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As a proof-of-concept, an L -phenylalanine-based metal–organic framework Zn-MOF, namely [Zn2(L -Phe)2(bpe)2]n, was designed for experimentally revealing the chiral recognition mechanism of alanine and leucine by means of 13C CP MAS NMR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and control experiments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A facile self-template synthetic approach for the facile synthesis of a 3D flower-like SiO2–CuLBH architecture with copper oxide as a copper source has been demonstrated. The resulting composite as a sorbent showed a certain selective separation capability for phenyl methyl sulfoxide enantiomers (PMS) with an enantiomeric excess (ee) value of 31%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Plasmonic nanomaterials have been widely used for photothermal therapy (PTT) of cancer, but their recognition specificity remains challenging. We prepared monosaccharide-imprinted gold nanorods (AuNRs) for targeted cancer PTT, using sialic acid (SA) as a representative monosaccharide. The SA-imprinted AuNRs exhibited good specificity, enabling the killing of cancer cells without damaging healthy cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present a new strategy, called dual-template docking oriented molecular imprinting (DTD-OMI), for facile and highly efficient imprinting within mesoporous materials. As compared with bulk imprinting, which is a widely used strategy, DTD-OMI did not require additional steps, but provided significantly improved imprinting efficiency and binding properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A mild photo-assisted reduction method was developed to fabricate large-area, uniform reduced graphene oxide–TiO2films and micropatterns on various substrates in air at room temperature from a composite insulating film of graphene oxide sheets and TiO2nanoparticles, with a conductivity (0.5–2 Ω cm) comparable to chemically reduced graphene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A mild photo-assisted reduction method was developed to fabricate large-area, uniform reduced graphene oxide-TiO(2) films and micropatterns on various substrates in air at room temperature from a composite insulating film of graphene oxide sheets and TiO(2) nanoparticles, with a conductivity (0.5-2 Omega cm) comparable to chemically reduced graphene.