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Creating electrochemical accessibility in covalent organic frameworks for uranium extraction via electrodeposition

Large-scale industrial applications of electrodeposition in mining useful metal species from water urges the development of high-performance electrode materials. Here, the authors infiltrate conductive polymers into the pore channels of adsorbents to afford the extraction of metals via electrodeposition.

Yanpei Song
Linxiao Hou
Shengqian Ma
ResearchOpen Access02 Aug 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-10
A gatekeeper sympathetic control of lacrimal tear secretion and dry eye onset through the NA-Adra1a-Ucp2 pathway

Tear secretion from lacrimal gland is essential for ocular health, but the regulatory role of sympathetic nervous system is unclear. The authors show that sympathetic activation suppresses lacrimal tear secretion and aggravates dry eye disease via NA–Adra1a–Ucp2 signaling.

Mingli Qu
Qun Wang
Qingjun Zhou
ResearchOpen Access05 Jun 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-19
Mercury nano-trap for effective and efficient removal of mercury(II) from aqueous solution

Decontamination of mercury pollution from fresh water is a serious environmental issue. Here, the authors report a porous organic polymer-based nano-trap, functionalized with mercury chelating groups, capable of efficient and rapid mercury removal from aqueous media.

Baiyan Li
Yiming Zhang
Shengqian Ma
Research20 Nov 2014
Nature Communications

Volume: 5, P: 1-7
Covalent organic framework nanofluidic membrane as a platform for highly sensitive bionic thermosensation

Efforts have been devoted to fabricating artificial membranes that can mimic biological functions but the design of a bionic thermometer remains in its infancy. Herein, the authors report a nanofluidic membrane based on an ionic covalent organic framework capable of monitoring temperature variations and expressing it in the form of continuous potential differences.

Pengcheng Zhang
Sifan Chen
Qi Sun
ResearchOpen Access23 Mar 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-7
A general large-scale synthesis approach for crystalline porous materials

The large-scale production of crystalline porous materials remains a challenge. Here the authors report a general approach of high-pressure homogenization that can realize large-scale synthesis of crystalline porous materials under benign conditions.

Xiongli Liu
An Wang
Shengqian Ma
ResearchOpen Access02 Nov 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-10
Asian dust-storm activity dominated by Chinese dynasty changes since 2000 BP

How the Asian monsoon, earth surface processes and human development interact is not well known. Here, a new record of dust storm intensity shows a relationship between the stability of dynasties and dust storm activity for the last ~2200 years, which argues for a strong human control of dust storms in East Asia over this time.

Fahu Chen
Shengqian Chen
Jianbao Liu
ResearchOpen Access20 Feb 2020
Nature Communications

Volume: 11, P: 1-7
Spatially confined protein assembly in hierarchical mesoporous metal-organic framework

Immobilization of biomolecules into porous materials could lead to enhanced performance in terms of stability and easier separation for their reuse. Here authors gain insights into the spatial arrangement of green fluorescent protein entrapped in a mesoporous MOF by situ small-angle neutron scattering.

Xiaoliang Wang
Lilin He
Shengqian Ma
ResearchOpen Access21 Feb 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-8
Green synthesis of olefin-linked covalent organic frameworks for hydrogen fuel cell applications

Developing eco-friendly synthetic routes for fabricating robust covalent organic frameworks (COFs) remains a challenge. Herein, the authors created a green strategy to fabricate a highly crystalline olefin-linked COF which exhibited great promise application in proton exchange membrane fuel cell.

Zhifang Wang
Yi Yang
Zhenjie Zhang
ResearchOpen Access31 Mar 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-8
Installation of synergistic binding sites onto porous organic polymers for efficient removal of perfluorooctanoic acid

The performance of adsorbents for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) removal often suffers from long equilibrium times, weak binding affinities and poor stability. Here the authors report a highly efficient PFOA adsorbents by functionalizing porous organic polymers with electrostatic and hydrophobic binding sites.

Xiongli Liu
Changjia Zhu
Shengqian Ma
ResearchOpen Access19 Apr 2022
Nature Communications

Volume: 13, P: 1-10
Giant gateable thermoelectric conversion by tuning the ion linkage interactions in covalent organic framework membranes

Membranes with high permselectivity in high salinity conditions are desirable for efficient energy conversion. Here, the authors address the challenge by modifying the distribution of electrostatic potentials in the linkages of covalent organic framework membranes and apply the material to the conversion of low-grade waste heat into electrical energy.

Shijie Yin
Jianguo Li
Qi Sun
ResearchOpen Access17 Sept 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-11
Covalent organic framework membrane reactor for boosting catalytic performance

Membrane reactors are efficient alternatives to traditional bath process, yet their limited diversity challenges their applicability to various reaction requirements. Here, the authors report covalent organic framework membrane reactors applied to the Knoevenagel condensation with enhanced performance as compared to homogeneous catalysts.

Liping Zheng
Zhengqing Zhang
Qi Sun
ResearchOpen Access09 Aug 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-10
Artificial enzymes for artificial photosynthesis

Artificial enzymes capable of catalysing significant transformations are highly desired but usually suffer from limitations in structural design and poor efficiency. Now, a monolayered metal–organic framework is reported as an editable biomimetic platform to achieve exceptional artificial photosynthesis performance.

