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Size-dependent translocation of polystyrene nanoplastics across biological barriers in mammals

Previous studies on biodistribution of microplastics showed discrepancies. This study provides quantitative data to date on how nanoplastics distribute and eliminate from the body using carbon-14-radiolabelled particles in rats.

Hong-Jie Zhang
Sicheng Li
Ai-Jun Miao
ResearchOpen Access26 Dec 2025
Nature Communications

P: 1-10
Mesospace domain orchestrates microbial consortia by β-barrel porin modulation and local molecule enrichment for wastewater treatment

Microbial consortia offer a promising route for sustainable wastewater treatment but are often constrained by inefficient interspecies metabolic interactions. This study shows that hydrogel-defined mesospace confinement enhances interspecies cross-feeding by regulating transmembrane transport and metabolite retention, improving pathway selectivity and treatment efficiency.

Chao Liu
Yue Yin
Yinguang Chen
Research27 Jan 2026
Nature Water

P: 1-13
Pseudodata-based molecular structure generator to reveal unknown chemicals

Yu and colleagues present MSGo, an artificial intelligence exposomics tool trained on virtual mass spectra with masking that identifies pollutants by generating chemical structures that match measured spectral data.

Nanyang Yu
Zheng Ma
Si Wei
Research14 Nov 2025
Nature Machine Intelligence

Volume: 7, P: 1879-1887
Large-scale deployment of single-atom catalysts via cross-scale confinement in ceramic membranes for advanced water treatment

By hierarchically assembling single-atom catalysts within the nanopores of ceramic membranes, this cross-scale strategy achieves rapid pollutant removal and exceptional permeability, providing a highly effective platform for advanced wastewater treatment.

Yulong Yang
Hao Li
Bingcai Pan
Research01 Oct 2025
Nature Water

Volume: 3, P: 1281-1290
Nanoconfinement-triggered oligomerization pathway for efficient removal of phenolic pollutants via a Fenton-like reaction

Traditional mineralization of organic pollutants requires an excessive input of chemicals and causes undesirable carbon emissions. Here, authors report a nanoconfinement strategy to alter the carbon transfer pathway of phenol removal from ring opening route to oligomerization route.

Xiang Zhang
Jingjing Tang
Bingcai Pan
ResearchOpen Access31 Jan 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-9
Incidental iron oxide nanoclusters drive confined Fenton-like detoxification of solid wastes towards sustainable resource recovery

Detoxification of dioxins is critical for fly ash upcycling but has long been relying on energy-intensive methods. Here, the authors report a simple yet effective paradigm that leverages the Fenton-like activity of the incidental iron oxide nanoclusters to detoxify fly ash under ambient conditions.

Zhichao Yang
Yuyang Yin
Bingcai Pan
ResearchOpen Access02 Jan 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-11
Carbon redirection via tunable Fenton-like reactions under nanoconfinement toward sustainable water treatment

Regulating the carbon evolution pathway during chemical oxidation is critical, but challenging, for sustainable water treatment. Here, the authors report an adaptive approach to drive carbon redirection from molecular fragmentation to polymerization under tunable nanoconfinement.

Xiang Gao
Zhichao Yang
Bingcai Pan
ResearchOpen Access01 Apr 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-12
Ultrasonic activation of inert poly(tetrafluoroethylene) enables piezocatalytic generation of reactive oxygen species

Controlled generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is essential in biological, chemical, and environmental fields. Here, the authors report that ultrasonication can induce polarization of inert poly(tetrafluoroethylene) to a piezoelectric electret and drive piezocatalytic generation of aqueous ROS.

Yanfeng Wang
Yeming Xu
Guandao Gao
ResearchOpen Access09 Jun 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-8
Two-dimensional MXene membranes with biomimetic sub-nanochannels for enhanced cation sieving

Membranes with fast and selective separation of ions are universally desired in many applications. Here, authors inspired by biological potassium ion channels have constructed an MXene based biomimetic ion channel membrane to achieve efficient separation of ions.

Rongming Xu
Yuan Kang
Xiwang Zhang
ResearchOpen Access15 Aug 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-10
Enhanced Defluoridation Using Novel Millisphere Nanocomposite of La-Doped Li-Al Layered Double Hydroxides Supported by Polymeric Anion Exchanger

Jianguo Cai
Yanyang Zhang
Bingcai Pan
ResearchOpen Access06 Aug 2018
Scientific Reports

Volume: 8, P: 1-10
Ionic Polymer-Coated Laccase with High Activity and Enhanced Stability: Application in the Decolourisation of Water Containing AO7

Xiaolin Zhang
Ming Hua
Bingcai Pan
ResearchOpen Access05 Feb 2015
Scientific Reports

Volume: 5, P: 1-9

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