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After functionalization with Salmonella antibodies, the LIG biosensors were able to detect live Salmonella in chicken broth across a wide linear range (25 to 105 CFU mL-1) and with a low detection limit (13 ± 7 CFU mL-1; n = 3, mean ± standard deviation). These results were acquired with an average response time of 22 min without the need for sample preconcentration or redox labeling techniques. Moreover, these LIG immunosensors displayed high selectivity as demonstrated by nonsignificant response to other bacteria strains. These results demonstrate how LIG-based electrodes can be used for electrochemical immunosensing in general and, more specifically, could be used as a viable option for rapid and low-cost pathogen detection in food processing facilities before contaminated foods reach the consumer.Gene delivery, one important cancer-therapy mode, still remains to be challenging because of the shortage of highly efficient and safe nonviral vectors. Here, we revisit the development of cationic phosphorus dendrimers by synthesizing them with different generations (G1-3) and surface ligands (1-(2-aminoethyl) pyrrolidine, 1-(3-aminopropyl) piperidine, or 1-(2-aminoethyl) piperidine) for optimized gene delivery toward cancer-gene-therapy applications. First, the synthesized dendrimer derivatives were employed to condense plasmid DNA (pDNA) encoding enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) to optimize their gene-delivery efficiency by varying the dendrimer generations and surface polycationic ligands. We show that all dendrimer/pDNA polyplexes display good cytocompatibility, and the 1-(2-aminoethyl) pyrrolidine-modified protonated G1 dendrimers (1-G1) display the best gene-delivery efficiency to HeLa cells under the same conditions through flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopic imaging analyses. Hence, 1-G1 dendrimers were then used as a vector to transfect pDNA encoding both EGFP and p53 protein for cancer-gene-therapy applications. SB431542 order Our results reveal that under the optimized conditions, the transfection of pDNA induces the significant p53 protein expression as verified through the resulted cell cycle arrest (regulation of p21 and Cdk4/Cyclin-D1 expression) and Western blotting. The cancer-gene-therapy potential of the polyplexes was finally validated through therapy of a xenografted tumor model after intratumoral injection without systemic toxicity. The developed cationic 1-G1 dendrimers may be adopted as a powerful vector system for gene therapy of cancer, as well as for highly effective gene therapy of other diseases.Metasurface holography has the advantage of realizing complex wavefront modulation by thin layers together with the progressive technique of computer-generated holographic imaging. Despite the well-known light parameters, such as amplitude, phase, polarization, and frequency, the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of a beam can be regarded as another degree of freedom. Here, we propose and demonstrate orbital angular momentum multiplexing at different polarization channels using a birefringent metasurface for holographic encryption. The OAM selective holographic information can only be reconstructed with the exact topological charge and a specific polarization state. By using an incident beam with different topological charges as erasers, we mimic a super-resolution case for the reconstructed image, in analogy to the well-known STED technique in microscopy. The combination of multiple polarization channels together with the orbital angular momentum selectivity provides a higher security level for holographic encryption. Such a technique can be applied for beam shaping, optical camouflage, data storage, and dynamic displays.In the present study, a hierarchical Co9S8@ZnAgInS heterostructural cage was developed for the first time which can photocatalytically produce hydrogen and degrade organic pollutants with high efficiency. First, the Co9S8 dodecahedron was synthesized using a metal-organic framework (MOFs) material, ZIF-67, as a precursor, then two kinds of metal sulfide semiconductors were elaborately integrated into a hierarchical hollow heterostructural cage with coupled heterogeneous shells and 2D nanosheet subunits. The artfully designed hollow heterostructural composite exhibited remarkable photocatalytic activity without using any cocatalysts, with a 9395.3 μmol g-1 h-1 H2 evolution rate and high degradation efficiency for RhB. The significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity can be attributed to the unique architecture and intimate-contact interface between Co9S8 and ZnAgInS, which promote the transfer and separation of the photogenerated charges, increase light absorption, and offer large surface area and active sites. This work presents a new strategy to design highly active semiconductor photocatalysts by using MOF materials as precursors and coupling of metal sulfide semiconductors to form hollow architecture dodecahedron cages with an intimate interface.Advances in three-dimensional nanofabrication techniques have enabled the development of lightweight solids, such as hollow nanolattices, having record values of specific stiffness and strength, albeit at low production throughput. At the length scales of the structural elements of these solids-which are often tens of nanometers or smaller-forces required for elastic deformation can be comparable to adhesive forces, rendering the possibility to tailor bulk mechanical properties based on the relative balance of these forces. Herein, we study this interplay via the mechanics of ultralight ceramic-coated carbon nanotube (CNT) structures. We show that ceramic-CNT foams surpass other architected nanomaterials in density-normalized strength, and that when the structures are designed to minimize internal adhesive interactions between CNTs, >97% strain after compression beyond densification is recovered. Via experiments and modeling, we study the dependence of the recovery and dissipation on the coating thickness, demonstrate that internal adhesive contacts impede recovery, and identify design guidelines for ultralight materials to have maximum recovery. The combination of high recovery and dissipation in ceramic-CNT foams may be useful in structural damping and shock absorption, and the general principles could be broadly applied to both architected and stochastic nanofoams.