Silicon (Si) is a promising candidate for high‐capacity anode materials owing to its high
theoretical capacity (3579 mAh g− 1), low working voltage, and wide natural abundance …

Supramolecular polymers with topological structures offer a new way for creating novel
supramolecular polymer species and smart materials. As one special class of …

The nanosilver-based antibacterial composite film used as food packaging has a potential
hazard of silver leakage into the human body. In this study, hyperbranched polyamide …

High-loading sulfur electrodes play a crucial role in the practical application of Li–S
batteries. However, the poor mechanical stability and sluggish Li-ion conduction severely …

An easy, efficient, and solvent/catalyst-free synthetic methodology was developed for the
modification of hyperbranched polyethyleneimines (PEI) by ring-opening-addition or ring …

Gene transfection mediated by the cationic polymer polyethylenimine (PEI) is considered a
standard methodology. However, while highly branched PEIs form smaller polyplexes with …

The use of semiconductor-based photocatalysts to degrade organic dyes in water is
receiving more and more attention. However, there are still some problems in practical …

The self-assembly of liquid crystals (LCs) is an important method to control the organization
of single molecules into periodically nanostructured phases that have found applications in …

Novel liquid crystalline Janus dendrimers that combine a mesogenic block and an
electroactive block have been synthesised. The mesogenic block is based on two third …

The development of a green and facile strategy for synthesizing high stable gold
nanoparticles (AuNPs) is still highly challenging. Additionally, the main problems regarding …