography of the foil influences the graphene growth rate. Here we find an epitaxial relationship between graphene and copper foil. Interfacial restructuring between graphene and copper drives the formation of (n10) facets on what is otherwise a mostly Cu(100) surface, and the facets in turn influence the graphene orientations from the onset of growth. Angle resolved photoemission shows that the electronic structure of the graphene is decoupled from the copper indicating a weak interaction between them. Despite this, two preferred orientations of graphene are found, ±8° from the Cu[010] direction, creating a non-uniform distribution of graphene grain boundary misorientation angles. Comparison with the model system of graphene growth on single crystal Cu(110) indicates that this orientational alignment is due to mismatch epitaxy. Despite the differences in symmetry the orientation of the graphene is defined by that of the copper. We expect these observations to not only have importance for controlling and understanding the growth process for graphene on copper, but also to have wider implications for the growth of two-dimensional materials on low cost metal substrates.
The treatment of graphene oxide (GO) with potassium thioacetate followed by an aqueous work-up yields a new material via the ring-opening of the epoxide groups. The new material is a thiol-functionalized GO (GO-SH) which is able to undergo further functionalization. Reaction with butyl bromide gives another new material, GO-SBu, which shows significantly enhanced thermal stability compared to both GO and GO-SH. The thiol-functionalized GO material showed a high affinity for gold, as demonstrated by the selective deposition of a high density of gold nanoparticles.
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