Yin Zhang
Joshua Phipps
Shengqian Ma
News & Views17 Nov 2022
Nature Catalysis

Volume: 5, P: 973-974
Aerosol-weakened summer monsoons decrease lake fertilization on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Historically, warm periods enhanced the Asian summer monsoon—increased rainfall brought additional nutrients to freshwater ecosystems and increased production. However, anthropogenic aerosols have weakened the monsoon and altered lake ecosystems.

Jianbao Liu
Kathleen M. Rühland
John P. Smol
Research27 Feb 2017
Nature Climate Change

Volume: 7, P: 190-194
Growth and physiology effects of seed priming and foliar application of ZnO nanoparticles on Hibiscus syriacus L.

Yazhi Zhao
Yi Tang
Xiaohong Wang
ResearchOpen Access02 Jul 2025
Scientific Reports

Volume: 15, P: 1-17
Siderophore-inspired chelator hijacks uranium from aqueous medium

Development of simple uranyl recognition motifs possessing siderophore-like binding strength and selectivity presents a challenge. Here the authors show a comprehensive theoretical and experimental study on uranyl binding with a polymeric adsorbent material decorated with a non-toxic siderophore inspired small molecule chelator.

Alexander S. Ivanov
Bernard F. Parker
Ilja Popovs
ResearchOpen Access18 Feb 2019
Nature Communications

Volume: 10, P: 1-7
Porous metal-metalloporphyrin gel as catalytic binding pocket for highly efficient synergistic catalysis

Synergistic catalysis occurring in an enzyme pocket shows enhanced performance through supramolecular recognition and flexibility. Here the authors design an enzyme-mimic strategy to develop a Co(II) metal-metalloporphyrin gel with excellent synergistically catalytic performance and chemo/stereo selectivity.

Weijie Zhang
James J. Dynes
Shengqian Ma
ResearchOpen Access23 Apr 2019
Nature Communications

Volume: 10, P: 1-8
Single-cell atlas of keratoconus corneas revealed aberrant transcriptional signatures and implicated mechanical stretch as a trigger for keratoconus pathogenesis

Shengqian Dou
Qun Wang
Hua Gao
ResearchOpen Access12 Jul 2022
Cell Discovery

Volume: 8, P: 1-18
Effect of sarcopenia and poor balance on vertebral spinal osteoporotic fracture in female rheumatoid arthritis

Mei Zhang
Shengqian Xu
Ling Chang
ResearchOpen Access08 Jun 2022
Scientific Reports

Volume: 12, P: 1-10
Publisher Correction: Single-cell atlas of keratoconus corneas revealed aberrant transcriptional signatures and implicated mechanical stretch as a trigger for keratoconus pathogenesis

Shengqian Dou
Qun Wang
Hua Gao
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access12 Aug 2022
Cell Discovery

Volume: 8, P: 1-3
TNFAIP3 genetic polymorphisms reduce ankylosing spondylitis risk in Eastern Chinese Han population

Jiajia Yang
Xingxing Hu
Faming Pan
ResearchOpen Access15 Jul 2019
Scientific Reports

Volume: 9, P: 1-9

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Creating electrochemical accessibility in covalent organic frameworks for uranium extraction via electrodeposition

A gatekeeper sympathetic control of lacrimal tear secretion and dry eye onset through the NA-Adra1a-Ucp2 pathway

Mercury nano-trap for effective and efficient removal of mercury(II) from aqueous solution

Covalent organic framework nanofluidic membrane as a platform for highly sensitive bionic thermosensation

A general large-scale synthesis approach for crystalline porous materials

Asian dust-storm activity dominated by Chinese dynasty changes since 2000 BP

Spatially confined protein assembly in hierarchical mesoporous metal-organic framework

Green synthesis of olefin-linked covalent organic frameworks for hydrogen fuel cell applications

Installation of synergistic binding sites onto porous organic polymers for efficient removal of perfluorooctanoic acid

Giant gateable thermoelectric conversion by tuning the ion linkage interactions in covalent organic framework membranes

Covalent organic framework membrane reactor for boosting catalytic performance

Artificial enzymes for artificial photosynthesis

Aerosol-weakened summer monsoons decrease lake fertilization on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Growth and physiology effects of seed priming and foliar application of ZnO nanoparticles on Hibiscus syriacus L.

Siderophore-inspired chelator hijacks uranium from aqueous medium

Porous metal-metalloporphyrin gel as catalytic binding pocket for highly efficient synergistic catalysis

Single-cell atlas of keratoconus corneas revealed aberrant transcriptional signatures and implicated mechanical stretch as a trigger for keratoconus pathogenesis

Effect of sarcopenia and poor balance on vertebral spinal osteoporotic fracture in female rheumatoid arthritis

Publisher Correction: Single-cell atlas of keratoconus corneas revealed aberrant transcriptional signatures and implicated mechanical stretch as a trigger for keratoconus pathogenesis

TNFAIP3 genetic polymorphisms reduce ankylosing spondylitis risk in Eastern Chinese Han population

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